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).
Letter from Ronald Gossman proposing a car design with twin engines similar to Captain George Eyston's Thunderbolt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\2\ scan0068 | |
| Date | 12th January 1941 | |
| Try [crossed out] miscellaneous? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} town 2 bank On Ronald Gossman, 6, Grangewood Avenue, Rainham, Essex. 1204 [stamped] -> 1 / T.P -> e 12/1/41 Dear Sir, Although my plan is not as good as those you usually look at would you please give it a look over. If the car can be made would notify me about the price. The two engines are the same type as Captain George Eyston used in his Thunderbolt and they are placed so that the driver sits inbetween them. The front wheels have a four foot track and the back wheels have a five foot ten inch track, the petrol tank is situated at the back of the car with the filling cap at the back edge of the fin. In No. 2 plan you are looking at the car from above with the shaded portion representing the chassis. Both the front and the back wheels are covered in and the driver has an all glass cockpit with the back part sliding backwards. Yours sincerely, Ronald Gossman. | ||