Logo of Daimler

Daimler (pronounced Dame-ler) has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the former British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. The company was a subsidiary of BSA from 1910 up until 1960, when it became part of Jaguar and the brand was used for their luxury models. It was then a subsidiary of Ford's Premier Automotive Group but sold together with Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors in March 2008. As of 2006, its production was limited to only one model, the Daimler Super Eight. The rights to the Daimler brand name - excluding those sold to Daimler AG of Germany - are now owned by TATA Motors of India, in addition to Jaguar and Land Rover, as well as Lanchester and Rover. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x864, 18 KB)Logo of Daimler (Brand of the Ford group) claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x864, 18 KB)Logo of Daimler (Brand of the Ford group) claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment, and still exists as an airgun sport manufacturer and distributor. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. ... The Premier Automotive Group (PAG), is a group within the Ford Motor Company that oversaw the business operations of ip in Energy and Environmental Design]] Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. ... Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), is Indias largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. ... The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... Lanchester is a village in County Durham, England. ... Rover may refer to, A stereotyped name for a dog Rover bicycle, originating in 1885, that is usually described as the first recognizably modern bicycle Rover (car), a car marque, and historically a car company, Rover Ltd. ...

Origins of the name

Confusingly, the name Daimler is used by two completely separate groups of car manufacturers. The history of both companies can be traced back to the German engineer Gottlieb Daimler, who patented an engine design in the late 19th century, built (together with Wilhelm Maybach) the first motorcycle in 1885 and built the first four-wheeled car in 1889. This was the origin of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft ("Daimler Motors Company") which built cars from the 1890s onwards and sold licenses of its designs and patents to others. The licence granted to the Daimler Motor Company included the right to use the Daimler name in Great Britain. Gottlieb Daimler died in 1900, having sold licences to use the Daimler name in a number of countries. Emil Jellinek had legal problems selling German Daimlers in France and put it to Daimler Germany that he would put in a large order if they would make a car to order for him bearing his daughter's name. These cars proved enormously popular. Daimler Germany now realised the problem of having sold licences to use the Daimler name, and to avoid any further confusion and licensing troubles, the name Mercedes was adopted for all the cars built by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft itself, in 1902, while the name Daimler was last used for a German built car in 1908. Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg), in what is now Germany. ... An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... Wilhelm Maybach Wilhelm Maybach (February 9, 1846 – December 29, 1929), was an early German engine designer and industrialist. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company or DMG) was a German engine and later automobile manufacturer that operated from 1890 until 1926. ... Emil Jellinek Emil Jellinek, known after 1903 as Emil Jellinek-Mercedes (6 April 1853 – 1 January 1918) was a wealthy European entrepreneur who sat on the board of Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) between 1900 and 1909. ... Mercedes was the brand of the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft before being merged with Benz & Cie. ... Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company or DMG) was a German engine and later automobile manufacturer that operated from 1890 until 1926. ...

In 1924, the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft merged with Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. to form the Daimler-Benz car company which built Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks and agreed to remain together until 2000. In 1998 Daimler-Benz merged with the Chrysler Corporation to form DaimlerChrysler. During 2007, DaimlerChrysler split itself again, to become the new Chrysler LLC and a renamed Daimler AG. Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company or DMG) was a German engine and later automobile manufacturer that operated from 1890 until 1926. ... Karl Benz Karl Friedrich Benz, for whom an alternate French spelling of Carl is used ocassionaly, (November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg, Germany) was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. ... Karl Benz Replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen built in 1885 Karl Friedrich Benz (November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile. ... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds eighth largest car manufacturer. ... For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds fifth largest car manufacturer. ...

Through all of this, Ford - via their 1989 purchase of Jaguar - assumed and retained the sole rights to sell automobiles under the Daimler name. However, during 2007 it was revealed that Ford intended to sell off the remaining British-derived portions of its Premier Automobile Group (consisting of both Land Rover and Jaguar holdings, which include the Daimler franchise). The new suitor in this plan was reported to be Tata Motors of India, though Ford preferred to refer to Tata as the "preferred bidder" while negotiations continued.^[1] The deal was then finalized in March 2008. Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), is Indias largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. ...

The Austro-Daimler concern has survived as Steyr-Daimler-Puch, despite being absorbed by General Dynamics in 2003. The Austro-Daimler was an Austrian automobile manufactured from 1899 until 1934. ... Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. ...

