1981 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 [Series III]

1981 Daimler Sovereign [Series III] in Minder, Fernsehserie, 1979-1994 Ep. 4.01+

Typ: Pkw, Limousine — Herkunftsland:

Häufig von einem Hauptdarsteller benutztes Fahrzeug oder Fahrzeug mit spezieller Bedeutung

Autor	Mitteilung
Sandie ◊ 2018-11-26 23:26	Arthur's Daimler was a 1981 Sovereign 4.2 really registered VDU342X: http://www.minder.org/cars/cars_Daimler_DYO979V/daimler.htm
dsl ◊ 2018-11-29 21:02	2015 auction listing - 1981 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 Series III Saloon Registration: VDU 342X Chassis Number: DCALP3C330673 Engine Number: 108095 CC: 4235 Year of Manufacture: 1981 Sold for £15,525 " .... the very car used in the ITV series 'Minder,' driven extensively by both Arthur (George Cole) and Terry (Dennis Waterman) from series' 4 to 6 and also featured in two Christmas specials 'Around The Corner' in 1984 and 'The Orient Express' in 1985. We are informed by the vendor that the registration number used in TV filming DYO 979V was actually a dummy plate and is not the real registration for the car, originally registered on 15/10/81 with its original Coventry registration number of VDU 342X."
JCB ◊ 2018-11-30 00:15	My favourite XJ6 incarnation-
dsl ◊ 2018-11-30 00:42	^ the combination of English tradition with Italian refinement?? (Pininfarina did the Series III restyling)
ingo ◊ 2018-11-30 00:47	dsl wrote ^ the combination of English tradition with Italian refinement?? (Pininfarina did the Series III restyling) Well, it's a car from the early 80ies...
JCB ◊ 2018-12-01 07:01	The nicest XJ shape , well done Bill and Sergio -- Last edit: 2018-12-01 07:27:06
dsl ◊ 2019-03-26 02:15	Merged, ep 5.09, 4