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).
Issues found with the No. 3 Goshawk Hooper limousine upon its arrival.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\June1922\ Scan96 | |
| Date | 23th June 1922 | |
| R.R. 935A (100 T) (S H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 798. 10-12-20) G 2947 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to BJ. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [STAMPED: ORIGINAL] [STAMPED: RECEIVED JUN 23 1922] RE. NO. 3. GOSHAWK. X42-19 [CROSSED OUT: X3730] The Hooper limousine - No.3.Goshawk - came here yesterday. [Handwritten note:] Not essential to be kept clean (1) The first impression was that it was very dirty and greasy and should have been cleaned down before leaving the Works, both around the bonnet and under the bonnet. I do not mean ordinary car washing, but cleaning down with paraffin and soapy water to get the black grease off. [Handwritten note:] change matters much amended thereby (2) The engine was not running at all silently for a RR. The driver - Hallam - thought it had some reference to the timing of the valves. This should be corrected if so, or the tappets and gearing corrected if these are noisy. [Handwritten note:] The body mothy and some wood has burnt upholstery (3) You will see in another memo. that the floorboards and some wood and upholstery in the neighbourhood of the accelerator pedal had to be removed here to make it representative of the instructions we sent. (4) We also noticed that the controls on this car were in a very bad condition - not set to the proper angles of clearances. [Handwritten note:] -> See R8/M23.6.22 (5) We now send a different springing arrangement for the throttle which should make it's position independent of the slack in the joints. The foot accelerator also opened the throttle very suddenly, and I don't wonder at the complaints received from London that it was difficult to manipulate nicely by foot. (1) | ||