Browsing through vintage cars for sale the
other day I came across a fully restored Daimler 250 V8 saloon.
For those who cannot remember that far back
it was a classic late nineteen-sixty exact copy of the
Jaguar that Inspector Morse used to drive but in some ways rarer and considered
less flash.
Being driven to the airport at the age of
ten in my wealthy uncles Daimler I distinctly remember the tick of the clock
above the almost silent engine. This was a beautiful car and way better than
anything Daimler or Jaguar produced over the following couple of decades.
What struck me was the quality sound of the
radio. No cassettes or CDs in those distant times but just the BBC plum voice
of a continuity announcer, no doubt standing to attention and wearing a dinner
suit with bow tie as they did in those days.
This vintage restoration is for sale in
full working condition and hopefully will go to someone who will really
appreciate it. In order to bring it up to date it has something extra to the
original nineteen sixties spec; the radio has been removed and a new MP3 with iPod car interface kits are in its place
along with the iPhone equivalent and a whole new speaker system to give a
perfect surround sound.
What would uncle have made of that if he
was still around especially if there was a giant woofer and a couple of super
tweeters fitted and some loud latter day pop group sprang into life.
Perhaps these alterations were made by the
In Car Music Company in Leyton East London. Their web site offers every type of
equipment to improve sound and Wi-Fi devices as well as upgrade speakers, amps
and a dozen other things that can improve the communications, sounds and visual
devices in the car.
Apart from every type of fitting kit for
iPods and iPhones they have some of the very best replacement headrests
incorporating 7 inch wide screen LCD with DVD wireless game controller for the
entertainment of back seat passengers.
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