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).
Pair of telegrams discussing the comparative performance of a Goshawk dynamo versus a Lucas alternative.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\1\ Scan335 | |
| Date | 9th February 1924 | |
| [9.2.24] HIVES AND CLARK ROYCAR - DERBY. WE FIND GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine DYNAMO WILL GO INTO EAC. THREE AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSITION TO THE LUCAS WILL GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine BE SATISFACTORY AS REGARDS OUTPUT AND CUTTING IN PLEASE TELEGRAPH COMPARATIVE FIGURES. ELLIOTT - WW. ------------------- ELLIOTT, ELMSTEADHenry Royce's home in West Wittering WW. 9.2.24. LUCAS CUTS IN SEVEN TEN FULLY HOT MAXIMUM OUTPUT ELEVEN STOP GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine SIX SIXTY AND NINE STOP GOSHAWKAero EngineCodename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after KestrelAero Engine JUST O.K. BUT LITTLE MARGIN. CLARK - ROYCAR. ------------------- | ||