From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Development and production of petrol pumps for the 35-EX and Phantom III models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\4\ scan0089 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1936 | |
| X1263 S/W To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Petrol Pumps - P.III. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}2/E3.11.36 Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}E. Referring to our discussion the other afternoon and the Test report of 35-EX for 28/29 October, I am wondering whether we want to go on trying the petrol pump for operation beneath the floorboards on this car. I am anxious to see the double pump on production as quickly as possible but I assume you are waiting for a scheme for it from Design before you can put it on any car; also the question of doing away with under-guards and developing a mud-shield. I hope that we shall never come to the petrol pump under the floor but I suppose we have got to go on developing it in case... so if you have other cars on which you can put the double pump etc., I suppose it is all right to leave the other one on 35-EX. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||