2025-11-23 09:40:26 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 11/25

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Auction description:

Bonhams|Cars Online HQ, United Kingdom

1969 Daimler 250 V8

Estimated value £8,000 - £12,000

Good History File

re-Chromed

Runs Well

PIK5741DN

82000 miles

2548cc

manual

Blue

Blue leather

Right-hand drive

With a photo-documented restoration complimenting the comprehensive history file.

Doesn’t the Daimler’s new colour suit it very well? The photo album that documents its first restoration suggests that that was the point at which it adopted its new colour, with the second and most recent bodywork confirming the adoption.

It’s been bolted together with unusual care too: Imagine having a solid-blue silhouette and drawing in the shutlines with a fine-tipped Sharpie; well, that’s what it looks like in profile.

Trust us when we say that alignment of this quality doesn’t come easy or cheap – and then sit back and be thankful that someone else paid for this level of craftsmanship. 

The steel wheels have been painted the same colour as the coachwork, and this works very well, especially given they’re further graced by a set of very good Daimler-badged chrome wheeltrims. 

Speaking of which, the brightwork – and there is a lot of chrome on a Daimler V8-250 – is all very good, but then there is a hefty bill for rechroming in the 2019 files, plus more for some earlier work back in 1990. 

The most recent work included having the front and rear bumpers and radiator grille rechromed, plus new overriders, so it’s no wonder Sofi sparkles so nicely.

The headlamps are by Lucas, as are the Fog Ranger auxiliary lamps, front indicators and repeater lights, and the rear lamp units and reflectors; a small detail perhaps, but someone chose well, rather than cheaply, when they decided what components to fit. 

The black and silver numberplates are lightly patinated, but that, we think, just adds a touch of authenticity and hints at the registration number’s provenance. 

Finally, the rear tyres are a matching pair of Nankang NC-001 from 2013, while the front rubber is a mismatched pair comprising a Michelin X and a Nankang NC-001.

Of course, there are a few marks here and there including a blemish on the nearside front wing ahead of the mirror, overspray on both nearside rubber door seals, more overspray on all four door latching mechanisms, microblistering to the boot lid, a noticeable scratch to the offside rear sill, and worn seals to the rear window, nearside front quarterlight, and windscreen.

More urgent is the bubble in the paint to the left of the rear numberplate, the bottom of the rear nearside door, and the nearside rear wheelarch. There are also more bubbles along the top of the offside front wing. 

Finally, glue has been smeared along the front of the offside sill; it isn’t harmful, of course, but it is unsightly and looks like rust from a distance.