Docker Daimler

The Docker Daimlers are five show cars from the former British automobile manufacturer Daimler that debuted at the Earls Court Motor Shows from 1951 to 1955. The term refers to Bernard Docker , who has headed the Daimler Motor Company since 1940, and his controversial wife, Norah Docker , who had a major impact on the brand's public image in the early 1950s. The Docker Daimler built by Hooper caused a sensation, but were also perceived as vulgar. They broke with the traditional image of both Daimler and Hoopers and, in the eyes of critics of the Daimler brand, caused considerable damage.

History of origin and classification

Daimler Motor Company

The Daimler Motor Company, founded in 1896, was one of the most exclusive British automobile manufacturers in the first half of the 20th century. The company, which has been part of the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) since 1910 , regularly supplied vehicles for the British royal family . Since 1939 there was also a connection to the body manufacturer Hooper, which was one of the most renowned companies in its branch (“quite simply the best”). Both Daimler and Hooper were known for their reserved, conservative vehicles and bodies until the outbreak of World War II . Daimler's position changed after the end of World War II , when rivals Rolls-Royce and Vanden Plas gradually took on leading roles in the large sedan segment.

While Daimler initially continued to offer conservative models in the area of ​​production models in the late 1940s, at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1948 the company presented an innovatively designed concept vehicle by Osmond Rivers called the Green Goddess , which incorporates the design of the prewar years with elements of the combined modern pontoon shape and anticipated the Hooper Empress Line design concept . Green Goddess was “the star of the show” in Earls Court in 1948 and generated positive press for Daimler worldwide.

After the former dancer Norah Docker married the Daimler chairman Bernard Docker and subsequently assumed responsibility at Daimler and Hooper herself, she developed the idea of ​​showing a similarly sensational show car like Green Goddess in Earls Court every year . It was their intention to draw more public attention in this way to the Daimler brand, which is still considered sedate. Based on this idea, the individual pieces The Gold Car (1951), Blue Clover (1952), Silver Flash (1953), Star Dust (1954) and Golden Zebra (1955), which stylistically go back to Green Goddess or were further developments of the design concept. These five cars - but not Green Goddess - are commonly referred to as Docker Daimlers, referring to Norah and Bernard Docker. The construction of such show cars ended when the Dockers lost power at BSA and Daimler in the spring of 1956. Until 1956, Bernard and Norah Docker used the Docker Daimler for private purposes. After they left the BSA group, Daimler demanded that all five Docker Daimlers be returned from them. The return request was the subject of legal proceedings. Ultimately, Daimler took over all the cars and gradually sold them to various collectors.

Docker Daimler's assessments are ambiguous. Some authors emphasize the elegant or aesthetic lines of the cars; However, the criticism prevails: According to this, the Docker Daimlers would have “wonderfully balanced shapes that are ruined by bad taste”. For others, the cars are an "inspiring display of excess" ( inspiring display of excess ), others at least in details for vulgar. There are numerous voices in the automotive literature who see the Docker Daimler as a significant contribution to the loss of reputation and the decline of the Daimler brand.

Forerunner: The Green Goddess

→ Main article : Daimler Green Goddess

Green Goddess

The Green Goddess is a five-seater convertible that is over 6 meters long and weighs 3.5 tons. There are three seats in the front and two in the back; the rear seats are offset towards the center of the car. The technical basis is the chassis of the DE36 series, Daimler's largest model, which was actually intended for chauffeur limousines and state bodies . The front fenders are free, as is customary in the pre-war design. At the rear, however, there are no longer any molded fenders. The rear passenger compartment is so wide that it includes the rear wheels. They are completely covered by so-called spats . The tapering front fenders and a decorative strip below the belt line meet at the lower end of the rear of the car. These design features can later also be found in Hoopers Empress Line . The double headlights are arranged one above the other, embedded in the front ends of the fender and covered with a transparent, slightly curved pane made of Perspex . After the success of the Green Goddess in Earls Court in 1948, Daimler built five, seven or eight more vehicles in the style of the Green Goddess by 1953, depending on the source, at customer request , which were sold at a unit price of £ 7,001. This made them the most expensive British cars of their time.

