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).
Requirement to change AC.9 bearings on Bentley chassis due to ageing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\3\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 8th December 1938 | |
| S/W...DY.{F R Danby} e-to-I. IH. -> GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} (K). C7/C8.12.38 [STAMP] DEC 9 A.M. 1938 [/STAMP] BENTLEY CHASSIS WITH AC.9. BEARINGS. BX18/05.12.38 *********** We note that you are now firmly convinced that the AC.9. bearings must all be changed, as the bearings age; also that you do not now wish to try cars which have been used for high speed work. C. | ||