2016-06-05 12:22:05 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction 3/16
classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php

Auction description:
Lot number 75
Hammer value £4,400
Description Daimler Sovereign 420
Registration VEH 552G
Year 1969
Colour Red
Engine size 4,235 cc
Chassis No. 1A 33934BW
Engine No. 7A343288
Documents V5C; MOT June 2016; 4 old MOTS; original Daimler operating manual

This bright red automatic Sovereign was first registered in January 1969 and has been used by the vendor for summer car shows and Sunday jaunts since he purchased it in August 2014. The subject of a bare-metal respray in the late 1980s, the interior was treated to a complete retrim in leather by Aldridge Trimming in 1993 which cost £1,572 according to an invoice on file. This has now aged gracefully and has a very pleasing patina.

The vendor has recently treated the car to a comprehensive overhaul, including new road springs, brake servo, general brake overhaul and a good service. Four old MOTs on file from the 1990s show that just 1,500 miles have been added over the last 20 years. The current MOT expires in June 2016, the vendor advising us that it has a stainless steel exhaust and comes with an original owner's manual.

2019-02-22 09:33:23 | pauls writes:

Car to return to auction 2/19

www.barons-auctions.com/view-lot/2881/for-sale-at-barons-auctions-1969-daimler-4 ...

Auction description:

Classic Winter Warmer

26 February 2019 at Sandown Park Race Course

1969 Daimler 420

Guide Price: £4,000 to £6,000

First Registered:  1969

Registration No:  VEH 552G

Mileometer:  38,000

Chassis No:  1A 33934BW

MOT:  Not Required

Colour:  Red

1969 Daimler 420 Automatic finished in Red described by the vendor as running and driving with the last MOT running out in October 2018 (now nor required) but needing some TLC such as  attention to the body in a couple of places and including a headlining. Nothing major. The interior is described as good, the engine as strong and running well.