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).
Inquiry about work carried out on chassis B.260.GA regarding excessive oil consumption and engine modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\3\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 16th June 1937 | |
| To Pk. KINGSBURY Levallois Sr/VAG/ET.16.6.37 Re: CHASSIS B.260.GA - Mr. A EMBIRICOS With reference to our Sr/VAG/ET.1.6.37, we shall be glad if you will kindly let us know what work you actually carried out when you attended to this customer's complaint of excessive oil consumption. The car was brought to us this morning by the owner's driver, in order to have some other tyres fitted. We noticed that you have fitted an engine filler with breather combined and that you have also plugged up the breather pipe between the valve rocker cover and air silencer. We shall also be very interested to learn the following: [handwritten] Normal Driving 400MPG 1. [/handwritten] Oil consumption prior to attending to the engine. [handwritten] Touring Hard 9/8 MPG 2. [/handwritten] " " after " " " Sr/VA. [signature] VB P.S. Will you please also let us have details of any other work on the car, which you may have carried out. [handwritten] reported HHH | ||