1933 saw the reintroduction of the body building plant, as Daimler had become dissatisfied with the output from companies such as Mulliners. 1933 output showed that the company produced 5000 Lanchester Tens, 1,100 Daimler Fifteens, 850 Lanchester Eighteens and 150 Daimler Twenties. In 1936, a straight 8 was introduced with a 4,624cc engine and a top speed of 90mph.(Straight 8) Daimler's bus production had increased steadily during the '30s. A number of diesel-engined variants had been built with six cylinder Gardner, 7.7 AEC and four cylinder Armstrong Saurer included in them. In 1937, a new company, 'Transport vehicles' (Daimler) was formed, to build trolley buses. For 1938, Daimler launched the 2,166cc 'New Fifteen'. A similar chassis was used for the Lanchester variant, the Roadrider de Luxe, Roadrider and 1939 saw the introduction of a special sports tourer, a 2.5 litre that developed 90bhp.

Roadrider

Straight eight