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Castrol Limited is a British oil company that markets industrial and automotive lubricants, offering a wide range of oil, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications. The company originally named CC Wakefield, the name Castrol was originally just the brand name for CC Wakefield's motor oils, but the company eventually changed its name to Castrol when the product name became better-known than the original company name.
Charles Wakefield, founder
Wakefield mechanical lubricators on preserved LNER Class B1 no. 1306 Mayflower. The bright metal bar at the bottom is the reciprocating connection to the expansion link.
Castrol sponsored NASCAR Pinty's Series (formerly CASCAR) Dodge Charger
Toyota Motorsport Toyota Celica
Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield
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Charles Cheers Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, GCVO, CBE, was an English businessman who founded the Castrol lubricants company, was lord mayor of London and was a significant philanthropist.
Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield
Sir Charles Wakefield as Lord Mayor of London in 1916 (Illustrated War News)
15th Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles), 47th Division, marching past the Lord Mayor of London, Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield, 11 June 1916. (IWM Q633)