BSA Light Six
| BSA Light Six | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
The Daimler Company Limited for BSA Cycles Limited |
| Also called | Lanchester Light Six |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Six-light saloon sports saloon streamlined saloon fixed-head coupé All four bodies are fully coachbuilt |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | BSA Ten, Lanchester Ten |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6-cylinder Inline ohv 1378 cc |
| Transmission | Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed preselective self-changing gearbox |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | (8'3") 99 in (2,515 mm) and track (4'0") 48 in (1,219 mm) |
| BSA Light Six | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Also called | Lanchester Light Six |
| Combustion chamber | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 1,378 cubic centimetres (84 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 57 mm (2.2 in) |
| Piston stroke | 90 mm (3.5 in) |
| Cylinder block alloy | Cast-iron with integral head, mounted on a two-piece aluminium crankcase |
| Cylinder head alloy | Integral head with block Aluminium-alloy pistons |
| Valvetrain | ohv operated by pushrods from a chain-driven camshaft |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | S.U. carburettor |
| Oil system | full pressure lubrication |
| Cooling system | water thermostatically controlled with pump and fan to radiator |
| Output | |
| Power output | 34 bhp (25 kW; 34 PS) @3,600 rpm Tax rating 12.09 hp |
The BSA Light Six was a small car in the twelve tax horsepower class manufactured for BSA Cars by BSA subsidiary The Daimler Company Limited. Announced in September 1934 it was a cheaper and less well-finished version of the Lanchester Light Six
It was described by the motoring correspondent of The Times as not intended to be a replacement for the Ten but as an alternative model perhaps for the more fastidious
The new engine design was on the same general lines as the Lanchester Eighteen (not 15/18) though with a chain-driven dynamo and a much reduced bore and stroke taking down the swept volume from 2,390 cubic centimetres (146 cu in) to 1,378 cubic centimetres (84 cu in)
The larger twelve horsepower six-cylinder engine was mounted in the chassis of the ten horsepower four-cylinder BSA Ten. Steering was by cam and lever, brakes were mechanical. Tyres specified were 5 inch on 18 inch wheels.
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