History of the British company

1898 Daimler car in Bristol Industrial Museum, England

Daimler TB 6-21 Drophead Coupé 1923

Daimler BD 10 Saloon 1951

Daimler Consort Saloon 1951

Daimler Drophead Coupé 1951

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Company origin

The UK patent rights to the Gottlieb Daimler's engine were purchased in 1891 ^[2] by Frederick Simms, who produced them at his company F R Simms & Co. In 1893 this was renamed the "Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd" and supplied engines to boat builders. In 1895 Harry Lawson bought the company for £35,000^[2] and changed its name again to the British Motor Syndicate, a company mainly trading in patents. In order to capitalise on some of the patents he had bought, in 1896 he founded the "Daimler Motor Company" based in a disused cotton mill he bought in Foleshill, Coventry. Here, from 1897, he built Léon Bollée cars under licence as well as MC and Daimler cars. The first Daimler left the works in January 1897, fitted with a Panhard engine, followed in March by Daimler engined cars. The company claimed to have made 20 cars by July making the Daimler Britain's first motor car to go into serial production. These had a twin cylinder, 1526 cc engine, mounted at the front of the car, four speed gearbox and chain drive to the rear wheels. For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ... Daimler has been since 1896 the marque of motor car of the British Daimler Motor Company based in Coventry. ... Harry John Lawson was a British engineer and motor industry pioneer. ...

Known as Britain's oldest marque, Daimler became the official transportation of Royalty in 1898, after the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, was given a ride on a Daimler by John Scott-Montagu, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. The Royal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha had, like Daimler, also obtained their name from Germany, but changed this to Windsor during World War I. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910. ... Capitals Coburg and Gotha Head of State Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany, in the present-day states of Bavaria... The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and each of the other Commonwealth Realms. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Scott-Montagu, as a Member of Parliament, also drove a Daimler into the yard of the British Parliament, the first motorized vehicle to be driven there. Every British monarch from Edward VII to the current Queen have been driven in Daimler limousines although, in 1950, after a transmission failure on the King's car, Rolls-Royce was commissioned as the Royal Primary Carriage, Daimler being reduced to 'second fiddle'. “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Rolls-Royce Limited was an British car and, later, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904. ...

Since 1907, the fluted radiator grille has been the Daimler marque's distinguishing feature. The company acquired a Knight Engine licence in 1908 to build sleeve valve engines for its automobiles. BMWs distinctive kidney-shaped grille on an E34 M5 Audis single frame grille, here on a second generation TT Grille is also the name of a German self-propelled artillery vehicle. ... The Knight Engine was an internal combustion engine, designed by Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940), that used sleeve valves instead of the more common poppet valve construction. ... piston engine Bristol Perseus The sleeve valve is a type of valve mechanism for piston engines which have traditionally relied on the more common poppet valve. ...

BSA take over

From 1910 it was part of Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) group of companies, producing military vehicles as well as cars. The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment, and still exists as an airgun sport manufacturer and distributor. ...

In addition to cars, Daimler produced engines for the very first tanks ever built in 1914 ("Little Willie" and "Big Willie"), a scout army vehicle, engines used in aeroplanes, ambulances, trucks, and double-decker buses. In late 1920s, it, together with Associated Equipment Company, formed the Associated Daimler Company to build commercial vehicles. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... AEC was a United Kingdom based vehicle manufacturer which built buses and trucks from 1912 until 1979. ...

In 1930 Daimler, through BSA, took over Lanchester Motor Company, which had the distinction of having been the maker of Britain's first production car. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

During World War II, Daimler production was geared to military vehicles. After that war, Daimler produced the Ferret armoured car, a military reconnaissance vehicle, which has been used by over 36 countries. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British produced armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. ...

Daimler was a proponent of the preselector gearbox. This was used in passenger vehicles and military vehicles. A preselector gearbox is a type of gearbox used on a variety of vehicles, more commonly until around the 1950s. ...

Sir Bernard Docker was the Managing Director of BSA from early in WWII, and married Lady Norah Collins in 1949. It was Lady Norah's third marriage, and she had originally been a successful dance hall hostess, already having married well twice, and already wealthy in her own right. The Lady Norah took an interest in her husband's companies and became a director of Hooper, the coachbuilders. Sir Bernard Docker, Kt was an English business executive. ... Norah, Lady Docker (1906–1983) was an English socialite. ... Hooper was a British coachbuilding company based in London. ...

