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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).
Preference for a three-lamp headlamp scheme over dipping systems.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 61a\2\  scan0034
Date  28th February 1929
  
X 4555

HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence)

R5/M23.2.29.
Rec'd at WW. 28.2.29

c.to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} C. CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} HEADLAMPS X7800

HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} weighs up the headlight situation in his memo of 28.1.29. I agree with his conclusions and prefer the three lamp scheme.

Barker and Lucas dippers are very unsatisfactory: I would never think of using them.

A switch scheme is as much as one can work, and one must have the important lamps focussed correctly and undisturbed.

With our 18-EX we have done over 80 MPH. in the dark.

HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} says this scheme is good for fog, which seems of the utmost importance.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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