14-11-2018, 11:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 14-11-2018, 11:22 PM by Tony Press.)
(14-11-2018, 09:18 PM)Steve Jones Wrote: I have a very similar publication to Robert's but with the the words 'Issued by Vacuum Oil Company Ltd.' on the bottom of the front cover. Mobile and Vacuum Oil Co were/became one and the oil recommended throughout the publication is Mobile. As well as the Seven, it also covers the 12/4, 16/6, 20/4 and 20/6 models but not the '...latest production of the Austin Motor Co Ltd,' the 12/6, which would appear to date it late 1930/early 1931. On the reverse of the lubrication chart for the Seven is a similar chart for 12, 16 and 20 models.
Steve
Mobiloil was the lubricant brand name for the then Vacuum Oil Company (which later became Socony Vacuum then Mobil now ExxonMobil)
The early Lubrication charts supplied in an envelope with the car (the lovely green garage charts) were I believe printed by Longbridge but by the 30's I think that the Austin Motor Company had done a deal with Castrol to provide a red on cream smaller chart, still in an envelope with each car.
I have a late envelope code marked L.C.-5 J-(37-28)-2/37 containing a C.C. Wakefield Lubrication Chart.
All the other oil company charts were similar but I suspect not marked approved.
Tony.