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).
Secret memorandum discussing modifications to the front end of a car, specifically the dipping head lights.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61a\1\ scan0216 | |
| Date | 18th July 1924 | |
| +4555 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to CJ. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} S E C R E T. EAC.11. RE. FRONT END OF CAR. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/M18.7.24. X.9390 X.4555 Herewith we send N.sch.1824 shewing the wing stays, dipping head lights, and operating gear, and outline of wings etc. It will be noticed that there are some slight modifications to the sheet metal filling in piece on the front horns, but apart from this nothing hasbeen changed. Concerning the control for the dipping head lights, we shall try to use the Goshawk hand control scheme, clamped on to the steering column, and shall send you instructions regarding this in the course of a day or two, but we may ask you to do the actual layout. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||