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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).
Report forwarding a cracked Bentley fan hub for examination following a customer complaint.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 100\3\  scan0108
Date  6th March 1939
  
To By..... Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}3/N.6.3.39.

Bentley Fan.

I am forwarding to you a Fan hub that is cracked down the spigot and continues along the bottom of the spigot.

The Owner - Park Wards complained of a click from the fan. The testers suspected a bad race and upon examination, found the above.

The mileage is 16,230. Chassis B.52.KT.

GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
  
  


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