Lanchester_Thirty-Eight Knowpia

Lanchester 38 hp
Lanchester 38 hp
Overview
Manufacturer	The Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production	1910-1914
Layout
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 material	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

Lanchester Thirty-Eight
Lanchester Thirty-Eight
	Rotund phaeton 1912 example
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); 139.0 in (3,531 mm) (LWB) Track = 58.0 in (1,473 mm)
Kerb weight	35 long cwt (3,920 lb; 1,780 kg) (LWB with standard touring body)
Chronology
Predecessor	Twenty-Eight

The Lanchester Thirty-Eight was manufactured from 1910 to 1914 by the Lanchester Motor Company, located in Birmingham, England.^[2]

History edit

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 edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Anthony Bird, The Lanchester 38 & 40 H.P., Profile Publications No 5 Leatherhead 1966
^ "Lanchester Thirty-Eight (1910-1914)". Motor Car History. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

Notes edit

^ 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

External links edit

[AB-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Anthony Bird, The Lanchester 38 & 40 H.P., Profile Publications No 5 Leatherhead 1966

[3] "Lanchester Thirty-Eight (1910-1914)". Motor Car History. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[WBName-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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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 long cwt (3,920 lb; 1,780 kg) (LWB with standard touring body)^[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	Twenty-Eight

Summary

History edit

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