Engine oil requirements and supply for car 35-EX in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\4\ scan0101 | |
| Date | 15th March 1937 | |
| 1/113. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} Kingsbury. March 15th, 1937. 35-EX. From a memo received from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} , it would appear that 35-EX was expected to run with Motorine C. Oil in the engine. If this was the case steps should have been taken weeks before the car was ready for France for a shipment of oil to be sent to Chateauroux(French test region). There is no Motorine C. oil to be obtained in France. I have not received any instructions to run 35-EX with this oil, and having this special Castrol oil have used it. The car has a further 5,000 miles to run. It can be run with Motorine C. if steps are taken to get a supply out quickly. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||
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).