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).
Depot sheet memo regarding a breakage issue on Bentley axles and recommending inspection.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0064 | |
Date | 6th September 1935 | |
To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} (FOR DEPOT SHEET). x202 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}21/KW.6.9.35. Bentley Axles. Two cases have occurred where the flange round the axle tube has broken away where it joins the crown wheel casing. We recommend that this point should be inspected whenever a bentley car comes into a Depot. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||