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).
Suggestion to replace the unsuitable Beaton allweather body on the Experimental Goshawk chassis with an open touring body by Maythorn.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\3\ Scan298 | |
| Date | 7th March 1923 | |
| X3730 S/W (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}). EXPERIMENTAL GOSHAWK. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED MAR 8 1923 Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}12/LH{Mr Haworth}7.3.23. With reference to the Experimental chassis on which is mounted the Beaton allweather body, in view of the fact that you consider this body to be unsuitable from many points of view, we suggest that if you still desire to use the car for Experimental purposes, it should be mounted with an open touring body built for us by Messrs. Maythorn of Biggleswade, and which for various reasons we have been unable to make use. The body is quite a new one and would we think be suitable for Experimental purposes. If you require the body kindly let us know as early as possible when you will be able to spare the chassis to go to Maythorn's Works, so that we may arrange with them to have everything in readiness. C.Hu | ||