Lanchester Thirty-Eight
| Lanchester Thirty-Eight | |
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rotund phaeton 1912 example
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Lanchester Motor Company Limited |
| Production | 1910-1914 |
| Assembly | Sparkbrook, Birmingham |
| Designer | George Lanchester |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | luxury carriage |
| Body style | Tourer |
| Layout | FR layout (engine between driver and front seat passenger) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.856 L I6 Straight-six |
| Transmission | Lanchester patent compound epicyclic, 3-speeds and reverse, with separate high pressure lubricating system Clutch-Lanchester multi-disc for direct drive |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase |
127.0 in (3,226 mm) (SWB) |
| Kerb weight | 35 cwt (LWB with standard touring body) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Twenty-Eight |
| Lanchester 38 hp | |
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| 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) |
| Cylinder bore | 101 mm (4.0 in) |
| Piston stroke | 101 mm (4.0 in) |
| Cylinder block alloy | 1910-1912 cylinders cast singly 1913-1914 in pairs |
| Valvetrain | Overhead, horizontal, 2 per cylinder, operated by rocking levers and flat plate springs Twin camshafts in upper half of crankcase |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Lanchester patent wick fuel vapouriser H.T. magneto and Bosch trembler coil for starting |
| Fuel type | Petrol |
| Cooling system | Honeycomb radiator, thermo-syphon, two fans |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | 28 hp |
127.0 in (3,226 mm) (SWB)
139.0 in (3,531 mm) (LWB)
The Lanchester Thirty-Eight was manufactured from 1910 to 1914 by the The Lanchester Motor Company Limited, located in Birmingham, England.
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.
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