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1937   Daimler Straight Eight by Hooper

Chassis # 44205
Engine # 83336
Body design # 8804
Drawing # 6820
Date of first registration July 15, 1937
Registration mark DYH 136
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Features of this car:

  • Body
    • enclosed limousine coachwork by Hooper and Co. (Coachbuilders) Ltd.
    • Lucas P100 headlamps
    • a spare wheel is carried at the right side (driver side) of the scuttle
  • Interior
    • right hand drive model
    • front compartment upholstered in black leather
    • two occasional seats neatly stowed beneath walnut valances which drop to form a shelf
    • rear parlor upholstered in grey/beige fabric
    • large central arm-rest for the back seat
    • microphone (working) at the right rear side to the driving compartment (chauffeur)
  • Technical data
    • straight-eight engine with poppet valves designed by L.H. Pomeroy
    • 4.6 litre power unit of 31.7 hp (R.A.C. rating)
    • Wilson 4-speed pre-selector gearbox
    • fitted with the the well-known fluid flywheel transmission
    • fuel tank of 23 gallons (104.56 liters) capacity including a supply of three gallons held in reserve 
    • Girling rod-operated brakes assisted by a Dewandre vacuum-servo
    • dynamo by Rotax (12V)
  • Chassis
    • stabilizing front bumper combating torsional frame vibration
    • lever operated in-built jacking system (no longer mounted)
    • the suspension is provided with a control which can be used whilst the car is in motion
    • driver control of the front and back Luvax shock absorbers (settings being labelled MIN., MED. and MAX.)
    • Dunlop Fort 7.00 x 18 tyres
  • Miscellaneous
    • window regulator: model by H.M. Hobson Ltd. aircraft and motor components; London W3; British patents N° 218464 / 3844…
    • a toolbox is accommodated in a drawer below the front seats
    • H&T Vaughan keys
    • Klaxon horn (model N° B15333)

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