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The Lanchester Light Six was a small luxury car in the twelve 
This model was to become the Fourteen or Roadrider in 1937
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class manufactured for The Lanchester Motor Company Limited by BSA subsidiary The Daimler Company Limited. Announced in September 1934 it was the better-finished version of an almost identical pair the other half being the BSA Light Six
It followed the Lanchester 15/18 introduced three years earlier and Ten
Ten, TEN or 10 may refer to:
* 10, an even natural number following 9 and preceding 11
* one of the years 10 BC, AD 10, 1910 and 2010
* October, the tenth month of the year
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introduced in October 1932 as the third break away from previous Lanchester large cars.
This model was to become the Fourteen or Roadrider in 1937
Engine
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 toChassis
The larger twelve horsepower six-cylinder engine was mounted in the chassis of the ten horsepower four-cylinderLanchester Ten
The Lanchester Ten and Lanchester Eleven were sold by Lanchester Motor Company, The Lanchester Motor Company Limited from the Ten's announcement in September 1932 until 1951. Quite different from previous Lanchesters, the Ten was the second (it ...
. Steering was by cam and lever, brakes were mechanical. Tyres specified were 5 inch on 18 inch wheels.
The most popular bodywork styles were the saloons. These were available as both 'six light' and 'four light' versions, the term 'light' here referring to the side windows. The six-light had a longer roofline with a third side window behind the rear door, the four-light sports saloon had a fixed head canvas body above the waistline.
Prices
*six-light saloon and fixed head coupé £365 *sports saloon and streamlined saloon £375 *drophead coupé £390 *Romney coupé by Martin Walter £430 (made to order) *Tickford coupé by Salmons & Sons £435 (made to order)References
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