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).
Telegram reporting an engine failure with metal found in the bottom half and broken connecting rods.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0173 | |
| Date | 20th August 1934 | |
| ROYCAR DERBY = HIVES 4 B 4 METAL FOUND IN ENGINE BOTTOM HALF NUMBERS 1 2 AND 5 CONNECTING RODS METAL BROKEN UP IN TOP HALVES SUGGEST CAR RETURN DERBY = HANCOCK + CT 4 4 1 2 5 + HIVES B + | ||