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The SS Jaguar 100 is a British 2-seat sports car built between 1936 and 1939 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England. The manufacturer's name 'SS Cars' used from 1934 maintained a link to the previous owner, Swallow Sidecar , founded in 1922 by Walmsley and Lyons to build motorcycle sidecars.
Founded by Ray Finch in 1964, Finch is a car restoration company that also builds 1939 SS100 Jaguar and 1959 Ferrari Testa Rossa replicas. It is based in Mount Barker, South Australia. The business was originally founded by Ray Finch in Mount Gambier, South Australia in 1965.
SS Jaguar 100 1938. The new open two-seater sports car carried the title: SS Jaguar 100. Only 198 of the 2½-litre and 116 of the 3½-litre models were made and with a 100 mph (160 km/h) top speed and 0-60 mph time of 11 seconds the survivors are highly sought after, rarely coming on the market.
The cars were marketed as the Jaguar 1½ litre, Jaguar 2½ litre and Jaguar 3½ litre with the Mark IV name later applied in retrospect to separate this model from the succeeding Mark V range. The range was a return to production of the SS Jaguar 1½ litre, 2½ litre and 3½ litre models produced by SS Cars from 1936 to 1940. [ 1 ]
Jaguar SS100 Roadster Saoutchik (1938) Also in 1938, a more conservative roadster was created on the chassis of the Jaguar SS100. Between 1938 and 1940, 190 examples were built with a 2½ liter engine and just 118 with a 3½ liter engine. Most received the reserved, very sporty roadster factory body.
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The SS 1 was noted for its apparent value for money and its attractive appearance, rather than its performance. From 1932 until 1934 it used either a 15HP six-cylinder side-valve Standard engine of 2,054 cc with 48 bhp (36 kW) or a 20HP, 2,552 cc 62 bhp (46 kW) version.