Piston failure in a Bensport car after just over 1,000 miles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 30th March 1933 | |
| R.Sq. o. {Mr Oldham} to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Wos. RE. BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) CAR. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 10/IMJ. 30.3.33 X236. The piston which has failed on the Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) car was only run just over 1,000 miles. We are waiting to receive some more particulars from Chateauroux(French test region) but at the moment we think it is possible that the piston hit the cylinder head. The car which is running in France has a very small clearance between the piston and the head (this has been increased). We have done so much running on the test bed without any failure that we think there must be some explanation for this piston going so quickly. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).