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).
Issue of the rear seat being too high in a Goshawk 11 model and suggesting solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\3\ Scan048 | |
| Date | 12th November 1921 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to SP.{Mr Spinney} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to EF. X3730 R9/G2.11.21. X.4219 - RE GOSHAWK 11. X.3730 X.180 I have seen the coachbuilders' drawing and am very distressed to find that we cannot finesse dimensions more finely than that shown for the rear seat. This has caused the body builders to make the rear seat too high. Will Mr. Bailey examine the model with Mr. Hives, and see that the dimensions over the back axle gear box are as fine as possible; I suggest thin board or metal plate which axle box may touch at extreme bump(with rubbers compressed to ½") to form the level for the underside of the cushions. Apparently, the body which has been built by Mulliners and also the new one is about 2½" higher than need be. On enquiries we find it is possible to arrange the runners for the body to go outside our frame. This will make our things quite satisfactory. I understand we issued a drawing of the body which showed reasonable back seats, but this has been lost or ignored. R.{Sir Henry Royce} S.102 G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp}(12-11-21.) 500 B'S (T.106) VOSE 'N' H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||