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).
Clarifying the positioning of the side filler on American versus English petrol tanks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\4\ Scan087 | |
| Date | 23th July 1920 | |
| R.R. 235a. 50 T) (S.G. 745, 24-2-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2610 X.3889 To R from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Copy to BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} (Struck through) Copy to EFC. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}10/CB23-7-20. X.3889 RE SIDE FILLER ON PETROL TANK. We should have mentioned that as drawn the filler is shewn for the American petrol tank and on the English tank it would be on the near side, involving the handing of the castings on account of the drain plug on the bottom of the filler. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RECEIVED E C JUL 24 1920 | ||