Motor cars

In 1884 Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his first car, a two-cylinder Royce 10, in his Manchester factory in 1904. Henry Royce was introduced to Charles Rolls at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on 4 May of that year. Rolls was proprietor of an early motor car dealership, C.S.Rolls & Co. in Fulham.

There were four models:

a 10 hp (7.5 kW), two-cylinder model selling at £395 (£40,000 in 2014),

a 15 hp (11 kW) three-cylinder at £500 (£50,000 in 2014),

a 20 hp (15 kW) four-cylinder at £650 (£60,000 in 2014),

a 30 hp (22 kW) six-cylinder model priced at £890 (£90,000 in 2014)

All would be badged as Rolls-Royces, and be sold exclusively by Rolls. The first Rolls-Royce car, the Rolls-Royce 10 hp, was unveiled at the Paris Salon in December 1904.

Rolls-Royce Limited was formed on 15 March 1906, by which time, it was apparent that new premises were required to produce cars. After considering sites in Manchester, Coventry, Bradford and Leicester, it was an offer from Derby's council of cheap electricity that resulted in the decision to acquire a 12.7 acres (51,000 m2) site.

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Source: Wikipedia