Lanchester Thirty-Eight

Lanchester Thirty-Eight
Rotund phaeton [note 1] 1912 example
Overview
Manufacturer	The Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production	1910–1914
Assembly	United Kingdom: 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

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) [1]
Cylinder bore	101 mm (4.0 in) [1]
Piston stroke	101 mm (4.0 in) [1]
Cylinder block material	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 Lanchester Motor Company, located in Birmingham, England. ^[2]

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

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