1978 Daimler Sovereign [Series II]

1978 Daimler Sovereign [Series II] in Dempsey & Makepeace, TV Series, 1985-1986 Ep. 3.09

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
londonitalian ◊ 2010-04-14 22:50	Its a 1978 series II 6-cylinder. -- Last edit: 2010-09-22 23:56:55
3loader ◊ 2010-04-17 01:20	In the show it was called Daimler Sovereign, burgundy.
marklandynut ◊ 2010-05-06 02:01	The registration dates it as a 1977/1978 car, almost certainly 1978. The 'S' registration was issued between 1st August 1977 and 31st July 1978. The numbers were not issued sequentially, but higher numbers are usually more recent than lower ones and I'd guess this one was registered sometime in the Spring or Summer of 1978, meaning it was probably built early that year. The DT series of numbers this belongs to was issued from Sheffield.
londonitalian ◊ 2010-09-22 23:57	Theres no such thing as a 1982 SII! this is an SII, & its on an S registration, that makes it a 1978!
G-MANN ◊ 2011-07-13 19:40	That plate looks a bit suspect to me (font doesn't look right). Doesn't show up on the DVLA.