(24 Jan 04)
(SS One DHC publicity photos - all rights reserved.)
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I can't for the life of me see how the cantrails break at the rear with that elegant
curve (they folded inward on my "Mark IV", but the window openings were
rectangular on that series). Note also the straight pleating of the seat squabs
(non-sunburst pattern) and the unpleated door facing. I also love the delicate
tracery of the landau irons, much like those that graced my 3.5L "IV" DHC and so very
unlike the bloated mockeries on the Mark V DHCs. Note how the t(i)(y)res have
"DUNLOP FORT" highlighted and that monster racing-style filler cap.
Tom Zwakman's Cars
A Dutch gentleman named Tom Zwakman runs an outstranding SS and
Jaguar (and Aston-Martin) restoration shop in Alkmaar, Holland, Zwakman
Motors Europe; as part of this operation, he buys and sells outstanding SS and
Jaguar cars, which he lists and pictures. It occurred to me that, as they get
sold off, the pictures disappear, so I am, with Tom's kind permission, posting them
here for "permanent' record.
(04 Feb 04)
Tom also has his own personal collection, and a lot of magnificent vehicles
pass through his hands (or, at the very least, in front of his lens); here, for
example, is one of the most impressive shots of a "Mark IV" saloon I have
ever seen:
(12 Feb 04)
(photo courtesy of T. Zwakman - all rights reserved.)
I will try to keep them in roughly ascending date order; some are guesses because
they were gone before I logged their details. So, Tom Zwakman's Cars,
presenting them with Tom's text (edited only slightly for form) -
1933 SS1 TOURER - a rare one-off, the only 1933 SS1 20HP tourer; all other 1933 cars
were 16HP ones:
(photo courtesy of T. Zwakman - all rights reserved.)
There were two other SS1 tourers shown; 1934 JAGUAR SS1 TOURER 20 HP, CHASSIS
NO: 248178, MILEAGE : 41813, STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: BLACK, INTERIOR:
RED, HOOD COLOUR: BLACK [FITTED WITH 2.5L OHV ENGINE], PRICE : € 150.000,00
and 1935 JAGUAR SS1 TOURER 20HP, CHASSIS NO: 248603, MILEAGE: 34365,
STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: BLACK, INTERIOR: BROWN, HOOD COLOUR: BLACK,
PRICE : € 225.000,00:
(12 Feb 04)
Similarly, there were two Airline saloons; 1935 JAGUAR SS1 AIRLINE 20 HP, CHASSIS NO:
249371, MILEAGE: 64561, STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: OLD ENGLISH WHITE,
INTERIOR: BROWN, VERY ORIGINAL CAR, PRICE : € 160.000 (THIS CAR CAN BE
DELIVERED TOTALLY RESTORED AS WELL):
Now, here is one of the rarest and most exciting cars of all - 1935 JAGUAR SS90,
CHASSIS NO: 249476, STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR {originally}: BRITISH RACING
GREEN, INTERIOR: SUEDE GREEN, HOOD COLOUR: BLACK, HISTORY : FIRST
PRODUCTION CAR, EX-WORKS AVC477, MOST IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE
SS90 OF ALL [THIS PHOTO IS AS WE BOUGHT THE CAR, WE ARE NOW BUSY TO BRING
IT BACK TO THE TOTAL ORIGINAL COLOURS AND CONDITION AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY
ON THE 25TH MARCH 1937 AND THE RESTORATION WOULD BE FINISHED MID 2004],
PRICE : € 600.000; but, not only does Tom have this car, he had another:
Tom has had several SS-100 cars (naturally), at this writing he has 1937 JAGUAR
SS100 2.5 L, CHASSIS NO: 18122, MILEAGE: 24408, STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR:
OLD ENGLISH WHITE, INTERIOR: DARK BLUE, HOOD COLOUR: DARK BLUE, HISTORY: A1
RESTORATION AND IN NEED OF NOTHING AT ALL AND READY TO DO EVERY EVENT YOU
WISH, PRICE: € 325.000,00 and 1937 JAGUAR SS100 2.5 L, CHASSIS NO: 18122,
MILEAGE: 24408, STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: OLD ENGLISH WHITE, INTERIOR:
DARK BLUE, HOOD COLOUR: DARK BLUE, HISTORY: A1 RESTORATION AND IN NEED OF
NOTHING AT ALL AND READY TO DO EVERY EVENT YOU WISH, PRICE: € 325.000,00:
plus he had two others:
