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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).
Urgent internal memo requesting specific weight details for the Goshawk chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0008
Date  21th September 1922
  
TO Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} (AT W.W.)
RE. CHASSIS WEIGHT. - GOSHAWK.
We urgently need the chassis weight of Goshawk, taken as given below, - to enable R' to fix the maximum body weight.
Will you please fill in the figures of the table below + return the same to us as soon as possible.
Weight of chassis (front & Rear wheels) complete with wheels + tyres. (no spare wheel). petrol, oil + water. + battery.
Wgt of Wheel & Tyre.
Wgt of R.R. tools & spares, which we propose to supply for Goshawk.
This is very urgent.
Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  


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