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).
Price comparison of the Goshawk model against works cost and a schedule of competitive cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img028 | |
| Date | 19th September 1922 guessed | |
| SELLING PRICE OF GOSHAWK ----- When Works Cost with Tyres was Price Fixed. 40/50 h.p. Rolls-Royce Chassis. £1250. £1850. (Present cost £970) Goshawk. £700. £1036. ----- SCHEDULE PRICES OF COMPETITIVE CARS. Car Complete Bore No. Cubic Trea- Price Price Chassis Price. with Open Body. and Stroke. of cyl- Capacity. sury per per inders. rating. Cubic h.p. inch treasury rating. 40/50 hp R-R.{Sir Henry Royce} £1850. £2500. 4½ x 4½. 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 & 2 61/64 x 4½. 6 183.8 20.9 82/- £36. £1050. 30 hp Daimler. £1000. £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. - 3¼ x 5½. 6 330.8 30.1 66/- £36. 20 hp Minerva. £840. - 3¼ x 5⅛. 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 5/16 x 5⅛. 6 328.9 30.4 55/- £30. 24/60 Sunbeam. £1050. £1295. 3⅛ x 5½. 6 276.0 23.8 76/- £44. 23/60 Vauxhall. £875. - 3⅛ x 5½. 4 243.0 22.4 72/- £39. [?] hp Bentley. £1050. £1395. 3¼ x 5½. 4 180.2 23.8 117/- £44. 25 hp Delage. £1125. £1500. 3 ½ x 5 23/32. 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. | ||