Modifications to a 3-Goshawk-11 limousine and its resemblance to the 40/50 model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\6\ scan0013 | |
| Date | 19th June 1922 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X4241 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/LG19.6.22. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) LIMOUSINE X.4219 X4267 X.4240 X.4241. We have sent 3-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 (limousine) to London this afternoon. This car is now fitted with thelatest "B" pedals and foot boards. We have not, however, been able to modify the steering. On thelatest design the wheel is 1" higher. Also with this car we have sent a wooden model of the latest shape of radiator, a temporary bonnet andpacking for dashboard to suit. We consider that the modification to the pedals has affected a considerable improvement. The modification to the radiator and bonnet, we consider, has improved the appearance of the car, but we should not like to say that it has made it look less like the 40/50, in fact, from a side or three-quarter view, we consider it more closely resembles the 40/50. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).