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).
Car's delayed requirement, a new parts list, and an inquiry into earthed wiring lamp systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61a\1\ scan0058 | |
| Date | 12th December 1919 | |
| X.1357 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.to CJ. c. to BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG12.12.19. X.3647. X.3569. X.1357. X.3743. - RE CAR TO RUN 10,000 MILES. This car is not required now until the 12th Jan. by Mr. Johnson to France. We shall now make an endeavour to get the full list of pieces on this car. The chief item being the new wiring and switch board. As regards the earthed wiring system, we have been making enquiries for lamps. Lucas's say they have no lamps for the single wiring system and the only thing they recommend is to use their standard lamp and earth one connection a little way from the holder. With this scheme, of course, we lose a lot of the advantage we hope to gain by obtaining better lamp holders. Lucas's also point out that if we adopt single terminal lamp holders, there will be difficulty in our customers obtaining lamp bulbs. C.A.V. people make single wire holders; we are obtaining samples from them. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||