2663 cc (3485 cc from 1938) straight-6 overhead valve[3]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
104 in (2,642 mm)[3]
Length
153 in (3,886 mm)[3]
Width
63 in (1,600 mm)[3]
Chronology
Predecessor
SS 90
Successor
Jaguar XK120
An SS Jaguar radiator badgeThe only fixed head coupéA publicity shot of CKV250 outside the SS Cars building in 1937. This is considered to be the first recorded use of the Jaguar 'leaper' mascot.[4]A 1938 SS Jaguar 100 - 2 1⁄2 Litre
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. In March 1945 the S. S. Cars shareholders agreed to change the name to Jaguar Cars Limited.[5]
In common with many products of the thirties, the adoption of an animal name was deemed appropriate[citation needed] and the model name "Jaguar" was given to a new SS saloon car in 1935, and then to all new SS models. The '100' was for the theoretical 100 mph maximum speed of the vehicle.[6]
^"Motor magazine insert for the 1936 SS Jaguar range". The Jag-lovers Web. Jag-lovers Ltd. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^"1938 show-stopper: William Lyons' Jaguar SS100 3.5-litre Coupé Prototype". Classic Driver. Classic Driver (Switzerland) AG. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
^ abcdCulshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-16689-5.
^"First Cats: The predecessors of Jaguar Cars Ltd". The Jag-lovers Web. Jag-lovers Ltd. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^S.S. Cars Limited. The Times, Wednesday, 4 April 1945; pg. 10; Issue 50108
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