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Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:06 pm
by Beat Weibel
Quite expensive:
http://fr.zone-secure.net/40451/799590/#page=23
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Osenat May 1st, 2018

Re: Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:03 pm
by tjt77
Looks to be a nice car... expensive ? maybe.. but restoration costs on one not as nice, would far exceed the price estimate..and DHC's have to be very rare at this juncture in history..
I've completely forgotten how these cars drive.. I do remember the contemporary 'auntie' Rovers and the Talbot 90s ..both heavy , ponderous and handled like a beached whale when pushed in an undignified manner.. part of the reason I sold my 'time warp' Riley 2.6 was its lack of sporty handling.. oddly the previous model ( pathfinder..which I still have several of ) is a far superior car in handling brakes and overall get up and go.. not quite as good a 'cruiser 'though..the 2443cc hemi 4 banger makes excellent power.. but gets harsh above 3,000 rpms when it really starts to perform...

Re: Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:35 am
by Pendle
Looks like a nice car. I do note a few non-original items: hupcaps, over-riders, oil-bath air cleaner.

Re: Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:17 pm
by theoldman
Oil bath air cleaner standard on export models, Chris.

Re: Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:04 am
by Pendle
Neil,

Agree - but this is a Right Hand Drive car - likely sold in the UK.

Re: Daimler Conquest DHC DJ252 on auction in France

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:53 am
by DEC Editor
Despite being RHD it might still have been sold new in France. I know of a DE limousine which is RHD but is fitted with a KPH speedo and LHD Marchal lighting (with yellow headlight bulbs). Certainly in some markets RHD was/is seen as somewhat chic (or simply that the owner is Yakuza). Alternatively an overseas customer might have settled for an immediately available RHD car rather than waiting for a LHD to be built (bearing in mind that body production from Carbodies would have been something of a production bottleneck).