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).
The failure of rear springs on a Goshawk 11 car after 14,700 miles in France.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\September1922\ Scan62 | |
| Date | 14th September 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} ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG14.9.22. GOSHAWK 11. REAR SPRINGS. X4261 During the running of 7-Goshawk-11 car in France the top plates on both rear springs have broken after 14,700 miles. The failures occurred on the rear portion of the springs which does not act as a radius rod. The springs were similar to the present standard Woodhead we are using. These are the first failures we have had of the rear springs breaking on the road. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||