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).
Reporting on parts shaking loose on two different Bentley cars during road tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\6\ 06-page179 | |
| Date | 16th May 1934 | |
| X4553 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW.16:5:34. Parts Shaking Loose on the Bentley. Referring to E.2/HP;16.5.34, the union on the suction side of the pump came loose on Bentley I car when it was being driven between Derby and London. The water pump tap came open on B-23-AE - the streamlined car - when it was being driven hard for brake tests on the road. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||