Daimler DB18 1911
General description :
1911 Daimler 38hp TK18 Dual Phaeton
Chassis number 9167
Engine Number 9926
Very very rare & in beautiful running condition.
Originally this car was ordered by a wealthy New Zealand based sheep station owner. It subsequently went to Australia where its current touring body by Dunnet & Hawkes of Brisbane was fitted.
The car has a four cylinder sleeve valve engine of some 6.3 litres in capacity. A massive engine rebuild was undertaken a couple of thousand miles ago to the tune of in excess of £60,000. This included new custom made cylinder bore liners , cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, Sleeves, junk rings & pistons etc etc etc. Consequently the engine is in not far off "as new" condition. It starts readily & settles down to an almost imperceptible idle. The quietness of this sleeve valve design has to be heard to be believed. An electric start mechanism has been fitted for ease of starting, obviating the need to swing 6.3 litres from cold on the handle.
On the road the car drives beautifully. Ample torque is available in all of the three gears & the car drives along in a very Ghost like manner. Indeed the car represents a superb alternative to a Ghost at a fraction of the price for a similarly dated machine.
The car comes to us with a veteran car club dating certificate issued in 1956. It also has a FIVA identity card. By way of a running in trip for the new engine the car completed an arduous alpenfahrt re-enactment covering the course of 1500 or so steep miles with aplomb, including an ascent of the notorious Katschberg pass.
The car is festooned with assorted brass lamps & fittings. A brass pump is used to raise fuel pressure prior to starting. The car has a full length hood & also a complete tonneau cover set. The seats are covered in Burgundy buttoned leather in superb condition. Likewise the door cards & pouches are Burgundy leather. A period Parp Parp horn is fitted along with 8 day clock & eagle mascot.
You really have to come & drive this car to appreciate just what a wonderful driving machine it is. With the sleeve valve freshly rebuilt it should be good for the next 102 years or so.
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1911 Daimler DB18 is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for £88000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Daimler Model : DB18 Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1911 Sub type : Station wagon Location : Essex Vehicle Registration : Normal
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About Daimler
Daimler was an independent British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in London by H. J. Lawson in 1896. To secure the name they bought the right to the use of the Daimler name simultaneously from Gottlieb Daimler and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. Britain's oldest car manufacturer was purchased by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) in 1910 after numerous ownership arrangements.
Under BSA era they produced some of the most outrageous luxury cars such as low-chassis Daimler double-six 50hp, commercial vehicles, and military vehicles including tanks and a four-wheel-drive armoured scout car, nicknamed Dingo (WWII).
Postwar Daimler's most significant achievement came in the form of so called Turner engines, when Ed Turner, head of the automotive division, designed a series lightweight hemi head Daimler 2.5 & 4.5 Litre V8 Engines.
In May 1960, the Daimler business was purchased from BSA by Jaguar that was looking for the manufacturing facilities. This eventually led to Daimler becoming just a badge engineered jaguar.
The real tragedy is that Jaguar complitely failed to use the potential of Turner's hemi engines, that in all ernest were superior to Jaguar's XK design. Just imagine, if E-type had been introduced with the 4.5 light alloy v8 in 1961, what a rocket ship that would have made!