c.1911 DAIMLER 38HP TOURER Chassis No. 5875 Red with beige upholstery Engine: four-cylinder sleeve valve, 124mm x 130mm bore and stroke, 6280cc., 383 ci.; Gearbox: four speed and reverse, cone clutch, shaft transmission with worm final drive; Suspension: semi-elliptic springs front and rear, with rear coil spring dampers; Brakes: internal expanding on rear wheels and foot operated on transmission. Right hand drive. Pioneer car manufacturer, Daimler of Coventry, had by 1900 established itself as Britain's leading make. It was in that year that the future King Edward VII bought his first car, a Daimler, and the firm soon became the supplier of cars to the British Royal family, a practice that was sustained for over half a century. Early Daimlers were highly effective in the manner of their going, with many hill-climbing competition successes to their credit, but were rather lacking in mechanical refinement. As pressure mounted from Rolls-Royce and Napier to challenge the Coventry firm's leading reputation they found the solution by adopting, in 1908, the sleeve valve engine that had been designed by American, Charles Y. Knight. Daimler developed the engine for production and submitted examples to a rigorous test of 132 hours of continuous running, supervised by engineers of the Royal automobile Club. The engines performed with distinction and in 1909 Daimler received the Club's Dewar Trophy (awarded annually for outstanding technical achievement). In the same year, Daimler placed three 'Silent Knight' models of 22, 38, and 48 horsepower on the market. Late in 1908 Lord Montagu (the owner and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine) drove a 38hp Daimler Silent Knight across France and he wrote: the silence and smoothness of running were very remarkable for a four-cylinder engine. The speed attainable on the level was very high indeed, the hill-climbing powers were remarkable. The 38hp model had a six year production run (1909-1914) and the chassis number of this example suggests that it dates from 1911. It spent its middle years on display with the collection of George W. Green in Sydney, Australia, keeping company with many fine cars while under the ownership of Frank Illich. It later passed tp fellow Australian collectors Don Curone and Bob Thomas of Charmhaven. In late 1998 this car was imported to the USA. The spacious touring body is typical of the period and the car is equipped with appropriate accessories, many in brass, including a pair of BRC headlamps that have been converted to electricity. A powerful and refined motor car from a leading British manufacturer, it would be ideal for Brass Age events, or even for what it was designed to do - to go touring in the grand manner.
c.1911 DAIMLER 38HP TOURER Chassis No. 5875 Red with beige upholstery Engine: four-cylinder sleeve valve, 124mm x 130mm bore and stroke, 6280cc., 383 ci.; Gearbox: four speed and reverse, cone clutch, shaft transmission with worm final drive; Suspension: semi-elliptic springs front and rear, with rear coil spring dampers; Brakes: internal expanding on rear wheels and foot operated on transmission. Right hand drive. Pioneer car manufacturer, Daimler of Coventry, had by 1900 established itself as Britain's leading make. It was in that year that the future King Edward VII bought his first car, a Daimler, and the firm soon became the supplier of cars to the British Royal family, a practice that was sustained for over half a century. Early Daimlers were highly effective in the manner of their going, with many hill-climbing competition successes to their credit, but were rather lacking in mechanical refinement. As pressure mounted from Rolls-Royce and Napier to challenge the Coventry firm's leading reputation they found the solution by adopting, in 1908, the sleeve valve engine that had been designed by American, Charles Y. Knight. Daimler developed the engine for production and submitted examples to a rigorous test of 132 hours of continuous running, supervised by engineers of the Royal automobile Club. The engines performed with distinction and in 1909 Daimler received the Club's Dewar Trophy (awarded annually for outstanding technical achievement). In the same year, Daimler placed three 'Silent Knight' models of 22, 38, and 48 horsepower on the market. Late in 1908 Lord Montagu (the owner and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine) drove a 38hp Daimler Silent Knight across France and he wrote: the silence and smoothness of running were very remarkable for a four-cylinder engine. The speed attainable on the level was very high indeed, the hill-climbing powers were remarkable. The 38hp model had a six year production run (1909-1914) and the chassis number of this example suggests that it dates from 1911. It spent its middle years on display with the collection of George W. Green in Sydney, Australia, keeping company with many fine cars while under the ownership of Frank Illich. It later passed tp fellow Australian collectors Don Curone and Bob Thomas of Charmhaven. In late 1998 this car was imported to the USA. The spacious touring body is typical of the period and the car is equipped with appropriate accessories, many in brass, including a pair of BRC headlamps that have been converted to electricity. A powerful and refined motor car from a leading British manufacturer, it would be ideal for Brass Age events, or even for what it was designed to do - to go touring in the grand manner.
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