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1938 SS Jaguar 100 2.5 Litre A collector grade example of the first sports car to bear the Jaguar name

United Kingdom • 19 Jun 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This 1938 SS Jaguar 100 2.5 Litre is a collector-grade vehicle with a documented history, owned by only a few families since new. It features a recent engine overhaul, presents well in British Racing Green with re-trimmed green leather, and is believed to have covered only 20,000 miles from new.

Condition

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The car is described as a 'collector grade example' and 'highly presentable' with recent engine overhaul and mechanical work. Although repainted and re-trimmed, it's considered 'very trustworthy' and 'ready to use'. The odometer was zeroed after the engine work, now showing less than 300 miles, but believed to have covered only 20,000 miles from new based on its condition, originality, and paperwork.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

49032

Odometer:

20,000 miles

Reg Number:

DOX 996

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Widely considered as one of the most desirable and attractive sports cars of the 1930s and the first to bear the 'Jaguar' name, the iconic SS Jaguar 100 entered pre-production in October 1935 and was launched officially in 1936 as a much improved successor to the SS90 from which it was derived.

Improvements included a host of mechanical specifications, most notable of which was upgrading the six-cylinder Standard pushrod engine from side-valve to overhead valve with a new crossflow cylinder head designed by Harry Weslake and William Heynes fed by twin SU Carburettors.

The power unit was mated to a four-speed manual transmission with synchromesh on all forward speeds apart from first.

With 104hp at 4,600rpm, the car could be propelled to 60 mph in 12.8 seconds and onwards to a top speed of 96mph.

Although a very capable car for touring, the SS100 was marketed purely for competition work and in 1936, its first major success came when Tommy Wisdom, crewed by his wife, won the Internat...