Designed by J. S. Critchley, the 22 hp was Crossley's first car and was announced in 1904 and first shown at the London Motor Show in February of that year. It was sometimes referred to as the 20-28. The earliest cars had a Crossley engine mounted in a chassis imported from France but by 1906 it is likely that British made chassis and other components were in use and in Crossley's own literature 1906 is often quoted as the date when their first cars were made. The last of these cars are thought to have been made possibly as late as 1908.
The number made is not known and no examples are known to survive.
Before 1919 chassis numbers were not segregated by model type and are in the range up to 2445.
CHASSIS AND ENGINE
BODY STYLES
Early examples of the 22hp
Many cars were supplied in chassis-only form to independent coach builders with Manchester-based Joseph Cockshoot supplying the bodies for many.
SPECIFICATION
