Daimler 2.5 V8 and 250 Saloon Service Manual

Description

Daimler 2.5 V8 and 250 Saloon Service Manual
This comprehensive service manual is the original factory publication covering Daimler 2.5 V8 and 250 Saloon from the sixties. Full details on engine, cooling, fuel & exhaust, clutch, gearbox, brakes, suspension, steering & body and much more. Ideal for both mechanics and those owners who do their own maintenance and repairs. Publication number E1002/3.

With a total of 276 fully illustrated pages. SB.
Related publiction: Jaguar XJ6, XJ & Sovereign; Daimler Sovereign
A Brooklands Books Publication

History
The Daimler 2.5 V8/V8-250 is a four-door saloon which was produced by The Daimler Company Limited in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1969. It was the first Daimler car to be based on a Jaguar platform, the first with a unit body, and the last to feature a Daimler engine after the company was bought from the Birmingham Small Arms Company by Jaguar Cars in 1960. The engine is the hemispherical head V8 designed by Edward Turner and first used in the Daimler SP250 sports car.
Daimler’s development of the 2.5-litre saloon was initially given few resources; the first prototype was based on an old Jaguar Mark 1 unibody that had been abandoned outside one of the factory buildings after having been modified for suspension experiments.
Launched late in 1962.It was essentially a rebadged Jaguar Mark 2 fitted with Daimler’s 2.5-litre V8 engine and drive-train, a Daimler fluted grille and rear number plate surround, distinctive wheel trims, badges, and interior details including a split-bench front seat from the Jaguar Mark 1 and a black enamel steering wheel. Special interior and exterior colours were specified. Most cars were fitted with power-assisted steering but it was optional. Automatic transmission was standard; manual, with or without overdrive, became an option in 1967.