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BSA Light Six (1934)

BSA Light Six car 
Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited for BSA Cycles Limited
Also called Lanchester Light Six
Body style Six-light saloon sports saloon streamlined saloon fixed-head coupé All four bodies are fully coachbuilt
Layout FR layout
Engine 6-cylinder Inline ohv 1378 cc
Transmission Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed preselective self-changing gearbox
Wheelbase (8'3") 99 in (2,515 mm) and track (4'0") 48 in (1,219 mm)
Related BSA Ten, Lanchester Ten

 

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 it was a cheaper and less well-finished version of the Lanchester Light Six

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

Engine

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

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

Six-light saloon and fixed head coupé £315
Streamlined saloon and sports saloon £325

 

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  • BSA Light Six Engine

    BSA Light Six Engine view
     
    Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited
    Also called Lanchester Light Six
    Configuration 6-cylinder in-line
    Displacement 1,378 cubic centimetres (84 cu in)
    Cylinder bore 57 mm (2.2 in)
    Piston stroke 90 mm (3.5 in)
    Cylinder block alloy Cast-iron with integral head, mounted on a two-piece aluminium crankcase
    Cylinder head alloy Integral head with block Aluminium-alloy pistons
    Valvetrain ohv operated by pushrods from a chain-driven camshaft
    Fuel system S.U. carburettor
    Oil system full pressure lubrication
    Cooling system water thermostatically controlled with pump and fan to radiator
    Power output 34 bhp (25 kW; 34 PS) @3,600 rpm Tax rating 12.09 hp

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