Chart of engine failures for 3.5 and 4.25 litre Bentley models from June 1937 to the end of 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 1st January 1938 guessed | |
| CHART OF ENGINE FAILURES 3 1/2 AND 4 1/4 LITRE BENTLEY | 1938 | OWNERS NAME | WHERE FAILED | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | NATURE OF FAILURE | CRANKCASE BROKEN DUE TO FAILURE OF ROD | M - MILEAGE | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | E ENGLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | A ABROAD | | | | | | | | | | | 1ST OF JUNE TO DEC 1937 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | AUTO OFFICIAL B.38.GA. | | | | | | | | Nº 2. CON.ROD BROKEN | M 21,000 | | E | CAPT HARVEY B.74.HK. {Col. T. Harker - Sales} | | 3 | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 16,239 | | E | CAPT GROSVENOR B.85.GP. | | | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 18,000 | | JAN. TO DATE 1938 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A | S. DE MEIR B.128.GA. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 26,955 | | E | W.C. DEVEREUX B149.JY. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 9,724 | | E | MRS MCCRACKEN NEIL B18.CR. {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} | | | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 51,624 | | E | BENTLEY MOTORS 1931 LTD B.2.LS. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 26,138 | | A | MME RUEFF B.174.EF. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 29,827 | | A | MR CLOTEAUX B.101.EJ. | | | | | | | | Nº 6 " " | M 12,435 | | A | MR SHROBSALL B.81.JY. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 14,077 | | E | MR JAMES B.38.JD. {J. Draper - Frames} | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 12,010 | | A | MR FRITZE B.40.LS. | | | | | | | | | | | | 1938 TO DATE > | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | E | MR M.V. FLEMMING B.2.KT. | | | | | | | | Nº 4 " " | M 12,605 | | E | S.W.B. HAILWOOD B.219.FC. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 33,533 | | | TOTAL YEAR 1938 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G.W.H.IA | | | ||
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).