Body modifications and fitting for the Goshawk 11 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\3\ Scan201 | |
| Date | 1st August 1922 | |
| WMS C. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LGS.8.22. X3730 BODY FOR GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. X3730 X4086 With reference to the Barker Cabriolet body for Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. We suggest that when 7-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 is returned from France, we might get the Maythorn body removed and let Maythorns make it into a reasonable job in the meantime, and fit the cabriolet to that chassis. The steering on 7-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 is the "D" type - what steering is required for the cabriolet? As regards the Maythorn body, we consider that the arrangement of front seats should be altered so that it is possible to get in and out of the back seats without an acrobatic feat, and also that the front wind-screen needs to be entirely replaced with a more practicable and reliable screen. We suggest that a limousine of the two-door type on a Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 should have one door at the front on the drivers' side and one door at the rear on the left-hand side, with a tip-up seat next to the driver. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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