Highlights Rare all-British V8 roadster, one of just 2,645 SP250s built Glorious 2.5-litre hemi-head V8 with the sought-after manual gearbox Smart silver-grey glassfibre body on chrome wire wheels Handsome red leather cockpit Substantial history file Overview The SP250 is one of the most charismatic cars ever to wear the Daimler badge, and the last sports car the marque ever built.

Launched in 1959, it paired a glassfibre body with a compact 2.5-litre V8 designed by Edward Turner, a mix that quickly earned it the nickname the 'British Corvette'.

Just 2,645 were made across five years, so it remains a genuinely rare sight, and one with real pace, flexible power and a glorious V8 soundtrack.

This 1963 car is a late example finished in silver-grey over red leather, riding on chrome wire wheels with three-eared knock-off spinners.

It's the combination SP250 enthusiasts tend to want: the four-speed manual gearbox, that free-revving hemi-head V8 and a folding red mohair hood that suits t...