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Daimler Barker Special Sports

1952 · Silver and Green

£35,000

Listed today at The Motor Shed, Bicester. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1952
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Colour: Silver and Green
Generation: DB18 Special Sports (1949-1953)

About this car

This is a 1952 Daimler with a Barker-built special sports body, a rare coachbuilt take on early post-war Daimler engineering. It is offered as the result of a total restoration.

It is fitted with a pre-select gearbox, the Daimler fluid flywheel and Wilson-type transmission that suits the car's character, and comes with a tonneau cover. The dealer describes it as good to drive with decent performance, and says it comes with a strong history file. No mileage is stated.

Written by Vertar from The Motor Shed’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Daimler factory engine specification (2.5-litre twin-carb six, 85 bhp). Weight, top speed and 0-60 left blank: no confirmed factory figures.).

Power: 85 bhp
Engine: 2,522 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated