1954 Daimler Conquest

Description

Super old Conquest driven 100 miles to the sale; four owners from new; only 36,800 miles indicated and likely to be correct; runs sweetly

Launched in 1953 to replace the Consort, the upmarket Daimler Conquest was a modified version of the Lanchester 14 fitted with a six-cylinder 75bhp 2,433cc engine mated to Daimler’s super-smooth four-speed pre-selector gearbox. It came in three body styles, saloon, roadster or drophead coupe. All had well-appointed traditional wood and leather interiors. Around 4,568 were sold before production came to an end in 1957.

First registered in Doncaster in May 1954, this Conquest comes with a buff logbook which shows that it has had just four owners from new, the first of them being a local aircraft pilot, so we are told by the vendor who knew most of them.

An old service invoice shows that it had covered 26,188 miles by 1967 and there are 37 old MOTs from 1961 – 2005 which show that it has always been in light, regular use. Early MOTs did not record mileages but we can see that it rises very slowly from 27,282 in 1969 to 34,781 in 2005 so the current mileage of 36,835 is almost certainly correct. 

Old tax discs show that it was taxed every year from 1999 – 2012 and the MOT history online shows that it has only covered some 2,000 miles since 2006.

Our vendor acquired the car in 2020 from a friend who had owned it for several years and he has continued to look after it well, keeping it tucked up in a nice dry barn when not in use.

Other documentation includes a copy of an original Daimler maintenance manual for the fluid flywheel gearbox, Lucas wiring diagrams, workshop manual on CD, technical literature relating to the Conquest, plus historic magazine features and road tests.

As you can see in the photos, this charming low-mileage Daimler looks nicely preserved with a super original blue leather interior that hides its 70 years remarkably well. An afternoon spent with some hide food and leather dye should restore the colour beautifully.

Driven 100 miles to the sale, it has been starting promptly and running very sweetly and quietly as we have moved it around on site.

Consigned by James Dennison – 07970 309907 – [email protected]