1938 Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider De Luxe Six-Light Saloon [LA14/2]

1938 Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider De Luxe [LA14/2] in Dial 999, TV Series, 1958-1959 Ep. 10

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2024-11-03 18:44	Daimler New Fifteen? Once again, the plate location makes me doubt.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2024-11-03 19:05	I think that you are on, or near, the money.
Lateef ◊ 2024-11-05 10:41	Pre-war Lanchester Fourteen seems to match.
dsl ◊ 2024-11-05 21:13	Agree - another and yet another. Seems Lanchester Fourteen Roadrider De Luxe is the full ID but also known as Lanchester 14/2, introduced late 38 and the last pre-war Lanchester, 1850 made. Used the Daimler DB17 (New Fifteen) body with a smaller engine, but this square side-mounted plate seems unique to the Lanchester with Daimler using rectangular format across the rear panel.
daimlere20 ◊ 2024-11-05 22:50	Yes, an LA14/2 or far less likely, a 14/3. Although both the Roadrider de-Luxe and New Fifteen (DB17/1) were introduced to the public in October 1937, it is a misnomer that they shared a body shell. The wheelbase of the Lanchester is a full four inches shorter than that of the Daimler.