Daimler's Double Six Limousine

                                            1928 Daimler Double Six 50 Limousine
This impressive pre-war limousine was produced by the Daimler Motor Car Company, a British based company at the time.

The Double Six, as seen here, is the most famous of the pre-war Daimlers thanks to its luxurious interiors and whisper quiet 7.1 ltr V12 engines delivering the driver an impressive150 BHP. These impressive statistics would see it a competitive adversary to Rolls Royce who were offering the luxury market the Phantom I at the time.

What made it so impressive was the whisper quiet engine which was designed by chief engineer, Laurence H Pomeroy. The Double Six engine was basically two six-cylinder engines in a vee-configuration, sharing an alloy crank, each with its own intake, exhaust and ignition system.

While the quality of the Double Six was exceptional, Daimler would produce less than 500 of these over a nine year span seeing the last one completed in 1935, although there would be one final one assembled in 1937 to use up surplus supplies.

Virtually no two limousines would be the same as they were built to customer specifications right down to the body length and height.

  Today, most reside in museums or private collections.