£3,450
1948 Daimler DB18 Saloon - A lovely Post-War luxury saloon
Manor Park • UK • 14 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£3,450
1948 Daimler DB18 Saloon - A lovely Post-War luxury saloon
UK • 14 Sept 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1948 Daimler DB18 Saloon, sold for £3,450, presents a lovely post-war luxury experience. It features a pre-select transmission, sunroof, and an original-specification interior with a charming patina. While the engine and gearbox are in good working order, the paint shows some blistering typical of its age.
Condition
6
The car is described as having minor blistering on the paintwork, and the interior has a patina which suggests wear and tear. The clutch pedal also has a minor issue. However, the engine is said to fire into life easily and pull strongly, and the pre-select gearbox operates well. Overall, the car appears to be in good running order, but with some cosmetic imperfections typical of its age.
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78,452 miles
D53143
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
5935 DH
1948
Auction
£3,450
1948 Daimler DB18 Saloon - A lovely Post-War luxury saloon
Manor Park • UK • 14 Sept 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
The Daimler DB18 was launched in 1939 with a new 2.5-litre 70bhp overhead-valve six-cylinder engine which went into numerous military vehicles during the war.
In 1948 the unit was put into the new DB18, a luxury saloon with acres of wood and leather.
Transmission was by Daimler’s traditional pre-selector gearbox allied to a fluid flywheel which gave it a top speed of 80mph with a 0-60mph time of around 17 seconds.
The standard saloon had coachwork by Mulliners of Birmingham but drophead bodies by Charlesworth, Abbott, Barker and Tickford were also available.
Upright, formal and stately as a galleon, you couldn’t fault the quality and the DB18 proved popular with billionaire Indian maharajahs and South-East Asian Royalty too; even Winston Churchill had one.
By the time production came to an end in 1953, around 4,250 had been sold.
Presented in Blue over Cream with a Blue leather interior.
This example has been used for weddings in its recent life, the engine fires into life on th...
Price Analysis vs Other DB18s
£2,362
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£5,576
Median Price (Since 2020)
£172,703
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 25th Sept 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
78,453 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 26th Sept 2024, 78,453 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- both inner sills have had extensive welding repairs and are heavily undersealed
Failed
On 20th Sept 2024, 78,453 miles
There were 5 defects noted, with 1 deemed dangerous.
Major:
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory:
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- both inner sills have had extensive welding repairs and are heavily undersealed
Passed
On 6th Aug 2009, 76,236 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Lower Suspension weakened but no possibility of the body or a component fouling a road wheel (2.4.A.1b)
- Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Passed
On 14th Apr 2008, 75,627 miles
MOT Mileage Trend
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