Queen of England's Bespoke Jaguar Daimler for Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Mar 22nd 2010 at 7:01AM

A luxurious bespoke Daimler Majestic V8 (above) built by Jaguar and used by the Queen of England as her personal motor is being offered for sale in the UK. The British racing green vehicle, used as the Queen's daily driver between 2001 and 2004, includes several bespoke royal touches, such as a special holder for her favorite handbag, a console of switches to control flashing strobe lamps and blue emergency convoy lights, a secure telephone once linked to Downing Street and the Home Office, and special rear seat protectors for transporting the royal dogs. No price is being advertised but the car cost about $100,000 when new. The Queen's motor pool still includes two Bentleys, three Rolls-Royces and three Daimlers, among sundry other vehicles.

[The Independent via LuxuryInsider]

Tags: British royals, custom cars, Daimler, Jaguar, Queen of England, royalty, UK

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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Alison Mar 22nd 2010 5:35PM

Bespoke is not just a tense of speech, it is a way of manufacture. You can have shoes, suits, cars, etc., made for you bespoke, meaning that they are customized to your personal specifications

jeff F Mar 22nd 2010 5:57PM

Be quiet. ...actually I learned something, thanks!

David S. Mar 22nd 2010 6:21PM

Eh...doesn't the car belong to the taxpayers of England?

Jerome Dalton, Jr. Mar 22nd 2010 6:41PM

There is the definition of "bespoke" or "bespoken" " Bespoke" is usually a verb,
although this word can be an adjective. "Bespoken", also, is offered as an
adjective, of the same definition : custom-made, re. Merriam Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary. So, I would prefer, of the term, "bespoken".

Jerry

brianrby Mar 22nd 2010 7:11PM

It looks a lot like a BMW E38...sharp!

deb Mar 23rd 2010 7:14AM

sometimes the blogs are more educational than the article itself. lol

Sara Mar 23rd 2010 3:00PM

Donate it to the Salvation Army...1 truck 1car 1 bus...one Queens Jaguar..or Ford Motor Co's...Obama owns the White House...and a fleet of Cadillacs, now what gets better than that ?...PEACE : )