Rolls-Royce 30 hp

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The Rolls-Royce 30 hp was an early luxury motor car produced by Rolls-Royce in the early 20th century, helping establish the marque’s reputation for engineering excellence before its more famous successors.

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Rolls-Royce 30 hp canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
veteran car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Derby ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ
bodyConstruction separate body and chassis ⓘ
bodyStyle chassis supplied for coachbuilt bodies ⓘ
brakeType rear-wheel mechanical brakes ⓘ
brand Rolls-Royce ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
category veteran and Edwardian car ⓘ
chassisType ladder frame ⓘ
class luxury car ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer Henry Royce ⓘ
drivetrain front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-6 engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 6.0 litres ⓘ
6000 cc ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
eraClassification veteran era automobile ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to development of the Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp ⓘ
early Rolls-Royce six-cylinder model ⓘ
ignitionSystem magneto ignition ⓘ
introducedAt 1905 Olympia Motor Show ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited ⓘ
marketedAs high-quality luxury chassis ⓘ
marketPosition top-of-the-range Rolls-Royce model at introduction ⓘ
marketSegment luxury motor car ⓘ
notableFeature smooth-running six-cylinder engine for its time ⓘ
notableFor helping establish Rolls-Royce reputation for reliability ⓘ
high engineering standards for its era ⓘ
numberOfCylinders 6 ⓘ
numberOfDoors varied by coachbuilder ⓘ
predecessor Rolls-Royce 20 hp ⓘ
productionEnd 1906 ⓘ
productionStart 1905 ⓘ
productionStatus discontinued ⓘ
productionType low-volume production ⓘ
seatingCapacity varied by body style ⓘ
steeringPosition right-hand drive ⓘ
successor Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ⓘ
topSpeed approximately 50 mph ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual gearbox ⓘ
valvetrain side-valve ⓘ
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost → predecessor → Rolls-Royce 30 hp ⓘ