August–September 2009
Contents Page
From the Driver’s Seat – National President’s Report ..................................................... 2 Getting Up to Speed – National Secretary’s Report ....................................................... 3 Member Profile: Melvin Hollier .............................................................................................. 4 Round the Bazaars – Daimlers on the Run ......................................................................... 5 Special instructions to drivers new to driving Daimler cars with fluid flywheel preselector gearboxes (Continued on page 20) .................................................................. 8 Articles of Interest: Fitting an electric cooling fan to a 2.5 V8 .................................................................... 9 Photographic finds .............................................................................................................. 11 Conquest Gearing ................................................................................................................ 12 DB18 Gearbox removal / replacement ......................................................................... 13 Photo Gallery ............................................................................................................ 14–15 Prototype Majestic Major .................................................................................................. 18 Daimler SP450 ....................................................................................................................... 21 Top Secret Sports Car ......................................................................................................... 22 Hitting the Road – Daimler Events Diary ............................................................................. 23 Members’ Market ......................................................................................................................... 28
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