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This page links to web sites of companies, organisations and individuals
that provide interesting information about the model.
Most illustrations on this page can be enlarged by clicking.
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The Daimler and Lanchester Owners' Club
The Internet site of the DLOC, the Daimler and Lanchester Owners' Club. The club is definitely good value for money, especially to people who know that the spirit of a club is what its members invest in it. Investments turn out to be very rewarding. |
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The Daimler and Lanchester Centre
The official discussion forum of the DLOC, but technically an independent web site: The Daimler and Lanchester Centre. It is maintained by volunteer Tim Alston. This forum is accessible for everybody.
http://www.crownprincecouple.dk
The official web site of the Danish Crown Prince couple.
The link puts you through to the "Royal Vehicles" page (English version)
of the web site,
where quite a lot of information is given on the three Daimler limousines
currently in use at the Danish Court.
http://www.royal.gov.uk
The official web site of the British Monarchy.
The link puts you through to the "Transport" → "Cars" page
of the web site,
where (very little) information is given on the three Daimler limousines
currently in use at the Royal Mews.
Photo: the JHT museum and archive building (and my DS420) at the former Browns Lane plant site in Allesley, Coventry. |
the Jaguar Heritage Trust
The Jaguar Heritage Trust, formerly called the The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, is one of the two remainders of the former Jaguar Assembly Plant conglomerate that is still located on Browns Lane in the Allesley suburb of Coventry (the other part is the famous wood mill, which is, as far as I know, formally a private company). Of special interest on the JDHT-website is the PDF-file with DS420 chassisnumbers, that is available for download on the My Jaguar/Daimler page.
One of the most interesting facilities the JDHT offers is to provide
a Production Record Trace Certificate (formerly called the
Heritage Certificate) of your car. A guide on obtaining such
a certificate is here.
Note that this clicks you through to a page on the Jag Lovers
web site (where the info is), although you must order from the
JDHT directly (see the contact details shown after the click).
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http://www.daimler.co.uk
A site by Daimler enthusiasts, with several DS420 cars covered in
the "Enthusiasts" and in the "Models" sections.
http://www.vandenplas.com/daimler/ds420.htm
The DS420-part of the (unmaintained) site of Craig Tiano, fellow DS420 enthusiast.
http://www.deconihout.fr
The (unmaintained) site -in French language- of Franck Deconihout.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ewh.bryan/hearse-1.html
The site of Eardley Bryan, fellow DS420 (hearse) enthusiast.
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Jag-lovers.org
The premier Jaguar Enthusiasts gathering place on the Web. Note the Site Navigation button at the top of the page. This site hosts many sub-sites which are under the custody of various individual webmasters. A few of those are lively, but most have a severe anaemia. The total body of information is nevertheless impressive, although the specific DS420 coverage is very limited. |
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Austin-Rover On Line
An extremely rich and well-designed web site, full of information on the British (Leyland) Motor Corporation, of which Jaguar/Daimler and Vanden Plas once were part.
In the left column, under "Facts and figures",
select "Marques", then "Jaguar/Daimler" or "Vanden Plas".
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The Vanden Plas Owners Club
The Vanden Plas Owners Club caters for vehicles with coachwork by Vanden Plas, and thus includes the DS420 from its introduction in 1968 until the transfer of the production to Coventry in 1979. In numbers this is 2979 out of a total of 5044: almost 60% of all cars. Here is a direct link to the DS420 photo gallery on the VPOC site. |
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David Manners is the best source for (new) parts of the DS420, as far as they are still available. You might be surprised how much that is... David Manners has a mail order by credit card service.
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SNG Barratt is another large supplier of new parts for classic Daimlers. Their web site provides pdf-format catalogues to download.
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http://www.classiccontours.co.uk Classic Contours manufactures wing repair panels for the DS420. |
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Martin Robey, based in Nuneaton, is a body panel manufacturer. Besides the body panels, the company has a classic car parts department concentrating on Jaguar and Jensen cars. |
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R+J Group
e-mail: scott.harrington@BTInternet.com
The R+J Group of Wickford, Essex is a car dismantler
specialised in DS420 hearses and limousines.
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John Gordon
John Gordon of Accrington, Lancashire is a parts trader and car dismantler with many DS420 limousine parts available. Note the Limousine category entry in their on-line Catalogue. Mail orders/credit card payment accepted. |
Wilcox Limousines
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Zenith Classics
http://www.zenithclassics.co.uk Zenith Classics is a trader. They have the largest stock of DS420 limos and hearses for sale. Based in Blackrod near Bolton, Lancs. |
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Crowndeed, based in Heathfield, East Sussex, is another trader of used limousines and hearses. |
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Woodall Nicholson
http://www.woodall-nicholson.co.uk Woodall-Nicholson was the largest builder of hearse bodies on DS420 chassis.
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The XK Engine
http://www.jagweb.com/jagworld/xk-engine/ In 1997, the Jaguar World magazine published a series of 6 articles on the XK engine, and its design evolution from 1948 to 1986. The author was Roger Bywater, former power engineer at Jaguar, and intimately familiar with the XK. Very interesting! |
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VSE - Vintage Sports Engines
VSE - Vintage Sports Engines, based in Llandrindod Wells, Wales, UK, is a specialist in the revision of Jaguar XK-engines. The book Jaguar XK Engine gives a detailed overview of such a revision operation, conducted at VSE. |
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Internet Movie Cars Database
The Internet Movie Cars Database identifies cars as used in movies, and classifies them according to their use: from background vehicle to the main character's car or even "used in a car chase". The link brings you to a Daimler-index-page where you select DS420 limousine or hearse from the list of Daimler model names. |
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DS420 page in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_DS420 http://wapedia.mobi/en/Daimler_DS420 same page formatted especially for mobile phones The well known Wikipedia on-line encyclopedia has a load of information on "Daimler", including a page specific to the DS420. Clicking on the link will bring you to that page. As an extra, you'll find a variety of links to related topics, such as "Daimler Motor Company" and "Vanden Plas". The original author (unknown to me) obviously is not a novice on Daimler, but he certainly is not a DS420 specialist. Somebody (not me, honestly) has added a link to this DS420 site on the Wikipedia page. The log of my web server shows that several people each day use that link to come from there to here. |
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Wilcox Limousines in Chalfont St.Peter, Bucks.
(West of London, just outside the M25), England,
is one of the largest traders of limousines and hearses.
Wilcox has a large stock of DS420 parts.
