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Somewhere
1 of 69  Mon 7th Nov 2011 1:29pm  

I worked at Browns Lane for almost 10 years (75-84), but occasionally went to Daimler Road for meetings. However, my brother had owned a 1934 Daimler 'Light 15' (it was anything but light!!) from 1955-60, and I often went with him when he went to the old spares department. They kept spares then back to 1910! They were incredibly cheap, too, because, for many things, if you took the old part back you would get a generous refund - they refurbished many parts for resale. He was worried about breaking down a long way from home, e.g. on holiday. They told him that he could always ring up, they would put the parts needed on the train, and he could pay on returning home. How different to nowadays! Jaguar sold all the spares to the Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club after they took over, and the Club has since sold them all to dealers. What a shame for such a fantastic service to be dissipated like that. Way of the world, I suppose.
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K
Somewhere
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2 of 69  Tue 8th Nov 2011 11:39am  

Both my brother and my mother had Lanchester 10s, and both 1948 model. Very sluggish car - about 26 cwt and only 1587cc! After he sold his, my brother bought an Austin A40 Farina. A decoke set for the Lanchester was only about half the price of the one for the A40. Every make except Lanchester-Daimler seemed to make loads of money on the spares; maybe that explain partly why L-D was always short of money. Rootes, for instance, said that they sold cars at a loss, but expected to make three times the price of the car in its lifetime selling spares. And, of course, the Japanese changed all that!
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morgana
the secret garden
3 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 3:54pm  

Daimler motor works, Coventry postcard, copyright is on postcard, bottom left
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morgana
the secret garden
4 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 3:55pm  

Daimler lathe room postcard which was for sale, copyright bottom left
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dutchman
Spon End
5 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 5:06pm  

This was a cotton mill originally, had its own railway line at one time.
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morgana
the secret garden
6 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 5:19pm  

Thank you Dutchman was this on the Radford site Daimler
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dutchman
Spon End
7 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 5:38pm  

Yes Morgana, just north of the canal basin: Old-Maps.co.uk (1906) Originally known as Widdrington Mill: Old-Maps.co.uk (1888)
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morgana
the secret garden
8 of 69  Wed 24th Oct 2012 5:59pm  

Thank you Dutchman maps much appreciated as both my mum and dad worked at the Radford site during the war but dad was then called up and went into the RAF posted to India.
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
9 of 69  Thu 25th Oct 2012 12:30pm  

Great maps Dutchman, well worth studying in detail, thank you. Thumbs up
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NormK
bulkington
10 of 69  Mon 4th Mar 2013 11:31am  

Another of my demolition 'finds'. This is a wooden pattern of a Daimler radiator cap, found at Hearsall Patterns which was situated on the corner of Eagle Street and Foleshill Road. Cheers
Milly rules

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Foxcote
Warwick
11 of 69  Sun 7th Apr 2013 9:32am  

A really old photo that I haven't seen before - Daimler Charabanc
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
12 of 69  Sun 7th Apr 2013 9:36am  

Hi Foxcote, The term that come to mind is "Hold on Tight" Wave
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Midland Red

13 of 69  Sun 7th Apr 2013 9:42am  

It certainly isn't "Mind the doors!" Big grin
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Foxcote
Warwick
14 of 69  Mon 8th Apr 2013 8:57am  

Do you think this photograph was taken in Coventry? Daimler There's another car on this one as you can see the Registration. Daimler Factory
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Steve Morley
Dunstable
15 of 69  Tue 9th Apr 2013 12:21am  

Oh yes!! Both photographs were taken at the Daimler Works, off Daimler Road. Out of shot, on the left hand side of the main drive, which you can see, is the showroom, and above that on the first floor was the cost office and the drawing office. Salles and marketing were also on the same floor. The building on the left hand side of both photographs is the machine shop where car parts were produced. Underneath the machine shop was a store for non current spares with solid brass Lanchester carburettors, pre-selector gearboxes as well as trim items for older cars. I do hope it was emptied before they demolished the old place! The building on the right hand side with the roller door was the assembly shop for bus chassis in my day, with both front engined and rear engined chassis being built. Further to the right, alongside the bus chassis line, was the fighting vehicle line producing armoured cars for the MoD. Happy Days Smile
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