Not Sold | Daimler EL24 Limosine

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Not Sold (Est: £38,000 - £40,500)

Daimler EL24 Limosine - 1938

United Kingdom • 29 Jul 2016

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1937 Royal Daimler, originally built to King George VI specifications, boasts a rich history including royal service, use as a chauffeur car, and appearances in film. While lovingly restored and maintained, potential buyers should conduct their own due diligence on its provenance.

Condition

7

While the car has been well-maintained and restored, its age and history of use as a hire car and museum piece suggest it's not in perfect condition. The listing recommends a prospective owner investigates the provenance, indicating some uncertainty.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

45659

Odometer:

31,242 miles

Reg Number:

EUU 297

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

This is 1 car is from a collection of 14 cars entered into the auction from a private collector.

This car was purchased by the current owner for his extensive collection of vehicles and is a 1937 Royal Daimler having covered only 31,242 miles in its lifetime.

It was built in Coventry and fitted out by Daimler to HM King George V1 specifications; it then went out of royal service in 1946 after being laid up during the war years, to its first recorded owner as in the old beige log book.

Although most of the Royal Daimlers were straight eights, there was at least one EL24 in the Royal household according to the records.

Later in 1950 it was recorded as being owned by First Avenue Garage in Sussex where it served as a chauffeur driven hire car.

It was then owned by a Mr Griffiths, who was regularly chauffeured from his home in Chipping Campden to London and on his demise circa 1970, ownership passed to his daughter Mrs Woodley.

She then loaned the car to a motor museum in Stratford-o...