Had one back in the day. The hood didn't have a safety latch & flew up @ about 50mph cracking the hood against the windshield frame & my head. Don't make the same mistake.
Had one back in the day. The hood didn't have a safety latch & flew up @ about 50mph cracking the hood against the windshield frame & my head. Don't make the same mistake.
The car truly has a look only a mother could love. LOL
Actually I like the car and love the engine. I would love to drop one into something else, but they don't grow on trees.
IIRC Jaguar owned Daimler and they already had the DOHC engine in a 2.4 displacement.
Very cool. Keep us posted.
I had never even heard of this car before! Very cool!
I can see why the responses in the UK may be less enthusiastic than here. The design sort of looks like someone took a classic British roadster and tried to Americanize it circa 1957. I think there was a post here a couple of weeks ago where someone customized an MGB by adding tail fins. Not quite with the same result, but now I think I see where that guys inspiration came from.
The engine note on the you tube video is great! Doesn't sound like 140 HP. I am surprised how deep the tone sounds. I would have expected something different from cylinders that must be tiny. Hmmm ....My '99 Miata is a Hemi, makes 140 HP .... but sure doesn't sound that good!
I want one for my den! BTW - never realized that the SP250 was 'glass...
The appearance on these is an ...acquired taste, but then that is also the case with my Jensen CV8.
The chassis is pretty horrible, and I say that having owned many, many Triumphs, which share the frame and suspension details with the Daimler, although varying in detail.
The cars leak, the fibreglass cracks (I still own the CV8 and have owned and raced an early TVR, so I know whereof I speak when it comes to British fibreglass) and parts are now a problem, as is the case with many orphans.
The engine is a real little jewel, though.
So all in all, just what a hair shirt British sports car fan needs for enjoyment! Looks like you are doing a bang up job - I'm sure it will be better than it was when it was new by the time you finish!
Remarkable. I've only ever seen one in person, and it was memorable for that engine note alone. Oh, and count me in as someone else who never knew they were fibreglass. (I said I saw one, not touched one..
) I see basket cases for sale in Hemmings every once in awhile.
Yup, the Daimler 2.5 (Jaguar) would be a great source of spares, although almost none made it over here, so you'd need to source from England.
My buddy had two SP250s and had tracked down a Majestic 4.5 version but never got around to mating the two. Do you know if anyone has?
There will always be an England.
I love any British car with a V8, especially a made in the UK V8.
Love that Daimler V8 engine!
I am also a fanboi of these beauties.
Looking fantastic.
There is a guy who shows up at my local autocross with one of these. It was a race car in the 60's and he runs it in as-raced, unrestored condition including the broken front fender where it hit a haybail. 
That little V8 sounds incredible when it's out on the course.
Awesome, thanks for the update.
Very beautiful restoration. Looking forward to future updates. Thanks for posting.
Lovely looking car. I can't wait to hear you start her up and see her driven around again.
spnx wrote: Although I think Alfa came out with an "8V" because they thought that Ford had ownership of "V8".
Actually, that was Fiat
Great thread so far. A very cool project, with a great backstory/history! 
Yes, you are one patient man.
Looks great!
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