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Photograph of 1897 Daimler Rougemont Wagonette
1897 Daimler Rougemont Wagonette [D]
Photograph of 1897 Daimler Wagonette
1897 Daimler Wagonette [D]
Photograph of 1900 Daimler Wagonette
1900 Daimler Wagonette [D]
Photograph of 1903 Daimler Tonneau
1903 Daimler Tonneau [D]
Photograph of 1952 Daimler DB18 Consort
1952 Daimler DB18 Consort [D]
Photograph of 1959-64 Daimler SP250
1959-64 Daimler SP250 [D]
Photograph of 1899 Daimler Wagonette
1899 Daimler Wagonette [D]
Photograph of 1931 Daimler Double Six 50 hp
1931 Daimler Double Six 50 hp [D]
Photograph of 1959 Daimler SP250 Dart
1959 Daimler SP250 Dart [D]
Photograph of 1959 Daimler SP250 Dart
1959 Daimler SP250 Dart [D]
Photograph of 1900 Daimler Tonneau
1900 Daimler Tonneau [D]
Photograph of 1898 Daimler Wagonette
1898 Daimler Wagonette [D]
Photograph of 1919 Daimler Light Thirty Phaeton
1919 Daimler Light Thirty Phaeton [D]
Photograph of 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster
1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster [D]
Photograph of Daimler
Daimler [D]
Photograph of Daimler DB18
Daimler DB18 [D]
Daimler
British Leyland UK Ltd.
Brown Lane
Allesley
Coventry
Warwickshire
1896-1915;1919-1960+

Daimler were around at the very beginning of the Motor Car (formed during January 1896) and still survive today under Jaguar ownership. They were the first British company created to make cars. Their first complete car was based on the French Panhard & Levassor, whereas later vehicles were German Daimler based. Early models utilised tiller steering but the factory latter offered the option to convert to a steering wheel.

King Edward VII (Then Prince Of Wales) received his first Daimler in 1900 and the Company have supplied many cars to the Royal Family since.

Between 1899 and The Great War some 43 types of car were built along with commercial vehicles such as a road train and boat engines. During the war Daimler made munitions and aircraft until the first post war Daimler in 1919.

After the Second World War, again spent producing munitions, several chassis were built and aimed at the limousine market and were bodied by such companies as Barker and Tickford. 1959 saw the Daimler Dart or SP250 sports car using a Edward Turner designed 2.5 litre V8 engine.

Jaguar purchased Daimler during June 1960 and since 1967 Daimlers have been rebadged Jaguars.