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).
Component failures on a Bentley III Bumper Chassis, specifically a fractured side stay and a broken front suspension coil spring.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\1\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 11th May 1938 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/LK.{L. King} c. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} 1024 HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/LK.{L. King}1/VS.{J. Vickers}11.5.38. BENTLEY III BUMPER CHASSIS. Side Stay FB.3524. After completing 19 3/4 hours' running on the above chassis the side stay fitted to the spare wheel carrier has fractured across the .406 diameter hole at the end which is secured to the frame side member. Front Suspension. The near side coil spring FB.3545 has broken after completing 20 hours' running (see photograph attached). --------------------- HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/L. King. | ||