Footnotes

'The Lanchester was unique among early British cars in that it owed nothing to foreign designs such as Benz or Panhard, but was planned from first principles by one of the most original minds of his age, Frederick William Lanchester.' – The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
Post-WWI Lanchesters were in the main large, well-appointed, high-speed conveyances aimed at the luxury car market. The company's 1930 merger with Daimler (itself part of the BSA conglomerate) brought with it a change of policy, subsequent Lanchesters being smaller and cheaper cars. Lanchester's last model to enter production prior to WW2 was the Fourteen Roadrider De Luxe, which superseded the 1½-litre Roadrider that had been introduced in 1937. A derivative of the contemporary Daimler DB17/18, the Roadrider De Luxe was powered by a 1,809cc six-cylinder overhead-valve detachable-head engine coupled to the marque's traditional fluid flywheel and Wilson pre-selector gearbox. A conventional synchromesh 'box was optional and the Roadrider De Luxe differed from its Daimler cousin by virtue of its Lanchester radiator grille, Bendix brakes and spiral-bevel rear axle. A total of approximately 1,850 cars had been completed before the outbreak of war brought civilian production to a halt. The model did not resume production post-war.
This relatively rare 1930s Lanchester had already been restored when the current vendors purchased it in 2005. Since then the car has formed part of their wedding hire fleet, proving very popular and reliable, and is the lady vendor's personal favourite of all the fleet's cars. The Lanchester has also attended many local classic vehicle shows where it always receives admiring attention, and on one occasion received a 3rd-in-class concours award out of 200 cars entered. Finished in black/maroon with red leather interior, the car is described by the vendor as in generally good condition and offered with MoT/tax to July 2011 and Swansea V5 registration document.