2011-10-24 18:24:55 | pauls writes:

What is left of the car has been turned into a replica, at auction Sept. 2011.
www.bonhams.com/aus/auction/19746/lot/369/

Auction description:
Sale 19746 - Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles, Automobilia & Number Plates, 23 Oct 2011
Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building
Lot No: 369
1938 SS Jaguar 100 Recreation
Chassis no. 39188 (see text)
Engine no. Z4074
Based on a 1934 SS1 16hp chassis no. 247734 (as documented by the Heritage Certificate that accompanies the car although it has since been registered with a continuation chassis number), this superb SS100 recreation was begun in the 1970s after the donor car was discovered in the Albury region of New South Wales. Considered beyond economic repair at the time, the SS1 was broken up and the engine, gearbox and mudguards went into another SS1 Saloon while the chassis was sold to Norm Delacey in Melbourne who began to rebuild it to SS100 configuration using a high quality reproduction body by respected coachbuilders Ashton Keynes in the UK and a Mk V Jaguar engine, essentially identical to the original unit. After passing through several further owners, the car eventually ended up in Queensland and was bought by the current owner in 2004 who commissioned an exacting body-off restoration by local craftsman Dave Marsh. The attention to detail really sets this recreation apart, for example an original (and almost impossible to source) 1938 'Special Equipment' generator has been procured while the correct brass regulator and fuse box were fabricated in Adelaide. Since completion, the Regency Red SS 100 has been the recipient of many awards around the country and displayed at numerous events, including the inaugural Motorclassica in 2010. Meticulously maintained and in beautifully presented, this must rank as one of the finest SS100 recreations ever completed and respected journalist Les Hughes, who wrote a detailed article on the car for the Australian Jaguar Magazine, paid the ultimate compliment by stating this "...stunningly beautiful vehicle is now more faithful than many genuine SS Jaguar 100s which have been altered over the years".

Estimate: AU$150,000 - 200,000

2013-12-13 10:08:00 | Pekka T. writes:

That's a post-war MKV engine.

2018-07-24 20:25:06 | pauls writes:

Note the VIN is questionable on this car, it is believed 247734 was not built.