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Daimler 250 V8 Red Paragon 1:18

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Daimler 250 V8 Red Paragon 1:18 PA-98312 Diecast
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Paragon's 1:18 diecast Daimler 250 V8 in red reproduces one of the last true Daimler saloons before the badge became a Jaguar trim level. Doors and bonnet open on this model, and it is a used example with a box showing traces of storage, while the casting itself is unaffected. A quietly distinguished piece for a British classic shelf.
Daimler 250 V8 Red Paragon 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Daimler
Model Manufacturer
Paragon
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
PA-98312
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Daimler 250 V8 Red Paragon 1:18

TL;DR: Paragon's 1:18 diecast Daimler 250 V8 in red reproduces the compact 1960s British saloon with opening doors and bonnet. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A distinctive, less common alternative to Jaguar's own Mark 2 for a British classic display.

Daimler's badge carried genuine prestige of its own before Jaguar absorbed it, and the 250 V8 is one of the clearest reminders of that separate identity.

Opening Panels on a Compact Diecast Saloon

This model's doors and bonnet open, exposing the compact V8 engine bay that gave the 250 its distinctive character against contemporaries running straight-sixes. The zinc-alloy build gives the panels enough weight and rigidity to sit correctly once opened, and the red paintwork carries a deep, even gloss across the saloon's upright, formal proportions. Around the hinge lines the panel gaps run slightly wider than a sealed body would allow, a fair trade for the interior access a saloon built around fine wood and leather trim deserves. The distinctive fluted Daimler grille, differentiating it clearly from its Jaguar Mark 2 cousin, is picked out crisply against the bodywork, a detail collectors of this specific marque look for first.

The Daimler 250's Place Beside Jaguar's Mark 2

Built on shared underpinnings with Jaguar's Mark 2 following Jaguar's acquisition of Daimler in the early 1960s, the 250 V8 nonetheless retained its own distinct grille, trim and V8 engine, giving buyers a genuinely different character rather than a badge-engineered duplicate. It represents one of the final saloons to carry a meaningfully independent Daimler identity before the name became primarily a luxury trim designation within Jaguar's own range.

Displaying This Daimler 250

This example is used, and the box shows traces of storage typical of time spent on a collector's shelf, with the model itself remaining sound. Placed beside a Jaguar Mark 2 of the same era, the differences in grille and detailing become an interesting point of comparison, and its compact saloon proportions suit a British classic shelf without needing dramatic styling to earn attention.

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