Jaguar SS100
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Jaguar SS 100 (YOC 1937) at the Sachs Franken Classic 2009 in Bad Kissingen
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SS100 | |
Production period: | 1935-1940 |
Class : | Sports car |
Body versions : | Coupé , roadster |
Engines: |
Gasoline engines : 2.7-3.5 liters (75-92 kW) |
Length: | 3886 mm |
Width: | 1600 mm |
Height: | 1370 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2642 mm |
Empty weight : | 1043 kg |
Previous model | SS90 |
successor | Jaguar XK 120 |
The SS 100 was in the fall of 1935, in parallel with the SS Jaguar 2 ½ Liter of the SS Cars Ltd put on the market, and, as its predecessor SS90 , when two-seater roadster. It is the first vehicle to bear the Jaguar name. In March 1945 the manufacturer's company was changed to Jaguar, as National Socialism gave the acronym SS a negative image.
The SS 100 had the same six-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 2663 cc and 102 bhp as the SS Jaguar 2 ½ liter , which was supplied by the Standard Motor Company with a fully assembled chassis. The rear wheels were driven via a four-speed gearbox with center shift. The roadster reaches a top speed of almost 160 km / h - approx. 100 mph, hence the number in the name.
From the end of 1937 - again as with the sedan - there was an option of a larger six-cylinder in-line engine with 3485 cc and 125 bhp. The motorized car drove up to 164 km / h. Noteworthy was a closed, two-seater coupé of the 3½ liter, which was shown at the London Motor Show in October 1938, but remained a one-off.
While 191 pieces of the 2½ liter were produced, the 3½ liter only produced 118 pieces. In 1939 the production of both models was stopped due to the war. It was not until the Jaguar XK 120 that a roadster was offered again after the Second World War .
Replica
A purely external replica based on a VW Beetle was offered by JM Rousseau , France from 1982 to 1985 .
literature
- Schrader, Halwart: Jaguar type compass - passenger cars since 1931. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart (2001), ISBN 3-613-02106-4 .
- Stertkamp, Heiner: Jaguar - The complete chronicle from 1922 to today. 2nd edition, Heel-Verlag (2006), ISBN 3-89880-337-6 .
Jaguar models timeline from 1945 to 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type \ vintage | Independently | BMH | British Leyland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1940s | 1950s | 1960s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | |
upper middle class | 2.4 Liter / 3.4 Liter (Mark I) | Mark 2 2.4 / 3.4 / 3.8 | 240/340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 ½ liter | S-Type (3.4 S & 3.8 S) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper class | 2 ½ liters | Mark V 2½ | 420 | XJ 6 (Series 1) ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 ½ liter | Mark V 3½ | Mark VII | Mark VIII | Mark IX | Mark X | 420 G | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | XK 120 | XK 140 | XK 150 | E-Type 3.8 | E-Type 4.2 (Series 1) | E-Type 4.2 (Series 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
High-performance sports car | XK-SS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
race car | C-type | D-type | E-type | XJ 13 |