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).
Request to obtain Marchal 'Strilux' headlamps and special top forgings for an experimental Bentley 5B4.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61a\2\ scan0380 | |
| Date | 27th October 1934 | |
| To Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}........From Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} C. to RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Re: Desiderio: 143, Whitfield St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, W.1. Will you please obtain for us, a pair of chromium plated Marchal Headlamps 12" in diameter, type "Strilux" as we propose fitting these to the experimental Bentley 5B4. We have asked our Mr.Roger when at the Works this weekend to ask RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} to supply us with a couple of special top forgings for the lamp brackets. By has the design for these as we have supplied them to Coachbuilders at customers' request. We could cut off the present Lamp Standard and braze in the special forgings. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||