The Lanchester Motor Company Limited Sandy Lane, Radford, Coventry CV1 4DX
Production
Approximately 12,250 units mid-1932 to mid 1936
Body and chassis
Body style
Catalogued: 4-door six-light saloon 4-door four-light sports saloon 2-door 2+2-seater fixed head coupé 2-door 4-seater open car by Martin Walter Chassis provided for coachbuilders
Layout
FR layout
Related
Lanchester 15/18, (Daimler Light Twenty 16/20), Daimler Fifteen, BSA Ten
Powertrain
Engine
1,203 cc (73.4 cu in) (and 1,444 cc (88.1 cu in), 1936 only) four-cylinder in-line overhead valve water-cooled[1]
Transmission
4-speed preselective Self-changing gearbox and Fluid Flywheel through an open propellor shaft to a worm-drive for the half-floating back axle[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
102+1⁄2 in (2,600 mm)[1] track 48+1⁄2 in (1,230 mm)[2]
Length
157+1⁄2 in (4,000 mm)[1]
Width
57+3⁄4 in (1,470 mm)[1]
Kerb weight
21 long cwt (2,400 lb; 1,100 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
new model
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Lanchester Ten engine
Overview
Manufacturer
The Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production
mid-1932 to mid-1935
Layout
Configuration
4-cylinder in-line
Displacement
1,203 cubic centimetres (73 cu in)[1]
Cylinder bore
63.5 mm (2.50 in)[2]
Piston stroke
95 mm (3.7 in)[2]
Cylinder block material
Cast-iron Aluminium-alloy pistons[1]
Cylinder head material
Cast-iron detachable[1]
Valvetrain
ohv operated by pushrods from a chain-driven camshaft[1]
Compression ratio
7.4:1[3]
Combustion
Fuel system
carburettor with a circular cleaner and silencer on the intake, mounted high on the circular two-branch inlet manifold. The inlet manifold is joined at its centre to the exhaust manifold which has one twin and two single branches[1]
Fuel type
Petrol mechanically pumped from an 8-gallon fuel tank at the rear[1]
Oil system
full pressure lubrication[1]
Cooling system
water circulates naturally and there is no fan for the honeycomb radiator which has a veed sloping casing with dummy shutters[1]
Output
Power output
32 bhp (24 kW; 32 PS) @4,000 rpm[1]
Torque output
60 lbs. ft. @ 2,000 rpm
Chronology
Predecessor
developed from Lanchester 15/18 (Daimler Light Twenty 16/20)
Successor
Lanchester Ten 11 hp engine
The Lanchester Ten and Lanchester Eleven were sold by The Lanchester Motor Company Limited from the Ten's announcement in September 1932[1] until 1951. Quite different from previous Lanchesters, the Ten was the second (it followed the Lanchester 15/18) of Lanchester's new owner's new Daimler-linked Lanchester range. The names Ten and Eleven referred to the engine's rating for the annual tax and did not relate to the engine's power output.
Part of the thinking behind BSA's acquisition of Lanchester was, in consideration of the international economic depression, to extend the BSA group's range of cars into the sectors between those filled by Daimler and the three-wheeled 'cars' of BSA Cars without affecting Daimler's super-luxury image.
Ultimately the smallest Lanchester became far too expensive for the size of car it was, few were sold and production ended in 1951.
^ abcdefghijklmnoCars Of To-Day. The Times, Tuesday, 20 September 1932; pg. 8; Issue 46243
^ abcCars Of 1933.The Times, Friday, 15 July 1932; pg. 10; Issue 46186
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