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).
Making the 22-gallon petrol tank standard for the Bentley V Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\3\ scan0101 | |
| Date | 1st September 1939 | |
| 1263. 251 RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/Wld from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.1.9.39. BENTLEY V.{VIENNA} CHASSIS. 22 gall. Petrol Tanks - FCD.1442. Replying to RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/Wld.2/AG.27.7.39., this tank will become standard on production about September of next year. In other words, material for 2/300 sets will be ordered in February. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||