Help tell the Australian story
by Heidi Bock on 9 August, 2012
I received a letter and photograph from Barbara Salter of Somerville, Victoria who shared a fascinating story about the young Queen Elizabeth on her first tour to Australia in 1954.
I lived in Adelaide (my home city) at the time and saw many of the cars come in to a garage attached to my boss’ office.
by Laura Breen on 17 July, 2012
In researching our Daimler’s lengthy past, I was not the least bit surprised to discover that the car’s ceremonial duties did not cease with the completion of Queen Elizabeth’s royal tour in 1954. After all, in the aftermath of the royal visit, what else could be done with such a cumbersome and imposing motor car?
by Heidi Bock on 12 July, 2012
David Hallam and I dropped in to the Canberra Antique & Classic Motor Club to present on the conservation of moving collections and provide an update on our progress with the Royal Daimler Project.
Continue reading “Our visit to the Canberra Antique & Classic Motor Club”by Heidi Bock on 9 July, 2012
The Royal Daimler Project is an expensive exercise with a $300,000 expected cost. In order to meet the 2014 deadline the National Museum of Australia needs to raise $60,000 towards the conservation of the vehicle. Continue reading “Thank you”
by Monica Lindemann on 28 June, 2012
All donations over $2 to the National Museum of Australia and the Royal Daimler Project are fully tax-deductible. If you are looking for a last-minute tax deduction, an online donation to the Royal Daimler Project could be just the ticket! Continue reading “End of Financial Year, need a tax break?”
by Monica Lindemann on 22 June, 2012
A long hard day for our team in Mitchell led to some exciting news when the chassis number was revealed.
Continue reading “After days of work, the chassis number is revealed”
by David Hallam on 12 June, 2012
On a warm sunny autumn day in Canberra outside the National Museum of Australia’s storage repository in Mitchell, the conservation team gave the Daimler a high pressure hot wash to remove heavy accretions of dirt and road debris from the undercarriage. Prior to the wash, ‘truck wash’ and degreaser were applied to all surfaces.
by Monica Lindemann on 8 June, 2012
As part of our conservation treatment, we have begun work on the body of the Daimler to remove internal carpets, floor panels and seats.
In the pictures below, you can see that we have had some interesting finds.
by Heidi Bock on 31 May, 2012
As I have just joined the Museum, I have been exploring and discovering the interesting facts about the 1954 Royal Tour and this majestic Daimler. Continue reading “Facts and figures from the 1954 Royal Tour”
by David Hallam on 15 May, 2012
As a project for conservation students from the University of Canberra we cleaned and prepared the eight spare pistons and rods for storage till later in the project.
The next five photos show the condition of the assembly prior to cleaning.
