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).
Cracked Bentley Chassis Wing Brackets, including a sketch of the failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0268 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1936 | |
| 20001 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Kingsbury, 2nd. Nov. 1936. Bentley Chassis Wing Brackets. By.3/G.28.10.36. Re 6-B-IV wing brackets, your reference We had no trouble with the wing bolts breaking or coming loose. The stays are still on the car having been welded up. The car is in the Exptl. Garage. The following may be of use to you. The break occurred approx. 1" above the frame on one bracket only. Both front brackets cracked on the inside corners as per sketch. CRACKED G.W.Hancock. | ||