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} | ||