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).
Starting issues on 4¼-litre Bentleys and the potential use of thinner oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 103\5\ scan0184 | |
| Date | 8th January 1938 | |
| K/W. c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Pk/8.1.38. STARTING 4¼-LITRE BENTLEYS. ================= Rml/R.S.1.38. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} has replied to your memo in detail. I certainly would not have said that the 4¼-litre Bentley has a bad reputation for starting in the London area. We get very few complaints of difficult starting, and I do not think the situation is such that it is necessary to circulate customers concerning the advisability of using a thinner oil to facilitate starting, though if we get specific cases where the use of a car entails a lot of starting with consequent running down of the battery, we could advise the owner that the thinner oil would be more suitable in his case. Pk. | ||