Daimler Consort
The Daimler DB18 is an automobile produced by Daimler from 1939 until 1953. It is a 2½-litre version of the preceding 2.2-litre New Fifteen introduced in 1937. From 1949, the DB18 was revised to become the Daimler Consort.
| Daimler DB18 | |
|---|---|
Consort six-light four-door saloon 1952 example | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Also called | Daimler 2½ litre (1939–1950) Daimler Consort (1949–1953) |
| Production | 1939–1953 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | four-door saloon numerous coachbuilt versions, standard catalogued models by Daimler subsidiaries Hooper (formal) and Barker (drophead coupés), others as arranged with coachbuilder by customer |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2,522 cc 6-cylinder in-line ohv |
| Transmission | 4-speed pre-selector gearbox with Fluid Flywheel. Special Sports had an overdrive ratio on 4th gear. Open propellor shaft and underhung worm-driven axle, hypoid bevel from June 1950. |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114 in (2,900 mm) |
| Length | 180 in (4,600 mm) (2½-litre) 180 in (4,600 mm) (Consort) |
| Width | 65 in (1,700 mm) |
| Height | 63 in (1,600 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler New Fifteen |
| Successor | Daimler Conquest whole new smaller vehicle Daimler Regency same 9' 6" wheelbase, 3-litre engine |
| Daimler DB18 2½-litre engine | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company |
| Production | September 1938 - 1953 introduced in Daimler Fifteen |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 2,522 cubic centimetres (154 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 69.6 mm (2.74 in) |
| Piston stroke | 110.49 mm (4.350 in) |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron, aluminium alloy pistons |
| Cylinder head material | detachable |
| Valvetrain | OHV, pushrod cam-in-block (and from 1946) valves canted 15 degrees in special combustion chambers |
| Compression ratio | 7:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Horizontal S.U. carburettor AC mechanical fuel pump dual carburettors on Special Sports |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Oil system | gear pump 40 lb pressure |
| Cooling system | water-cooled thermostatically controlled, centrifugal pump and 4-blade fan |
| Output | |
| Power output | from 1946 70 bhp (52 kW; 71 PS) @ 4000 rpm. Tax rating 18.02 hp |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Fifteen 2.2-litre |
| Successor | Daimler Conquest 2½-litre |
Using the engine developed for the Daimler Scout Car, it was offered to customers from 1939 as a six-cylinder chassis on which Daimler and various British coach builders offered a range of bodies including drop-head coupes.
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