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Daimler DB18 convertible body by Carlton Carriage Co.Ltd |
1938-1950, Great Britain |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 38-50: |
i6/12V |
7.0:1 |
2522cc.(154ci) |
70-bhp |
@4200rpm |
27.8 hp/l |
carb. |
?lb-ft. (?Nm) |
@?rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 2.5l70hp: |
116kph/72mph |
?s |
28.3s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
? l/100km | ? mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
? |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
4-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
4572 x 1638 x ? mm (180.0 x 64.5 x ? in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
? mm - ?/? mm (? in - ?/? in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 7.49 m² (80.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ? m² (? sq.ft.) - LxWxH: ? m³ (? cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
1575 kg (3472 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
22.5 kg/hp (49.6 lb/hp) 44 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
1,183 £ (1938) |
| production: |
? |
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The Daimler DB18 was the entry-level model and sold quite well,
that was the reason to reintroduce the car directly after WWII.
This particular convertible was used by Winston Churchill after 1944. chassis no. 49531.
Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany. |
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