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The SS 1 (the top of its radiator says 'SS One') is a British two-door sports saloon and tourer built by Swallow Coachbuilding Company in Foleshill, Coventry, England. It was first presented to the public at the 1931 London Motor Show.[1] In slightly modified form it went on to be manufactured between 1932 and 1936,[2][3] during which time 148 cars were built.

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SS 1
1935 Airline Saloon
Overview
Manufacturer	1931–1934 Swallow Coachbuilding Company 1934–1936 SS Cars Limited
Production	1931–1936
Body and chassis
Class	sports saloon
Body style	In order of introduction — 2-door 4-seater: fixed head coupé tourer sports saloon Airline sports saloon drophead coupé
Layout	front engine rear wheel drive
Related	Standard Flying Sixteen/Twenty
Chronology
Predecessor	Swallow bodied Standard Fifteen
Successor	4/5-seater SS Jaguar 2½ litre

The Company

Walmsley Lyons and Co, as SS Cars Limited, purchased Swallow at the end of July 1934. In 1945 SS Cars changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited.

The Car

The SS 1 was noted for its apparent value-for-money and its attractive appearance, rather than its performance. From 1932 until 1934 it used either a 15HP six-cylinder side-valve Standard engine of 2,054 cc with 48 bhp (36 kW) or a 20HP, 2,552 cc 62 bhp (46 kW) version. The two engines were enlarged to 2,143 cc and 53 bhp (40 kW) or 2,663 cc and 68 bhp (51 kW) respectively for the 1934 to 1936 models. The chassis was also made by Standard and was changed to underslung suspension in 1933. With a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h), the cars were remarkable for their styling and low cost rather than their performance. In 1932 the basic coupé cost £310. Just over 4,200 cars were made.

Developments

The car was initially supplied as a four-seater fixed head coupé. In 1933 a tourer was launched. For 1934 the chassis was modified to give a wider track and better front footwells. The gearbox also gained synchromesh. In 1934 a saloon version and in 1935 an Airline coupé and drophead coupé were added to the range.

Specifications

The car was 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) long and 5 feet 3.5 inches (1.613 m) wide (growing to 5 feet 51⁄2 inches in 1934) and typically weighed around 2,300 lb (1,040 kg).

Pictures

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  Radiator badge
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  Instrument panel of a 1936 tourer
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  1933 four-seater fixed head coupé
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  1933 four-seater sports saloon
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  1933 16hp Tourer
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  1935 Airline sports saloon
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  1936 Tourer
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  1936 Tourer (rear)

References

External links

• SS 1 fixed head coupé sales brochure
• instruction leaflet for the R.A.G. carburetter as used on all SS cars with the original sidevalve Standard engines

На других языках

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[de] S.S.1

Der S.S.1 war das erste Automobil mit eigenständigem Chassis, das die auf die Fertigung sportlich-eleganter Karosserien für Chassis von Austin, Wolseley und Standard spezialisierte Swallow Coachbuilding Co. herausbrachte. Als indirekter Vorgänger könnte der Standard-Swallow 16 HP angesehen werden, ein von Swallow auf dem unveränderten Chassis des Standard 16 HP „Ensign“ als sportliche Limousine karossiertes Modell, das 1935 in wenigen Exemplaren entstand.

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- [en] SS 1

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[fr] Jaguar SS1

La SS1 ou Jaguar SS1 est un modèle d'automobile du constructeur britannique SS Cars Ltd (qui deviendra Jaguar en 1945) construite entre 1932 et 1936.

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[it] Swallow Sidecar SS1

La SS1 è stata la prima automobile prodotta dalla casa automobilistica inglese Swallow Sidecar presso lo stabilimento di Coventry. In seguito, nel 1933, la ditta assumerà la denominazione di SS Cars Ltd fino al 1945 anno in cui adottò l'attuale denominazione Jaguar.

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