From Dust to Display: The Resurrection of a 1951 Daimler DB18

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Decades in a Garage Couldn’t Dim Its Sparkle: A Daimler Convertible Gets a Second Life at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum.

The 1951 Daimler DB18 convertible, long confined to the shadows in a dusty garage, has been restored and donated to the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Featuring quintessentially British characteristics like a right-hand drive, suicide doors, and an imposing grille, the car is once again drawing attention after years of neglect.

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Initially faced with the challenge of extracting the vehicle from its decades-long resting place, the restoration team was relieved to find that the car's flat white-wall tires still held air, enabling an effortless roll onto the awaiting trailer. Once at the shop, the WD Detailing team first focused on cleaning and shining the tires before tackling the layers of dust, dirt, and grime covering the car's two-tone silver and blue paint. Although the trunk lid had lost some of its original sheen, the rest of the car shined up beautifully.