This new Fifteen was the first Daimler to be offered at less than £500 since the war. The Great Depression of the 1930s was now well established and Daimler, responsible for economical BSA three-wheelers and now the new mid-price Lanchester range was coming downmarket to better weather the financial storm. Perhaps it took twenty years but this risky strategy with the Daimler name may have lost Daimler its super-luxury reputation and eventually brought about its demise.
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| - This new Fifteen was the first Daimler to be offered at less than £500 since the war. The Great Depression of the 1930s was now well established and Daimler, responsible for economical BSA three-wheelers and now the new mid-price Lanchester range was coming downmarket to better weather the financial storm. Perhaps it took twenty years but this risky strategy with the Daimler name may have lost Daimler its super-luxury reputation and eventually brought about its demise.
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valvetrain
| - OHV pushrod cam-in-block
- OHV operated by pushrods from chain-driven camshaft
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Power
| - @ 3600 rpm.
- Tax rating 16.2 hp
- @ 3000 rpm.
- Tax rating 15 hp
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Name
| - Daimler Fifteen 2.2-litre engine
- Daimler Fifteen 1.8-litre engine
- Daimler Fifteen 1932—1935
- Daimler Fifteen 1935—1937
- Daimler Fifteen 2-litre engine
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Configuration
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Caption
| - 4(xsd:integer)
- 6(xsd:integer)
- Saloon
- fixed-head coupé
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fueltype
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Parent Company
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Weight
| - 24(xsd:integer)
- 26(xsd:double)
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Production
| - August 1934—August 1936
- August 1936—September 1938
- July 1932 — August 1934
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body style
| - Coupé £465
- four-door “four-light" sports saloon £475
- four-door “six-light” saloon £450
- four-door “six-light” saloon £465
- others as arranged with coachbuilder by customer, chassis only £350.
- Chassis only £350—bodies as arranged with coachbuilder by customer
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Manufacturer
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coolingsystem
| - water-cooled
- water-cooled, water pump and 2-bladed fan
- water-cooled by natural circulation, two-bladed fan
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wheelbase
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fuelsystem
| - carburettor
- carburettor, mechanical pump from 12 gallon tank at rear
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Successor
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Block
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Engine
| - 1805(xsd:integer)
- 2003(xsd:integer)
- 2166(xsd:integer)
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Layout
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compression
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transmission
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Predecessor
| - Daimler Fifteen 2.0-litre
- Daimler Fifteen 1.8-litre
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abstract
| - This new Fifteen was the first Daimler to be offered at less than £500 since the war. The Great Depression of the 1930s was now well established and Daimler, responsible for economical BSA three-wheelers and now the new mid-price Lanchester range was coming downmarket to better weather the financial storm. Perhaps it took twenty years but this risky strategy with the Daimler name may have lost Daimler its super-luxury reputation and eventually brought about its demise. In August 1934 in anticipation of the reduction in annual tax charge it was given a larger 2-litre engine. Again in August 1936 the engine was increased to 2.2-litres then another two years later to a full 2½-litres.
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