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).
The Amateur Driven Goshawk, recommending its return due to obsolete parts and inquiring about a wheel failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\4\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 3rd August 1922 | |
| W/S C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3599 Hsl/LG3.8.22. AMATEUR DRIVEN GOSHAWK. Y4086 / X3597 The Amateur driven Goshawk was CJ's and BJ's idea and we would sooner that they decided when they think the car has run sufficiently far. Our recommendation would be that it should return at the beginning of September because there are a large number of parts on the car which are obsolete and which are not like the parts which are being made for the production cars. We should be very interested to hear how the various Amatuer drivers have gone on; so far the only note we have had is from yourself. I am anxiously waiting to hear what happened to the wheel when Major Hodges was driving the car. We sent him another spare wheel, but we have had no report as regards the failure of the one on the car. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||