Inquiry into the seriousness of Bentley rear axle tube failures by checking how many 3½ litre cars have passed 50,000 miles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0270 | |
| Date | 22th February 1938 | |
| K {Mr Kilner} /Pk. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 261 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 9/AP.22.2.38 BENTLEY REAR AXLE TUBE FAILURES. Can you give us an idea how many 3½ litre cars have passed the 50,000 mile mark. We are asking for this information to decide how serious are the recent failures on Roe's and Berne's cars. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).