Lady Docker could see that the Daimler cars, while popular with the royal family, were in danger of becoming an anachronism in the modern world. She took it upon herself to raise the company's profile, but in an extravagant fashion, by encouraging Sir Bernard to produce show cars.

The first was the "Golden Daimler", an opulent touring limousine, in 1952, "Blue Clover, a two door sportsmans coupe, in 1953 the "Silver Flash" based on the 3 litre Regency chassis, and in 1954 "Stardust, redolent of the "Gold Car", but based on the DK400 chassis. At the same time Lady Norah earned a reputation for having rather poor social graces when under the influence, and she and Sir Bernard were investigated for failing to correctly declare the amount of money taken out of the country on a visit to a Monte Carlo casino. Norah ran up large bills, and presented them to Daimler as business expenses, but some items were disallowed by the Tax Office drawing further attention. The publicity attached to this and other social episodes told on Sir Bernards standing, as some already thought the cars far too opulent and perhaps a little vulgar for austere post war Britain. To compound Sir Bernard's difficulty, the royal family shifted allegiance to Rolls Royce. Monte Carlo is a very wealthy section of the city-state of Monaco known for its casino, gambling, beaches, glamour, and sightings of famous people. ... Rolls-Royce Limited was an British car and, later, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904. ...

In 1951 Jack Sangster had sold Ariel and Triumph to BSA, and joined their board. The Docker Daimler era was soon to end. By 1956 Sangster was voted in as the new Chairman, defeating Sir Bernard 6 to 3, and he promptly made Edward Turner head of the automotive division. This then included Ariel, Triumph, and BSA motorcycles, as well as Daimler and Carbodies (London Taxicab manufacturers). Turner then designed the Daimler SP250 and Majestic Major, with a lightweight hemi head Daimler 2.5 & 4.5 Litre V8 Engines. Under Sangster Daimler's vehicles became a little more performance oriented. John Young Sangster (May 29, 1896 – March 26, 1977) was an industrialist who became an important figure in the history of the British motorcycle industry. ... Ariel was a British bicycle, motorcycle and automobile marque manufactured in Birmingham. ... Triumph Motorcycles is an English motorcycle manufacturer, originally based in Coventry. ... // In 1902 Edward Turner was born in London, on the day King Edward VII was proclaimed King, [1],and died at home in his sleep on August 15, 1973. ... Carbodies is a British company based in Holyhead Road, Coventry, that started as a coachbuilder but is now best known for its Taxicab production business. ... The Daimler Dart was launched at the 1959 New York Motor Show, and its greatest success was in the American market. ... The Daimler Majestic Major was a large executive saloon made by Daimler between 1959 and 1968. ... Early Hemi in a 1957 Chrysler 300C See also: Chrysler Hemi engine Hemi (from hemisphere) is a design of internal-combustion engines in which the cylinder heads combustion chamber is of hemispherical form. ... Edward Turner At the age of 24 Edward Turner designed a 350cc single motorcycle engine with overhead camshafts. ...

Daimler struggled after the War, producing too many models with short runs and limited production, and frequently selling too few of each model, while Jaguar seemed to know what the public wanted and expanded rapidly.

Daimler model 104

Daimler DB18 (1952)

Some of the most significant vehicles produced by Daimler prior to their acquisition by Jaguar in 1960 were: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1106 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Daimler Motor Company ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1106 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Daimler Motor Company ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 578 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 740 pixel, file size: 190 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 578 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 740 pixel, file size: 190 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry. ...

• 1896 First Daimler Vehicle
• 1926-1938 The Double Six
• 1933-1936 Daimler 15
• 1936-1953 Straight Eight (covering a variety of models)
• 1938-1945 Daimler Dingo — a BSA design
• 1939-1949 Daimler DB18
• 1940- ? Daimler Armoured Car
• 1946-1952 Daimler DE27/DH27 (straight 6)
• 1946-1953 Daimler DE36 (straight 8)
• 1952-1971 Ferret Scout Car
• 1949-1953 Daimler DB18 Consort and DB18 Sports Special
• 1952-1954 Daimler Regency/Empress II
• 1953-1956 Daimler Conquest
• 1954-1957 Daimler Regency II
• 1954-1957 Daimler Empress IIa and Empress III
• 1954-1958 Daimler Conquest Century
• 1954-1960 Daimler Regina/DK400
• 1958-1962 Daimler Majestic
• 1959-1968 Daimler Majestic Major
• 1959-1964 Daimler SP250 (Dart, A-spec.)

