The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 12-14 November 2021

243 www.silverstoneauctions.com + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Classic Car Sale | Sunday 14th November | 1pm 1937 SS100 Jaguar 2½-Litre Roadster More Details Lot 540 Bid On Lot 540 Registration: TBC Chassis Number: 18116 Estimate: £275,000 - £320,000 • Regarded as one of the most sought-after pre-war sports cars • A highly thought-of example, it was despatched from the Blackpool factory on the 1st July 1937 and delivered through Henlys of London, to a Mr Head • Exported to the US in 1955, it would spend the next 55 years in California in dutiful ownership, most prominently by Elliot A. Weiner, who kept the car for four decades and regularly displayed it at local shows • Accompanied by a Jaguar Heritage Certificate, copies of assorted SS100 Registers and the original owner’s instruction book • Several display plaques can be seen under the bonnet, as well as a competitor’s plaque from the 1956 Stockton Road Races • The recipient of some cosmetic restoration in 2013 and a mechanical overhaul in 2019 by UK specialists Davenport Cars • Featured in the SS100 Registry since 1971 • A splendid example of the revered sports roadster that gave rise to Jaguar Cars, it would be an ideal entrant for the Mille Miglia Retro or similar A splendid example of the revered sports roadster, with a well documented history and in an enviable condition. LOT 540