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).
Two instances of shaft failures, including vehicle maintenance history and mileage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\4\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 11th August 1937 | |
| SHAFT FAILURES. -2- 11.8.37. B.71.BW. Baker. ORIGINAL OWNER. Failure 3.7.37. mileage 54,382. Engine - Clutch - re-line 20,000, re-line 49,000. Brakes - re-bed 10,000, re-bed 20,000, re-line 36,000, re-bed 52,000. B.192.HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} Groom. ORIGINAL OWNER. Failure 29.7.37. mileage 14,773. Engine - smashed up - new unit fitted 7201. Over revved. Clutch - Brakes - | ||