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).
Letter from Price's Lubricants Limited regarding the testing of Motorine oil and its inclusion in instruction books.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\1\ scan0278 | |
| Date | 7th October 1937 guessed | |
| PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY LIMITED. -2- We may be wrong, but it does appear to us that other oils than X.L. have been included, but without any extensive test such as Mr. Robotham proposed in connection with Motorine C. One might well ask "why make a thorough test of Motorine C to establish its suitability when other oils are put into the Books of Instruction without the same test to make sure that they also are suitable". Every week that a definite conclusion is delayed makes it more serious for us. The impression is being created that Motorines are no longer suitable for Rolls-Royce cars. "The man in the street" is not given to discriminating between Phantom III and any other type of Rolls. It is, we feel, unnecessary further to stress the importance of the position to us. We are, Yours truly, PRICE'S LUBRICANTS LIMITED. W.G. Brooker [Watermark: MADE IN GT. BRITAIN] | ||