1957 Daimler 4½ Litre All-Weather Tourer by Hooper [DK400]

1957 Daimler 4½ Litre [DK400] in Миссия в Кабуле (Mission in Kabul), Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for: AFG

1957 Daimler 4½ Litre All-Weather Tourer by Hooper [DK400]

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s13a ◊ 2021-11-23 05:51	Quote A 4-door all-weather tourer by Hooper, body 10236 on chassis 92724, was specially designed and constructed for Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan. [11] By the mid 1990s with the country in political turmoil, the same vehicle, part of the national museum collection, was used as target practice by soldiers and was in a dilapidated state with other vehicles before being taken away and scrapped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_DK400#Afghanistan_all-weather_tourer I can't find the date when it was delivered to him or when the car was built..
dsl ◊ 2021-11-23 14:37	Neither can I as a definite statement, but construction by Hoopers "immediately" followed the completion in April 57 of body 10235 (a white 4-door fastback DK400 with a perspex roof canopy). Apparently Hoopers built 7 coachbuilt DK400s (also 4 limos, 1 landaulette which went to Sierra Leone) and were the only firm who did coachbuilt DK400s; this Afghanistan tourer was the only convertible among the seven.

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◊ 2021-11-23 05:51

Quote A 4-door all-weather tourer by Hooper, body 10236 on chassis 92724, was specially designed and constructed for Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan. [11]

By the mid 1990s with the country in political turmoil, the same vehicle, part of the national museum collection, was used as target practice by soldiers and was in a dilapidated state with other vehicles before being taken away and scrapped.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_DK400#Afghanistan_all-weather_tourer

I can't find the date when it was delivered to him or when the car was built..

dsl

◊ 2021-11-23 14:37

Neither can I as a definite statement, but construction by Hoopers "immediately" followed the completion in April 57 of body 10235 (a white 4-door fastback DK400 with a perspex roof canopy). Apparently Hoopers built 7 coachbuilt DK400s (also 4 limos, 1 landaulette which went to Sierra Leone) and were the only firm who did coachbuilt DK400s; this Afghanistan tourer was the only convertible among the seven.

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1957 Daimler 4½ Litre All-Weather Tourer by Hooper [DK400]

1957 Daimler 4½ Litre [DK400] in Миссия в Кабуле (Mission in Kabul), Movie, 1971

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