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).
The failure of an exhaust system flange after 4,700 miles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\3\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 11th April 1937 | |
| [Handwritten top left]: W7M [Handwritten top middle]: 4113 also 2000 [Handwritten left middle, vertical]: noted File Copy [Handwritten middle right, red]: 223 To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/8/JAB. 11th April 1937. 3. B. IV. EXHAUST SYSTEM. Further to our telegram of date, the flange between the downtake pipe and aluminised front expansion box has broken all the way round. The exhaust system has not been disturbed in anyway since the car has been in France, and the mountings and triangular stay were all in good condition. We have returned the broken pipe for your examination, and hope to obtain a standard pipe from Paris on which we can continue running. The failure occurred after 4,700 miles. -------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} [Signature]: Frank. Wallow | ||