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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).
Log of oil consumption for car 3-AZ-38, showing mileage, top-ups, and calculated MPG.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\3\  scan0195
Date  2nd April 1937
  
CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}
RC{R. Childs}4/L/2.4.37.

3-AZ-38 - Oil Consumption.
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The sump of the above car was full at the speedo reading of 15337.

15659 1 qrt.
15761 1 qrt.
15890 2 qrts.
16334 1 qrt.
16842 1 qrt.
16653 1 qrt.
17063 1 qrt.
17172 1 qrt.
17251 3 qrts.
17603 1 qrt.
17925 1 qrt.
18245 2 qrts.

Miles for month - 2912
4 gallons of oil - 728 m.p.g.
Wakefields XL oil being used

[Stamp]: POST RECEIVED 5 APR 1937

RC.{R. Childs}
  
  


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