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1962 Daimler DQ450 Majestic Major

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1962 Daimler DQ450 Majestic Major

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Historics Auction 15 May 2021
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... major-ebs/

Superb looking Major. Estimate £10-15,000
2600FN is a very impressive example of what is now a rare car. It returned to the UK in 2019 after spending some years in a substantial collection in central Italy. Since then, it has undergone an engine rebuild at a cost of some £7,000 and now demonstrates the driving qualities which hugely impressed the Motor Sport magazine road tester, (rather to his surprise, it must be said), in 1961. Coachwork is well finished in a dark claret colour which complements well the lavish chrome brightwork, while the interior retains the original and very high-quality leather trim and carpeting although the typically handsome walnut wood capping should benefit from repolishing after some six decades. A rare, rewarding and pleasing example of an uncommon and underestimated model.
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Re: 1962 Daimler DQ450 Majestic Major

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The DVLA have this as first registered February 1965, not 1962. Also it only has a 456cc engine, a bit underpowered I think that would be!
This one is chassis 137598, the 887th example.
DQ450 chassis started at 136711 and ran through to 137891 for a total of 1180 examples. The one that was sold at CCA in March was 137186, from April 1962. No way did Daimler build 400 DQ450s in a year!

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Re: 1962 Daimler DQ450 Majestic Major

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Bloody auctioneers - they know nuffink.
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