Est: £18,000 - £22,000
1952 DAIMLER DB18
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 8 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Est: £18,000 - £22,000
1952 DAIMLER DB18
UK • 8 Nov 2026 • Lot 657
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A restored 1952 Daimler DB18 Special Sports drophead coupé by Barker with a 2522cc engine and preselector gearbox. Beautifully presented in two-tone grey/green with cream leather interior, extensive history file and valid MoT until 2027.
Condition
8
Excellent condition, recent engine rebuild, invoices, MoT history.
/ 10
22,119 miles
OWC 429
1952
Auction
Automatic
RHD
United Kingdom
Est: £18,000 - £22,000
1952 DAIMLER DB18
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 8 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
2522cc, preselector gearbox.
This lovely DB18 is one of around 500 ‘Special Sports’ drophead coupés built after WW2 by the coachbuilder Barker, which was by then a subsidiary of Daimler.
It's looking very fresh in its two-tone grey/green paintwork, and the cream leather interior (complete with picnic hamper) is a lovely place to be.
The last 3 Mo
Ts were passed with no advisories, and the current certificate is valid to 20th July 2027. The car is supplied with an excellent, well organised history file, with invoices covering many decades and a carefully compiled list of previous owners.
It spent time in Florida before returning to the UK in 1984 and an engine rebuild was carried out in 1990, followed by a few years of heavy expenditure.
Invoices show enthusiastic maintenance up until 2023, and today the odometer is showing 22,119 miles. The V5C and the original buff logbook have been preserved, confirming that this car was first registered on 18th February 1952 in Southampton, wi...
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£2,362
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£5,576
Median Price (Since 2020)
£172,703
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 20th Jul 2027
Latest MOT mileage:
22,015 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 21st Jul 2026, 22,015 miles
Passed
On 29th Oct 2024, 21,971 miles
Passed
On 17th Jul 2017, 18,156 miles
Failed
On 10th May 2017, 18,110 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Fail:
- Front Headlamp not working on main beam both (1.7.5a)
- Windscreen washer control missing (8.2.1a)
- Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- Central Ball joint has slight play steering idler/middle joint has play (2.2.B.1f)
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