The Daimler DE was a series made from 1946-53. The DE chassis were the basis for Daimler's largest and most expensive cars at the time. There were two versions: the short-wheelbase DE 27 with six cylinder engine, and the long-wheelbase DE 36, the last Daimler Straight-Eight. Daimler DEs, especially the DE 36 Straight-Eight, was sold to royalty and heads of state around the world. The DE-36 was offered in saloon, limousine and drophead coupe body styles. Daimler and its coachbuilding subsidiary, Hooper, built three show cars on DE 36 chassis for display at the annual Earls Court Motor Show: 1947; the 'Green Goddess', a 5-seat drophead coupé, 1951; the 'Golden Daimler', a touring limousine and 1952; the 'Blue Clover', a 5-seat fixed-head coupé. A total of 8 Green Goddesses were built, not all green Engine; 5400cc straight 8