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 spare wheel carrier support brackets on a Bentley III Bumper Chassis after testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\1\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 19th May 1938 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/LK.{L. King} c. Bl. [crossed out] c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [crossed out] c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} 1024. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/LK.{L. King}1/VS.{J. Vickers}19.5.38. BENTLEY III BUMPER CHASSIS. Spare Wheel Carrier. After completing 8 3/4 hours' running on the above chassis, the two support brackets FB.3513 and FB.3515 have broken - see photograph attached. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/L. king. | ||