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Due largely to its rarity, auction prices for the SS100 have since risen strongly. More recently a beautifully restored former Pebble Beach concours winning 1937 S.S. Jaguar 100 3½ Litre Roadster - was sold by Gooding & Co. at their August 2010 Pebble Beach auction.
This is a list of the most expensive cars sold in public auto auctions through the traditional bidding process.. On May 5, 2022, in a secret auction at the brand's museum in Germany, Mercedes-Benz sold one of just two 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes from its extensive collection of historical automobiles—which dates back to the earliest days of the car in the late 19th century.
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.
Jaguar's business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars. Under the ownership of SS Cars, the business extended to complete cars made in association with Standard Motor Company, many bearing Jaguar as a model name. The company's name was changed from ...
Automakers offered 36 car models within that price range, as of five years ago. That number dropped to 10 in 2023. Kelley said cars priced at $60,000 and up jumped 163%.
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.
Styled to evoke the Jaguar SS100 and sold from 1972 to 1981, it used mechanicals from the Jaguar XJ, including its 5.3 L V12 engine. It was also offered with Jaguar's 3.8 L and 4.2 L XK engines. [2] The J.72 was a success for the small company, with its Connolly leather upholstery, and aluminum coachwork.
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 ]