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).
The status of road tests for new type Lucas headlamps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\1\ img109 | |
| Date | 8th March 1937 | |
| W/S - BS.{A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} 6116 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.1/JH.8.3.37. New Type Lucas Headlamps. The present position regarding the above is that we are awaiting the completion of road tests. One pair of lamps is fitted to Bentley chassis B-56-BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}and the other on 35-EX in France. We consider it essential in view of our disastrous experience with P.100 lamps to gain as much road experience as possible with these new lamps before standardising them. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst. | ||