15 hp
(1904-1905)
Model :
3 cylinder
Year :
1905
Bore :
4"
Stroke :
5"
c.c. :
3,089
h.p. :
15
Clutch :
Leather-lined cone type
Gearbox :
Three-speed
Final Drive :
Fully floating live axle. Spur
type gears
Suspension :
Semi elliptic
Brakes :
Transmission foot brake. handbrake
operates on rear wheels
Wheelbase :
8' 7"
Number made :
6
Chassis made :
£500
Only six
examples of the
Rolls-Royce 15 hp were completed.
The three cylinder engine
developed problems and did not run smoothly,
problems exacerbated by the extra
work caused by the fact that the engine did not
share the standard layout of other
models. In addition, single cast cylinders and a
specially designed crankcase led
to high costs
for tooling. Not
before late in the
summer of 1905 was the first Rolls-Royce
15 hp ready for delivery.
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