1978 Daimler Double Six

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Purchased at auction last summer. Haven’t put many miles on it since, but all good so far!

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Welsh Pirate said:

Oooh, lovely!

More details please!

Bought at Historics at Brooklands auction last summer. Came with a huge history file, including photographic record of a full restoration in around 2000. It likes a drink, though. And that’s saying a lot from someone who also runs a couple of Bentleys!!!

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TR4man said:

Looks wonderful

Bet you are pleased the price of petrol has come down!

If only I could take advantage of it! Car is in storage, so can’t access it at the moment!

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Welsh Pirate said:

That just looks fabulous. Such a nice colour combination!

I love the period decals as well.

I hope you enjoy many miles in it!

Thank you for posting, it's certainly cheered up my day

My pleasure, sir!

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V1nce Fox said:

Ding f**king dong.

Lovely.

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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!

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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.

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ds666 said:

That looks fantastic - can we have some more details ?

Of course. What would you like to know?

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tobinen said:

^^ Bloody hell! 10 MPG at an average 90 MPH. Excellent

Indeed. Frugality is its main selling point!

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This is where all that fuel goes...

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ds666 said:

I’ve always wondered how they drive ? Is it super comfortable ?

It’s a super relaxing place to be; the V12 was renowned in its day as being a very smooth engine. Think of it as a sporting man’s Silver Shadow, but with slightly worse fuel bills!

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tobinen said:

I've just ordered the book for £6 (good used)

Me too!

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CAPP0 said:

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.

Definite bargain potential if you can find a good one. I got mine for £6K, which is ridiculous really.