The BSA Light Six was a small car in the twelve tax horsepower class manufactured for BSA Cars by BSA subsidiary The Daimler Company Limited. Announced in September 1934[1] it was a cheaper and less well-finished version of the Lanchester Light Six
| BSA Light Six | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited for BSA Cycles Limited |
| Also called | Lanchester Light Six |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Six-light saloon sports saloon streamlined saloon fixed-head coupé All four bodies are fully coachbuilt[1] |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | BSA Ten, Lanchester Ten |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6-cylinder Inline ohv 1378 cc[2] |
| Transmission | Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed preselective self-changing gearbox[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | (8'3") 99 in (2,515 mm) and track (4'0") 48 in (1,219 mm)[2] |
| BSA Light Six | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Also called | Lanchester Light Six |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 1,378 cubic centimetres (84 cu in)[2] |
| Cylinder bore | 57 mm (2.2 in)[1] |
| Piston stroke | 90 mm (3.5 in)[1] |
| Cylinder block material | Cast-iron with integral head, mounted on a two-piece aluminium crankcase[2] |
| Cylinder head material | Integral head with block Aluminium-alloy pistons[2] |
| Valvetrain | ohv operated by pushrods from a chain-driven camshaft[2] |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | S.U. carburettor |
| Oil system | full pressure lubrication[2] |
| Cooling system | water thermostatically controlled with pump and fan to radiator[2] |
| Output | |
| Power output | 34 bhp (25 kW; 34 PS) @3,600 rpm[2] Tax rating 12.09 hp[1] |
It was described by the motoring correspondent of The Times as not intended to be a replacement for the Ten but as an alternative model perhaps for the more fastidious[1]
Engine edit
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 2,390 cubic centimetres (146 cu in) to 1,378 cubic centimetres (84 cu in)
Chassis edit
The larger twelve horsepower six-cylinder engine was mounted in the chassis of the ten horsepower four-cylinder BSA Ten. Steering was by cam and lever, brakes were mechanical. Tyres specified were 5 inch on 18 inch wheels.
Prices edit
- Six-light saloon and fixed head coupé £315
- Streamlined saloon and sports saloon £325