Potential modification of a car referred to as 'the Myth' by swapping engines between Austin models due to a petrol shortage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\3\ scan0234 | |
| Date | 7th May 1942 | |
| To: Wym. {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} MYTH IN AUSTIN. It occurs to me that, owing to the petrol shortage, I may have to drive the Myth instead of a larger car. Under the circumstances, it would, of course, be much more convenient if it were fitted to a 4-door saloon instead of a 2-door saloon. I imagine that the engine compartments of the Austin 10 and the Austin 8 are more or less identical, in which case, we could get a secondhand Austin 10 and put the engine in that instead of the 8. I should be glad if you would go into the matter and let me know what you think can be done. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).