1978 Daimler Double Six

1978 Daimler Double Six

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skylarking808

797 posts

86 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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Wonderfull things to drive.

However I do remember my friends double six interior feeling something like a gentlemans club complete with picnic tables.
During these times you could surely have a single malt and cigar sesh in there!!

ian316

4,150 posts

105 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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That is stunning

atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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skylarking808 said:
Wonderfull things to drive.

However I do remember my friends double six interior feeling something like a gentlemans club complete with picnic tables.
During these times you could surely have a single malt and cigar sesh in there!!
A good idea, is that!

CharlesdeGaulle

26,242 posts

180 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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I love these cars and yours looks a peach. How frustrating not to be able to use it.

deadtom

2,557 posts

165 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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oof, that is stunning.


TCEvo

12,688 posts

202 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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Fantastic, looks in great order & blue over red really suits it.

My dad had an '87/'88, S3 XJ12/Sov from new - I believe that was also supplied by Stratstone Mayfair. His was metallic red over magnolia & looked much the same inside.

He always says that the S3 was quicker than the XJ-S that replaced it.

andy_ran

560 posts

193 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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What a beautiful car!!

Takes me right back to when my old man had a D6!!

Little Pete

1,533 posts

94 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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Lovely.

r129sl

9,518 posts

203 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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What a fabulous car. While you’re stuck indoors, may I commend to you Stanley Sedgwick’s Motoring my Way (2nd Edition, much more in that one). He was a big fan of the Double Six and frequently raked his over the continent. A taster for you:


ds666

2,631 posts

179 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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That looks fantastic - can we have some more details ?

atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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r129sl said:
What a fabulous car. While you’re stuck indoors, may I commend to you Stanley Sedgwick’s Motoring my Way (2nd Edition, much more in that one). He was a big fan of the Double Six and frequently raked his over the continent. A taster for you:

Excellent, thank you! I’ll try and find a copy of that. Cheers.

atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Friday 17th April 2020
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ds666 said:
That looks fantastic - can we have some more details ?
Of course. What would you like to know?

Mr Tidy

22,259 posts

127 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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Wow, that is just stunning. thumbup

I hope you get to enjoy it fairly soon, or just use it to go for essential shopping!

tobinen

9,219 posts

145 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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^^ Bloody hell! 10 MPG at an average 90 MPH. Excellent

atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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tobinen said:
^^ Bloody hell! 10 MPG at an average 90 MPH. Excellent
Indeed. Frugality is its main selling point!

atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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This is where all that fuel goes...


atomicpunk

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340 posts

201 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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darkyoung1000

2,027 posts

196 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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That is quite stunning. Lovely to have the history with it too!

Harveybw

129 posts

94 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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Lovely, the spec is perfect.

A proper saloon car, you have cracking taste.

CAPP0

19,575 posts

203 months

Saturday 18th April 2020
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Lovely-looking thing, and something of a bargain too? I keep promising myself that I need to put "owning an XJ" on my bucket list, and this would fit the bill beautifully.