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Jaguar
SS 1
First SS car from Swallow Sidecar Company coachwork, whole range reportedly just over 4,200 cars.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Inline six-cylinder · 2,150 cc / 2.15 LFactory: 2.15 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The SS I was a coupe shown at the London motor show in 1931 together with the SS II, the start of the SS range that became Jaguar. The SS name was used by the company until the official change to SS Cars in 1935.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Jaguar SS 1 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jaguar SS 1 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka · CC BY-SA 2.5
Jaguar SS 1 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: This photograph was taken with a Canon PowerShot A520 by User:Jed · CC BY-SA 3.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
A tourer version, the SS I Tourer, joined the range in 1933 and took the marque into competition for the first time at that year's Alpine Trial. The SS I Airline Saloon debuted in 1935 and was in the first batch of cars sold to the United States.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard SS 1.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Inline six-cylinder1 Independently researchedSource is in Portuguese; quote is original text. Figure given for the 1931 SS I and SS II coupes; not checked for the Tourer or Airline. |
| Displacement | 2,150 cc / 2.15 LFactory: 2.15 L1 Independently researchedLaunch figure for the SS I and SS II coupes; not checked for other SS I bodies. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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SS Jaguar 100, o primeiro salto de um lendário felino Level C Best Cars
- motor de seis cilindros em linha e 2,15 litros
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