Registration No: MTE 926
Chassis No: L63509
MOT: Exempt

• Part of the collection since at least the late 1970s
• Rare, Barker & Co bodied example
• Regency period seat covers, Waltham stereo etc
• In need of recommissioning / renovation

Introduced in 1946, the Lanchester LD10 was more considerably expensive than its 10hp opposition. Marketed as ‘craftsman built’, the newcomer was powered by a smooth 1287cc OHV four-cylinder engine allied to four-speed pre-selector transmission complete with a fluid flywheel. Equipped with independent front suspension, a ‘live’ rear axle and four-wheel drum brakes, the four-seater was reputedly capable of 69mph. Initially fitted with steel Six-Light coachwork by Briggs, later variants wore aluminium Four-Light bodies courtesy of Barker & Co. Just 579 of the 3,030 LD10s made sported the more rakish Barker design.

First registered in Lancashire (or so its ‘MTE 926’ number plate would imply), chassis L63509 has been part of the late Mr Lucas’s collection since at least the late 1970s when the DVLA computerised their records. A regular attendee at Daimler Lanchester Owners’ Club events earlier that same decade, the LD10 displays an unwarranted 22,338 miles to its odometer. Fitted with ‘Regency’ upholstery covers and sundry auxiliary gauges, the four-seater has lain dormant for years. Seemingly complete, it will require recommissioning / renovation prior to use. Curiously, the DVLA erroneously list the car’s date of first registration as February 1^st 1957.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737