Daimler DE36. 1946–53 (prod. 205). 4-door saloon, 4-door limousine, 2-door convertible, coachbuilt specials. F/R, 5460 cm³ (I8 OHV). Large (over 5·5 m long) Daimler range, and the basis of the Hooper-bodied Docker Daimler specials at Earls’ Court. Chassis developed by C. M. Simpson; clothed by various coachbuilders. Beloved by royal families and heads of state (the UK, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the Netherlands and Monaco). Related to DE27, but with Britain’s last straight-eights.

Manufacturing location: Coventry, West Midlands, England

Marque: Daimler | Successor: Daimler Regina, DK400