2021 Shannons '40th Anniversary' Timed Online Auction
Lot
153
1964 Daimler 250 V8 Saloon
Sold: $22,500
Location: Brisbane
Sold
Specifications
Engine | 2.5-litre V8 |
---|---|
Gearbox | 3-speed automatic |
Body Work | Sedan |
Colour | White |
Interior | Tan |
Wheels | Steel |
Brakes | Discs |
Description
This lot is no
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available
When Jaguar Cars acquired Daimler in 1960, it seized the opportunity to slip the jewel-like 2.5-litre V8 from its SP-250 sports car into the Mark 2 bodyshell along with a Daimler fluted grille and differentiating badgework. This very distinctive Daimler is the rarest of all Mark 2 variants. It is truly a joy to take the wheel of what for all the world looks like another six-cylinder Jaguar of the day and hear the fruity burble of that V8 engine: this of itself makes the 2.5 a true Daimler!