Lot details

Year: 1990
Make: Daimler
Model: Double Six Series III
Registration: G864 XPM
Chassis No: SAJDDALW3CB483130
Engine No: 7P063650SP
Mileage: 131,500
(a): Much recent recommissioning
(b): Good service history

The chairman of Jaguar at the time 'Lofty' England declared that the new V12 luxury saloon was to be baptised the Daimler Double Six and a legend was born. The Series III, the final derivative of the Daimler Double-Six, arrived in 1979 and like its predecessors benefited from the clean cut, new body designed by famed Italian design house, Pininfarina. The new design featured more glass, slightly squarer lines around the roof area and up to date front and rear styling, the Series III 4.2 litre soldiered on until the late 1980s. The Daimler Double Six was the flagship car in the Jaguar/Daimler line and was produced until the end of 1992. It would be hard to imagine news footage of the 1980s and early 1990s without a member of the cabinet or the House of Windsor ascending elegantly out of a Double Six. No other car of that period epitomised brisk luxury travel like a Daimler and in such a truly understated British fashion. This car was not concerned with the pomp and showmanship of a Rolls-Royce, it was a Daimler and it meant business. The export market adored it.

Presenting very well in Regency Red with Magnolia interior piped in red and matching carpets, this is a very late example of the iconic Daimler Double Six. Our vendor purchased this car following a period of dry storage, therefore requiring some recommissioning to return the car to the road. The car has been treated to new shock absorbers, bushes, steering UJ and a full service including all twelve spark plugs. This example is supplied with a V5C registration document, MoT test certificate valid until July 2025 and a good service history, showing regular maintenance over the years when in use. Consigned by Fraser Smith