Lanchester Ten

[citation needed] Additional details to those in the tables The new engine's four-cylinder design was on the same general lines as the six-cylinder Lanchester 15/18 (not Eighteen) though with a much reduced bore and stroke taking down the swept volume from 2,504 cubic centimetres (153 cu in) to 1,203 cubic centimetres (73 cu in).

[3] A 1444cc enlarged version of the 1203cc design was used from late 1936 to 1939 and the LA10 shown in the photo accompanying this article is fitted with the 11hp engine.

[4] The preselection finger and thumb lever was just under the steering wheel on the near side and so worked by the left hand.

Power was delivered to the wheels by Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed preselective self-changing gearbox through a propeller shaft which was open and had mechanical joints.

In front they were shackled forwards, flat, sloped, and splayed—there were no dumb irons, while at the back the springs and frame were also under the axle.

Tyres were 4.5 x 19 inches[1] Revisions to the specification before the October 1934 Motor Show: "This body provides full room for four persons with a level floor.

There are two cupboards, four pockets, a sliding roof, safety glass and other usual fittings but no ash trays.

The generous wheelbase and the absence of a gearlever in the floor gives excellent entrance and exit through all four doorways."

Lanchester 6-light saloon is a car de luxe by its transmission which gives the greatest smoothness and simplicity, rapid acceleration, and additional safety, and also by its design, general finish, and quietness in running.

[11] The Times reported the larger engine did not run as sweetly as its predecessor but that it had appreciably more liveliness and speed.

There was still a slight hum with the engine running and the transmission in neutral but if anyone minded that the car can be held stationary with a gear engaged.

The new Eleven grille is shown in the bottom left corner of the large display advertisement of the new Fourteens and very little of the rest of the car can be seen.

carburettor by a Solex instrument which increased the power output to 43 bhp (32 kW) at 4000 rpm and improved the smoothness of running.

From September 1949 the same chassis was instead fitted with coachbuilt Barker aluminium alloy sports saloon bodywork.