Daimler SP 250

[S1Steve]

I have seen a few of these, and almost bought one 30 years ago. This is the nicest one I have ever seen by far. And that we all seem to like just about anything with 2 or 4 wheels. I thought I would share it with you. My photos are ok, but its really much nicer in person.

Edited September 16, 2012 by S1Steve

[Guest Terry]

Looks great, but they drive horrid.

[sevenup]

Interesting car.....as I recall they have 2.5L "hemi" V8 in them....they were originally to be named Daimler Dart, but Chrysler stepped in at the last moment and said they had exclusive rights to that name...so it became the SP 250

[Boxologist]

Fins of the 50s & 60s, but w/o the suck of the rest of a car.

[Alaskossie]

The Daimler SP250 proves the old adage, "Give a Brit some fiberglas, and he'll do something strange with it." (Not counting one C. Chapman's creations, of course).

 

I've always thought these had the sweetest small-displacement V-8 engine, housed in the strangest (ugliest?) body. That "grouper" front end just doesn't do it for me, and the tail fins were a craven attempt to mimic Detroit's excesses.

 

When I was in my college sports car club in the early 1960's, a classmate had what must have been one of the few SP250's in the US at the time, and he did well in our local autocrosses and the Mt. Ascutney Hillclimb, I recall.

[Croc]

I like the concept of a small v8 in a light car however, the styling does me in. My preference was always the Sunbeam Tiger. Same concept just a better resolved styling treatment. Or even better a TR5 with an engine transplant. I suspect I would be massively disappointed in the handling and brakes today though

[turboeric]

Looks great, but they drive horrid.

Correct. The early versions were so flexible, the doors would fly open in tight bends. By the 'C' version, they were better. Or, more like less worse....

 

So ugly, it's cool.

[Mondo]

Great condition!