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).
Questioning the use of dural connecting rods in a 10,000 miles test car after a breakage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0070 | |
| Date | 7th June 1934 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re 10,000 Miles Test Car Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}8/E7.6.34 Copy to Wen. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} #2 4-B-IV. Referring to the above car and the dural connecting rod which broke on the 28th ult., as it was decided some little time ago that we did not propose to standardise dural rods, I am wondering why they were used in this car. I should be interested to know whether in effecting the repair you are deleting these, and also what the present position of this car is. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||