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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).
Record of the car's complete weight and the engine oil used.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\4\  04-page238
Date  27th February 1935
  
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HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}10/KW, 27.2.35.

Weight of car complete with petrol, oil, water and accessories :-

Tons cwts. qrs. lbs.
1 18 1 25

Oil used for first 10,000 miles in engine - Castrol Tonic XL;
For the latter mileage - Wakefield's CW oil.

HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/G.W. Hancock.
  
  


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