[Get] (Kindle) SS &Jaguar Cars: 1 1/2 Litre, 2 1/2 Litre, 3 1/2 Litre,
SS100 &Mark V, 1936-1951
By Allan Crouch
Following on from his book S.S.I and S.S.II Cars, Allan Crouch details the
models that succeeded them: the 1? and 2? Litre of 1936-37, the SS100 sports car,
the1?, 2? and 3? Litre of 1938-48, and the Mark V of 1948-51. Apart from the 1?
Litres, what was common to these cars was the six-cylinder engine, based on a
Standard sidevalve unit for which Harry Weslake designed an overhead-valve
cylinder head giving very respectable power outputs. Combined with flowing
body styling inspired by William Lyons himself, the result was some strikingly
attractive and desirable cars, at extraordinarily keen prices. Here the
development and evolution of the range are described, complete with
competition history, production figures and specifications, all accompanied by
250 colour photographs and 80 black-and-white images from the archives.