Next, we turn to a very-imposing but unprovenanced SS tourer that appears to me to
be about a 1936 or 37 SS Jaguar and a 1937 SS 1.5 L SALOON, CHASSIS NO: 22064,
STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: BLACK, INTERIOR: BROWN, CONDITION: ORIGINAL
AND GOOD, PRICE : € 30.000,00:
{I would assume that this car would be an SSII - no?}
The next car is one I actually had the privilege and pleasure of driving (ca. Apr 1961),
which I have covered in some detail on my SS Jags page 2
and for which the original U.S. advert appears on my SS Jags
page 1, the 1937 (registered in 1938) JAGUAR SS100 FHC, CHASSIS NO: 39088,
STEERING: RHD, BODY COLOUR: SILVER GREY, INTERIOR: RED, VERY GOOD CONDITION,
HISTORY: THE ONLY SS100 FHC EVER BUILT AND INTRODUCED AT EARL'S COURT
LONDON 1938 {PRICE: € 800.000}:
PICTURE 2, REMARKABLE BODY LINES LIKE THE BUGATTIS
Tom did not restore the SS100 Fixed Head Coupé; he bought it in this condition; David
Barber from the U.K did the last work on the car.
Another shot of the FHC (which ever-so-clearly shows the origin of the later saloon
and FHC "tumble-home") and then a remarkable roadster, a real gem, the incredible,
one-off, 1937/38 BABY JAG! THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY SIR WILLIAM
LYONS BABY JAGUAR:
THE CAR WAS BUILT FOR SIR WILLIAM PERSONALLY, HOWEVER IT WAS A PRESENT FOR
HIS WIFE; HIS SON MAINLY USED THE CAR. TODAY THE BABY REMAINS STILL IN
VERY ORIGINAL CONDITION AND IS STILL IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. THE NAME
"BABY JAG" WAS GIVEN AS IT WAS THE SMALLEST JAGUAR EVER BUILT (EVEN UP TILL
TODAY) {PRICE ON REQUEST}:
(all photos courtesy of T. Zwakman - all rights reserved.)
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The Baby Jag was built on a Standard Flying Twelve chassis and carries a 1.5L SS
overhead valve engine; the Baby Jag was first registered in 1939.
It came as no surprise to learn that Tom Zwakman had snapped up 1935 SS1 Alpine
Sports Tourer WS 5777, noted at the top of the page and detailed on
SS Jags page 1.
(04 Feb 04)
Custom Classic Cat!
Now, here's a car to delight any classic sports car lover and an opportunity to have a
lot of fun without investing in a museum car. First, though, let me be perfectly
clear - this is NOT an original SS One car, but neither is it a replicar;
it is a customized synthesis of appropriate SS and Standard parts. As I
understand it, a 1934 SS One Airline Saloon, chassis number 248943, was severely
damaged during World War II and was used as the basis for an "SS 90" (NOT
SS 100) type of sports car. Inasmuch as the work was done in 1969 or 1979, it
is over 25 years old and so can be considered a "classic car", if a "one-off', in its own
right. The chassis was cut and spliced, a door-less roadster body fabricated,
and everything assembled meticulously with lots of TLC; the resultant car speaks for
itself:
(20 May 06) and
(19 Jul 06)
(all photos courtesy of present owner - all rights reserved.)
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There is so much more about this fun car that I have created a special page for it and
moved the balance of the coverage there, as well as adding far more:
http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/ss1custm.html.
Re Nick Johannesen's Jag-lovers site, noted
and linked on these pages, having overloaded the other pages, I will give a linked
index to some of the more pertinent pages thereon:
Early Cats for Swallow and SS Cars - First Cats.
SS Cars.
'38 Earl's Court SS Jaguar "100" FHC, EHP 111, #39088, with documentation.
Mark IV.
Jag-Lovers brochures - Adverts Index.
Obligatory courtesy link to the
Classic Jaguar Association
(22 Nov 01 - sorry I'd omitted this).
Stay tuned!
NOTE: You may also wish to visit the preceding
SS and Jaguar Cars, Continuation Page 1,
Continuation Page 2, and Continuation Page 3
pages, as well.
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