1937 Jaguar SS 100 2½-Litre Roadster
- Engine
- 2.5L inline-six
- Colour
- Deep black
A 1937 SS Jaguar 100 2½-Litre Roadster, chassis dispatched from the factory on 1 July 1937 and delivered via Henly's of London to its first owner. Exported to California in 1955, the car spent roughly five decades there across several American owners, most notably Elliot A. Weiner, who held it for four decades and showed it regularly. It carries a 1956 Stockton Road Races competitor's plaque and earned a class win at a 1981 Jaguar Auto Club event. A subsequent cosmetic restoration brought the bodywork to bare metal before refinishing in black cellulose with a mid-blue leather interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €246,875 (≈ $272K)
- —Auction saleEstimate US$400,000 – US$500,000
- 1937-07-01 →Factory deliveryMr Headpartial documentation
Received the car new via Henly's of London acting as the delivery agent from the factory.
- 1955 →Acquisition unknownDon Schoenertpartial documentation
First California-based owner after the car was exported to the United States.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownBud Fisherpartial documentation
Subsequent California owner in the chain following Schoenert.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownElliot A. Weinerfull documentation
Retained the car for roughly four decades in California, entering it regularly in Jaguar Auto Club events and displaying it at local shows. Documented by a 1981 club newsletter recording a class win.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownPrevious owner before consignorpartial documentation
Commissioned a cosmetic restoration involving a full bare-metal respray in black cellulose and a new mid-blue leather interior.
Competition
- 19561956 Stockton Road Races
A competitor's plaque from this event is present with the car, confirming participation.
- 1981Jaguar Auto ClubJaguar Auto Club concours/show event1st in Class
Result documented in a copy of the club's 1981 newsletter retained in the car's file.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
The original engine was replaced with a period-correct 2½-litre unit carrying an SS factory stamp.
Timing of this substitution is unrecorded; the replacement unit is described as the correct specification.
- —Restoration
Cosmetic restoration carried out by the previous owner: coachwork stripped to bare metal and repainted in deep black cellulose; interior retrimmed in mid-blue leather. Chrome wire wheels including twin spare wheels were fitted, and period accessories added.
Work described as cosmetic in scope rather than a full mechanical restoration.
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