Daimler New Fifteen

The Daimler New Fifteen was a large saloon built between 1937 and 1940 at the low end of the Daimler range, with a tax rating of 16.2 hp. It was launched at the first Earls Court Motor Show in October 1937 with a 2,166 cc overhead valve straight six, received a larger 2,522 cc engine in September 1938 though it kept the Fifteen name, and was renamed the Daimler Eighteen when production resumed in 1946. Its main feature was independent front wheel springing developed from an Andre Girling design, with the engine placed further forward for a more comfortable ride between the axles. Power went to the rear wheels through a fluid flywheel and epicyclic preselector gearbox, and buyers could choose a six-light saloon, a four-light sports saloon, a cabriolet, a fixed head coupe or a drophead coupe.