Daimler SP250

Published: 10/22/2015

Copart is excited to auction this vintage British sports car, manufactured by Daimler in 1960. The Daimler SP250 was originally called the Daimler Dart but due to a naming issue with Chrysler, Daimler dropped the name Dart and used the model name (SP250) instead. The SP250 could be considered a rare British classic as there were only 2,650 of the model produced before Daimler was sold and manufacturing of this model stopped.

This Daimler SP250 offered for sale was previously exported overseas and imported back to the United Kingdom in This Daimler was exported to Canada having been imported back to the United Kingdom. The seller of the vehicle has advised that since the vehicle’s return to its production country, the vehicle has undergone significant restorative work including:

Body repairs, shaping and contouring, panel refits (doors, bonnet, boot lid), refinished in Ivory paint;-
A complete engine overhaul in April/May 2014, (both heads off, valves re-ground, ports polished, pots honed, new rings, new valve seal, new gaskets, new plugs fitted, and all components in engine bay cleaned and repainted);-
New electronic ignition fitted and rewire of front lights, indicators and horn (Sept 2015);
New engine oil and anti-freeze;-
Original steering box completely overhauled and re-set with new seals;-
Mechanical overhaul, brake refurbishment, new fuel pump, various new seals and rubbers, and new rear leaf springs fitted (Sept 2015);-
Wheels stripped, painted and fitted with 5 new tyres (Sept 2015);-
Interior restored with new Bordeaux red leather hide seat covers, matching Bordeaux red wool carpeting (including boot trim kit and carpet) and matching fascia and door cards;-
Fully rebuilt dash with all controls serviced and checked, (original factory-specification steering wheel and horn push/indicator assembly remain);-
Soft top completely rebuilt with a new powder coated hood-frame and new cover in light tan and original factory hard top restored, with burgundy vinyl and re-chromed clips, re-trimmed in January 2014.

With the major restoration work, the vehicle has been brought back to a fine state. Having such a significant overhaul has, in our opinion, made this vehicle look very smart indeed.