2014-09-17 21:18:05 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '12
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Auction description:
Lot number 27
Hammer value N/S (est. £5,500 - £7,500)
Description Daimler 2.5 V8 Saloon
Registration BDG 735B
Year 1964
Colour Old English White
Engine size 2,548 cc
Chassis No. 1A5443BW
Engine No. 7A5808

This particular V8 was first registered in Cheltenham in September 1964 and has spent its whole life in and around the town in the hands of just four owners. The last owner bought the car way back in 1973 and it has been in his family ever since. Finished in Old English White with a blue leather interior, the car is said to be in remarkably original condition throughout with virtually no evidence of any previous restoration. Even the paintwork is thought to be largely, if not wholly, original and is still very presentable although somewhat faded. The chromework and the interior are also said to be very presentable and original.

The car is said to run and drive well and has just been MOTd after some six years in storage. It comes with a large history file including various old log books charting all the owners from new, various old tax discs and MOTs (the latter showing the mileage rising from 49,508 in 1973 to the current c.66,300 miles), numerous bills for routine maintenance plus handwritten notebooks and the original Daimler service booklet recording mileages and servicing. Altogether a rare opportunity to purchase a solid, easily improved original car that is largely unmolested and has had very few owners to date.