Daimler V-8 engines were designed for the Daimler Company by Edward Turner and produced from 1959 to 1969. Initially used in the SP250 sports car and the Majestic Major saloon, the engine was mostly used in the Daimler 2.5 V8 saloon made with Jaguar Mark 2 unit bodies from 1962 to 1969. Approximately 20,000 of the 2.5-litre version of the engine were made for use in the SP250 and the 250 saloon, while approximately 2,000 of the 4.5-litre version were made for use in the Majestic Major saloon and its limousine variant which remained in production until 1968.
1963 Daimler SP250 V8 Engine
SP250 sports car
V8-250 saloon
Majestic Major saloon
Edward Turner (motorcycle designer)
Edward Turner was an English motorcycle designer. He was born in Camberwell in the London Borough of Southwark, on the day King Edward VII was proclaimed King.
In 1915, Turner had his first ride on a motorcycle, a Light Tourist New Imperial.
Turner, on the occasion of his retirement in 1967, at a private function for BSA Triumph executives
Close-up of a 1932 Ariel Square Four 4F 600 cc engine
Close-up of a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin 500 cc engine
1947 500 cc Triumph T100 GP