Description
UTAC | Millbrook, Bedford
Viewing: Tues 24th June from 12pm
Auction: Wed 25th June from 9am
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JQ
1986 Daimler Double Six
Warranted 58, 000 miles from new and highly original
Estimate
£20, 000 - £25, 000
Registration No: D400 KKK
Chassis No: SADDDRLW3CC455883
MOT: August 2025
Supplied new by Dutton Forshaw to Hubert Dorrington Batchelor Esq and first registered as 'HDB 3'
Acquired by its last registered keeper from Mr Batchelor in 2006
Pleasingly retains its original dealer number plates, rear window sticker and keyfob
Recently recommissioned at a cost of over £28, 000 after nearly two decades of dry storage
Finished in the stunning combination of Sage Green Metallic with Doeskin leather upholstery
Flagship of the contemporary Daimler range, the Series III Double Six was among the most accomplished luxury saloons of its generation. Noted for the refinement of its fabulously smooth 5, 343cc SOHC V12 and slick three-speed automatic gearbox, criticisms as to fuel economy were alleviated to some degree by the introduction of a new H. E. engine in 1981. Despite developing more power and torque (some 299bhp and 318lbft respectively) courtesy of its redesigned Michael May cylinder heads, this new High Efficiency unit was said to reduce fuel consumption by up to twenty-five per cent. Reputedly capable of sprinting to 60mph in 7. 5 seconds and on to a top speed of 151mph, the Series III XJ12 was for many the last true bastion of pre-Ford Jaguar.
More information to follow.
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