1936 SS 2½-Litre Tourer
- Engine
- 2.7L OHV inline-six, ~102 bhp
- Colour
- Suede green
Chassis 19098 is the 98th of just 105 examples of the SS Jaguar 2½-Litre tourer built between 1936 and 1937, and one of as few as 11 survivors believed to retain the more potent 2.7-litre overhead-valve Weslake engine also used in the SS 100 roadster. Finished throughout in its original suede green, the car retains matching-numbers engine, gearbox, and body, and is supported by factory build records, a production ledger, a heritage certificate, and three decades of ownership correspondence.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$201,600
- 1937 → 1937Factory deliveryHenley's of Londonfull documentation
Factory distributor that received the car upon completion of assembly; subsequently passed it to a retail dealer in Windsor.
- 1937 →Private saleLeigh Park Motorspartial documentation
Windsor-based retail outlet that took delivery from the London distributor; first retail point of sale.
- 1963 →Acquisition unknownUnidentified US-based owners (up to four individuals)partial documentation
Following export to America and minor cosmetic attention, the car sat largely unused and passed through as many as four successive owners spanning roughly five decades.
- 2017 →Private saleConsignorfull documentation
Current owner who commissioned a full electrical rewiring and mechanical servicing to bring the car up to driving condition; holds build record, production ledger, heritage certificate, owner's manual, and three decades of correspondence.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1963Service
Minor cosmetic or mechanical freshening carried out around the time of export to the United States.
- 2015Restoration
Comprehensive refurbishment carried out after the car was rediscovered, returning it to its original colour scheme.
- —Mechanical
Full rewiring of the electrical system plus general servicing to bring the car up to a reliable driving standard, undertaken during the current owner's tenure after 2017.
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