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in better condition than me and i'm the same age as the car !
midsaint776 1 year ago
beautiful cars , beautiful motor. very thirsty, big oil users when worn , nothing like the performance of the 3.4 or 3.8 litre jaguars in the same body, tho a little better than the 2.4, but rather nicer to drive because the motor was so much lighter and they werent front heavy. ive always thught that with the mercedes coupe of the same period these were about the nicest looking cars of their time
pluglather 1 year ago
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I have got a very good hint for you to keeping the nice old DOHC Engine in good shape with todays ultra dry eco fuels: Use 1:100 API TC two stroke oil / fuel mix as regular driving fuel, that keeps the old fuel-system gaskets, rubber parts, alloy parts etc... and cast iron metal surfaces of those vintage engines in excellent shape...and it also lubricates the valves and upper piston regions. Most Porsche vintage owners in Germany do so :) Also keeps carbs and tank clean and rustfree
Schlipperschlopper 1 year ago
How does the Daimler engine compare with the Rover 3528cc V8? My dad ran a P6 3500S as his daily for around ten years and loved it - it was pretty economical, too, returning 30mpg on a good motorway run.
EccentricRichard 2 years ago
Really good! Which software program did you employ to produce this?
neatoauctions 3 years ago
Ulead Video studio 10 (I think it might be version 12 now) - although since buying a laptop with Vista I now use Adobe Premiere Elements 4...
joh2 3 years ago
mechanical masterpiece! 5 stars
artofwheels 3 years ago
Thankyou!
joh2 3 years ago
Who will kiss this sleeping beauty awake ?
helmuthoorn 3 years ago
God!...my Dad had one of these in '72-'75, and I just used to go into it, turn on the ignition, and press the starter button, to hear that gorgeous Aluminium 2.5 litre engine revving! If you floored it for any time, I swear that you could see the fuel gauge dropping. It was a VERY heavy car!!
bigkitten 3 years ago
id love to have that car
souletacker 3 years ago
wow, that looks so good!
manxp23 4 years ago
Got mine back on the road last year.All the boy racers think you are invisiable and pull out in front of you.They dont seem to appreciate the quality of these fantastic cars.On the other hand people stop you and try ad tell you its not a Jag its a Daimler!!! quite funny realy, concidering I brought it in 1988.
steffhasajag 4 years ago
Ah Ok, Come to think about it, your car would likely outrun and perhaps out-handle many of the boy racer cars - I recall one car magazine retrospectively referring to the Jaguar Mk2/Daimler V8 as the "BMW M5" of its day...
joh2 4 years ago
great car
iolo911 4 years ago
look at mine on w w w dot classic-cars-australia dot zoomshare dot com
iolo911 4 years ago
Your car is EXACTLY what I hope this one turns out looking like after it gets restored!
joh2 4 years ago
A hidden treasure.
SmiertSpionem 4 years ago
sweet
HarryOnara 4 years ago
Car looks in pretty good condition.Hope the u/neath is as good! Ain't it amazing what resurfaces. NZ is a haven. Nice steady camera. Tripod? Thanks 4 the vid.
moyadapne 4 years ago
With pleasure... With the car being garaged for 25 years, and with NZ not using salt in wintertime the car likely is relatively sound underneath... Yep, NZ is a good haven for old machinery - particularly as we keep vehicles on the road for longer than almost everyone else and there would be LOTs of undiscovered machinery still waiting on farms!
As for the camera - having good postproduction software makes all the difference!
joh2 4 years ago
Yep. I found mine under a tree in Teddington, just out of ChCh. The Daimlers appeared to have been better looked after than the 'equivalent' Jag, due to older owners buying, garaging, caring for, and keeping longer. Plus the average hard driver in the '70's wanted a manual, me included. Cheers. Paul.
moyadapne 4 years ago
Hi Joh,
where exactly was the Daimler stored? In the U.K.?
John O'Hanlon (AKA JOH!!!)
johnohanlon43 4 years ago
Ah, another Joh!!! v gd...
This Daimler (complete with a New Zealand issued 1963 registration) was actually stored in a basement in Timaru, New Zealand, until January 2007 (when this was shot) when it was bought for restoration - I don't know where the car is now though...
joh2 4 years ago
Heartbreaking to see such a magnificent car in this condition. I hope the new owner will post a video of the restoration results.
flyinfeet 4 years ago
I was just glad that the car was in a well ventilated and secured garage for the 25 years, rather than out in a boggy field (where I am, that is where a lot of older cars have ended up).
I certainly do look forward to seeing this particular car again (perhaps in a few years) out on the road though.
joh2 4 years ago
vert tender very very good. time passed. times change. 25 long years, still fresh to go.
adammuscleuk 4 years ago