What a car! Lawrence was nice enough to call me to go out and pick
up the Daimler last Saturday. I assumed that he'd put kids and all
in the Daimler and I'd drive the Subaru home, but I guess he didn't
want to rerig the car seats. What I didn't remember was that the
Daimler was . . .
RHD!
Actually, it was no big deal, except it was more fun than I've had
in a long time. There's rather a lot of car over on your left side
when sitting in the driver's seat, so I was never tempted to forget
where I was sitting and slide over to the left of the lane.
I had never driven a proper British saloon, and I loved it. All
that wonderful wood, nice gauges, a buch of toggle switches, and
some very nice leather seats. The driving position was among the
most comfortable I've ever experienced. The seat supports the
back and legs nicely and fit me perfectly (I guess I'm about standard
English size - I'd fit in a Europa or Seven too.) The ride was
excellent but the handling was impressive for such a large car.
The little V8 got me up to highway speed faster than I expected,
although it wasn't stunning off the line with the automatic.
I think one of those with the Jaguar six and a manual transmission
would be a hell of a tourer. If I needed a sedan...
While I'm on the subject, what is the status of Mk2s these days?
How outrageous are they (pricewise, that is) ? Were they sold in
this country with manual or only automatic trans? Is there a good
reference? The Classic Motorbooks catalog had several books listed
which covered this car, too many to buy them all.
Wayne
(cars moved and advertised :-))
Angevine
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