I believe the Simmonds Daimler - Little Miss Windermere had the only remaining running fully marinised (by Daimler) V8 left. There was another in a Healey in Kingsbridge but I lost contact with the owner. I have an SP 250 and researched ...

Hi all,
I'm trying to discover some recent history of Little Miss Windermere, a Daimler V8 powered Symonds last seen heading towards Scotland some years ago. Can anyone offer any clues?
Thanks if you can.
Oliver

Only Daimler V8 I saw in aboat was a Simmonds that was owned by Norman Buckley.

Some older topics:-

https://www.cmba-uk.com/forum/search.ph ... ds=daimler

Hi All,

Can anyone point me in the direction of boats with Daimler SP250 V8 engines. A boat name or site or a link? i want to buiod up an understanding of their applications.

Any pics appreciated!

Oliver

IMGP3604.JPG IMGP3604.JPG Sadly the Simmonds Daimler is up for sale following many years ownership. As some may know, I bought it originally from Alan Fawcus who is a known expert and restorer of Simmonds. It is current advertised in the CMBA magazine ...

Well - my guess is that the Daimler engine was fitted from new at the Jaguar works in Browns Lane and that would have been 1961/62 - which is why I date it as that period. I have never been able to find a boat number on the bulkhead.

SimonP

... original parts will be of interest. To make a start I will particularly be needing the Ford Consul 1703cc marinised engine (Or the marinised sp250 Daimler engine if you have one...Worth a try!) , rudder, fuel tank, water tank, steering wheel, clocks, gagues & switches etc, throttle lever. It would ...

... were a little out of line and we retuned the carbs etc. Another friend - David Plant - who is restoring a Boesch and also has a Simmonds ( and Daimler SP 250 car) is going to help me do a little rerivetting this winter ..................... and so the work goes on! SimonP

Had a fun day sorting out the Simmond's Daimler engine which failed on Windermere yesterday. Getting wet with the hose in the cooling system etc!! It seems one of the float chambers had jammed open flooding one bank of cylinders but also the ...

Whilst I run a Daimler V8 in my Simmonds - the cooling system is the same with a closed circuit running through ribs in the hull plus a raw water pump to cool oil, manifolds and the exhaust. The pumps in mine are the original Jabscos ...