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£32,625
1951 Daimler DB18 Special Sports Subject to a Comprehensive Restoration and Award Winner Since
United Kingdom • 8 Sept 2021
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AI Listing Summary
This 1951 Daimler DB18 Special Sports is one of approximately 500 ever made and features coachwork by Barker & Co. Subject to a comprehensive restoration, including an engine overhaul and body/paintwork repairs, this vehicle also won 'Best Car' in the 2018 Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool run and ‘Best Barker-bodied Car' in the Northern Daimler Rally at Newby Hall in 2018.
Condition
9
The vehicle underwent a comprehensive restoration, addressing virtually every component. It has won awards for its condition and presentation, indicating a high level of care and quality in the restoration work. The description explicitly states it is one of the finest examples encountered.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
59035
Odometer:
83,549 miles
Reg Number:
443 YUY
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Registration No: 443 YUY Chassis No: 59035 MOT: Exempt Development of the pre-war Daimler Fifteen culminated with the DB18 model announced for 1939.
Independent suspension appeared for the first time on a Daimler and the DB18 featured an enlarged, 2,522cc version of the overhead-valve six first introduced in 1933.
Daimler's customary fluid flywheel, pre-selector gearbox and worm drive rear axle comprised the transmission.
A new drophead coupé appeared at the first post-war London Motor Show in 1948: the DB18 Special Sports.
Stylish in a most un-Daimler-like manner, the Special Sports featured coachwork by Barker, the latter, like Daimler and fellow coachbuilders Hooper, being one of the BSA Group's many companies.
The radiator grille was now curved, the alloy-panelled coachwork more streamlined, and the Special Sports benefited from hydro-mechanical braking and a power output raised to 85bhp courtesy of twin carburettors.
In short: a model combining all the usual Daimler refineme...
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£9,072
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£24,750
Median Price (Since 2020)
£43,875
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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