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In the Daimler model range, the Sovereign filled a gap between the 2½-litre V8 and the larger and more conservatively styled 4½-litre Majestic Major. Prices in the UK of the basic 420 and Sovereign, as quoted in the Motor magazine of October 1966 were: Manual o/d – Jaguar £1615, Daimler £1724 Automatic – Jaguar £1678, Daimler £1787
Flutes: Daimler's traditional radiator grille topped by now-vestigial cooling fins adopted by 1905. The Daimler Company Limited (/ ˈ d eɪ m l ər / DAYM-lər), before 1910 known as the Daimler Motor Company Limited, was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896, which set up its manufacturing base in Coventry.
The Daimler DS420, also known as the Daimler Limousine, is a limousine made by the Daimler Company between 1968 and 1992. The car was designed for official use and it was popular with chauffeur services, hoteliers and undertakers. It was used as an official state car in many countries. No other limousine model has been delivered to more ...
Auto Trader was founded by John Madejski, [2] [3] Paul Gibbons and Peter Taylor as Thames Valley Trader in 1977. [4] It was rebranded Auto Trader in 1988. The first title was followed by the publication of a second one, Southern Auto Trader. [5] The company launched a website, Autotrader.co.uk, in 1996, giving people the ability to buy or sell ...
Daimler's ambulance of this period was based on this chassis. First Daimler with bevel gear final drive since the Edwardian era. Early use of electrically-operated windows and centre divider. [15] DE36 [13] 1946–1953 straight-8, 5460 cc 85.09 120.015 205 Daimler's last straight-eight Extended DE27 chassis. [15] last State Car by Daimler ...
The first Daimler Sovereign was based on the 1966 Jaguar 420 and is sometimes referred to as the "Sovereign 420". Subsequent Sovereigns were derived from the Series I, II and III Jaguar XJ6 . In 1983 the model name "Sovereign" was switched to the high specification version of the Series III Jaguar XJ6, the 6-cylinder Daimler based on it simply ...
For the London Motor Show in October 1966 the Mark X was renamed the Jaguar 420G [1] (not to be confused with the smaller Jaguar 420). The 420G was distinct from the Mark X only with the addition of a vertical central bar splitting the grille in two, side indicator repeaters on the front wings, and a chrome strip along the wing and door panels ...
Arriving home late, he found a crowd of eager buyers, and so auctioned the car off for £420. [1] Wickins then rented a farmer's field at Frimley Bridges, now under junction 4 of the M3 motorway on the A331 by Hawley Road in Frimley, Surrey, and set up his first public auction. [1] The 14 cars sold for a total of £8,250.