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).
Quoting coachbuilder Maythorns regarding the urgent need for a Goshawk chassis to meet a delivery deadline.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 46\2\ Scan004 | |
Date | 22th February 1922 | |
X4086 S/W Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Re Goshawk. -------- C12/C22.2.22. X4086 X3/30 Maythorns write us today as follows:- "Our Works inform us that it will be impossible for them to ensure delivery of the above by the 20th March unless the chassis is in their possession by the end of this month. Can you therefore please assist us in hastening delivery and we will endeavour to get as much work as possible put in on the body, previous to mounting." C. [STAMP] RECEIVED FEB 3 1922 | ||