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Lanchester 38hp - 1911-1917 | 
| Frederick lanchester was a brilliant engineer but he was reluctant to adapt his ideas to marketing realities. It was his brother george who oversaw the production of the 38hp, which was less unconventional than previous lanchesters. | Specifications performance
Top speed of 50 mph
engine typedrivetrain: Overhead-valve, in-line 6
displacement 3,810 cc (3.8 l) power rating 40 hp transmission 3-speed manual
chassis: Cantilever-spring suspension; About 3,640 lbs. |
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Almost conventional
frederick lanchesters 1910 invention of the torsion vibration damper made practical the 38hps big six-cylinder engine. This, and the companion 25hp four-cylinder model, were the first lanchesters with wheel rather than tiller steeling and a foot-operated clutch in place of a hand lever. This lanchester had a short hood; Previous ones had no hood at all, with the radiator perpendicular to the windshield and the driver on one side of the engine. The 38hp retained the planetary transmission and cantilever springs of previous models. It had a pressed-steel chassis-frame design, and the long 135-in. Wheelbase assured comfort.
armored 38hps
civilian production ended with the start of world war i, but during 1915-17 lanchester built 42 armored cars for the british army, using the 38hp chassis, engine and transmission, but with the
suspension reinforced. Thirty-six saw service on the russian front.
Almost conventional by lanchester standards, the 38hp and the companion 25hp were the first cars of this marque uith a hood, steering wheel and foot-operated clutch. |
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