1938 SS Cars SS 100

Model History

Auction sales research

Specifications

Body styles and Chassis Data

Exterior Photos Engine/Mechanical Component Photos

Roadster Chassis Num: 39016 Engine Num: M529E   The range of sports cars built by the company that became SS Cars and then Jaguar evolved from the SS90 of 1935, to the SS100 2.5-liter of 1935 and finally to the SS100 3.5 liter of 1938. The exterior shape of these cars remained virtually unchanged, but many changes occurred under the simple, but effective body. These were the first S.S. cars to be called Jaguar. William Lyons said that the name represented the feline grace and elegance, power and agility that set this car apart. In 1936, Tommy Wisdom won the Alpine Trials in an SS100 and went on to race very successfully at Brookalnds and Shelsley Walsh. Three SS100s won the team prize at the RAC Rally in 1937. When SS100 production was cut short by the Second World War in 1939 just 190 of the SS100 2.5-liter cars and 118 of the 3.5-liter variant had been constructed.

Auction Sales Information

Event	Group
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance	Jaguar 75th Anniversary

 

	1955 Buick Roadmaster Series 70 Chassis: BX 279B		1936 Bugatti Type 57 Chassis: 57395 Engine: 57395
	1951 Jaguar XK120 Chassis: 660792		1955 Jaguar XK-D D-Type Chassis: XD-515
	1962 Aston Martin DB4		1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Chassis: CSX3299
	1964 Shelby Cobra 289 Chassis: CSX2171		1953 Allard J2X
	1952 Allard J2R Chassis: J2R 3406		1937 Horch 835