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Description: | Daimler 20 h.p. saloon motor car, 1933, registration number XJ5838. Daimler was founded in 1896 in Coventry, specialising in luxury cars. In 1910 the company became a subsidiary of BSA and eventually bought by Jaguar Cars in 1960. This is probably one of the last Daimler cars to be powered by the Knight double sleeve-valve engine, used consistently since 1909. It also had a Daimler fluid flywheel and a Wilson four speed preselective gearbox resulting in a smooth and silent performance. Daimler Company Ltd was unusual among makers of luxury cars in building their own bodywork, and this is a beautiful example of a 1930s saloon car. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | private car | Temporal: | 1933 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Daimler Company Ltd. | Identifier: | 1957-42 | Go to resource |
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