Sold | Offered from the estate of the late Michael Turner, in single ownership for some 70 years 1939 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Sports

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£218,500 (Est: £225,000 - £275,000)

Offered from the estate of the late Michael Turner, in single ownership for some 70 years 1939 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Sports

United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 138

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1939 SS 100 Jaguar, owned by Michael Turner for 70 years, is one of only 116 3½-Litre models. It features a comprehensive restoration by James E Pearce in 1996/1997 and a history of competition from 1948-1952, making it a unique and coveted pre-war sports car.

Condition

7

The car has been extensively restored and continuously maintained, suggesting it's in solid condition. There's mention of body repairs, repainting, and interior retrimming, indicating some wear was present before restoration. The cycle wings were replaced with standard ones, suggesting some modifications had been made previously.

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[Transmission]

Transmission:

39075

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Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

DTF 28

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• Owned by Michael Turner since 1955 • One of only 116 3½-Litre models • In period competition history 1948-1952 including at Goodwood • Extensively restored by James E Pearce in 1996/1997 • Continuously maintained Launched for 1936, the SS100 was the first real high-performance model produced by SS Cars Limited, powered by a new Weslake-developed overhead-valve engine in a shortened SS1 chassis.

SS Cars felt that the introduction of the overhead valve unit justified the adoption of a new name for the series.

As SS Cars boss William Lyons later recalled: "I immediately pounced on Jaguar as it had an exciting sound to me".

In point of fact, "Jaguar" would be adopted as the marque name in 1943, "SS" having by then acquired a somewhat tarnished reputation.

"SS" originally stood for the Swallow Sidecar & Coachbuilding Company, which had been founded in Blackpool, England by William Walmsley.

The company branched out into motor manufacture in 1926, its first major success being an attr...