Green Goddess itself is not one of the Docker Daimlers, because the model was developed by Bernard and Norah Docker before the marriage. The car is only seen as a "harbinger of what is to come".

The individual Docker Daimler

1951: The Gold Car

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The gold car
Presentation year:	1951
Vehicle fair:	British Motor Show
Class :	Upper class
Body shape :	limousine
Engine:	Otto engine : 5.5 liters (152 hp)
Wheelbase:	3734 mm
Production model:	none

The first Docker Daimler is The Gold Car (also: The Golden Daimler ). It is a four-door sedan in the style of the Empress Line .

technology

The Gold Car is based on a slightly modified chassis of the Daimler DE36 (number 52830) and is powered by the straight eight engine common in this series , which has a displacement of 5.5 liters (5460 cm³) 150 bhp (152 hp, 110 kW).

design

The lines of the Gold Car are considered to be well-proportioned and "extremely elegant". They largely follow the Hooper Empress Line , but deviate from it in the area of ​​the headlights, which correspond to the design of the Green Goddess . Because of the very long wheelbase of the DE36, the lines of the Gold Car are significantly more elongated than those of the Daimler Empress models mass- produced according to this design concept , which are based on shorter DB18 or Regency chassis. Hooper's competitor Freestone & Webb took up the proportions of the Gold Car from 1952 for their own copies of the Empress Line . A large glass surface is embedded in the roof of the Gold Car . All decorative parts such as the radiator grille, bumpers, door handles and exhaust surrounds were gold-plated. Norah Docker explained this step by claiming that due to shortages in the post-war market, chrome was not available and sheet metal was not an option. The body is painted in two colors. The upper part of the body and the fenders are black, the sides of the car are cream-colored. The side surfaces are decorated with 7000 gold stars, which the coat of arms painter Geoffrey Francis painted individually by hand. The idea for this supposedly came from Bernard Docker's personal assistant. For the interior paneling, wood from the camphor tree , which has a golden hue, was chosen. The seats in the passenger area and the inner side panels are covered with gold-colored silk fabric. The car included a Chinese porcelain tea set to match the body color , a set of Cartier cocktail glasses, and a suitcase set made of crocodile leather dyed gold and black. The production of the gold car cost £ 8,500, representing an equivalent of eight Jaguar Mark V corresponded. The gold-plated décor alone cost as much as two Morris Minor at £ 900 .

Introduction, reception and further use

The Gold Car was presented to the public at the British Motor Show in October 1951 and was the biggest attraction there (“the most looked-at car”). Visitors were impressed by its lavish furnishings, which contrasted with everyday life in Great Britain, which was marked by hardship. The Gold Car won first prize in its class from the Institute of British Carriage & Automobile Manufacturers. After its debut in London, the car was shown at exhibitions in France , Australia and the USA . It reappeared in Earls Court in later years. In the meantime, it served the Dockers as a private vehicle. In 1954 the Gold Car was once again sent on a worldwide PR tour; Norah Docker, who was accompanying the car, had clothes made for her, the value of which was close to that of the car, and charged the BSA Group with the costs. In 1955, The Gold Car was a prop in the US feature film Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (German title: This is how you love in Paris ). Norah Docker took acting lessons from the leading actresses Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain in order to professionalise posing on the car for photo shoots.

After Bernard Docker left the BSA board, Daimler took over the gold car . The car was sold to a U.S. customer in 1959 for $ 7,300. Before delivery, Daimler removed all gold decorative parts in order to comply with the restrictive British regulations on gold exports. They have been replaced by chrome-plated parts. The car has been in the USA since then. It was last offered for sale in 2004.

