1930 Daimler Double Six Sedanca de Ville Hooper

1930 Daimler Double Six in The Skin Game, Movie, 1931

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1930 Daimler Double Six Sedanca de Ville Hooper

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sixcyl ◊ 2009-06-07 22:51
robgeelen2 ◊ 2009-06-07 23:18	English Daimler Sedanca de Ville by Hooper, I would guess a 35/120, possibly a Double Six
Skilleter ◊ 2010-03-03 00:19	This fine car is a British Coventry Daimler Double Six 30. It was first registered on 17th January 1930, index number GC 1930. The sedanca de ville body was built by Hooper and the car was supplied to Joseph Mackle, director of Stratton-Instone, the main Daimler distributors. It was painted yellow and black. The long louvered bonnet was a non- standard feature. Double six cars like this one had a bar down the centre of the radiator which no other Daimlers possessed. At this date Double Sixes had lower frames and were generally more 'stylish' than Daimler 35's. It is certain this one was loaned to the film company for publicity purposes. The D6 30 model was introduced for 1928 and was last listed in 1932. It was a large car built on a 12ft 1.5in chassis. All Daimlers of ths period had sleeve valve engines and this one was a V12 of 3743cc (65 x 94mm bore and stroke)- a relatively modest capacity for a car of this size. In 1929 the D6 30 chassis cost £1,050 and with coachwork such as this the price complete would have been about £1,700- actually a lot less than the larger D6 50, the chassis alone of which cost £1,950, which was about £100 more than that of a Rolls Royce Phantom 2. For the six months ending January 31st 1930 Daimler only sold 575 cars of all types, very few of which would have been Double Six's. -- Last edit: 2010-03-05 00:41:45

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sixcyl

◊ 2009-06-07 22:51

robgeelen2

◊ 2009-06-07 23:18

English Daimler Sedanca de Ville by Hooper, I would guess a 35/120, possibly a Double Six

Skilleter

◊ 2010-03-03 00:19

This fine car is a British Coventry Daimler Double Six 30. It was first registered on 17th January 1930, index number GC 1930. The sedanca de ville body was built by Hooper and the car was supplied to Joseph Mackle, director of Stratton-Instone, the main Daimler distributors. It was painted yellow and black. The long louvered bonnet was a non- standard feature. Double six cars like this one had a bar down the centre of the radiator which no other Daimlers possessed. At this date Double Sixes had lower frames and were generally more 'stylish' than Daimler 35's. It is certain this one was loaned to the film company for publicity purposes. The D6 30 model was introduced for 1928 and was last listed in 1932. It was a large car built on a 12ft 1.5in chassis. All Daimlers of ths period had sleeve valve engines and this one was a V12 of 3743cc (65 x 94mm bore and stroke)- a relatively modest capacity for a car of this size. In 1929 the D6 30 chassis cost £1,050 and with coachwork such as this the price complete would have been about £1,700- actually a lot less than the larger D6 50, the chassis alone of which cost £1,950, which was about £100 more than that of a Rolls Royce Phantom 2. For the six months ending January 31st 1930 Daimler only sold 575 cars of all types, very few of which would have been Double Six's.

-- Last edit: 2010-03-05 00:41:45

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1930 Daimler Double Six Sedanca de Ville Hooper

1930 Daimler Double Six in The Skin Game, Movie, 1931

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