Vehicle Description
1936 2.5 Litre SS100
This delightful Jaguar is a very well-known car being the example
used by Matchbox for their 132nd scale model kit.
Constructed in 1936 the SS100 was registered DLB135 in December and
delivered to Ernest Tom Neathercoat of Horsham Sussex who kept it
for a little under two years before selling it back to Henlys in
1938. The second owner was an Eric Cyril Boyd Edwards, later to
become Lord Chelmer, who kept the car, usually at Bullwood Hall,
until October 1947 when it passed to Cyril Abbott, a solicitor from
Essex. Mr Abbott entered the Jaguar into a number of rallies at
this time, including the JCC Eastbourne Rally of 1948 where he came
4th. The arrival of young children forced Abbott to find
alternative transportation and by 1949 it had moved to Edward
Curry, a friend of Abbott's, who lived in Bexley in Kent. Mr Curry
was a keen motor racing enthusiast and one of the first marshals at
Brands Hatch and he duly pressed DLB135 into service as a track
marshal's car. At this time the car was repainted White from its
original Black. After seven years in Bexley the SS100 moved in 1956
to Norfolk when it was bought by David Clarkson, who kept it until
1958 when he traded it in for an XK120. The sixth owner was a Mr
Andrew Beer who worked for Phillips Electronics and was based in
Surrey. The car moved again in 1960 to Michael Shelley of Essex and
it was now to enjoy a period of long-term ownership, staying with
Mr Shelley for over 42 years. The most recent owner purchased the
SS100 from Mr Shelley in 2002 after which it was thoroughly
restored and returned to the road for first time since 1981.
This remarkable car is now offered with an unrivalled history file
that documents every owner from new, is accompanied by many period
photographs and incredibly includes the original 1936 logbook, the
original �new style' 1949 logbook and even the original green-type
logbook that replaced it. Completing the set is an original 1937
owner's manual.
