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An Overlooked Competitor
In January 1952, a privately entered Lanchester Fourteen left Britain for one of the toughest rallies in the world.
Carrying the registration MWK 28 and rally number 169, it would tackle snowbound Alpine roads alongside hundreds of competitors—yet its story would largely disappear from the official record.
Until now.
The Monte Carlo Challenge
The Start
Multiple European Cities.
MWK28 starts from the toughest Glasgow.
British private entry
The Alps
Snow, ice, night driving
Mechanical endurance test
The Finish
Many failed to complete
Privateers rarely recorded
The Car
The Lanchester Fourteen
Built 1051-1953
Daimler's first new car following the war.
Built for comfort - not competition
Yet in 1952, one example proved it could endure one of the toughest rallies in Europe.
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Lanchester Fourteen MWK 28 in the
Alpine stages of the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally.
Driven by Cyril Corbishley and C. R.Hardman,
MWK 28 finished 68th out the 328 cars which started
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