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).
Programme and status of various Goshawk II experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 46\2\ Scan028 | |
| Date | 22th March 1922 | |
| X4086 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C/o R.{Sir Henry Royce} Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence. from EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}1/LG22.3.22. EXPERIMENTAL CARS. X4086 GOSHAWK II. X3730 X4219 Attached please find copy of memo. received from CJ. ref. CJ11/E21.3.22 which rather gives a different programme to that originally arranged for the running of these cars. The second car he refers to is the first of the 10,000 miles trials' cars' for Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 5-Goshawk-II - the third car 6-Goshawk-II and the fourth car 7-Goshawk-II. The limousine car, I take it, refers to 3-Goshawk-II. The first car is the one you now have at Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence i.e. 4-Goshawk-II. We are carrying on finishing off the chassis 6-Goshawk-II and will fix the body as originally arranged, as explained in my memo. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}3/LG21.3.22., but I feel that CJ. is under the impression that 4-Goshawk-II is not modernized and I cannot see any object in sending R.{Sir Henry Royce} 6-Goshawk-II which is no more modernized that 4-Goshawk-II. Unless, therefore, you have any reason otherwise, we feel that 4-Goshawk-II should be left for Mr. Royce. I should be very glad to hear from you in regard to this matter as there is no action as present to tackle CJ. on this matter as it will not alter our present routine of work. As regards 3-Goshawk-II (limousine), Hallam reports that the position of the front seats, pedals, steering and body particulars generally, were very carefully inspected by Messrs. SP{Mr Spinney}, Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} and other Sales Dept. representatives and they pointed out that it was not yet satisfactory but Hallam says that a full contd:- | ||