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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).
Recommending the Michelin 'Flirt' jack for the Goshawk-11 car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 26\3\  Scan025
Date  1st September 1922
  
Y391
To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}(Sales).
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG5. 9.22.
JACK FOR GOSHAWK-11 CAR.
X4080
Y391
The Jack we recommend for Goshawk-11 is the Michelin Jack known by the code word "Flirt" - made for 1,000 kilos. This Jack will enable a wheel with complete inflated tyre to be fitted when the car is jacked up off the wheel with a bare rim.
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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