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 with the preparation, engine, and body of a 3-Goshawk-11 car.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\June1922\ Scan40 | |
| Date | 29th June 1922 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to BJ. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG29.6.22. 3-GOSHAWK-11. y429 Referring to your R7/M23.6.22. We think you should be aware of the following facts :- (1) We were requested by Sales to send the car to London immediately in order that they should try the position of pedals and to judge the appearance of the new bonnet and radiator. There was no suggestion of the car being used for running, in fact, we were told that if the car was not runable, it should be sent by rail because it was so urgent. The car was being worked on right up to the moment it had to leave in order to keep the appointment in London. The car was not washed at Derby but was washed in London by the men at Lillie Hall. 3-Goshawk-11 car has never been varnished and was never properly painted; it was only finished off with a rough lead colour. Unless a car is varnished it is very difficult, even with paraffin and soapy water, to get all the dirty marks off. (2) The engine had been fitted with the larger rollers to the tappets. The running on this car proved that the larger rollers were worse for developing flats and noisy tappets than the small rollers. The timing of the valves is correct to give us maximum power. 3-Goshawk-11 is one of the most powerful Goshawks we have running. (3) We had not realised that the Coachbuilders had not made this body originally to the instructions. We rely on the people who supervise the Coachbuilding work to see that the body (contd.) | ||