Estimated Price: £35,000 - £40,000

The chairman of Jaguar at the time, 'Lofty' England declared that the new V12 luxury saloon was to be baptised the Daimler Double-Six and a legend was born. The Series III, the final derivative of the Daimler Double-Six, arrived in 1979 and like its predecessors benefited from the clean cut new bodywork designed by famed Italian design house, Pininfarina. The new design featured more glass, slightly squarer lines around the roof area and up to date front and rear styling. The Daimler Double-Six was the flagship car in the Jaguar/Daimler line and was produced until the end of 1992. It would be hard to imagine news footage of the 1980s and early 1990s without a member of the Cabinet or the House of Windsor ascending elegantly out of a Double-Six. No other car of that period epitomised brisk luxury travel like a Daimler and in such a truly understated British fashion. This car was not concerned with the pomp and showmanship of a Rolls-Royce, it was a Daimler and it meant business. The export market adored it.

Manufactured in the first week of March 1990, this UK-spec Series III is finished in metallic Diamond Blue with Saville Grey leather upholstery. It was originally commissioned by Methods and Techniques as a reference car for technical publications, however most of the study work was done in static conditions and the car only covered 800 miles during that period. It was then passed to Whitley Engineering and covered a further 900 miles before being registered for the road and sold by H A Fox of Cheltenham (the original vehicle order form is on file). Costing £26,000, the car was specified with rubber mats, a car cover and Waxoyled (certificate on file). This was the very last Series III model registered by Jaguar Cars Ltd and by September 2001, the MOT records show a mileage of just 4,308.

The Daimler then went to Monaco and was used from 2001-2016 by Marc Devito who was the Honorary Consul of Canada in Monaco. Whilst in Monte Carlo, the car was looked after by British Motors S.A.M and there are many invoices on file for their servicing and maintenance etc. The original service book and warranty card are included in the history file and the current mileage is just 6,740.

A truly remarkable car offered in original paint and trim, exceptionally well maintained and enhanced by the cachet of diplomatic use in Monaco.