The SS Jaguar 100 was a two-seat sports car built by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry between 1936 and 1939, the car on which the leaping Jaguar mascot was first displayed. The 100 in the name stood for the hoped-for top speed in miles per hour. Its chassis was a shortened version of the one under the 2.5-litre saloon, and its engine was the Standard pushrod six converted from side valves to overhead valves with a new head by William Heynes and Harry Weslake, lifting output from 70 to 100 bhp, with a 3.5-litre version at 125 bhp from 1938. Contemporary road tests found about 95 mph and 100 mph for the two engines. Only 198 of the 2.5-litre and 116 of the 3.5-litre cars were made, and the model is now rare and valuable.
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In March 1945 the S. S. Cars shareholders agreed to change the name to Jaguar Cars Limited.
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The SS Jaguar 100 is a British 2-seat sports car built between 1936 and 1939 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England.
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The SS Jaguar 100 is a British 2-seat sports car built between 1936 and 1939 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England.
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The engine was a development of the old 2½-litre Standard pushrod unit converted from side valve to overhead valve with a new cylinder head designed by William Heynes and Harry Weslake.
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In March 1945 the S. S. Cars shareholders agreed to change the name to Jaguar Cars Limited.
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