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).
Serious accident with a Bentley chassis due to a fractured swivel pin.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\1\ scan0113 | |
| Date | 14th December 1934 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} x 7961 To W.P. from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Bentley Chassis. B.11.AE. Sgl/E14.12.34 Copy to E.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Mrs.Smith-Bingham. A very serious and alarming accident has occurred with this car. The off side swivel pin fractured, the steering locked and the offside wheel turned under. Mrs.Smith-Bingham was driving and, whilst they had been travelling fast just before, they fortunately were not doing so at the moment that this occurred. Otherwise probably a fatal accident would have resulted. The Service Station have dealt with the matter and sent you a report and the parts have been returned to the Repair Dept. at Derby. I should like you to see them personally and let me hear further after the matter has been investigated. When I am at Derby I should like to see xxxx the part that broke and also a similar part belonging to a 20/25 and a 40/50. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} PS. Smith-Bingham is a wealthy man who finances H.R.Owen who, as you doubtless know, have showrooms in Berkeley Street and sell a large number of RR and Bentley cars. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||