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).
Requesting the inspection of engine bearings on a high-mileage Bentley 4¼ litre trials car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0062 | |
| Date | 15th September 1936 | |
| X1020 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}8/KW.15.9.36. We understand from Crawford that one of the Bentley 4¼ litre trials cars has done more than 21,000 miles. We should very much like an opportunity of seeing the condition of the bearings in the engine of this car. Can you please arrange for us to have the car in the Experimental Dept. for about a couple of days ? It will help us to decide the seriousness of the bearing situation if we can strip an engine which has done such a large mileage. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||