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1938 SS Cars SS 100 Navigation
The majority of cars built by the Swallow Sidecar Company in the 1930s were SS saloons but the SS 100 sports cars are better remembered today. The SS 100, which evolved from the SS 90, was introduced in 1936 with a 105 horsepower, 2.5-liter engine, which was replaced in 1938 by a 120 horsepower, 3.5-liter engine. Both engines had a Harry Weslake-designed overhead valve head, giving the SS 100s the extra horsepower that made them so desirable. At the relatively low price of £385, William Lyons ended up building over 300 of them before the war intervened in 1939.
This is one of 118 original 3.5-liter examples. It was bought new by Melville Smith, who kept it in England for 30 years before it was sold and taken to Argentina to be raced by a number of enthusiastic owners in the 1970s and 1980s. It returned to the United Kingdom in 2010 and was recently restored to its original specification.
This is one of 118 original 3.5-liter examples. It was bought new by Melville Smith, who kept it in England for 30 years before it was sold and taken to Argentina to be raced by a number of enthusiastic owners in the 1970s and 1980s. It returned to the United Kingdom in 2010 and was recently restored to its original specification.
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1938 SS Cars SS 100 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the SS Cars SS 100
(Data based on Model Year 1938 sales)
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3.5-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39016 Sold for USD$434,000 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive |   |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39032 Sold for USD$415,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Arizona |   |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39048 Sold for USD$474,500 2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar Roadster Chassis#: 49049 Sold for USD$572,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey |   |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39064 Sold for USD$462,375 2016 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39010 Sold for USD$583,000 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey |   |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 2½ Liter Roadster Chassis#: 49049 Sold for USD$231,000 2015 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours | |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39032 Sold for USD$852,500 2014 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39010 Sold for USD$451,000 2014 RM Auctions - Amelia Island | |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39039 Sold for USD$852,500 2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona |   |
| 1938 SS 100 Jaguar 2½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 49028 Sold for USD$396,142 2013 RM Auction - London | |
| 1938 SS100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39065 Sold for USD$402,737 2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS 100 3.5-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39032 Sold for USD$423,752 2011 RM Auctions - London | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 3.5-Liter Roadster Chassis#: 39048 Sold for USD$687,500 2011 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 3.5 Roadster Chassis#: 39058 Sold for USD$242,000 2010 RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS Coupe Chassis#: 30182X Sold for USD$385,000 2010 RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey |   |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 3.5 Litre Sold for USD$368,500 2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | |
| 1938 SS100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster Chassis#: 39051 Sold for USD$330,313 2010 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques a Monaco | |
| 1938 SS Jaguar 2½-Litre Drophead Coupé Chassis#: 46131 Sold for USD$154,408 2010 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS 100 Chassis#: 39032 Sold for USD$341,000 2009 Sports & Classics of Monterey | |
SS Cars SS 100s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1938 SS Cars SS 100's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 2 ½ L Roadster | 49044 | 2024 Artcurial : Retromobile | $200,000 | $300,000 | |
| 1938 SS100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster | 39083 | 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $400,000 | $500,000 | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 2½-Litre Roadster | 49028 | 2018 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | $250,000 | $300,000 | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS 100 3 1/2 Litre | 39067 | 2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ | $450,000 | $525,000 | |
| 1938 JAGUAR SS100 3½ LITRE ROADSTER | 39083 | 2015 Bonhams : The Frederiksen Auction | |||
| 1938 Jaguar SS100 2½ Litre The Kuala Lumpur SS100 | 49034 | 2013 Coys Techno Classica | $265,000 | $285,000 | |
| 1938 Jaguar SS Coupé by Graber | 30182 | 2011 RM Auctions Villa d'Este | $210,000 | $300,000 | $400,000 |
| 1938 Jaguar SS 100 | 39027 | 2010 Bonhams Automobiles d'Exception á Rétromobile | $200,000 | $250,000 | |
| 1938 Jaguar 1.5-Liter | 2007 Christie's Exceptional Motor Cars at the Monterey Jet Center | $50,000 | $60,000 |
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