Seventies waftamatic: 1973 Daimler Sovereign Series One 4.2

Seventies waftamatic: 1973 Daimler Sovereign Series One 4.2

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anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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This car was sold by Charles Follett Limited in Mayfair in May 1973, to a Mr R Woodley who lived in Rutland Gardens, South Kensington. A couple of years later it went to a Mr Powell Smith in Leicester, and from there to a Mrs Kibling in Fife. By the end of the 80s it had done about 39,000 miles. It may then have been in storage for a while, had a partial restoration in the early noughties, and was owned by a Jaguar and Daimler enthusiast in Bristol for a while. He sold the car to me this week, and it's now back in London, stored pending some further work on bodywork and other things. The car has now done about 49,000 miles (mileage backed up by history file).

Good things: XK40 DOHC straight six engine with twin SU HS8 carbs, MoT until August, new ish stainless steel exhausts, OK tyres, new full length Webasto, massive history file, low miles, drives reeet tidy like (really quite fast). The horrid AED (autochoke, dreadful device) has been disabled. Electronic ignition but in other ways mucho originalo - no door or wing mirrors, 8 Track stereo (working), windy up windows. I drove along the M4 listening to news from my homeland on RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) on Long Wave, and very jolly it was too.

Bad things: No manual chokes fitted as yet. Cold starting needs a chum on hand to spray carby cleaner into the air intake. The rev counter is not connected, only one of the twin tanks is working (spare in boot, plus many other spares) and the fuel gauge is not working. The heater seems not to be working. There is mucho bleb around the bottom bits of the body, but nothing that appears beyond fixing.

The interior is in fair nick - black levva and carpets. The dash veneer has gone a bit near the speedo. Trim nay bad. The lights and electrics all work. I like it!














Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 12th February 23:47

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Love it! Can't believe how small it looks next to that Jazz though - for what was, in its day, a large premium exec!

tintopracer

139 posts

166 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Lovely wafting. My grandpa had one of these in the 70's. I always remember holidays at their place in Cornwall and as a special treat a trip out in his Daimler. Summer days, hot leather on the backs of your legs and the heater on full as it overheated in summer traffic jams. Aaah, those were the days.

Not a Jag, but a Daimler. It always seemed to be extra special because of that.

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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El Guapo

2,787 posts

189 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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This is a gag, right? That's got to be a 7/8ths scale replica, surely.

sun.and.rain

1,649 posts

138 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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I can arrange a Mk1 Transit and a couple of shifty geezas if you fancy doin a bank / wages blaag. Just let me know and I'll call 'Arry at the phonebox. Mums the word.


anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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I was in the Dog and Duck, when this ponce says there'd be a pony in it for me if I'd be wheelman on a blag up West, but I nevva knew there'd be shootaz, honest, Mr Regan.

Here it is with a Transit, but not a Mark 1, alas. Still, geezah, eh?



Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 12th February 18:04

TroubledSoul

4,589 posts

193 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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This is great! How many obscure cars do you have now BV?

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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The full roster of regret is now as follows -

1973 Daimler Sovereign Series One 4.2
1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1976 Land Rover Series 3 88
1977 Yamaha FS 1e
1983 Rover 2600 SE
1984 Lotus Excel
1990 BMW 525i SE (for sale)
1992 Jaguar XJS 4.0
2002 BMW 530i SE

TroubledSoul

4,589 posts

193 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Breadvan72 said:
The full roster of regret is now as follows -

1973 Daimler Sovereign Series One 4.2
1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1976 Land Rover Series 3 88
1977 Yamaha FS 1e
1983 Rover 2600 SE
1984 Lotus Excel
1990 BMW 525i SE (for sale)
1992 Jaguar XJS 4.0
2002 BMW 530i SE
You're nuts, aren't you? tongue out

I feel much, much better about having three cars when I read that list! thumbup

sun.and.rain

1,649 posts

138 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Petrol station blaag, that'll do for a start. No choice really, needle's on empty innit. That Regan'll nevva catch us wif his essex free-leetah.

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Papers -







Janluke

2,552 posts

157 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Will you be treating yourself to a suitable 70s style driving outfit?

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Already got one- 70s Connolly leather car coat. Note Clarkson styleee - annoying fat bloke driving too fast for his skill level, holding steering wheel in a stupid way.


gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Balls of steel, that man.

When did the Alfa wagon go west?

tr7v8

7,185 posts

227 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Looks great, nearly bought one a few years ago red, 2.8 manual with a hole in a piston.
Having worked on lots of these a properly set up AED is OK.

anonymous-user

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53 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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I sold the Alfa to a bloke who has approx 50 cars last year - he still has it.

carinaman

21,221 posts

171 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Breadvan72 now has more in his fleet than the Senior Service. And they're now sourcing vessels from corporations that have learnt the rapid prototyping and lean manufacturing techniques that Jaguar and Lotus perfected in the 70s.

Vincefox

20,566 posts

171 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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One of my absolute favourites. When my dad was younger and still well he owned a few of these in succession. So glad someone's looking after them now smile

craigjm

17,908 posts

199 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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I wish my XJC had all that history