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).
Query about standardising 60 Watt headlamp bulbs for Bentley chassis due to insufficient light from the current 48 Watt bulbs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61a\2\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 24th November 1933 | |
| WST See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 86116 BY/Cgh.{W Clough}8/G.24.11.33. RE: BENTLEY HEADLAMPS. Sales Department are being asked to fit 60 Watt. bulbs in the headlamps on the Bentley chassis, as there appears to be a general feeling that 48 Watt bulbs do not give sufficient light for fast driving at night. Will you please let us know if you propose to do anything in the way of standardising 60 watt bulbs in the near future. BY/Cgh.{W Clough} | ||