1937 Daimler Straight Eight 4½ Litre [V32]

1937 Daimler Straight Eight 4½ Litre [V32] in Lady L, Movie, 1965 IMDB

Class: Cars, Limousine — Model origin: UK

1937 Daimler Straight Eight 4½ Litre [V32]

[*][*][*] Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase 

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robgeelen2 NL

◊ 2011-02-19 12:29

 Daimler

johnfromstaffs EN

◊ 2011-02-19 12:39

 Quite a lot of the 30s Daimlers look very similar, but the most likely answer to this one is a 4 1/2 litre straight eight of 1936 to 1940.

Sunbar UK

◊ 2011-09-05 10:47

 The 1937 Daimler 4½ Litre Straight Eight seen in the later TV series 'Poirot'

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Hannuman wrote CNX 667
Another 1938 4 1/2 litre straight eight with a dubious claim to movie prominence was the one used in 'Lady L' starring Sophia Loren David Niven and Paul Newman in 1965 and filmed at Castle Howard ,N.Yorks . Reg No CNX 667 .Buff log book indicates ownership by the film company Metro Goldwyn Mayer

The car was mothballed after the film and finally came to light in a very parlous state in a fabrication company behind the Railway Museum in York in the late nineties.

The coachwork being beyond repair the car underwent a 7 year rebuild using all original components after the chassis had been shortened from 134 inches to 118 inches.

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