![]() The left cabinet contained a crystal and gold (instead of the usual silver) cocktail set, the right cabinet contained a black and gold china tea set with a gold-plated Thermos tea jug. Cabinets in the passenger compartment were made of Australian camphor wood, chosen for its golden colour. The upholstery and headliners in the rear were made from hand woven, gold silk, brocade. According to Lady Docker, the production price was £8,500 including £900 worth of gold plating. The car was named for the use of gold on all the trimmings where chrome would normally have been used, and for the 7,000 gold stars on the sides of the car, below the waistlines. This ‘Green Goddess’, although painted grey and black, was bought by Ford US and is now in the Jaguar Collection.ġ951 The Golden Daimler at the Motor Showīased on the DE36 chassis, this limousine was the first of Lady Docker’s specials and was variously referred to as the Gold Car, the Gold Daimler, or the Golden Daimler. The collection moved from Norwalk in 1953 to his new Autorama Museum in Hypoluxo, Florida and was dispersed after his death. He displayed 55 of his collection of almost 100 cars, at The Melton Auto Museum opened in Norwalk, Connecticut. Three left hand drive cars were exported to the USA, one of them being bought by James Melton, “America’s Favorite Tenor”, an opera singer and renowned antique car collector. The column mounted gear selector was extended almost to the rim of the steering wheel providing fingertip control, while the speedometer could be switched from miles to kilometres per hour. The rear seats were centred such that their occupants could look between the heads of the front passengers for an unobstructed forward view. The backs of the rear armchairs could be folded for extra luggage space. The car had seating for five, with an adjustable front bench seat with three individual backs, the outer two of which folded for access to the two rear armchairs. There were aluminium spats set over the rear wheels, with spring balanced arms to move them out of the way for access to the wheels.ġ951 James Melton with his Green Goddess, wife Marjorie and daughter Margo in New York The headlights were in recesses in the front wings, behind Perspex covers held in chrome bezels that were fluted at the top to match the trademark Daimler radiator grille. The side windows in the doors were electrically powered and the raked, curved windscreen had three wipers, needed to clear the low, wide screen. The convertible roof was electro-hydraulically powered, including the metal tonneau cover under which it was stored when retracted. All seven of these cars produced were known as Green Goddesses irrespective of their colour. ![]() ![]() It was the most expensive car at the Motor Show in 1948, costing £7,001 and was named the ‘Green Goddess’ by the motoring press. This was launched at the 1948 Motor Show, one year before Norah Collins married Sir Bernard and became Lady Docker.īuilt on the DE36 chassis, chassis number 51223, this five-seater drophead coupé with streamlined bodywork was painted jade green with green-piped, beige, leather interior. While technically not one of the ‘Docker Daimlers’ the Green Goddess was the car which inspired the first of them. 1950 Green Goddess Advertisement 1948, Green Goddess ![]()
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