Lanchester Thirty-Eight

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

Lanchester Thirty-Eight
rotund phaeton[note 1] 1912 example
Overview
ManufacturerThe Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production1910-1914
AssemblySparkbrook, Birmingham
DesignerGeorge Lanchester[1]
Body and chassis
Classluxury carriage
Body styleTourer
LayoutFR layout (engine between driver and front seat passenger)[1]
Powertrain
Engine4.856 L I6 Straight-six[1]
TransmissionLanchester patent compound epicyclic, 3-speeds and reverse, with separate high pressure lubricating system
Clutch-Lanchester multi-disc for direct drive[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase127.0 in (3,226 mm) (SWB)
139.0 in (3,531 mm) (LWB)[1] Track = 58.0 in (1,473 mm)[1]
Kerb weight35 long cwt (3,920 lb; 1,780 kg) (LWB with standard touring body)[1]
Chronology
PredecessorTwenty-Eight
Lanchester 38 hp
Overview
ManufacturerThe Lanchester Motor Company Limited
Production1910-1914
Layout
Configuration6-cylinder in-line
Displacement4,856 cubic centimetres (296 cu in)[1]
Cylinder bore101 mm (4.0 in)[1]
Piston stroke101 mm (4.0 in)[1]
Block material1910-1912 cylinders cast singly
1913-1914 in pairs[1]
ValvetrainOverhead, horizontal, 2 per cylinder, operated by rocking levers and flat plate springs
Twin camshafts in upper half of crankcase[1]
Combustion
Fuel systemLanchester patent wick fuel vapouriser
H.T. magneto and Bosch trembler coil for starting[1]
Fuel typePetrol
Cooling systemHoneycomb radiator, thermo-syphon, two fans[1]
Chronology
Predecessor28 hp

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
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