The Daimler SP250 Roadster occupies a distinctive place in British motoring history, combining lightweight glassfibre construction with Daimler’s characterful 2.5-litre V8 engine.

Introduced in 1959, the SP250 offered strong performance and a unique driving experience, and in later C-specification form benefitted from chassis improvements that enhanced rigidity and overall road manners.

This particular example, chassis number 104270, is a late C-specification car manufactured in 1963 and originally supplied by Stratstone of London on 21st July that year, complete with factory hardtop.

It was finished in Daimler Ivory, equivalent to Jaguar Old English White, with black interior trim and ivory piping, a combination it retains today and one that suits the model’s elegant lines particularly well.

The car was acquired by a previous long-term owner in 2004, at which point it was described as mechanically strong but cosmetically in need of attention, although notably retaining an excelle...