1992 Daimler DS420

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import duty plus 21% VAT on the hammer.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams receives your payment, the accounts department will send a release note to the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES - €30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES - €500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

VIN: SAJDWATL3AA201615.

Odometer Reading: 000015 kms.

Clearly, this car has covered more than 15 kms.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, this LHD auto 1992 car comes with no history or service records.

We know that it was alive and well in Swanley, Kent, in 2005 and prior to that was the property of a paint manufacturer in Leicester.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this Daimler DS420 Limousine is good in parts, less so in others, but is generally worthy of the time and attention required to address some its bodywork issues and restore its former grandeur.

The black paintwork is in reasonable overall condition and mostly has plenty of shine and lustre to it.

The bodywork is free of any significant dents, bumps or creases that we can see.

The panel gaps and shut lines are consistent.

The chrome work is mostly OK, as are the lights, badging and trim.

There is bubbling and flaking below the windscreen, at the base of the driver’s door and the base of the rear door and the sill beneath it on the same side.

There are a few swirly scratches on the front wings, bonnet and wheel arches, plus various paint chips on the leading edges of the doors.

There are two or three long scratches on the rear passenger-side wing and there is rust running along the bodywork behind and around the rear bumper.

The wheels appear to be in good order.

The interior is in very impressive condition.

The cream leather upholstery, front and back, is neither split, cracked nor particularly creased.

The front seats need cleaning, but are otherwise fine as far as we can tell.

The rear seats look untroubled by either time or use. Even the pop-up seats in the middle seem to have survived the passage of time well.

The dark red carpets and mats have clearly been subject to the unwanted attentions of moths at some point and are quite threadbare in places, particularly at the rear.

The wood veneers on the dashboard, centre console, door cappings and inserts are rich and glossy.

The door cards seem to be in good order.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start or drive the vehicle.

The undersides appear to have a decent amount of structural integrity, from what we can see.

The engine and engine bay are clean and dry, and everything seems to be in its right and proper place.

The car doesn’t come with any history or service record, but it does have an out-of-date UK V5C registration certificate.

Any paperwork we have is photographed and displayed in the photo gallery. We do not have anything else.

Apart from some bodywork corrosion issues, this car seems to be in fair overall condition.

Provided that the engine and mechanicals are amenable to recommissioning, this car should be worthy of the time and attention required to get it back to a first-class state.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €10,000 - €20,000.

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