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).
Broken piston in car 98-NK during tests in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\4\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 25th September 1924 | |
| R.R. 493A (50H) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. X8840 REF Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG5.3.2 5. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EY. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} S E C R E T. EAC 'V' SERIES - TESTS IN FRANCE. X8040 We have had a wire from our man Lidsey, to say that a piston has broken on 98-NK car. We have instructed him to bring the damaged parts to the Works as soon as possible. The car has completed just over 5,000 miles. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||