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).
Private memo complaining about the poor performance of P.100 lamps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61a\2\ scan0381 | |
| Date | 31th October 1934 | |
| S/W. PRIVATE. [Handwritten signature: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] 86116. Lp{Mr Lappin}3/LAM.31.10.34. To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Lp.{Mr Lappin} I can quite understand the irritability of a Bentley owner who drives behind P.100 Lamps. These in my limited experience are the worst lamps I ever came into contact with. On the run down from Derby last night no less than four lorries tried to charge us, in one case close enough to be definitely unpleasant. The lamps neither give a 'go-fast' driving light, nor [crossed out] do their dimming operations encourage oncoming cars to respond. only about one in ten dim. Lp.{Mr Lappin} | ||