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).
Sketch showing a distorted and cracked near-side axle shaft after a stress test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0262 | |
| Date | 25th June 1937 | |
| CHASSIS 1 BTV REAR AXLE (10 x 41) SPLINES HAVE BEEN DISTORTED AS SHOWN. SMALL CRACKS AT END OF SPLINES ALL ROUND. SKETCH SHOWING NEAR-SIDE AXLE SHAFT GB 1379 AFTER TEST IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK REAR WHEEL DRIVERS. ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD. PRINT ROOM JUN 25 1937 DERBY. EX.I.183 | ||