The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as Dingo, was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War. ... General characteristics Length 4 m Width 2. ... The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British produced armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. ... Daimler Conquest Models: Daimler Conquest Saloon (1953 - 1956), Daimler Conquest Roadster (1953-1955) Daimler Conquest Century Saloon (1954 - 1958), Daimler Conquest Century Drophead Coupe (1954-1955), and Daimler Conquest Century New Drophead Coupe / Mark II Drophead Coupe (1955-1957). ... Daimler Conquest Models: Daimler Conquest Saloon (1953 - 1956), Daimler Conquest Roadster (1953-1955) Daimler Conquest Century Saloon (1954 - 1958), Daimler Conquest Century Drophead Coupe (1954-1955), and Daimler Conquest Century New Drophead Coupe / Mark II Drophead Coupe (1955-1957). ... The Daimler Majestic 101 was introduced in 1958 and was in production until 1962. ... The Daimler Majestic Major was a large executive saloon made by Daimler between 1959 and 1968. ... The Daimler Dart was launched at the 1959 New York Motor Show, and its greatest success was in the American market. ...

Jaguar and British Leyland

Daimler V8-250

Daimler DS420 Limousine

In 1960, the Daimler name was acquired by Jaguar Cars. William Lyons was looking to expand manufacture, and wanted the manufacturing facilities, but then had to decide what to do with the existing Daimler vehicles. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2016 × 1512 pixel, file size: 1,023 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Daimler V8-250, Jaguar Cars/Daimler Motor Company 1969 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2016 × 1512 pixel, file size: 1,023 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Daimler V8-250, Jaguar Cars/Daimler Motor Company 1969 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 718 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Daimler Motor Company Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 718 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Daimler Motor Company Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... Sir William Lyons (born 1901, died 1985) was a British automobile designer and the founder of the Jaguar car company. ...

The Daimler Majestic Major and the sporty Dart, already in production, were continued for a number of years, using the Daimler V8 engine. In 1961 Daimler introduced the DR450 , a limousine version of its Majestic Major with a longer chassis and bodyshell and higher roofline. It continued in production until the DS420 arrived in 1968, by which time it had sold almost as many as the "Major" saloon. The Daimler Dart was launched at the 1959 New York Motor Show, and its greatest success was in the American market. ... The Daimler DR450 was a limousine based on the 4. ... The Daimler DS420 dates back to 1968. ...

These were the last Daimler-badge cars not designed by Jaguar. For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ...

It is said that Jaguar put a Daimler 4.5L V8 in a Mark X, and it went better than the Jaguar version. It is also said that when Jaguar ceased production of Daimler designed vehicles, Lyons had all the spares bulldozed into a pit. The Jaguar Mark X (pronounced Jaguar mark ten) was the largest saloon car built by the British manufacturer Jaguar, and was originally aimed at the United States market. ...

The last car to have a Daimler engine was the V8 250 which was essentially, apart from a fluted grille, badges and drivetrain, a more luxurious Jaguar Mark II. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daimler 250 V8. ...

Jaguar merged with the British Motor Corporation, the masters of badge-engineering marques in 1966 to form British Motor Holdings (BMH). Not surprisingly, except for the Daimler DS420 Limousine introduced in 1968 and withdrawn from production in 1992, subsequent vehicles were badge-engineered Jaguars, but given a more luxurious and upmarket finish. For example the Daimler Double-Six was a Jaguar XJ-12 with the Daimler badge and fluted grille and boot handle being the only outward differences from the Jaguar, with more luxurious interior fittings and extra standard equipment marking it out on the inside. BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... Badge engineering is a term that describes the rebadging of one product (especially cars) as another. ... British Motor Holding (BMH) was a British motor company created in an attempt to halt the decline in Britains manufacturing base in the 1960s. ... The Daimler DS420 dates back to 1968. ... Badge engineering is a term that describes the rebadging of one model of car as another. ... The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. ...

1972 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 (XJ6 Series 1)

During that period, Daimler became the second-largest (after Leyland) double-decker bus manufacturer in Britain, with the "Fleetline" model. At the same time, Daimler made trucks and motorhomes. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 682 pixel, file size: 363 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Gerhard van Ackeren, own picture taken at the oldtimer-brunch at lake constance/Germany 2007 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 682 pixel, file size: 363 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Gerhard van Ackeren, own picture taken at the oldtimer-brunch at lake constance/Germany 2007 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release... A London AEC Routemaster, RML 2473 (JJD 473D), on route 7 approaching Ladbroke Grove tube station in April 2002. ...

