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The ex-Harrah Collection, 1948 Daimler DE-36 'Green Goddess' Drop-Head Coupe Chassis no. 52802

United States • 13 Aug 2010

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This is an ex-Harrah Collection 1948 Daimler DE-36 'Green Goddess' Drop-Head Coupe, one of only seven built. It features coachwork by Hooper & Co. Ltd, a 150hp straight-eight engine, and a meticulous restoration recognized at Pebble Beach. The car comes from the LeMay Museum collection and includes original manuals.

Condition

9

The car underwent an exacting restoration by Steve's Automotive Restorations, with essentially all components and systems rebuilt, restored, or replaced. The quality of the finished car was recognized at the 1994 Pebble Beach Concours, where the Daimler took class honors. Appraisals in 2007 and 2008 rated the car as exceptional and excellent, respectively, highlighting the lasting quality of the restoration.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

52802

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This marvelous and immense automobile is the third of just seven Daimler DE-36 Hooper-bodied 'Green Goddess' drop-head coupes built between 1948 and 1953.

More than 20 feet long and just under 80 inches wide, the super-sized drop-top weighs more than three tons.

Beautifully streamlined and sumptuously appointed, the Daimler DE 36 drop-head ranks, both in size and prestige, among the most prominent automobiles ever constructed.

The original Hooper DE-36 drop-head show car dominated the Daimler stand at the 1948 Earls Court British Motor Show.

The massive convertible was dubbed "the Green Goddess" by the motoring press, in tribute to its special jade green paint.

Following its debut showing, the Green Goddess was put into the service of Sir Bernard Docker, then chairman of Birmingham Small Arms (BSA), the conglomerate that owned the British Daimler Motor Company.

Sir Bernard seems to have enjoyed 'living large,' both figuratively and literally.

His yacht, the 863-ton Shemera, was ...