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).
Instructions for the rebuild of car 4-B-IV, detailing which parts from a new Bentley front axle should be used or scrapped.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0182 | |
| Date | 15th April 1936 | |
| X-V60 To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}14/KW.15.4.36. Rebuild of 4-B-IV. We are sending across to you a new type Bentley front axle, certain parts of which should be used for the above car. We think the Brake Drums and Hubs, Brake Shoes, Carrier Plates and Pivots should be in good condition, but that the Axle Beam, Toggle Shafts and Actuating Lever are scrap. Will you please strip and inspect this axle and utilise the good material. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.F.Martindale. | ||