Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th Feb, 2025 9:00
1976 Daimler Sovereign 4. 2 LWB
Estimate
£6, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: RMA 324P
Chassis No: 2S7114BW
MOT: Exempt
Offered with a collection of old invoices & MOT certificates
Current V5c document
The Daimler Sovereign was a name applied to a sequence of luxury cars built by Jaguar but carrying the Daimler badge between 1966 and 1983 and were based on contemporary Jaguar body shells, chassis and engines. The launch of the Jaguar XJ6 in 1968 and its Daimler sister in 1969 redefined expectations in the luxury car sector. The new model truly 'moved the goalposts', setting new standards in comfort, refinement and handling. A waiting list was quick to form and enthusiasm remained strong upon the introduction of the facelift variant for the 1974 model year. Commonly referred to as the "Series II", the 4. 2 L XJ6 straight-6 engine (most popular in the United Kingdom) and the 5. 3 L V12 XJ12 were continued with an addition of a 3. 4 L (3, 442 cc (210. 0 cu in)) version of the XK engine available from 1975.
Initially, the Series II was offered with two wheelbases, but at the 1974 London Motor Show Jaguar announced the withdrawal of the standard wheelbase version: subsequent saloons/ sedans all featured the extra 4 inches (10 cm) of passenger cabin length hitherto featured only on the long-wheelbase model.