1952: Blue Clover

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Daimler Blue Clover
Blue clover
Presentation year:	1952
Vehicle fair:	British Motor Show
Class :	Upper class
Body shape :	Coupe
Engine:	Otto engine : 5.5 liters (152 hp)
Wheelbase:	3734 mm
Production model:	none

The second Docker Daimler is the Blue Clover (German: Blaues Kleeblatt) presented in 1952 . The car was created on a private order from Bernard Docker, but Daimler took over the production costs.

technology

Blue Clover is based on a DE36 chassis. Chassis and drive technology continue to correspond to the series standard.

design

In terms of style, the structure takes up many of the features of the Green Goddess from 1948 and can be seen as its coupé version. Blue Clover is lower and slimmer than the Gold Car presented last year . The curved lines of the roof structure correspond to the shape of the front fenders. The design of the car flanks continues to follow the Empress Line ; At the rear, however, Hooper broke away from the previously favored short rear in the Razor-Edge style and created a long rear overhang, which enables a significantly larger trunk. With this design, Blue Clover laid the basis for the further development of the original design concept called Evolved Empress , which was regularly offered for Rolls-Royce and Bentley chassis (but not for Daimler chassis) from 1956. With the large trunk and the possibility of increasing the loading area by folding down the rear seat backs, the target of creating a car for long-distance journeys was implemented. All side windows are electrically operated. There is a large, double-glazed window above the front seats.

Like the Gold Car, Blue Clover is painted in two colors. The upper part of the body and the fenders are powder blue , while the flanks are light gray. Several thousand blue shamrocks are painted on the bright surfaces of the pages. The dashboard is - unusual for Daimler's standards at the time - not clad in wood, but covered with lizard leather, which is colored blue. This also applies to the steering wheel, the inner door surfaces and the armrests.

Introduction, reception and whereabouts

Blue Clover appeared at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1952. The British automobile magazine Motor considered the car the most elegant piece in a contemporary report. Blue Clover has been in a restored condition in the Samsung Transportation Museum in Seoul for years .

1953: Silver Flash

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Daimler Silver Flash (interior)
Silver Flash
Presentation year:	1953
Vehicle fair:	British Motor Show
Class :	Upper class
Body shape :	Coupe
Engine:	Otto engine : 3.0 liters (101 hp)
Length:	5080 mm
Width:	1892 mm
Wheelbase:	2896 mm
Empty weight:	1828 kg
Production model:	none

The third Docker Daimler is the Silver Flash from 1953.

technology

Because Daimler had stopped production of the large DE36 representation sedans at the beginning of 1953, the third Docker Daimler had to be built on a different chassis. It is not clear which chassis the Silver Flash is based on. According to popular understanding, it is based on a special series chassis of the Regency Mark I of the DF302 series (chassis number 82001), which was also the basis for the Barker Convertibles and the Empress II sedan. In contrast, other sources assume that a slightly elongated Lanchester 14 chassis or a largely identical Daimler Conquest Century chassis was used for the Silver Flash . In any case, it is certain that the Silver Flash is powered by a 3.0 liter in-line six-cylinder engine from the Regency Mark I series, which develops 100 bhp (75 kW; 101 PS).

The use of a smaller chassis affects the dimensions of the third Docker Daimler. The wheelbase of the Silver Flash is nearly a meter shorter than that of the Gold Car and Blue Clover . With a length of almost 5.1 m and a weight of 1828 kg, Silver Flash is significantly shorter and lighter than its two predecessors.

design

Stylistically, the Silver Flash is a further development of the Blue Clover from 1952. It is also a two-seater Fixed Head Coupé with a long rear overhang. The roof structure is kept "as low as possible". In contrast to the Blue Clover from 1952, the front mask is very rugged. Between the headlights, which are again covered by a Perspex pane, and the curved Daimler radiator, there are deep indentations, each with an oval grated air inlet opening. Some authors recognize design elements of the "jet fighter age" in it. On the rear fenders there are low tail fins with two round taillights at the ends. Daimler claimed the fins added stability at high speeds; however, it is doubtful whether Daimler actually carried out wind tunnel tests with the Silver Flash . The equipment details of the Silver Flash include seat covers made of black leather with red piping , an instrument panel covered with red dyed crocodile leather and a glass roof over the seats.

