2018-08-25 20:11:48 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/18
www.bonhams.com/auctions/24878/lot/221/

Auction description:
1937 Jaguar SS 100 3 1/2 Litre Roadster
Registration no. CAK 253
Chassis no. 39007
£ 400,000 - 500,000
US$ 520,000 - 650,000
Goodwood Revival
Chichester, Goodwood
Lot 221

*One of circa 116 3½-Litre models built
*Matching numbers (see text)
*Known ownership history
*Present family ownership for the last 53 years
*Professionally restored between 2008 and 2012
*Circa 1,000 miles since the rebuild

One of the earliest of the 3½-Litre cars, chassis number '39007' was supplied new on 1st December 1937 via Appleyards of Leeds. A change of engine, from '514E' to 'M536E', is recorded on an accompanying registration application dated 1st December 1937, so presumably was carried out at the factory. The first owner was Keith Wilkins Raspin of Valley Mill, Bradford. Mentioned in Andrew Whyte's book 'Jaguar, this SS100 competed at the SS Car Club's Donington Meeting in 1938 (William Lyons was one of the competitors) lapping at 66.25mph. Also on file is a photograph of 'CAK 253' competing in the Scottish Rally.

The Jaguar was later owned by a Bill Fraser of Glasgow and then from 1959 to 1963 by an Andrew Couper, another Glasgow resident. It was then passed, briefly, to an unnamed owner in Bawtry, South Yorkshire and in July 1965 was sold in 'barn find' condition to Mike Rouse, who kept the car until his death in November 2007. The SS100 then passed to his brother, the current vendor. The latter then proceeded to have the car professionally restored, entrusting the task to renowned marque specialists Davenport's of Biggleswade. The restoration took some four years to complete (2008-2012) and cost around £130,000 (bills on file). Only some 1,000 miles have been covered since the rebuild's completion and the car remains in excellent condition having been serviced annually. The only notified deviations from factory specification are flashing indicators, an electric radiator fan, and a five-speed gearbox conversion (the original gearbox was unusable).

The SS100 was one of the fastest and best-handling sports cars of its day, as its competition record both before and after the war bears witness to. Representing a rare opportunity to acquire an example of the model that can be said to have started the Jaguar legend, '39007' is eligible for a wide variety of the most prestigious historic motor sports events.

2018-09-10 21:28:31 | pauls writes:

Sold for £ 631,000 (US$ 817,270) inc. premium

2019-11-13 02:55:52 | Lofty writes:

Lahti Classic Motorshow 2019

2021-12-16 09:58:53 | jackjag writes:

Can anyone tell me the name of the color of this car? I'm restoring 39008, original sold in Lavender gray, but I don't find much information about this color, no references and no other machines in this database ..