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Daimler
SP250 (1959-1964)
Daimler SP250 sports car
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1959–1964
- Engine
- V8 · 2,547 cc / 2.5 LFactory: 2,547 cc
- Power
- 104 kW / 142 PSFactory: 140 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 201 km/hFactory: 125 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Daimler SP250 (1959-1964) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Daimler SP250 (1959-1964) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
Daimler SP250 (1959-1964) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Antijam · CC BY 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Daimler built the SP250 as a sports car to win American buyers, with a chassis and suspension layout copied from the Triumph TR3 and a glassfibre body. Its V8 engine was its main strength.
Jaguar took over Daimler in 1960 and ended the car in 1964. Early cars could pop their doors open on rough roads, and the Dart name was dropped because Dodge held the patent.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard SP250 (1959-1964).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,547 cc / 2.5 LFactory: 2,547 cc1 Independently researchedThe narrative in the same source says 2548cc; the specification table figure of 2547 cc is used. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | twin SU carburetors1 Independently researched |
| Power | 104 kW / 142 PSFactory: 140 hp · converted1 Independently researchedSource states bhp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 4-speed manual; 3-speed automatic also listed1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | four-wheel Dunlop disc brakes1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | glassfibre body1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 201 km/hFactory: 125 mph · converted1 Independently researchedThe same source gives 201 km/h. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 9.5 s1 Independently researched |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Daimler SP250 'Dart' car review and specifications (archived capture) Level D Auto Lemon, used car history check site · 2006-12-15
- a 2548cc V-eight producing
- 2547 cc
- twin SU carburetors
- 140 bhp
- 4-speed manual
- Four-wheel Dunlop disc brakes
- adding a glassfibre body
- 125 mph (201 km/h)
- 0-60 (96) in 9.5 seconds
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