Daimler 250 V6 RHD 1962 Black with Beige Interior KK Scale 1:18

When Jaguar acquired Daimler in 1960, it set in motion a quiet but telling collaboration: the Jaguar Mark 2 bodyshell married to a bespoke Daimler engine. The result, unveiled at the 1962 London Motor Show, was a compact executive saloon that sold on refinement rather than outright performance. KK Scale has chosen to reproduce the launch-year specification in the black-over-beige combination that defined the car's luxury positioning — now rendered as a die-cast 1:18 scale model car.

A Jaguar Body, a Daimler Heart

The Daimler 250 V6 shares its body with the Jaguar Mark 2 — the same monocoque shell, the same compact saloon proportions — but beneath the bonnet sits Edward Turner's 2.5-litre engine, carried over from the Daimler SP250 sports car. Turner was also the architect of iconic Triumph motorcycle engines, which lends the unit a particular significance in British engineering history. The car was built at Jaguar's Browns Lane factory in Coventry and sold exclusively in right-hand drive.

The Black Saloon and the Chauffeur Market

From its 1962 introduction through to the end of production in 1969, the Daimler 250 V6 was regularly specified in dark colours — black above all — for executive and chauffeur use. This distinguished it in period from the sportier Jaguar Mark 2 variants, reinforcing the Daimler name's association with formal British luxury. The beige interior paired with black coachwork is an authentic period combination, consistent with the car's primary market in the UK and Commonwealth territories where right-hand drive was standard.

KK Scale's Die-Cast Interpretation

KK Scale has built a reputation for covering classic European road cars that larger manufacturers routinely overlook. Their die-cast 1:18 release of the 1962 Daimler 250 V6 fills a genuine gap in the market for 1960s British saloons at this scale. The model replicates the right-hand drive configuration and the black-over-beige colour scheme of the launch-year car, making it one of the very few 1:18 scale models dedicated to this variant of the Jaguar-Daimler lineage.

At Home in a British Classics Collection

The Daimler 250 V6 sits naturally alongside other 1960s British saloons and sporting cars in a display cabinet. The Jaguar Mark 2 in any of its engine variants — 2.4, 3.4 or 3.8 — is the obvious companion, sharing the same body. The Daimler SP250, which donated its engine to this car, extends the story further. Collectors focusing on the Browns Lane era or on Edward Turner's engineering legacy will find this model a coherent and historically grounded addition to that narrative.