The Silver Flash was originally painted in a very dark green in one color. Shortly before the public premiere, Norah Docker ordered the exterior color to be changed to silver. The repainted car was finished a few hours before the start of the exhibition. Unlike the first two Docker Daimler's, there are no additional painted ornaments. The name Silver Flash was also decided at the last minute. It refers to the BSA motorcycle Golden Flash .

Introduction, reception and whereabouts

The Silver Flash appeared at the British Motor Show in October 1953. It was received with reluctance. One author was of the opinion that the Silver Flash was measured against the "Docker-Daimler standards a rather set car". Unlike that of the earlier Docker Daimler, the design of the Silver Flash did not receive an award at the exhibition. The car was available to Norah Docker for personal use. In 1966, Daimler sold the car to a collector in the USA. It was last published in an auction house catalog in 1974. It is not publicly known where the car will be in the 21st century.

1954: Star Dust

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Star Dust
Presentation year:	1954
Vehicle fair:	British Motor Show
Class :	Upper class
Body shape :	limousine
Engine:	Petrol engine : 4.6 liters
Wheelbase:	3251 mm
Production model:	none

The fourth Docker Daimler is the Star Dust (alternative spelling: Stardust ; German: Sternenstaub) from 1954.

technology

The technical basis of the Star Dust is the chassis of the Daimler DK400 representative limousine , which was presented in 1954 and replaced the antiquated DE36. Structurally, the DK400 chassis is an extended version of the Regency chassis. The DK400 chassis (chassis number 92700) has been shortened slightly for the Star Dust . A 4.6 liter (4617 cm³) version of Daimler's inline six-cylinder engine, which is based on a Lanchester construction and was also used in smaller versions in the Conquest and Regency, serves as the drive . In the Star Dust and in the DK400 it delivers 127 bhp (95 kW; 129 PS).

design

Star Dust is similar to the Gold Car from 1951. It is also a four-door sedan with three windows on each side ( Six Light ), the body of which follows the original concept of Osmond Rivers' Empress Line , so it does not have an extended rear end. The rear doors are hinged at the back. Star Dust is painted in dark royal blue and has several thousand silver-colored stars on the sides of the car. A contemporary author described the car as "elegance personified". In the passenger compartment, the bench is covered with silver-colored silk, while the side panels are lined with dark blue crocodile leather. In front of the partition wall is a bar and a cabinet that contains a luxurious picnic set. The side windows are double glazed and electrically operated. As with earlier Docker Daimler's, there is a glass surface in the roof above the passenger compartment.

Introduction and whereabouts

The Star Dust appeared at the 1954 Earls Court Motor Show and cost £ 12,500 to make. The purchase price of a Daimler Regency Mark II Saloon at the same time was £ 2,324. The Dockers let Star Dust fly to Monaco in April 1956 , where they used the car as part of the wedding celebration of Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly .

Where Star Dust was in the 1960s and 1970s is unclear. In 1980 the car was found in a barn in Wales . The exact location is not documented. A report from 2014 establishes a connection to the northern Welsh town of Glandyfi , where the Dockers had a larger property, but cannot be sure of that. After a restoration, Star Dust was in various Japanese and Californian collections before it was auctioned in the UK in September 2014 for £ 110,140 (€ 119,470).

1955: Golden Zebra

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Daimler Golden Zebra
Golden zebra
Presentation year:	1955
Vehicle fair:	British Motor Show
Class :	Upper class
Body shape :	Coupe
Engine:	Petrol engine : 4.6 liters
Wheelbase:	3302 mm
Production model:	none

The last Docker Daimler is Golden Zebra from 1955.

technology

Like its immediate predecessor, the Golden Zebra is based on a DK400 chassis (chassis number 92705). The drive technology has not been changed compared to the production model.

design

The design of the Golden Zebra is a continuation of the Silver Flash from 1953. The Golden Zebra is again a two-seater coupé with a narrow passenger compartment and a long rear overhang. It is the only Docker Daimler model in which the headlights are not behind a plastic cover. The design of the headlight surround is based rather on the design of the standard Hooper versions for the DK400, but it is "overdrawn". There are pronounced tail fins on the rear fenders. The car is painted ivory. All trim strips and the radiator grille are gold-plated. The hood ornament is a gold-plated zebra . In the interior, the seats and side panels are covered with zebra skin. Norah Docker justified this choice by pointing out that zebra was the best material: with mink it would get too warm when sitting. In addition to the usual picnic items, the interior included a manicure set, a clothes brush, a selection of body creams, and an ivory-colored umbrella.

