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).
Testing a modified 28-gallon petrol tank for the 40/50 HP chassis on a bumping rig.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\5\ Scan198 | |
| Date | 31th October 1933 | |
| Sft.{Mr Swift} (crossed out) c. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} (crossed out) c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X76960 BY/Cgh.{W Clough}9/G.31.10.33. 40/50 HP. CHASSIS - 28 GALLON PETROL TANK. With reference to Sft.{Mr Swift}1/DH.{D. Henderson - Showroom}21.10.33. before putting the modified petrol tank on production we consider it advisable for the sample which has been produced to be tested out, say on the bumping rig by the Experimental Department, and we understand Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is arranging to do this. LID{A. J. Lidsey} BY/Cgh.{W Clough} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yes. will fit to Bumping Test as soon as possible. | ||