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.

Introduced in 1932 and the smallest ever Lanchester, the Ten was unique in its class at the time, having both a Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson four-speed pre-selector gearbox, a combination it shared with other Daimler and Lanchester models of the period.

The engine was a 1.2-litre (later 1.4-litre) four-cylinder overhead-valve unit producing 34bhp at 4,000rpm.

The car had an adequate performance with a top speed of just over 60mph (96km/h).

With their coachbuilt bodies and advanced specification, the various versions of the Ten were considerably more expensive than many of their rivals: the £325 fixed-head coupé costing £110 more than the equivalent Morris Ten-Four, for example.

The Ten remained i...