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).
Engine oil collecting in the clutch pit of a 26.G.VI. Wraith model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0059 | |
| Date | 27th July 1937 | |
| [Handwritten in pencil]: Piles [Handwritten in red, struck through]: Swdl{Len H. Swindell} [Handwritten in pencil]: 600a [Handwritten in red]: See me Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/7/JAB.27.7.37. To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Struck through] c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} [Struck through] c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} [Struck through] 26.G.VI.- WRAITH. Engine. We collected 1/8 pint of engine oil out of the clutch pit in 600 miles. The clutch and self starter are swimming in oil. ---------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||