Solved - NEH 2274: AHC Daimler SP250 "The Fish Tank" - 1962

[Carnut]

What's this (along with its nickname), by whom - for 1 point?:

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[Otto Puzzell]

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[sixtee5cuda]

Any Daimler connection?

[Carnut]

Any Daimler connection?

Yes!

[mekubb]

Clearly a Daimler Dart. It's a 1962 Daimler Dart 250 with hardtop by Anthony H. Croucher and it was nicknamed Fish Tank SP

[Carnut]

Clearly a Daimler Dart. It's a 1962 Daimler Dart 250 with hardtop by Anthony H. Croucher and it was nicknamed Fish Tank SP

Exactly right; known officially as AHC Daimler SP250 and it has a retractable hardtop, although I believe it no longer retracts...

More pics:

[João]

Nice puzzle Carnut!

Thank you.

[grobmotorix]

I´ve seen it at NEC 2012 in the flesh, too.

Here´s a (bad quality) shot of it´s information sheet:

[sixtee5cuda]

Always nice to see another hardtop convertible with an externally stored roof.

[sixtee5cuda]

Here is a detail shot of the mechanism within one of the rear fins

[Allan L]

I´ve seen it at NEC 2012 in the flesh, too.

Did I meet you at NEC without knowing it? Carnut, Djetset and Gilescooperuk made themselves known on the Lea-Francis OC stand in the same hall as the SP250s were.

[grobmotorix]

I´ve been talking quite a while with a guy at the Lea-Francis stand with the purple/golden car on sunday (around noon).

Several people where around, but to be honest I just remember this very kind older man with the white beard.

Don´t tell me it´s been you...

[Allan L]

I´ve been talking quite a while with a guy at the Lea-Francis stand with the purple/golden car on sunday (around noon).

Several people where around, but to be honest I just remember this very kind older man with the white beard.

Don´t tell me it´s been you...

If he looked like this, it would have been.
Was it you that bought a Lynx publicity leaflet?

[Carnut]

Several people where around, but to be honest I just remember this very kind older man with the white beard.

What - was Santa on the LeaF stand as well?!
And I didn't notice him..

[grobmotorix]

Unbelievable!   :o
Now that must have been some kind of instinct really. ;)

I didn´t really talk to many people because I´ve been in a kind of a hurry.

What a small world.


I really feel pleased, that I had the opportunity to talk to you there.
And you made my day with this rare piece of automotive literature you´ve sold to me...

[sixtee5cuda]

More Fish Tank SP250 images: