Urgent request for an Elliott Speedometer for a 'Goshawk' car with specific drive, gear ratio, and wheel size requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\2\ 02-page24 | |
| Date | 31th December 1920 | |
| Ms. from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /TMW. W. X-613 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /TMW1/LG31.12.20. SPEEDOMETER FOR "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" X613 We are in urgent need of an Elliott Speedometer suitable for a car in which the Speedometer Drive is running half the speed of the Propeller Shaft, the gear ratio is 4 to 1 and the wheels are 820 x 120 mm. 0/50075. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /TMW. | ||
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