Jaguar SS 100

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The Jaguar SS 100 is a renowned late-1930s British sports car celebrated for its elegant pre-war roadster styling and strong performance, and is considered one of the most iconic early Jaguars.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Jaguar SS 100 canonical 1
SS Jaguar 1
SS100 sports car 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
roadster ⓘ
sports car ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door roadster ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
category 1930s automobiles ⓘ
British sports cars ⓘ
convertibles ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ
chassisType ladder frame ⓘ
collectability highly sought after by collectors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer William Lyons ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-six engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 2.5-litre ⓘ
3.5-litre ⓘ
era pre-war ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
historicalContext produced before World War II ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Jaguar Cars ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar Land Rover

SS Cars Ltd ⓘ
market sports car enthusiasts ⓘ
marketedAs high-performance sports car ⓘ
notability one of the first cars to bear the Jaguar name ⓘ
notableFeature external headlamps ⓘ
folding windscreen ⓘ
swept front wings ⓘ
wire-spoke wheels ⓘ
notableFor elegant pre-war styling ⓘ
iconic early Jaguar design ⓘ
strong performance for its era ⓘ
predecessor SS 90 ⓘ
productionEnd 1940 ⓘ
productionPeriod late 1930s ⓘ
productionStart 1936 ⓘ
rarity low production numbers ⓘ
status classic car ⓘ
collector car ⓘ
steering right-hand drive (home market) ⓘ
successor Jaguar XK120 ⓘ
topSpeed approximately 100 mph (3.5-litre) ⓘ
approximately 95 mph (2.5-litre) ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
wheelbase 104 inches ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaguar XK120 → predecessor → Jaguar SS 100 ⓘ
SS Cars Ltd → alsoKnownAs → SS Jaguar ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar SS 100
SS Cars Ltd → notableCar → SS100 sports car ⓘ
linked to: Jaguar SS 100