DVee8 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Oops a snapped wire. A new one ordered from David Manners. It cost more for postage than it did for the temp sender unit. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 No1 son has been has been looking at advertising for his art project. What better subject then the car sitting in the garage. A road test too https://www.dloc.org.uk/v8-250 LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder, JeeExEll and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 https://www.dloc.org.uk/v8-250 Six-cylinder, Garythesnail and Shirley Knott 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 My dad bought a 1960 MK2 3.4 Auto in the early 1970s which has left me marked for life. DVee8, Amishtat, JeeExEll and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony denman Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 here only one i can afford lol,always wanted a mk2 jag and p5 rover coupe just class DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garythesnail Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 21 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: My dad bought a 1960 MK2 3.4 Auto in the early 1970s which has left me marked for life. Is that two-tone, burgundy over black . . or just a quirk of the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Garythesnail said: Is that two-tone, burgundy over black . . or just a quirk of the photo? Just a quirk of the photo, burgundy all over. Some of it was rust patched up my my father, he was quite good at it and the car looked tidy. It was changed for a 3.8 S-Type auto with PAS. My dad started doing lots of miles and used my mothers Beetle for work so she used the MK2 for shopping etc, but she nearly crashed in to the neighbours gates opposite because she could not turn the manual steering wheel fast enough. Garythesnail and antony denman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garythesnail Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: she could not turn the manual steering wheel fast enough. But definitely* not going too fast to make the turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, Garythesnail said: But definitely* not going too fast to make the turn. NO, this is my mother reversing out of our drive in the village. When we got the car it had been a London car and my dad gunned it up the duel carriage way hill from Marlow to High Wycombe and it shot out red carbon like a firework! stonedagain and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 A usual Sunday afternoon photo JeeExEll, Six-cylinder, tooSavvy and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Some of us can only dream about sitting behind a Daimler dash like that at the moment with the car put away and not at home. I know, I know you got toggles and we only have rockers. JeeExEll, DVee8, tooSavvy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: Some of us can only dream about sitting behind a Daimler dash like that at the moment with the car put away and not at home. I know, I know you got toggles and we only have rockers. Heyy... At LEAST mine has a wheel, speedo, tach AND a 'shift lever'/2 pedals! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: Some of us can only dream about sitting behind a Daimler dash like that at the moment with the car put away and not at home. I know, I know you got toggles and we only have rockers. That looks lush, toggles class but i like a rocker too. We seem to have the same dials as well rev counter and speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Rockers are cool, but toggles have more CLICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 9 hours ago, High Jetter said: Rockers are cool, but toggles have more CLICK More occasion moving a toggle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 As the weather was nice today out she came. anonymous user, cort1977, gm and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Looks lush. Hope you enjoyed the drive out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Whenever I see one of these I remember a time when, if I had £795 to hand, I could have purchased either one of these or a white Triumph Slag. They appeared for sale within a week of each other.☹️ Mind you: "hello Mr. Insurance Man, I'm 18 and I want to insure a Daimler 250 V8... why are you laughing?" DVee8 and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 That's always been the case. When we could afford the cars we couldn't afford the insurance. Now we can afford the insurance, we can't afford the cars! cort1977 and Low Horatio gearbox 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 I have been talking about getting some work carried out on the Daimler. Well this afternoon she was collected. JeeExEll, Isopon and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 The car has gone to Classic and Retro at Langley Park Durham LightBulbFun, Isopon and gm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, DVee8 said: "Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Saviour?" Three Speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 We popped up to see my Daimler yesterday. Some photos of what else was around. Isopon, LightBulbFun and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 There busy!Whats the v8 in for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, schonker said: There busy!Whats the v8 in for? It's in for the sparkplug tube seals, auto box fill/ dipstick tube working loose and giving a false fill reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Where be these motoring gems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 6 hours ago, High Jetter said: Where be these motoring gems? The Daimler is at Classic and Retro Autos Ltd Unit 4 and 5 Langley Park North Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert County Durham https://www.classicandretroautos.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicycle repairman Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 what met blue car looks like mk2 escort ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 24/06/2021 at 06:00, bicycle repairman said: what met blue car looks like mk2 escort ? It's is a Fiat 124 something or other 1 of only 2 right hand drive in the UK. The postman dropped off a box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 It's a sparkplug tube removal tool, rocker cover removal tool and a new seal kit. £235 for that little lot. But hopefully I'll flog the removal tools on after the job is completed. To the Daimler owners club for more or less what paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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