Just my tuppence worth, as a reasonably experienced pre-war car owner:
It looks good, paintwork described as 'honest' which is often a dealer euphemism for 'tired' but I can't see any real horrors. Nicely coachlined, vinyl roof needs checking at edges.
Good chrome, nice set of lamps (and the lamp interiors look nice as well) Interior looks a good job, a bit amateur in places (rear left wood needs realigning) but the doors retain a nice sunburst pattern, and the colour isn't too outrageous. Dash looks good, except for the modern fag lighter. Seats do look a bit odd - maybe not original? But nicely trimmed and match the rest. Engine bay looks sound and well cared for - nice to see original Bijur chassis lubricator in place, and full of oil.
Price is OK - Brian Smith's old car sold for £16240 recently - https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... saloon-sb/ and another good car sold at Brightwells for £16128 also this year - https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/485440. So the M&M car doesn't look outrageously expensive: not perhaps in the same class as Brian's car but possibly better than the Brightwells car and cheaper than both.
Got to be worth a look and test. If all checks out I'd try a cheeky offer - we all know pre-war cars are hard to shift, none more so than Daimlers.
Mark
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