Vehicle Description
-Creme over Green leather interior, Green Carpeting and Black soft
top, 16hp Inline 6-Cylinder engine with Twin SU Carburetors,
4-speed manual gearbox.
Forerunner of the marque Jaguar from SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, the
SS1 predated yet epitomized the later advertising slogan, Grace,
Space, Pace. SS originally stood for the Swallow Sidecar &
Coachbuilding Company, which had been founded in Blackpool, England
by William Walmsley in 1922. The company branched out into motor
manufacture in 1926. The SS1 was launched in October 1931 with a
low under-slung chassis designed by Willliam Lyons. Lyons design
for the body was startling: the SS1s excessively long bonnet, tiny
passenger compartment and helmet-type front wings suggesting that
it represented the ultimate in high performance. In so doing, the
SS1 went some way towards establishing the pattern for future
Jaguars, combining sporting good looks with a better-than-average
specification and all at a bargain price.
This 1934 Jaguar SS1 Tourer is a rare and exciting matching numbers
car just out of a large collection. Purchased April 23rd 1934 by
Jerome Taishoff at Henlys of England. Still wearing its original
registration plate SNG 443 along with its rear French Transfer
plate used to ship the car to the United States in 1939 as the
Conflict in Europe was heating up. $40,000 documented engine
rebuild (inclusive of: Radiator; Chemically cleaned, pressure
checked, acid washed, flash dried, Gas tank; Removed & blasted,
Engine hot tanked/magnafluxed, Mk V crank (3.5), Freshly cast 20hp
head done in Australia, .020 connecting rods bearings "big end
bearings", Dual row timing chain, Thrust washer conversion, High
volume oil pump, Diamond pistons, ARP Head studs and Ferrea valves)
original head and parts included and recently driven 750+ miles
reliably. Recent servicing including fluids, New Blockley tires and
original friction shock rebuild.
Comes complete with hood sides, weather gear, Heritage Certificate
and a thick folder of receipts and correspondence. A very original
car with correct hardware and gauges etc. It's a fast example,
almost a "hot rod", which is happy at 55-60 mph on the flats.
Recent winner at the Radford Concours as well as JCNA Concours at
the Vanderbilt Long Island. Very rare in its condition with only 30
survivors left around the world.
