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Daimler DB18 and Consort

The Daimler DB18 really started life as a 15hp 1803cc car in 1932, the Daimler 'Light Fifteen'. The model was economic and very popular and gradually evolved until in 1938 it was 18hp and now had a 2522cc. The DB18 took this recipe further and was in production into the 1950s. In 1939 a standard saloon body was offered on the '2½litre' model and after WW2 this was revised and launched as the 'Daimler Consort'. The Consort chassis was also sold with other coachwork, such as the Barker Special Sports, and was usually known then as the DB18 or 2½litre. Two models replaced the Consort, the Conquest and the pricier Regency.

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Daimler DB18 Barker Special Sports 1947 - ornament	Daimler DB18 Empress - badge on rear bumper	Daimler Consort - grille	Daimler DB18 Tickford. DB18 cars had a 2½litre straight six engine.	Daimler DB18 4-seat convertible (Barker) 1947. The DB18 was very much a pre-war design, dating back to the Daimler 15 of 1933 whose engine had been enlarged from 1805cc to 2522cc	Daimler DB18 Empress - grille ornament
Daimler DB18 Barker Special Sports. For the 'Special Sports' Daimler gave the 2522cc 6-cylinder engine twin carbs raising the output to 85bhp.	Daimler DB18 Barker Special Sports 1947	Daimler Consort. This standard body on the DB18 had been launched in 1939, and was relaunched after WW2. The design was updated with a cowled grille and integrated headlamps in 1949 and named the 'Consort'.	Daimler DB18 Consort.	Daimler DB18 4-seat convertible (Barker) 1947. The DB18 was launched in 1939 and re-started after WW2 until 1950. Powered by a 2522cc straight-six engine developed from the Daimler Light Fifteen	Daimler DB18 4-seat convertible (Barker) 1947. This 4-seater convertible body was by Daimler's own Barker company
Daimler DB18 Dolphin 1939. Bodied by Charlesworth, this Dolphin is a one-off built for Bob Crouch a Daimler engineer who intended to go Rallying with this car.	Daimler Dolphin DB18 1939. This 1939 version is bodied by Charlesworth and designed to carry just 2 passengers without luggage on Rallying. World War Two prevented this car from competing.	Daimler DB18 Empress. The Empress was powered by the standard 2½litre 6-cylinder engine.	Daimler DB18 Empress. The Empress was built by Hooper who were part if the BSA Group that owned Daimler, although Hoopers did bodies on other makes too.	Daimler DB18 Tickford 4-door convertible 1940. Tickford had gained a reputation for Drophead Coupes, but a 4-door DHC was unusual	Daimler DB18 Tickford
Daimler DB18 Tickford 4-door convertible 1940	Daimler DB18 Barker Special Sports.	Daimler DB18 Consort. The Consort was only available as this four door saloon. It was a revision to the DB18, but DB18s continued in production with different coachwork, usually called the '2½litre'.	Daimler DB18 Empress. The luxurious Hooper Empress body on the medium sized DB18 chassis meant the way was almost triple the price of the standard DB18. 90 Empress cars were sold	Daimler DB18 Empress. Hooper built the Empress body onto a Daimler DB18 Chassis	Daimler DB18 Tickford 4-door convertible 1940
Daimler DB18 Barker Special Sports 1947 - rear wheel	Daimler DB18 Empress - rear wheel

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