0 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G erman ▁football ers ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁mid field ers ▁Category : H amb urger ▁SV ▁players ▁Category : W ür z burger ▁K ick ers ▁players ▁Category : 2 . ▁Bundes liga ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lan chester ▁E igh teen ▁at ▁first ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 / 1 8 ▁was ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁Qu ite ▁unlike ▁any ▁previous ▁Lan chester ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁first ▁new ▁car ▁following ▁B SA ' s ▁take over ▁of ▁The ▁Lan chester ▁Motor ▁Company ▁Limited ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁A ▁medium ▁s ized ▁car ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁departure ▁for ▁Lan chester . ▁▁ ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁B SA ▁group ' s ▁range ▁of ▁cars ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁price ▁level ▁by ▁offering ▁a ▁car ▁of ▁moder ate ▁size ▁and ▁price ▁providing ▁econom ies ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁design ▁and ▁work mans hip . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁medium ▁s ized ▁car ▁to ▁be ▁offered ▁with ▁the ▁Da im ler ▁fluid ▁fly w heel ▁and ▁Wilson ▁half - autom atically ▁changing ▁g ear box ▁which ▁was ▁separately ▁mounted . ▁ ▁Design ▁George ▁Lan chester ▁played ▁a ▁considerable ▁part ▁in ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁car ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁L ▁H ▁Pom ero y . ▁Their ▁original ▁concept ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁fairly ▁small ▁car ▁but ▁one ▁still ▁red ol ent ▁of ▁Lan chester ▁lux ury ▁s elling ▁for ▁about ▁£