1955 Daimler Drophead Coupé modified from Conquest Roadster [90497]

1955 Daimler Drophead Coupé [90497] in Up in the World, Movie, 1956

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Treehugger ◊ 2012-05-25 14:20	The vehicle details for PYM 575 are: Date of Liability 01 07 2012 Date of First Registration 14 07 1983 Year of Manufacture 1954 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2433cc Vehicle Colour RED There is a recent photograph of this car at: http://www.numberplates.com/pr-number-plate-gallery.asp?page=307
Treehugger ◊ 2012-05-25 17:36	After researching this further, this cannot be a 1953-55 Daimler Conquest Roadster as the Roadster did not have quarterlights. It has to be a Daimler Drophead Coupe, launched 1955. 54 built 1955-57.
dsl ◊ 2013-01-07 01:30	PYM series ran Feb-Nov 55.
daimlere20 ◊ 2014-03-17 08:08	The interesting thing about this car is who owned it at the time, one Norman Wisdom.
daimlere20 ◊ 2021-09-12 13:39	Revisiting this some seven years later: This car is believed to have been built as a 'standard' Roadster - the chassis number (90497) is certainly a Roadster allocation. The authority on these cars, my good friend Dennis Mynard, states that the car has a Carbodies body no., but the car was then sent to Hooper & Co. coachbuilders for modification to the specification requested by Norman Wisdom. The car certainly carries features found on the later New Drophead Coupés, as well as features peculiar to this Roadster only.