Alterations for the revised 'Goshawk' chassis, including wheelbase, body, and seating specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\3\ scan0301 | |
| Date | 4th December 1920 | |
| R.R. 285A (100 T) (S.H 159, 11-8-20. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 X4260 To Dn. from E, c. to CJ. c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} E2/G4.12.20. X.4260. RE REVISED "GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" CHASSIS - SIDE CHANNELS. Attached please find confirmation of our telegram of the 3rd. instant concerning the above. We also send you hwereith drawing No. Lec. 1317 shewing the side channels of revised "Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" chassis altered to suit a wheelbase of 10'9", that is, 129". It is now intended that the distance from the back of the dash to the front edge of the rear wheel shall be 74" approximately. With these alterations and a slightly more upright position of the steering column it is possible for the revised "Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" to carry a Landaulet body fitted with one, and perhaps two, occasional seats. It is desired to persuade customers to have only one occasional seat rather than two. Mr. Royce intends that no body shall be fitted to the revised "Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))" chassis which shall have a seat wider than 40" approximately in the rear compartment between the squabbing. This seat will carry two with comfort and three in an emergency. The driver's seat for an Interior drive, or high open body would have to be a little wider than Contd | ||
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).