SS Jaguar 100
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| Jaguar SS100 | |
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1939 Jaguar SS100
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | SS Cars Ltd |
| Also called | SS Jaguar 2½ Litre 100 Model [1] |
| Production | 1936–1940 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | Open two-seater or in US Roadster Coupé (prototype only) [2] |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 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 |
The SS Jaguar 100 is a British 2-seat sports car built between 1936 and 1940 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England.
The '100' was so named to reflect the theoretical 100 mph maximum speed of the vehicle.[4] In common with many products of the thirties, the adoption of an animal name was deemed appropriate, and once approved by Sir William Lyons the name "Jaguar" was given to a new saloon car in 1936, and from that point to all the cars.
Following the Second World War, because of the Nazi connotations then attached to the initials "SS", the company was renamed Jaguar in 1945.