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 document for the Goshawk model against competitor vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img030 | |
| Date | 19th September 1922 | |
| SELLING PRICE OF GOSHAWK. Match Wotton Cost with Corres N/M Price Nett. (crossed out) 40/50 h.p. Rolls-Royce Chassis. £1250. £1850. (Present cost £970) Goshawk. £700. £1038. SCHEDULE PRICES OF COMPETITIVE CARS. Make. Chassis Price. Car Complete with Open Body. Bore & Stroke. No. of cylinders. Cubic Capacity. Treasury R.A.C. Rating Price per cubic inch capacity Price per 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 & £1050. 3¼ x 4½ 6 183.8 20.9 82/- £36. 30 hp Daimler. £1000 (crossed out) £1300 £1100 (crossed out) 3 5/8 x 5 1/8 6 303.1 30.1 6s/- (crossed out) £33. 20/30 Fiat. £700. £950. 3 1/8 x 5½ 6 210.0 20.9 67/- £35. 30 hp Minerva. £1090. - 3½ x 5½ 6 330.8 30.1 66/- £36. 20 hp Minerva. £840. - 3¼ x 5¼ 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. 3½ x 5½ 6 276.0 25.8 76/- £44. 23/60 Vauxhall. £875. - 3¾ x 5¼ 4 243.0 22.4 72/- £39. 16 hp Bentley. £1050. £1395. 3⅛ x 5⅛ 4 180.2 23.8 117/- £44. 25 hp Delage. £1125. £1500. 3 5/32 x 5 29/32 6 276.0 25.8 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 20 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. | ||