winston churchill's 1939 daimler

historics at brooklands will auction winston churchill's 1939 daimler db18 drophead coup this december. the historic car (chassis number 49531) was used by the prime minister during the 1944 and 1949 election campaigns. in 1939, the daimler motor company had chassis allocation to build 23 db18 drophead coupés, but only 8 were made owing to WWII. of the 8 built, 4 were confirmed destroyed in the bombings and a 5th was sold for scrap. as of today, the only known existing car is the chassis #49531. the historical car is expected to see for between £200,000 and £250,000. oh so pretty!