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).
The failure of a rear end spring on a Bentley III Bumper Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\1\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 4th January 1938 | |
| 102H, To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} c.c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} [Strikethrough] c.c. to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} [Strikethrough] HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}1/VS.{J. Vickers}4.1.38. BENTLEY III BUMPER CHASSIS. Side Steering Tube. Failure of Rear End Spring E.B.604. The Spring has broken on the second coil after completing 44 hours 10 mins. running. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hollingworth. | ||