£9,501
Daimler 20 hp Limousine (voir texte) c.1921
Bonhams • France • 5 Feb 2015
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£9,501
Daimler 20 hp Limousine (voir texte) c.1921
France • 5 Feb 2015
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AI Listing Summary
This is a circa 1921 Daimler 20hp Limousine, chassis number H6982 and engine number 8937. It features a 3.3-litre engine and is believed to have a body made in Portugal with an original interior. The car is being offered for restoration and comes with Portuguese registration papers.
Condition
3
The vehicle is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, indicating that it is not in pristine condition and requires work to bring it up to a higher standard.
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H6982
1921
Auction
RHD
France
£9,501
Daimler 20 hp Limousine (voir texte) c.1921
Bonhams • France • 5 Feb 2015
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
Châssis n° H6982 Moteur n° 8937 La Daimler Motor Co. Ltd de Londres et Coventry utilisa des moteur à soupapes conventionnels pendant les années 1900 avant de prendre en 1909 la courageuse décision d'adopter le principe du « sans soupapes » à fourreaux coulissants inventé par un ingénieur du Wisconsin, Charles Yale Knight.
Les moteurs sans soupapes, qui offraient un fonctionnement à la fois silencieux et souple avec, peut-être, l'inconvénient d'une consommation d'huile élevée, furent choisis en vue de répondre à l'introduction de la Silver Ghost de Rolls-Royce.
En 1911, l'adoption du moteur sans soupapes « Silent Knight » plus raffiné avait déjà été pour beaucoup dans le rétablissement de la fortune de Daimler et confirmé l'engagement de la firme sur la voie de l'excellence mécanique.
Au lendemain de la Grande Guerre, presque tous les modèles Daimler utilisaient ce type de moteur en versions six ou douze cylindres, la seule exception étant le quatre-cylindres 20 hp.
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