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).
Cost comparison and specification discussion for vehicle lamp sets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\1\ img299 | |
| Date | 15th December 1938 guessed | |
| -2- Therefore, the total cost of the 3 lamp set is :- £5.10. 3. £1.10. 0. ---------- £7. 0. 3. ---------- compared with our present lamp set, consisting :- 2 - R.100 Headlamps and ) 1 - FT.67 Centre Lamp ) £9. 6. 6. The saving is therefore ......£2. 6. 3. The Slot and Spring fixing (Springe) saves .................... 4s.9d. per pair. Deletion of brown enamel .............. 2s.9d. per pair. Stri-rated Reflectors, on a basis of 1000 sets, i.e. 2000 reflectors ..... 7s.6d. per pair. HEADLAMPS IN WINGS. We promised to send to Mr. Lucas some information about the amount of space available in the wing for the headlamps, and this matter will be pursued further when M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Paulin visits this country. The drawing of the 'built-in' tail lamps were examined and a pair can be made up within one month of our supplying the necessary information about the shape of the wing. The glasses are to have vertical ribs instead of horizontal ones to match the normal vertical lines of the R.R. cars. This will have to be checked up, as these will be the only vertical lines at the rear of the car. -Contd- | ||