Jaguar SS II on ebay.
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Huntsman

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Allan L

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Seems to be a bitsa - but then even the name is that, since the SS 2 was not called a "Jaguar".
Parts of it may well be SS 2 but the radiator is from a 1½ litre Jaguar (the clue is what's written on it) as are the Girling brakes and possibly the gearbox (might also have been used on the SS 2, but I don't think so).


Huntsman

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Allan L said:
Seems to be a bitsa - but then even the name is that, since the SS 2 was not called a "Jaguar".
Parts of it may well be SS 2 but the radiator is from a 1½ litre Jaguar (the clue is what's written on it) as are the Girling brakes and possibly the gearbox (might also have been used on the SS 2, but I don't think so).
I wondered about the 1.5ltr bit, but googel suggests later cars were 1608cc, but I know nothing!

Looks like a nice project, its on prewarcar asking £12500.

Roy C

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Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Most likely an SS Jaguar 1½-Litre Saloon.
The spare is propped up at the back, but you can see the well in the nearside wing where it should be.

Huntsman

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Roy C said:
Most likely an SS Jaguar 1½-Litre Saloon.
The spare is propped up at the back, but you can see the well in the nearside wing where it should be.
Yes, I spotted those. the rear trunk looks out of place.

I also wondered if its a bitsa, if not, the seller would have done the work to get a current V5 and try and substantiate some history.

Keep it stiff

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What should this look like as a finished car?

Roy C

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Keep it stiff said:
What should this look like as a finished car?
It it's an SS Jaguar 1½-Litre Saloon, something like this:



(N.B. this is a later 1939 car, without the side-mounted spare)

Allan L

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That side-valve motor is not 1½ litre Jaguar - that had an o.h.v. 4-cylinder, albeit effectively a converted sidevalve like the other SS Jaguars of the time.