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).
Requesting an opinion on a list of Shell-recommended lubricants for various car parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\3\ scan0237 | |
| Date | 11th December 1936 | |
| 1227 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}13/R.11.12.36. Attached is a list of lubricants which Shell recommend for various portions of the car, other than the engine and gearbox. We should like you to examine these products, and let us have your opinion as to whether they are suitable for the work for which they are intended; in particular, is the shock absorber oil of a similar consistency to vacuum Mobil-Arctic? Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||