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).
Urgent modifications for the Goshawk 11 car (X4219) following a 3700-mile test in France.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\May1922\ Scan47 | |
| Date | 17th May 1922 | |
| R.R. 335A (100 T) (S.H. 788. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 3947 R.{Sir Henry Royce} RAMPANT - justifiably so ORIGINAL To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to BU. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to P. c. to Ol. at WW No. 4. GOSHAWK 11. X4219 ~~X4261~~ Owing to the urgent modifications necessary, partly as the result of the experience in France, we decided to keep this car (here) for a week or so, as it will facilitate the work to have the car to refer to. This car up-to-date has run 3700 miles in France and has given us all a very good impression of its performance, silence, and staying powers. You will remember that I pointed out that the knocking of the shackles was not due to wear, but required more accurate fitting. This has been supported by experience. Just before leaving Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence a central bolt of a front spring worked out and was lost. Another one was made from a 40/50 and refitted. {handwritten: by hand} In removing the clips that held the spring to the axle, great difficulty was experienced as it was found that the whole of the 8 stems of the 4 clips were much larger above the thread than on the thread part, and had been drawn into the holes with the 7/16" nut so tightly that the hand hammer supplied with the car could not in skilled hands be made to drive them back, and a heavy hatchet had to be used with the addition of a wedge between the clip and the spring. These parts were so tightly put together that I cannot believe that they were put in under the car, but the springs had been attached to the axles (I cannot say fitted) before the axle (1) | ||