Have you ever driven a jaguar? My grandfather used to have one.
That wasn't their original name? It was S.S. Cars.
Oh really what id the S.S. stnd for?
I don't know, but I suppose it was changed because the jaguar is the 3rd largest cat.
I don't think it would have been changed because of that fact, but that is interesting nonetheless.
I have a guess... Swallow Sidecar Company (S.S. Cars) made motorcycle sidecars.
That is interesting, so jaguar cars used to make motorcycle sidecars.
, bought the shares of Swallow Coachbuilding Limited as of 31 July 1934 and the Swallow company was liquidated before S. S. issued shares to the public in January 1935. This was the time when Walmsley finished selling his holding.
S. S. Cars Limited changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited 23 March 1945.
S. S..
There is doubt about the source of the SS name. Sir John Black of Standard-Triumph when asked said SS stood for Standard Swallow. William Lyons when asked was noncommittal, but he was
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