A vintage Daimler owned by King George V is being sold for £335,000.
The 115-year-old car was driven by the then monarch for 14 years.
It did a whopping 177,000 miles in that time between 1910 and 1924.
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It can only do 60mph despite it’s 9.7-litre Knight sleeve-valve six-cylinder engine.
The 57 HP Royal Limousine by Hooper model was then sold to a buyer in the US.
It is now being sold by auctioneers RM Sotheby’s.
The sale takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, US on 23 January.
A spokesperson said: “Built for and delivered to His Majesty King George V.
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“Brought to the United States in 1924,
following its retirement from the Royal Mews.
“Formerly owned by the Los Angeles County Museum and Lindley Bothwell.
“An incredible, almost totally original big-horsepower brass car with rich history.”
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They added: “This limousine was the first of three 57 HP Daimlers acquired for the fleet of the British Royal Family.
“Regal, indeed, its Hooper-built coachwork ensured that it stood a remarkable 17 feet long and 7.5 feet tall.
“While being propelled smoothly and quietly along by an enormous 9.7-litre Knight sleeve-valve six-cylinder engine.
“The car is included in the roster of Royal Daimlers published in Brian Smith’s Royal Daimlers, identifying it as chassis number TD 6314, a 57 HP model with limousine bodywork.
“Mr Smith notes that it was delivered in June 1910 as one of three such cars delivered to King George V, who had ordered it while still the Prince of Wales.
“It has also been noted that King George and Queen Mary actually utilized the Daimler’s jump seats during official events, to better be seen by crowds of eager spectators.”
They continued: “Per the 3 April 1925 edition of The Autocar, the limousine was purchased by Mr. Charles Y. Knight, the inventor of the type of engine with which the car is fitted, and…shipped to America for exhibition purposes’,”
“Willys-Overland, the foremost American promoters of the Knight engine, used the car as a factory promotional vehicle.
“Claiming in brochures that it had been “driven by King George V of England from 1910 to 1924” and covered over 177,000 miles.
“An excellent advertisement for the durability of the engineering.”
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