Description
Source: RM Sotherby’s
1937 SS 100 Jaguar 2½-Litre Roadster
Sold For €246,875
Inclusive of applicable buyer’s fee.
RM | Sotheby’s – MONACO 12 MAY 2018
Chassis No.
Engine No.
18116
P36
Documents: US Title
Among the most sought-after pre-war sports cars
Well-sorted example, cosmetically restored in 2013
Featured in the SS100 Registry since 1971
The Swallow Sidecar Company’s marketing literature declared that the company’s slinky Jaguar 100 Roadster was ‘designed primarily for competition work . . . (but) equally suitable for ordinary road use, for despite the virility of its performance, it is sufficiently tractable for use as a fast touring car without modification’. Enthusiasts quickly recognised that this machine was built to devour the road, and the SS Jaguar 100 was a regular participant in hill climbs, rallies and road races, running at all the premier meetings, such as Donington Park, Brooklands, Shelsley Walsh and in the RAC Rally.
This fine 2½-Litre Roadster departed the factory on 1 July 1937, and it was delivered through Henly’s, of London, to a Mr Head. In 1955, like many other SS 100s, it was exported to the U.S., and it would spend the next 55 years in California, owned firstly by Don Schoenert, then Bud Fisher and most prominently by Elliot A. Weiner, who kept the car for four decades and regularly displayed it at local shows. The car was a regular Jaguar Auto Club entrant, and on file, there is a copy of a 1981 club newsletter when it achieved a 1st in Class. Along with this club newsletter, this Jaguar comes with its Jaguar Heritage Certificate, copies of assorted SS100 Registers and the original owner’s instruction book. Several display plaques can be seen under the bonnet, as well as a competitor’s plaque from the 1956 Stockton Road Races! This car’s engine was replaced at some point with a correct 2½-Litre SS stamped unit.
The car’s previous owner undertook a cosmetic restoration, in which the coachwork was taken back to bare metal and refinished in deep black cellulose with a contrasting mid-blue leather interior. Chrome wire wheels are fitted, including twin spares, and as a result, the car looks quite stunning. All chrome is in excellent condition, and the car is fitted with such appropriate period accessories as mesh headlamp guards, two original factory spotlights, a single pillar-mounted spotlight and ‘fishtail’ exhaust trims, as well as an early wood-rim steering wheel.
This is a lovely example of the legendary sports roadster that begat the modern Jaguar. It would be ideal for the Mille Miglia Retro, the Colorado Grand and other rallies.
Source: Classic Driver
1937 Jaguar SS 100
2½ Litre Roadster
RM Auctions, ‘Quintessentially English’ at Salon Privé 23 J |
Summary
Year of manufacture: 1937
Car type: Convertible / Roadster
Drive: RHD
Condition: Used
Exterior brand colour: White
Interior colour: Other
Location:
Exterior colour: Other
Gearbox: Manual
Drivetrain: 2wd
Fuel type: Other
Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RMs Salon Prive event, June 23, 2011 Chassis No. 18116 Estimate: £200,000 – £230,000 2,663 cc overhead valve six-cylinder engine with four-speed manual transmission, beam front axle, live rear axle and four-wheel finned drum brakes. Wheelbase: 98 . For further information or to view additional photos, click here
Registration: 616YUC
Date: 23rd June 2011
Lot sold
USD 263 238 – 302 724
GBP 200 000 – 230 000 (listed)
Estimate
USD 263 238 – 302 724
GBP 200 000 – 230 000 (listed)
Source: ConceptCarZ
High bid of £170,000 at 2011 RM Auctions – Salon Privé. (did not sell)
Sold for $362,094 (€280,000) at 2013 RM Auctions – VILLA ERBA.
Sold for $294,885 (€246,875) at 2018 RM Sothebys : Monaco.
This SS 100 Jaguar 2½-liter roadster left the factory on July 1st of 1937 and was delivered through Henly’s, of London, to a Mr. Head. In 1955 it was imported into the United States by Don Schoenert of North Hollywood and would remain in California for the next 55 years. The car was later sold by Mr. Schoenert to Bud R. Fisher of Burbank. It was later owned by Elliot Weiner of Escondido who would retain it for the next four decades.
At some point in its life, the car’s engine was replaced with a correct period-type 2½ litre, SS-stamped unit. In 1981 it earned a first-place award in the San Diego Concours.
The car was restored many years ago with the paintwork finished in Ivory cellulose. It has period accessories such as mesh headlamp guards, two original factory spotlights together with a single screen, pillar-mounted light. In the back are fishtail exhaust trims with twin owl’s eye lamps and twin spare wheels. The interior is upholstered in black leather and there is an early wood-rim steering wheel.
By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2018