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1968 DAIMLER 250 V8
Chassis No. P1A 9057 BW
Ivory white with red leather interior.
Engine: 90° V8, 2,548cc, overhead valve, twin SU carburettors, 140bhp at 5,800rpm; Gearbox: three speed Borg Warner automatic; Brakes: four wheel Dunlop disc; Suspension: semi trailing wishbones and coil springs at front, live axle with quarter elliptic springs, radius arms and panhard rod at rear. Right hand drive.
The Daimler 2½ litre V8 was the first fruit of Jaguar's take-over of the company in 1960. Using the popular MkII saloon as a base, William Lyons created a cleverly niche-marketed, badge-engineered Daimler fitted with the 2½ litre V8 engine designed by Triumph Motorcycle designer Edward Turner and first seen in the SP250 sportscar in 1959. Not only did this give the car performance that, even in automatic form, was superior to the basic 2.4 litre Jaguar but more importantly bestowed a more genteel and refined nature on the Daimler variant, such was the free-spinning smoothness of this 140bhp engine. Less weight meant that it handled better than its Jaguar sibling too and Daimler buyers enjoyed slightly more luxurious trim (still with the traditional Jaguar walnut and leather finish) and a better Borg Warner Type 35 automatic gearbox that, thanks to its smaller casing, allowed a smaller transmission tunnel to be used. Hence the Daimler 2½ litre V8 was more than just a Jaguar with a Daimler grille and engine but a car with a very separate character. In its quiet way it sold well over the years and even managed to out-live its parent Jaguar by a few months, production ceasing at Browns Lane in July 1969.
This car is the 250 V8 model, announced in 1967. This automatic version is in very clean all-round condition with excellent paintwork and chrome and lovely leather and woodwork. On a short test drive it drove well. It is sold with Swiss registration documents.
Chassis No. P1A 9057 BW
Ivory white with red leather interior.
Engine: 90° V8, 2,548cc, overhead valve, twin SU carburettors, 140bhp at 5,800rpm; Gearbox: three speed Borg Warner automatic; Brakes: four wheel Dunlop disc; Suspension: semi trailing wishbones and coil springs at front, live axle with quarter elliptic springs, radius arms and panhard rod at rear. Right hand drive.
The Daimler 2½ litre V8 was the first fruit of Jaguar's take-over of the company in 1960. Using the popular MkII saloon as a base, William Lyons created a cleverly niche-marketed, badge-engineered Daimler fitted with the 2½ litre V8 engine designed by Triumph Motorcycle designer Edward Turner and first seen in the SP250 sportscar in 1959. Not only did this give the car performance that, even in automatic form, was superior to the basic 2.4 litre Jaguar but more importantly bestowed a more genteel and refined nature on the Daimler variant, such was the free-spinning smoothness of this 140bhp engine. Less weight meant that it handled better than its Jaguar sibling too and Daimler buyers enjoyed slightly more luxurious trim (still with the traditional Jaguar walnut and leather finish) and a better Borg Warner Type 35 automatic gearbox that, thanks to its smaller casing, allowed a smaller transmission tunnel to be used. Hence the Daimler 2½ litre V8 was more than just a Jaguar with a Daimler grille and engine but a car with a very separate character. In its quiet way it sold well over the years and even managed to out-live its parent Jaguar by a few months, production ceasing at Browns Lane in July 1969.
This car is the 250 V8 model, announced in 1967. This automatic version is in very clean all-round condition with excellent paintwork and chrome and lovely leather and woodwork. On a short test drive it drove well. It is sold with Swiss registration documents.