2024-11-27 16:15:39 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 11/24

www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-34---1968-daimler-sovereign/

Auction description:

27th Nov, 2024 13:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

Lot 34

1968 Daimler Sovereign

Estimate £9,000 - £11,000

Registration No: WLD 762G

Chassis No: 1A33641BW

MOT: January 2025

Displaying a credible c.63,900 miles

Used frequently in current ownership

Benefitting from a recent service with attention paid to the brakes, suspension and fuel system

Fitted with wire wheels and recently re-chromed bumpers

This Daimler Sovereign was registered new in October 1968. Believed to be finished in Old English White, the interior presents as very original and is finished in a complementing Blue. In recent ownership, ‘WLD’ has been used as a ‘regular driver’, along with a collection of other regularly used classic cars and motorcycles. Upon our visit the Damiler started up on the button and drove well having recently benefitted from a recent service with attention paid to the brakes, suspension and the fuel system. The service history suggests the displayed mileage of some 63,978 miles is credible, with 60,102 miles recorded up to 1990, with the car being laid-up in storage for a number of years afterwards.

Chrome wire wheels, recently re-chromed bumpers and raised silver on black number plates contribute to a smart appearance, otherwise, cosmetically the car suffers from a few bubbling spots on the bodywork and a dent on the nearside rear door, but otherwise, it appears very solid. The last MOT was carried out in January 2024 with the odometer reading 62,974 miles and no advisories. Offered with a current V5C, 'WLD' would make a very useable classic that with a bit of attention to the bodywork, could be quickly improved upon.