85 Years Old ABANDONED Barn Find Daimler DB18! 1 of 25 Car Detailing Restoration!

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Watching from the U.K. I don't think that this car is as old as you think. It's very much like the Daimler Conquest, but in convertible form and they were around from the mid to late 50's. Might be worth checking out. The gaps in the bodywork that puzzled you were for the original semaphore indicators or turn signals. The GB stands for Great Britain and the make is pronounced Daymler not Dimeler. Great channel by the way!

Back during that era those slots you were describing are called "Trafficators". They are turn signals that when activated they pop out to indicated your turn intentions.

Terrific work, young men! I'm 88 YO and have had the pleasure of owning the following wonderful cars: a '35 Ford roadster; a'40 Mercury coupe; a '41 Mercury conv.; a '47 Mercury sedan; a '49 Old's 88 conv.;a '48 MG TD; a '54 Austin Healy 100 B; a '48 Ford "woodie" station wagon; a '47 Cadillac 4DR sedan; a '54 Hillman Minx conv.; a '65 Buick conv. and so many other cars I'm forgetting in my old age. WWII dictated what used cars were available during the 1950's...1949 was the start of an entire new design era. I started driving in NJ at 17 in the year 1952. I have always enjoyed both foreign & domestic vehicles...both new and old...currently driving a pristine 2004 Volvo XC90 w 234,000- miles. Please keep up the great work! Don O'Connor

This is a real, regal, old Queen of the road. It is beautiful and rare. Thank you for saving this car and delivering it to the Museum!

Semaphore turn signals. Early VW and other European 25:15 cars had them too. I live in Cleveland as well. Thank you for highlighting the Crawford on your channel. It is truly a tremendous museum showcasing transportation history

GB was the international code for Great Britain and Northern Ireland Until it changed recently to UK. Sd in the registration number indicates the car was first registered to someone in Ayrshire Scotland. Each county had its own licensing office with its own codes The slots in the sides are for trafficators Forerunner of flashing indicators.a steady orange Light would pop up on a stalk indicating direction of intended travel

I can personally say anyone that loves vintage cars the Crawford Auto Museum is an absolute must! You will not be disappointed!

GB for great britain

Amazing piece of automotive history! Daimler was a British company, no relation to Daimler Benz of Germany. This was a pre war car design as you rightly point out. However like many small producers in the post-war era they had to utilise pre-war designs. The DB18 was originally a chassis only design that customers would instruct a coachbuilder to create a body. In 1949 Daimler updated the design to what you have and gave the car a name, Consort. Daimler produced a four-door in house, but your drop-head coupé would likely have come from Barker. The indicator flags that spring from the side were called trafficators in the UK. The were usually in the door pillars. The GB 🇬🇧 on the trunk lid shows this car travelled outside the U.K., likely into Europe where cars travelling from different European nations display their country of origin, nowadays it is a sticker. The 2 1/2 litre i6 engine produced about 70 horsepower when new.

How wonderful!! An elderly gentleman who shows his wrinkles, his expressions of time, some scars, but above all elegance!!! What a prize to be able to see him again!! Congratulations!!! Extraordinary channel, my best wishes for the million subscribers!! Oh, and the ending was fantastic, what a wonderful museum!!

A beautiful blast ❤ from the past....the cars years ago were works 💪 of art...true master pieces

One of your best ! Very much enjoy watching you bring these automobiles back to life without a restoration.

We got here a car from Great Britain, by the way, anyone knows, what these strange letters G B on the trunk can possibly mean?

For the record: Daimler is pronounced with the a sounding like an a DAYmler! And Coventry is pronounced as in Cough. Cov. But hey, great video guys! And GB just means Great Britain. The blinker, as you called it was fitted before modern indicators and was known as a trafficator.

Appreciate the honesty with the years! Makes me love your videos even more that you guys do the research and admit mistakes. Great videos guys!!

Stirling job,...and you corrected yourselves, no hassle! Well done!

The car is a Special Sports, bodied by Barker on a DB18 chassis between 1948 and 1952. Around 500 were made, Your figure of 25 probably refers to the number of these currently in the USA. The DB18 chassis was first produced in 1938.

The GB means Great Britain. The slides on the panel are direction indicators 👍

Great video...I enjoyed watching you guys bring some life back in the old girl...the old cars have such character that you don't find in today's cars...keep up the good work!