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Rolls-Royce Cars (1904-1910)

 

1904 Rolls-Royce 10hp, two cylinder car

The 10 hp was produced by Royce Ltd., at its factory in Cooke Street, Hulme, Manchester, and was sold exclusively by Rolls’ motor dealership, C.S.Rolls & Co., at a price of £395. The 10 hp was exhibited at the Paris Salon in December 1904, along with 15 hp and 20 hp cars and engine for the 30 hp models.

Photograph of the Hon. C.S. Rolls’ autocar with HRH The Duke of York, Lord Llangattock [Rolls’ father], Sir Charles Cust and the Hon. C.S. Rolls as occupants”, taken by John Howard Preston. Charles Stewart Rolls went on to co-found Rolls-Royce in 1904. The photograph shows ‘The Hendre’, the family’s gothic mansion in Monmouthshire.

One of three Rolls-Royce 15hp cars built, pictured in Cooke Street, Manchester, 1904
Rolls-Royce 10hp, 1904 – 1906
C.S. Rolls Stand, 1906 Olympia Motor Show
Charles Rolls driving Rolls-Royce 20hp, 1905 – 1906
Rolls-Royce 30hp, 1905 – 1906
1909 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost limousine by Hooper

Introduced in 1907, the 40/50 HP or Silver Ghost remained in production until 1925. Originally powered by a 7,036cc six-cylinder engine, this was increased to 7,428cc in 1909.

Best-known body styles included the Barker Tourer and the Barker enclosed cabriolet. First built in Royce’s Cooke Street factory in Manchester, following its success the company moved to a custom-built factory in Nightingale Road, Derby.

 

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