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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).
Comparing the Goshawk engine with competitors based on engine capacity per ton mile, with critical handwritten comments.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 42\2\  Scan062
Date  16th March 1922
  
Handwritten top: E, in reply to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, pushes out a load of boloney which might please 'Mr Royce' but certainly would not cut any ice with a disgruntled customer or sell a single motor car.
Stamped top: ORIGINAL

TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

c. to G.J.
c. to F.S.
c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
c. to A.y.
c. to F.y.

RE GOSHAWK 11.

With reference to your report HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG13.3.22. comparing the engine size of Goshawk with many other competitive cars it would appear that the only fair way of comparing the Goshawk with other makes is on a basis of engine capacity per mile, or more strictly engine capacity per ton mile.

On this basis one feels sure that the Goshawk would shew up to advantage and when we get the carburation right in the lower stages that the road performance will be equal to any for acceleration.

In connection with this latter it would be interesting to know if you have tried a pool of petrol such as is on the Claudel in the high speed jet which would be thrown into the induction pipe when the throttle banged fully open at low speed. This would mean transferring the restriction in the high speed jet from the top to the bottom and making some emulsion holes at the top.

Handwritten bottom: * A load of high falutin' boloney. The potential customer does not buy a car by comparing the results of calculations he doesn't understand which he considers camouflage. He asks for, or does for himself, a road demonstration of the ZX Buggfox, becomes the RR, when the traffic policeman warns him on, or leaves the RR behind on a nice hill. It is NO GOOD!

Stamp: RECEIVED MAR 17 1922
  
  


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