Launched in 1935, the SS Jaguar 100 was the first true performance car to carry the Jaguar name and a landmark model in the company’s early history. Sold new to Sammy Newsome before returning to the SS Cars factory, chassis 18008 became a works development car and soon established itself in competition.

Its defining moment came on the 1936 International Alpine Trial, where Tommy and Elsie Wisdom achieved a penalty-free run. Later developed into lightweight 3.5-litre form, BWK 77 went on to compete at Brooklands, Shelsley Walsh and many other significant events, building a sporting history that continues into the modern historic racing era.

• The full story of SS Jaguar 100 chassis 18008, known as BWK 77 or “Old Number 8”
• Covers its career as a works development car for SS Cars
• Includes Tommy and Elsie Wisdom’s penalty-free run on the 1936 International Alpine Trial
• Follows the car’s evolution from factory form to lightweight 3.5-litre racer
• Features competition history at Brooklands, Shelsley Walsh, the Scottish Rally and the Spa Six Hours Historic Meeting
• Includes profiles of private owners and their achievements with this unique SS100 • Illustrated with superb period, competition and studio photography
• Features a full studio portfolio of “Old Number 8” by John Colley

Authoritative, beautifully illustrated and rich in Jaguar history, SS Jaguar 100: The Remarkable History of 18008 is an essential book for SS100 enthusiasts, Jaguar collectors, pre-war sports car historians and admirers of significant competition cars.

• Publication date: 12 September 2023
• ISBN: 978-1-913089-60-3
• Jacketed hardback
• 128 pages
• 240 x 280mm portrait
• Over 110 images

Chas Parker is a respected motoring author and former Motorsport News sub-editor with a particular expertise in historic racing and Jaguar history. He has written widely on significant competition cars and circuits, including books on the Jaguar XK120, C-type, D-type and SS100 for Porter Press International. His work combines detailed research with a clear understanding of the cars, people and events that shaped motoring history.

A compelling Exceptional Cars volume devoted to one of the most important and charismatic pre-war Jaguars.