Daimler SP250 Dart
A classic British sports car from the late 1950s. It was built from 1959 - 64. It has a 2.5l V8 engine. No rust - it has a fibreglass body (but the steel space frame underneath was prone to rust). A total of 2564 were made in 5 years, way short of the original predictions. Daimler was bought by Jaguar in 1960, which might have had something to do with it: upon seeing the prototype of the saloon version, Sir William Lyons ordered that project to be terminated and all prototypes destroyed. Jaguar also canned the follow up to the SP250 as it would have been more expensive than the E-Type. So a very rare car, especially in the UK as many were exported. Original models in excellent condition can fetch £60k on the open market.
GX80, 1.4/25 Summilux.
Daimler SP250 Dart
A classic British sports car from the late 1950s. It was built from 1959 - 64. It has a 2.5l V8 engine. No rust - it has a fibreglass body (but the steel space frame underneath was prone to rust). A total of 2564 were made in 5 years, way short of the original predictions. Daimler was bought by Jaguar in 1960, which might have had something to do with it: upon seeing the prototype of the saloon version, Sir William Lyons ordered that project to be terminated and all prototypes destroyed. Jaguar also canned the follow up to the SP250 as it would have been more expensive than the E-Type. So a very rare car, especially in the UK as many were exported. Original models in excellent condition can fetch £60k on the open market.
GX80, 1.4/25 Summilux.