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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1447.0. "The Dimilia" by PHLACT::BROWNE () Fri May 17 1991 00:35

    My daughter is getting married in a couple of weeks and a friend of her
    fiance rented them a limousine. This fellow does not know cars very well,but
    anyway he told them that they were getting a Dimilia. My daughter asked
    me if I had ever heard of this brand of British car that comes as a
    limousine and I said no...never heard of it. I had thoughts of a little
    known Italian marque that was one of a kind. Upon seeing the brochure,
    however,it seems that the car is a good old Daimler DS420 imported here
    to the States. I have the Vanden Plas book and it looks like there were
    71 made (just went out of production this year?) with left hand drive,but
    but they can't remember whether it has RHD or LHD. Anyway,I'll get my
    first ride in a Daimler limo! And instead of black/silver it's been
    resprayed white...
    
    Does anyone understand the connection between Jaguar's Daimler and
    Daimler-Benz? I know it goes back to the turn of the century.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1447.1		NCEIS1::CHEVAUX	Patrick Chevaux, Nice, 828-6995	`Fri May 17 1991 13:25`	14
1447.2		NCEIS1::CHEVAUX	Patrick Chevaux, Nice, 828-6995	`Fri May 17 1991 13:26`	1
	Never heard of the DIMILIA ...
1447.3	Just to get the story straight...	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	I can't tryp for nots	`Fri May 17 1991 15:51`	4
	Can you clarify, is this a Daimler Dimilia or a Daimler that your friend THOUGHT was a Dimilia?. Richard
1447.4	You what ???	CHEST::RAWSON	aka Muttley/Alex the B%st%rd	`Fri May 17 1991 16:39`	5
	This obviously is someones strange pronunciation of Daimler. Remember this is over there, Potato, Tomato etc etc ! ;^) Alex
1447.5	Progunciation	PHLACT::BROWNE		`Mon May 20 1991 17:13`	5
	The story is that someone who knows nothing about automobiles in general that runs a limousine rental service is calling this car a Dimilia. I knew what it was as soon as I saw their brochure. Good thing they don't rent out the Denbeigh-Smedley Royal Crown Regency. They would really mess up that one...
1447.6		HAMPS::LINCOLN_J	Where sheep dare	`Tue May 21 1991 11:32`	6
	Now that you've mentioned the Denbeigh-Smedley, and what a fine car that was, I wonder if any noters remember that great old classic the Rolls-Canardly, and could explain it's heritage. -John
1447.7	Some info	VANGA::KERRELL	Dave Kerrell @RDL 899-5279	`Tue May 21 1991 11:42`	8
	I remember the Rolls Canardly with great affection. My first 3 cars were all Rolls Canardlys! I can't shed much light on their history. There must have been variations of the Rolls Canardly about since the dawn of the motor car but during the fifties and sixties every other family had one. By the affluent eighties they had almost dissappeared until the arrival in Western Europe of a little known but well qualified East German variation. /Dave.
1447.8		MCGRUE::FRENCHS	Semper in excernere	`Tue May 21 1991 13:10`	4
	Ah yes that great classic, Rolls down hills but Canardly get back up them. Simon