Daimler New Fifteen
The Daimler New Fifteen was a large saloon/sedan car at the low end of the Daimler's range produced between 1937 and 1940. It had a tax rating of 16.2 hp. In September 1938 it was given a larger engine with the tax rating of 17.9 hp though it retained the name Fifteen. When production resumed in 1946 it was given a revised cylinder head, given chrome channel frames for the side windows, stripped of its running-boards, and renamed Daimler Eighteen.
| Daimler Fifteen DB /17 DB /18 | |
|---|---|
6-light saloon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Also called | Daimler New Fifteen |
| Production | 1937 - 1940. Approx 2850 made. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | four-door “six-light” saloon £485 four-door “four-light" sports saloon also £485 others as arranged with coachbuilder by customer |
| Related | Lanchester Roadrider |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2,166 cc (132.2 cu in) 6-cylinder in-line ohv (at launch) 2,522 cc 6-cylinder in-line ohv (from late 1938) |
| Transmission | 4-speed preselective self-changing gearbox and Fluid Flywheel an open propeller shaft and underhung worm-driven axle |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114 in (2,900 mm)
Track 52 in (1,300 mm) |
| Length | 180 in (4,600 mm) |
| Width | 65 in (1,700 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 30.5 cwt |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Fifteen |
| Successor | Daimler Eighteen |
| Daimler Fifteen 2.2-litre engine | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company |
| Production | August 1936 - September 1938 |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 2,166 cubic centimetres (132 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 66 mm (2.6 in) |
| Piston stroke | 105.4 mm (4.15 in) |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron |
| Valvetrain | OHV pushrod cam-in-block |
| Compression ratio | 6.5:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | carburettor |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Cooling system | water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 56 bhp (42 kW; 57 PS) @ 3600 rpm. Tax rating 16.2 hp |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Fifteen 2.0-litre |
| Successor | Daimler Fifteen 2½-litre |
| Daimler Fifteen 2½-litre engine | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company |
| Production | September 1938 - |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 2,522 cubic centimetres (154 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 69.9 mm (2.75 in) |
| Piston stroke | 110.49 mm (4.350 in) |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron |
| Valvetrain | OHV pushrod cam-in-block |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | carburettor |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Cooling system | water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 66 bhp (49 kW; 67 PS) @ 4000 rpm. Tax rating 18.02 hp |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Fifteen 2.2-litre |
| Successor | Daimler Eighteen 2½-litre |
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