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).
Standardisation of Wakefield's Hi-Press oil for use in the Bentley rear axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 30th August 1935 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} (FOR DEPOT SHEET). x202 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/KW.30.8.35. Bentley Rear Axle. We have recently standardised Wakefield's Hi-Press oil for use in the Bentley rear axle. We do not recommend mixing this oil with Whitmore's compound, but think that if the axle has been going [handwritten correction: drained] it would be in order to fill up with the new oil. The reason for using this oil is that it is cheaper than Whitmore's Compound, and is obtainable anywhere in England. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||