Lanchester · 1934–1936
Lanchester Light Six
The Lanchester Light Six was a small luxury car in the twelve tax horsepower 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 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.
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Successor: Lanchester Fourteen
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Specifications
- name
- Lanchester Light Six
- Manufacturer
- The Daimler Company Limited
- aka
- BSA Light Six
- Production
- 1934–1936
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Coventry
- Predecessor
- none
- Successor
- Fourteen Roadrider
- Body style
- Saloons and coupés, other styles to special order
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 1378 cc
- Transmission
- Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed preselective self-changing gearbox
- Wheelbase
- (8'6½") 102.5 in and, track (4'0½") 48.5 in
- Kerb weight
- 22cwt
- Related
- Lanchester Ten, BSA Ten
- sp
- uk
- Top speed
- 103 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6483704CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanchester_Light_SixCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1311937108 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1935_Lanchester_12-6_Sports_Saloon_4330331043.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Clive Barker · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.