Daimler SP250 restoration

[DART]

Ahhh James.....so close, so close.

I am down to the rubber gasket around the bottom of the hardtop that cushions it against the body. Been ordered. It is supposed to be in the 60's 2 or 3 times this week. TOP DOWN WEATHER!!!!! Don't need no stinking hardtop.
I have a blog page here that I will post pics on as soon as I have a chance to take some. In the meantime, I'm busy planning the show/trip schedule for the year.

 

[spnx]

CLIFFHANGER!

Can't wait to see the pics. I suspect in your past life, you were a burlesque artiste. You have this anticipation thing down to an art.

 

[DART]

LOL

 

[elvacar]

A separate Daimler Dart Section - I have a suggestion for a british specific icon

I like being in the Nun of the Above as the input is more varied

- I have not looked in the Austin Healey or Triumph site in a long time
which is about to change - the various nature of this site makes me think about the standard changes others have wrought to their cars.

I do want to know if any Spitfire, GT6, Herald, Lotus Elan, Elite, 7 has utilized the new Catherham upright - It replaces the lower trunnion with a ball joint - Just looking

and does an Lotus Elite (all Glass) owner have a spare Front Caliper support to copy

Questions

 

[JPSmit]

I like being in the Nun of the Above as the input is more varied

Nun of the above (snicker)

(sorry couldn't resist) :blush:

 

[elvacar]

I like it alot - it should be our own Icon - Sister Bertril

 

[gac]

EBAY find: https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1962-DAIM...=item45f8e88de8

Here's a neat old brochure:

 

[spnx]

I almost had a heart attack - I thought the eBay link was to the brochure - $25,000!

Cool brochure. I've never seen it before.

 

[DART]

The eBay car sold for a nice price, everything considered. One of my prized brochures is the sales piece calling it the Daimler Dart. Must have been done for the intro car shows before they had to change the name. I'll try to post it on my blog page whenever I get the time to start putting some posts on it.

James- as far as the suspense like "a burlesque artiste", remember Baltimore is home of Blaze Starr-"The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque".

 

[spnx]

It must be something in the Baltimore water!

You have a blog? I created one too, for my car restoration.

(my attempt at a cliffhanger - notice I didn't post the link)

 

[spnx]

I went to the shop again - it's coming along well!

And the new leather interior and carpeting:

 

[elrey]

WOW! :thumbsup: Nuff said. --elrey

 

[JPSmit]

Breathtaking! Next time you're there, let me know and I'll meet you there and buy you a beverage

 

[DART]

Lookin good James, lookin good! Put 766 mi. on mine last weekend as I made a test run to North Carolina and back. Hit some very strong thunderstorms and only had slight amount of dripping, nothing I will even try to cure. Otherwise ran great, used about 3/4 of a qt. of oil and got 21 MPG. Ran for hours at 65 and stayed cool. And it is soooooo nice to be able to run with headlights on, wipers on, defrost blower on, GPS on, driving lights on, and not even think about whether the battery is being charged.
Don't forget the door pockets.

 

[gac]

That engine bay is so bright I gotta wear shades! I've got some nice 15x6 wheels for it should you ever decide to go back to non wires. Too fat? Er, not really...https://www.britishv8.org/Other/SteveSanett.htm

 

[DART]

That's an interesting "conversion" Have a friend who is shoe-horning a Daimler 4.5Litre in his...will be a SP450.

 

[DART]

James, whats the status now???

BTW, I have some pics posted on my BCF blog site..https://blogs.britishcarforum.com/DART/ I'm trying to catch up on posting/writing before everything is lost in my brainmush.

 

[spnx]

Breathtaking! Next time you're there, let me know and I'll meet you there and buy you a beverage

I should take you up on that! Next time I'm there, it will be a shakedown run. It would be nice to blast over to Hamilton to the Winking Judge and back, see if any bits drop off.

Hard to say though - it may very well end up that I'll have Peter do the shakedown and then just send it out by shipping company. Not sure when it will be done. I'm hoping last summer/fall.

 

[spnx]

James, whats the status now???

BTW, I have some pics posted on my BCF blog site..https://blogs.britishcarforum.com/DART/ I'm trying to catch up on posting/writing before everything is lost in my brainmush.

Excellent!

And, uh, no progress. Lack of funds. I'm going to be sending several more thousand (eek!) this month, which will take it a little bit further.

 

[spnx]

That's an interesting "conversion" Have a friend who is shoe-horning a Daimler 4.5Litre in his...will be a SP450.

Ah, I visited my friend Geoff in Scotland in the summer. One of his SP250s is a 4.5 (he's currently overhauling it). Notice the body is also flared out as well.

It's a bit misleading, the three pictures I have here, since he has a green 4.5 litre SP in his garage next to another green SP250 with the engine yanked out. There was no engine removal while I was there in between photos!

Another of his Daimlers:

And his white 2.5:

I had a good time there, also went to a Daimler meet in Norfolk. Previous to this, the greatest number of SPs I'd seen was six, at the British Car Show in Oakville.