Daimler DB18

The Daimler DB18 was an automobile built by Daimler from 1939 until 1953, a 2.5 litre version of the 2.2 litre New Fifteen introduced in 1937. From 1949 the DB18 was revised and sold as the Daimler Consort, an all-steel export version first shown at the October 1948 London Motor Show. Using the engine developed for the Daimler Scout Car, it was offered as a six-cylinder chassis on which Daimler and British coachbuilders built a range of bodies including drophead coupes. The 2,522 cc in-line six was claimed to give 70 brake horsepower and was fed by a single SU carburettor, and the car had a Daimler Fluid Flywheel with a four-speed Wilson pre-selector gearbox and independent front suspension on coil springs. It was introduced just before the Second World War, during which Daimler built military vehicles.