One of the founding firms of the British motor industry, Daimler was absorbed by the expanding BSA group in 1910, by which time the adoption of the refined 'Silent Knight' sleeve-valve engine had done much to turn around the company's fortunes and establish it as a marque committed to engineering excellence.

A new range of long-stroke, sleeve-valve sixes was introduced for 1926, their combination of steel sleeves and light-alloy pistons making for appreciably livelier performance.

This 'barn find' Daimler limousine comes with an old-style continuation logbook listing various owners between October 1947 and December 1971.

An old-type V5 registration document picks up the ownership trail, recording one Edgar Kilby as owner from March 1978 and Chris Mash of Ruislip Manor, Middlesex from April 1982.

The late owner purchased the car from Chris Mash – a leading light of the Daimler Owners' Club – in July 1987.

With the car came six new tyres and a quantity of engine spares including six...