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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).
Chart of engine failures for 3.5 and 4.25 litre Bentley models from June 1937 to the end of 1938.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\3\  scan0024
Date  1st January 1938 guessed
  
CHART OF ENGINE FAILURES
3 1/2 AND 4 1/4 LITRE BENTLEY

| 1938 | OWNERS NAME | WHERE FAILED | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | NATURE OF FAILURE | CRANKCASE BROKEN DUE TO FAILURE OF ROD | M - MILEAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | E ENGLAND | | | | | | | | | |
| | | A ABROAD | | | | | | | | | |
| 1ST OF JUNE TO DEC 1937 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E | AUTO OFFICIAL B.38.GA. | | | | | | | | Nº 2. CON.ROD BROKEN | M 21,000 |
| E | CAPT HARVEY B.74.HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} | | 3 | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 16,239 |
| E | CAPT GROSVENOR B.85.GP. | | | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 18,000 |
| JAN. TO DATE 1938 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A | S. DE MEIR B.128.GA. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 26,955 |
| E | W.C. DEVEREUX B149.JY. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 9,724 |
| E | MRS MCCRACKEN NEIL B18.CR.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} | | | | | | | | Nº 2 " " | M 51,624 |
| E | BENTLEY MOTORS 1931 LTD B.2.LS. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 26,138 |
| A | MME RUEFF B.174.EF. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 29,827 |
| A | MR CLOTEAUX B.101.EJ. | | | | | | | | Nº 6 " " | M 12,435 |
| A | MR SHROBSALL B.81.JY. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 14,077 |
| E | MR JAMES B.38.JD.{J. Draper - Frames} | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 12,010 |
| A | MR FRITZE B.40.LS. | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1938 TO DATE > | | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| E | MR M.V. FLEMMING B.2.KT. | | | | | | | | Nº 4 " " | M 12,605 |
| E | S.W.B. HAILWOOD B.219.FC. | | | | | | | | Nº 5 " " | M 33,533 |
| | TOTAL YEAR 1938 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G.W.H.IA | |
  
  


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