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2021-03-24 09:57:57 | pauls writes:

Car on BAT

bringatrailer.com/listing/1933-ss-jaguar-ss1/_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-03-24

Auction description:

Lot #45094

Seller: BruceJudge

Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Chassis: 136273

10k Miles Shown, TMU

2,054cc Inline-Six

Four-Speed Manual Transmission

Imported to New Zealand, 1943

Owned Since 1968

Red Exterior

Black Leather Upholstery

Black Soft Top

Refurbished, 1970s

Lucas Lighting

André Hartford Shock Absorbers

18" Wire Wheels

Jaguar Correspondence

Refinished Side Curtain Frames

Spare Parts

Period Photographs

1943 NZ Import Documents

Private Party Or Dealer: Private Party

This 1933 SS1 is reportedly #28 of approximately 143 four-seat tourers built for the model year by Swallow Coachbuilding, which would become S.S. Cars Limited the following year and Jaguar Cars Limited in 1945. It was dispatched from Coventry on March 27, 1933, and first sold by Henlys of London to its first owner in Surrey, England. The car was imported to New Zealand in March 1943 and was reportedly parked in 1950 before being purchased by the current owner in 1968. It was refurbished in the late 1970s in red with a black soft top over black leather upholstery, and power comes from a 2,054cc inline-six paired with a four-speed manual transmission. Modifications include an electric windshield wiper, a battery-powered clock, and headlight stone guards. This SS1 is now offered on behalf of the current owner in Wellington, New Zealand, with Jaguar correspondence and archive information, 1943 import documents, period photographs, spare parts, side curtain frames, a New Zealand registration in the owner’s name, and free shipping to the US.

Delivered from the factory in black, the car received bodywork and a repaint in its current red during a late-1970s refurbishment. Features include chrome bumpers, Lucas lighting with headlight stone guards, dual horns, and a badge bar. The speedometer-driven windshield wiper mechanism was replaced with a Lucas electric motor, and the removed hardware is included in the sale along with a pair of Lucas horns and R170 headlights. The black gabardine soft top was installed during current ownership and features a glass rear window. The side curtain frames have been refinished. Paint bubbles are noted below the left door and on the right-front inner wheel well.

Painted wire wheels feature two-eared knock-off hubs and are mounted with Dunlop Fort 5.25/5.50-18 bias-ply tires. A spare wheel is mounted out back with a Nutread tire that was reportedly on the car when it was purchased by the owner in 1968. The SS1 chassis was supplied by the Standard Motor Company and revised for the model year with a wider track, deeper front footwells, and an underslung rear axle. André Hartford shock absorbers are fitted at all four corners, and braking is handled by cable-operated mechanical units at all four corners.

The right-hand-drive cockpit offers seating for four with seats trimmed in black leather. Matching door panels and carpets are fitted, and the SS-branded mechanical clock was fitted with a battery-powered movement during current ownership.

The four-spoke steering wheel features a hub-mounted ignition switch, headlight controls, and throttle advance. It frames a 100-mph Smiths speedometer. An SS-branded ammeter, oil pressure gauge, and water temperature gauge are mounted in the dash center along with a replacement fuel-level gauge that was installed during previous ownership. Just under 10k miles are said to show on the odometer, 500 of which were added during current ownership. Total mileage is unknown.

The 2,054cc side-valve inline-six was sourced from the Standard Motor Company and features a single SS-branded R.A.G carburetor. The engine was rated at 48 horsepower by the factory and 15 taxable horsepower by the British government. An oil change was performed in 2020.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission. A replacement exhaust silencer was fabricated during the 1960s refurbishment.

The May 1971 Jaguar archive information sheet lists the original dispatch date, colors, and the name of the original owner. Body stamping is X028. New Zealand import documents from 1943.

2022-04-21 06:40:17 | Neal writes:

This SS was negotiated and purchased after the close of the BaT listing. It is currently undergoing a thorough restoration in NZ and will be then shipped to the US for showing.

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