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).
Selling price of the Goshawk model and a price comparison with competitor cars.
| Identifier | Morton\M21\ img030 | |
| Date | 19th September 1922 | |
| SELLING PRICE OF GOSHAWK. When Works Cost with tyres was Price Fixed. 40/50 h.p. Rolls-Royce Chassis. £1250. (Present cost £970) £1850. Goshawk. £700. £1036. SCHEDULE PRICES OF COMPETITIVE CARS. Make. Chassis Price. Car Complete with Open Body. Bore and Stroke. No. of Cylinders. Cubic Capacity. Treasury Rting. Price per cubic inch capacity. Price per h.p. treasury rating. 40/50 hp R-R.{Sir Henry Royce} £1850. £2500. 4½ x 4¾ 6 453.3 48.6 82/- £38. 20 hp Goshawk. ?£1100.? £1600. 3 x 4½ 6 190.8 21.6 155/- £51. 21 hp Daimler. £750. £860 & £1050. 2 61/64 x 4½ 6 183.8 20.9 82/- £36. 30 hp Daimler. £850. £1300. 3 35/64 x 5 7/32 6 303.1 30.1 66/- £33. 20/30 Fiat. £700. £980. 2 61/64 x 5⅛ 6 210.0 20.9 67/- £35. 30 hp Minerva. £1090. - 3¾ x 5½ 6 330.8 30.1 66/- £36. 20 hp Minerva. £840. - 3½ x 5½ 4 217.0 20. 77/- £42. 20 hp Wolseley. £775. £1095. 3⅛ x 5⅛ 6 235.9 23.5 66/- £33. 24/30 Wolseley. £900. - 3 9/16 x 5⅛ 6 328.9 30.4 55/- £30. 24/60 Sunbeam. £1050. £1295. 3⅛ x 5⅞ 6 276.0 23.8 76/- £44. 23/60 Vauxhall. £875. - 3¾ x 5½ 4 243.0 22.4 72/- £39. 16 hp Bentley. £1050. £1395. 3⅛ x 5½ 4 180.2 23.8 117/- £44. 25 hp Delage. £1125. £1500. 3 5/32 x 5 29/32 6 276.0 23.8 82/- £47. Other comparisons:- The Wolseley people make a 20 h.p. and a 24/30 h.p. R.A.C. rating 23 and 30, at prices of £775 and £900. The price of the 23 h.p. is 86% of the price of the 30 h.p. Daimlers supply a 20 h.p. and a 30 h.p. and the price of the 20 h.p. is about 88% of the price of the 30 h.p. Minervas do the same. The price of the 20 h.p. is about 77% of the price of the 30 h.p. | ||