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).
Confirmation of connecting rod bolts stretching on Bentley engines and the need for them to be strengthened.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\3\ scan0092 | |
| Date | 31th July 1934 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} X214 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}23/KW.31.7.34. This is to confirm that we are having a certain amount of trouble with connecting rod bolts stretching on Bentley engines. We think that the time has come when these should be strengthened. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||