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).
Bentley 8-Litre car, noting its high mileage, noisy back axle, and bad piston knocks before testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 21\2\ Scan103 | |
| Date | 1st January 1932 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X3805. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/ADL.1.32. BENTLEY 8-LITRE CAR Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} told me that the Bentley 8-litre car we are having would be a new car. I note the actual one we have has done about 18,000 miles. The back axle is very noisy at all speeds and it is suffering from bad piston knocks! We do not know under what conditions the car has been obtained but we think it might be as well to mention these facts before we do any tests on the car to avoid complications when it is returned. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||