BMH merged with the Leyland Motor Corporation to give the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968. Production of Daimler buses in Coventry ceased in 1973 when production of its last bus product (the Daimler Fleetline) was transferred to Leyland plant in Farington. The Daimler marque stayed within BLMC and its subsequent forms until 1982, at which point Jaguar (and Daimler) went their own way and the Austin Rover Group went the other. Leyland Motors was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ... British Leyland corporate logo The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. ... Daimler Fleetline The Daimler Fleetline (known as the Leyland Fleetline from c. ... Farington is a small village to the immediate north of Leyland in Lancashire in the United Kingdom. ... The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ...

Significant Daimler models for that period include:

• 1959-1968 Daimler Majestic Major
• 1959-1964 Daimler SP250 (B and C spec.)
• 1961-1967 Daimler DR450 Hemi V8 Limousine
• 1962-1969 Daimler 250 V8
• 1966-1969 Daimler Sovereign (badged-engineered Jaguar 420)
• 1968-1992 Daimler DS420 Limousine
• 1969-1983 Daimler Sovereign (badged-engineered Jaguar XJ6)

1988 Daimler Double Six

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Jaguar (Under Ford Ownership)

In 1989 the Ford Motor Company took over Jaguar and with it the right to use the Daimler name. In 1992, Daimler stopped production of the DS420 Limousine, the only model that was not just a re-badged Jaguar. In 1996 Jaguar Cars produced a "Daimler Century" model to celebrate 100 years of motoring. “Ford” redirects here. ...

The name 'Daimler' continued to be used to determine top-line XJ Jaguars (in every country except the USA, where the top line XJ was (and still is) known as the 'XJ Vanden Plas', as the company feared that the American market would confuse Jaguar Daimler with DaimlerChrysler) until 2002, when, with the arrival of the new Mk. III XJ, the Daimler name (seen on the Mk. II XJ as the 'Daimler V8') ceased to be used to mark out the top models, with the 'Jaguar Super V8' the new flagship model. Now, Daimler is back with the new 'Super Eight' model, and there are rumours that Jaguar may be designing a successor to the DS420 Limousine. DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds eighth largest car manufacturer. ...

Significant Daimler Models for that period include:

• 1996 Daimler Century limited edition
• 1996 Daimler Corsica concept car
• 2002 Daimler Super V8 for HM The Queen

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Revival

In July 2005, after a three-year hiatus, a new Daimler, the Super Eight, was presented, with a 4.2 L V8 supercharged engine which produces 291 kW (400 bhp) and a torque rating of 533 Nm (395 ft·lbf) at 3500 rpm. It is derived from the Jaguar X350. The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. ...

• 2005- Daimler Super Eight

The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. ...

Daimler in the media

• The Daimler was a popular British police car in the 1960s and was featured in British films and TV series of that era.
• Modesty Blaise had an ivory-coloured SP250 in the early book versions of her adventures, and it also appeared occasionally in the comic strip.
• An SP250 features briefly in the film The Fast Lady.
• The Beatles rented and drove a Daimler motorhome during their first Canadian tour.
• A Daimler Sovereign Series 3 was driven by character Arthur Daley in the popular 1980s television series Minder.
• A green SP250 was used in the ITV Series Heartbeat in 2005.
• A Daimler Limousine was the Queen Mother’s favorite car and as befitted her position, was typically the car immediately following Her Majesty the Queen’s Rolls Royce, during official events.
• The funeral of Princess Diana featured a convoy of Daimler DS420 hearses and limousines.
• A Daimler hearse was used for the Queen Mother’s funeral.
• The Queen's own car for personal use is a 2002 Daimler V8 Supercharged (based on the MkII XJ).
• A vintage Daimler Motor Wagon from 1886 is driveable in Gran Turismo 4.

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See also

• Daimler-Benz
• DaimlerChrysler
• Premier Automotive Group
• Wilhelm Maybach

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• Daimler Cars official web site
• Daimler (enthusiast page)
• vandenplas Daimler page
• Daimler Super Eight brochure
• Daimler (Daimler V8 250 enthusiast page)
• Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust
• Daimler Automobile History
• The Daimler DS420 Limousine
• Jaguar Enthusiasts Club
• Daimler and Lanchester Centre forum