Lanchester Fourteen
The Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider is a six-cylinder automobile introduced by the Lanchester Motor Company in the beginning of September 1936. It was named "Roadrider" for its special suspension features, and billed as the lowest-priced six-cylinder Lanchester ever offered. This car replaced the previous 12 hp (tax horsepower) Light Six model with a larger six-cylinder (14 hp tax horsepower) engine again in the Lanchester Eleven chassis and body.
| Lanchester Fourteen | |
|---|---|
Fourteen 6-light saloon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | small luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door six-light saloon 4-door four-light "razor-edge" sports saloon 2-door four-light four-seater coupé all with fully panelled or leathercloth roofs and quarters. |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Lanchester Eleven |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,527 cc (93.2 cu in) 6-cylinder in-line ohv |
| Transmission | 4-speed preselective self-changing gearbox and Fluid Flywheel |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 102+1⁄2 in (2,600 mm) track 48 in (1,200 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 25 long cwt (2,800 lb; 1,300 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lanchester Light Six |
| Successor | Lanchester Fourteen |
| Lanchester Fourteen engine | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 1,527 cc (93.2 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 60 mm (2.4 in) |
| Piston stroke | 90 mm (3.5 in) |
| Compression ratio | 6.5:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Cooling system | water, pump and fan, thermostatically controlled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 43 bhp (32 kW; 44 PS) @4,000 rpm Tax rating 13.4 hp (10.0 kW) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lanchester Light Six |
| Successor | Lanchester Fourteen |
The four-light four-door sports saloon was given a new "razor edge" body. The entirely new Roadrider shape, introduced within twelve months, was similar in appearance.
The Fourteen was continued after World War II, with a coachbuilt body for the home market and, under the Lanchester Leda name for the export market, with a lighter all-steel body.