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, concerning its cleanliness, engine noise, and controls.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\3\ Scan188 | |
| Date | 23th June 1922 | |
| 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} Y3/30 R7/M23.6.22. RE. NO. 3-GOSHAWK X.4219. X.3730. The Hooper Limousine - No.3 Goshawk came here yesterday. (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. (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. (3) You will see in another memo. that the floorboards and some wood 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. (5) We now send (see R8/M23.6.22) a different springing arrangement for the throttle which should make its 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. contd:- | ||