Daimler DE
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Daimler DE was a series of chassis made by the Daimler Company from 1946 until 1953. DE chassis were the basis for Daimler's largest and most expensive cars at the time. There were two versions: the short-wheelbase DE 27 with the Daimler Twenty-seven straight-six engine, and the long-wheelbase DE 36, the last Daimler Straight-Eight, with the Thirty-six straight-eight engine. Daimler DEs, especially the DE 36 Straight-Eight, was sold to royalty and heads of state around the world, including British royalty under the royal warrant that Daimler had held since 1900.
Daimler DE | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Daimler Company |
Parent company | Birmingham Small Arms Company |
Production | 1946–1953[1] |
Assembly | Radford, Coventry, UK |
Body and chassis | |
Class | luxury vehicle |
Layout | FR |
Body style(s) | as agreed with the coachbuilder |
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Related | Daimler DC, Daimler DH |
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Transmission(s) | 4-speed Wilson-type pre-selector |
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Length | [note 1] |
Width | [note 1] |
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Curb weight | [note 1] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | |
Successor | Daimler DK400 |
The DE chassis was also the basis for the DC ambulance chassis on which coachbuilders Barker and Hooper built five hundred units of the Daimler DC 27 Ambulance. A variant of the DC chassis became the DH chassis, on which fifty DH 27 limousines were built for Daimler Hire.