Lanchester Thirty-Eight

Lanchester Thirty-Eight
rotund phaeton[note 1] 1912 example
Overview
Manufacturer	The Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production	1910-1914
Assembly	Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Designer	George Lanchester[1]
Body and chassis
Class	luxury carriage
Body style	Tourer
Layout	FR layout (engine between driver and front seat passenger)[1]
Powertrain
Engine	4.856 L I6 Straight-six[1]
Transmission	Lanchester patent compound epicyclic, 3-speeds and reverse, with separate high pressure lubricating system Clutch-Lanchester multi-disc for direct drive[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	127.0 in (3,226 mm) (SWB) 139.0 in (3,531 mm) (LWB)[1] Track = 58.0 in (1,473 mm)[1]
Kerb weight	35 cwt (LWB with standard touring body)[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	Twenty-Eight

Lanchester 38 hp
Overview
Manufacturer	The Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production	1910-1914
Combustion chamber
Configuration	6-cylinder in-line
Displacement	4,856 cubic centimetres (296 cu in)[1]
Cylinder bore	101 mm (4.0 in)[1]
Piston stroke	101 mm (4.0 in)[1]
Cylinder block alloy	1910-1912 cylinders cast singly 1913-1914 in pairs[1]
Valvetrain	Overhead, horizontal, 2 per cylinder, operated by rocking levers and flat plate springs Twin camshafts in upper half of crankcase[1]
Combustion
Fuel system	Lanchester patent wick fuel vapouriser H.T. magneto and Bosch trembler coil for starting[1]
Fuel type	Petrol
Cooling system	Honeycomb radiator, thermo-syphon, two fans[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	28 hp

The Lanchester Thirty-Eight was manufactured from 1910 to 1914 by the The Lanchester Motor Company Limited, located in Birmingham, England.

History

It was designed by the youngest brother, George Lanchester assisted by Frederick Lanchester acting as a consultant which was a reversal of their previous roles. By the end of 1913 Frederick Lanchester would cease to have any connection with the company at all.

However as the 38 hp was a development of the preceding 28 hp which was designed by Frederick this car may be said to have more of Fred than of George in it.^[1]

References

1. Anthony Bird, The Lanchester 38 & 40 H.P., Profile Publications No 5 Leatherhead 1966

Notes

1. Rotund phaeton - an English modification of the popular 'Roi des Belges' style, less voluptuously curved, lighter and easier to clean.
   Page 115, Anthony Bird & Francis Hutton-Stott, Lanchester Motorcars, A History, Cassell, London 1965

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