Gorgeous In The 60's...Still Gorgeous Today! For Sale (1967)
The Daimler 2.5-V8 was a four-door saloon produced in Coventry, England by Daimler.
Launched late in 1962, it was essentially a rebadged Jaguar Mark 2, but fitted with Daimler's 2.5- litre V8 engine; aside from the engine, fluted (furrowed brow) grille and rear number plate surround, badges, drive-train and some interior details (such as a split-bench front seat and a black enamel steering wheel) the Daimler 2.5-V8 was otherwise indistinguishable from the Jaguar Mark 2.
I bought this Daimler in 2010, as a project car and have since carried out the following work:
Mechanical – Overhauled Gearbox; Overhauled Motor at 253389 miles; removed engine, stripped clean; replaced gudgeon pins and machined to suit pins; piston grooves machined to suit new rings; Honed bores and reassemble block; Clean up heads and decarb valves; Fit heads and manifolds; Make up heater pipes to suit; remove heater box, have heater recored; strip clean and unseize heater flaps and refit heater box; replace hose clips as required; remove carburettors and replace main jets; stripped, cleaned and expand pistons; Machine ring grooves; rebush conrods and machine; re size two conrods; Assemble and align pistons on rods; remove crank bungs and clean crankshaft; changed frost plugs; changed oil pump gasket, sump seals, rocket cover gaskets, Rocket cover O’rings, rear main seal, gaskets, head gaskets, thrust bearings, big end bearings, main bearings, heater tap o rings, top and bottom hoses, heater mounts, cables, hose clips etc; remove steering coloumn replace bushes etc; remove brake master cylinder, honed and new kit obtained; repaired rear brake callipers, new brake pads; New Handbrake; New Exhaust.
Body – New rubber; Paint Cut and Polished;
Interior – Rebuilt upholstery; new hoodlining, new carpets; brand new veneer.
All / any mechanical work on this car was carried out at Jaguar / Daimler specialists and only professional tradesman were contracted to carry out other work on this car. History and Receipts available.
Only traveled 166 miles since overhaul, it would be a good car for someone looking for a very presentable and usable example of these magnificent models.
It would cost a lot of money to build this car to this standard to day. It has a beautiful colour, a very straight body and albeit not concours, it can be described as a stunning example with all the hard work done, ready to be enjoyed.
SHIPPING / TRANSPORT CAN BE ORGANISED ON BUYER'S BEHALF AT BUYERS COST.
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