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The Daimler Majestic Major DQ450 was a large luxury saloon made by Daimler in Coventry between November 1960 and 1968, using a 4,561 cc V8 engine and offered as a much more powerful supplement to their then current Daimler Majestic. A substantially lengthened limousine version of the same chassis and bodyshell, the Daimler DR450, was available from 1961 until the V8 engine ended production. ==Introduction== Though the Major was announced and displayed on 20 October 1959〔New Version of Majestic in Daimler Range, ''The Times'', Tuesday, 20 October 1959; pg. 16; Issue 54596; col F〕 at the London Motor Show, the car on the show stand was a prototype and production did not get under way until November 1960. It was offered as a supplement alongside the slightly shorter 3.8 litre Majestic released in 1958. Both cars used the same chassis and bodyshell, the Major having an extended boot as well as the new engine which was lighter and much more powerful.〔Brian E. Smith ''The Daimler Tradition'', Transport Bookman, Isleworth 1980. ISBN 0851840140〕 The engine transformed the staid Majestic into a high performance car capable of . ''Motor Sport'' magazine described the Major as having "sports car performance", while ''The Autocar'' stated that it appeared "almost as a sports saloon" and that it was stable directionally at high speeds the car and could be cornered safely very fast for such a large car. It is faster than a Mark X Jaguar up to despite its 1880 kg bulk and it has been said that Jaguar tried a Daimler 4.5 motor in a Mark X and it did . External differences from the Majestic included a ''D'' motif on top of the bonnet, cast-in V symbols on the ventilation air intakes, six inches added to the length of the car which gave it a longer boot and longer bumper returns, and twin exhaust pipes. Front seats could be supplied as individual adjustable seats or as a bench. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daimler Majestic Major」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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