Daimler 16/20 Saloon

This 1932 Daimler 16/20 is a four-door saloon with a 2,648cc engine and a manual gearbox, finished in blue. It is a pre-war car from a marque long associated with refined, carriage-trade motoring.

The main draw is the paperwork. The car had a long spell with one owner, an architect and surveyor who kept nearly everything: invoices from the late 1920s, including the original 1928 purchase invoice, and insurance papers from the early 1930s. The file also holds wartime correspondence with the Ministry of Fuel and Power, ration books, tax discs from 1937 and MOT certificates from 1961. Handbooks, service manuals and wiring diagrams are included.

It shows 72,393 miles and has been dry stored by its most recent keeper. The dealer is selling it on his behalf, and reports a clear HPI certificate.