Introduction and whereabouts

The Golden Zebra cost £ 12,000 to make. The car was presented at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1955. After that, the Dockers used the car for private purposes for six months. After being returned to Daimler, it remained at the factory before being sold to an American in 1966 through a dealer in Chester for £ 1,400. It was taken over by a British collector in the 1980s and painstakingly restored over the next two decades. In 2006, Golden Zebra sold for £ 177,000.

literature

• David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Poundbury, Veloce Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-1-845845-83-4
• Tim Hogarth: The Dazzling Lady Docker: Britain's Forgotten Reality Superstar , Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd., 2018, ISBN 978-0995586147
• Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019
• Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8
• Halwart Schrader: Jaguar type compass - passenger cars since 1931 , Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02106-4
• Heiner Stertkamp: Jaguar - The complete chronicle from 1922 to today , 2nd edition, Heel-Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89880-337-6
• James Taylor: Coachwork on Rolls-Royce & Bentley 1945–1965 , Herridge & Sons, Beaworthy, 2019, ISBN 978-1-906133-89-4
• Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6
• Nick Walker: A – Z of British Coachbuilders 1919–1960 . Shebbear 2007 (Herridge & Sons Ltd.) ISBN 978-0-9549981-6-5 .

Web links

Commons : Docker Daimler show cars  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ History Hoopers on the website www.coachbuild.com (accessed on 9 April 2020).
3. ^ Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8 , p. 272.
4. ↑ James Taylor: Coachwork on Rolls-Royce & Bentley 1945–1965, Herridge & Sons, Beaworthy, 2019, ISBN 978-1-906133-89-4 , p. 91
5. ^ Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 206.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8 , p. 258.
7. ^ Brian Long: Daimler V8 SP 250 , Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2008, ISBN 9781904788775 , p. 16.
8. ^ In addition, Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 240.
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13. ↑ Tim Hogarth: The Dazzling Lady Docker: Britain's Forgotten Reality Superstar , Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd., 2018, ISBN 978-0995586147 , p. 178.
14. ^ Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8 , p. 257.
15. ^ ^{A b} Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 207.
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22. ↑ Illustration of the Gold Car on the website www.curbsideclassic.com (accessed on March 18, 2020).
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27. ^ ^{A b c} Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8 , p. 262.
28. ↑ James Taylor: Coachwork on Rolls-Royce & Bentley 1945–1965 , Herridge & Sons, Beaworthy, 2019, ISBN 978-1-906133-89-4 , p. 93.
29. ^ ^{A b} Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6 , p. 81.
30. ^ ^{A b c} Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 222.
31. ↑ ^{a b} Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, David Burgess-Wise: Daimler Century . Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1995, ISBN 1-85260-494-8 , p. 264.
32. ^ The Driving Member , issue April 2009, p. 8 ff.
33. ↑ ^{a b c} Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6 , p. 82.
34. ^ ^{A b} Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 223.
35. ^ Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6 , p. 81.
36. ^ ^{A b} Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 232.
37. ^ ^{A b} Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6 , p. 83.
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40. ^ Richard Townsend: Docker's Daimlers. Daimler and Lanchester Cars 1945 to 1960 , Amberley Publishing, Stroud, 2017, ISBN 978 1 4456 6316 6 , p. 84.
41. ^ ^{A b} Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 236.
42. ^ Brian Long: Daimler & Lanchester. A Century of Motor History , Longford International Publications, 1995, ISBN 1899154019 , p. 237.
43. ↑ Auction announcement of the Bonhams auction house of December 4, 2006 (accessed April 25, 2020).