After Winston Churchill, the Diamler DB18 Drophead Coupe, with chassis number 49531 has changed several owners in the U.K, USA Germany, including a Prince of Iran, but the vehicle has now been given a new life altogether with a complete restoration done by E. Thiesen of Hamburg. After investing in a hefty sum of $190,538, Mr. Thiesen is now looking forward to the auction and hopes that this incredible piece of automobile history is able to go for $340,278. The auction for the 1918 Diamler DB18 Drophead Coupe is scheduled for December 4th, 2010 and till then, this gorgeous vehicle will be kept for display at the Brooklands Museum.
One of the most prolific and powerful figures in the modern human history, the prime Minister of England during the Second World War, Mr. Winston Churchill’s most prized possession, a 1939 Diamler DB18 Drophead Coupe is now on its way for a legendary auction at the Historics at Booklands auction house. This DB18 is known to be the same vehicle that was used by Mr. Churchill during his 1944 and 1949 election campaigns and the car itself is a rarity to find, as Diamler had designed and developed only eight units of this model, out of which one was destroyed during the bombing raids in WWII and another unit was sold for scrap metal.
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