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).
Vehicle breakdown involving a valve spring failure on hotel letterhead.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img216 | |
| Date | 27th February 1934 | |
| New Capital Hotel IN THE CAPITAL CITY MODERN - FIREPROOF - EUROPEAN ON TAFT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY AND U.S. 60 CENTER OF SCENIC AND HISTORIC KENTUCKY RUDY H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} SUCK MANAGER KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL BUILDING S 1 Wet e 13 d 1 Hdy{William Hardy} Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Frankfort, Ky. Feb. 27th/34 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} The twelfth valve spring failed last night and this time the valve dropped in the cylinder. Investigation shewed the valve guide broken off and the piston cracked, the head was also damaged. I therefore decided to put the car on rail to New York. | ||