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).
Seized rear axle gears from a Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 27th February 1935 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} X202 Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister}2/HR.27.2.35. REAR AXLE GEAR SEIZURES. Bentley Chassis. As requested, we send you herewith a pair of gears which have picked up. They are removed from Mr. Rollason's car, B.91-CW. Unfortunately, the Works have not kept a sample of the oil but we understand that it was not in a fluid condition. Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister} | ||