1974 Daimler Sovereign

Asking price: $8,000

Listed more than a month ago | Seller located in Timaru, Timaru - Oamaru ·2382 views · 79 others watchlisted

1974 Daimler Sovereign

197,000km

Sedan

Petrol

4200cc

Number plate: XJ5440

Year: 1974

Exterior colour: Yellow

Number of owners: 5+ owners

Import history: Imported

Registration expires: Sept 2026

WoF expires: Dec 2026

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Energy economy

Overall safety

Carbon emissions

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Background check

The data was provided for XJ5440 by MotorWeb on 19 May 2026, 4:46 PM.

Stolen vehicle check

Passed

Damaged import check

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Re-registered check

Passed

Money owing

Unavailable

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Description

Up for sale is my 1974 Daimler Sovereign (twin to the Jaguar XJ6), 4.2 Automatic (no o/d), around 197,000kms, located in Timaru.

Has Wof and Rego.

Very tidy considering its age, paint and interior are in really good condition, has cream leather interior. Twin SU HS8 carbs, converted to manual choke. Has recently had a new distributor with points and condenser, and a new coil.

Runs and drives lovely, start very well. No rust from what I can see.

Cons

Has an engine oil leak, not 100% sure where from.
Couple of knocks in the suspension somewhere. Haven’t got round to diagnosing but goes through WOFs just fine.
Twin tank car, however one of the pumps can be a bit iffy sometimes, so I just run the one tank most of the time.

Absolutely gutted to see it go but no longer have room in storage to keep and really don't want to let it sit outside.

$8000, located in Timaru.

Questions & Answers

J
Some more photos added Seller comment Saturday, 23 May 2026
J
Apologies to anyone who has tried to make contact, had the wrong phone number but have updated now Seller comment Monday, 1 June 2026
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Hi any motor history please . threedogs1 (51) • 8:18 pm, Wed, 3 Jun
J
Hello, Unfortunately i don't really have any history with it, I am told it has had an engine rebuild in the past but I have no evidence to support this jpsummerill (75) • Wednesday, 3 June 2026
bnhnmh
Are you aware of any Daimler owners clubs? Attempting to track down HQ7418 that my grandfather drove for 20+ years bnhnmh (6213) • 10:25 am, Fri, 3 Jul
J
Hi, it does have a Daimler owners club sticker on the back window as well as keyring, I do know this plate isnt the original but Im not sure what the previous one was sorry jpsummerill (75) • Friday, 3 July 2026