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).
Internal memorandum clarifying the use of Mex Spirit versus the superior Shell No.1 Spirit for testing cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\4\ Scan005 | |
| Date | 6th May 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV. 653. 9-3-14) E.P. 6166. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcrl0/L4514. Re Mex Spirit. X.976 Names and indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHSc LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Na.{Mr Nadin} 4-5-14. The above people are issuing an advertising leaflet which states that Mex spirit is used exclusively by Rolls-Royce. A customer has drawn our attention to this and wishes to know whether we consider it the equal of Shell No.1 Is the reason that we use this spirit more a matter of price than superiority ? p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Na{Mr Nadin}9/IB6514. 6/5/14. In reply to the above, we do not use Mex Spirit exclusively on our cars. Every car, before it is turned out, is tested with Shell No.1 spirit. The Shell No.1 spirit is certainly superior to Mex. By superior, we mean it has a higher flash point, and will evaporate more equally, completely. It is more uniform in composition and gives better results in carburation. The reason we use Mex Spirit is because (over) This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||