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in 1948. Named the "Green
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In âNorah: The
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one abroad had heard of
Daimler cars. To boost the carâs popularity, she asked Bernard: âWhy canât you manufacture a smaller Daimler, suitable for the family?â Bernard invited her to join the company and to take on the project.
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Daimler distributors Henlys of Chester with 25,000 miles on the clock for only
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In 1934, she married the industrialist
Bernard Dudley Docker. Mr. Docker's father was so upset that he hired private detectives to track his son's new wife. The son divorced her after discovering her with the actor David
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The four-liter coupe featured gold plated exterior trim, an ivory dashboard and, of course, authentic zebra-hide seats. When asked why she chose zebra, Lady Docker replied: "Because mink is too hot to sit
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Based on the
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chassis. The car was covered with 7,000 tiny gold stars, and all plating that would normally have been chrome was gold. This car was taken to Paris, the United States and
Australia.
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chassis. In 2014, the Star Dust limo, "finished with 5,000 sterling silver six-pointed stars" was sold after having been found in a barn in Wales in the 1980s.
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701:"632 The ex-London Motor Show 1955 Daimler DK400 'Golden Zebra' Coupé Coachwork by Hooper & Co Registration no. TYL 575 Chassis no. 92705 Engine no. 48771"
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had all its metal trim pieces plated in gold instead of chrome, and it had an ivory dashboard and zebra-skin upholstery.
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