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).
Letter detailing a Bentley breakdown in Italy due to a faulty condenser.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\4\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 16th April 1935 | |
| EXCELSIOR HOTEL ITALIE FLORENCE Dear Hives I don't know if Hey Cane told you about a spot of trouble I've had with my new Bentley. It let me down rather badly in the wilds of Italy between Rome & Naples. The trouble was due to the Condenser of the ignition make & break. There is a wire soldered to the bottom of the Condenser Casing, this soldered joint had broken, & the wire was loose, making intermittent contact with the casing, thus causing mis-firing, which sounded exactly like a broken valve, or bad petrol. You will no doubt agree that this was a very | ||