2012-11-22 05:50:10 | Lofty writes:

Ebay item 11/22/12
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1935-SS1-Jaguar-20HP-Tourer-first-time-sale-over-50-year ...
Car has a buy it now price of $149,995 for 6 days.

Sellers description:
1935 Jaguar SS 1 Tourer 20 HP
PRICE: $149,995
MILEAGE: 4,470
ENGINE: 6 Cyl
TRANSMISSION: 4 Speed
EXTERIOR COLOR: White
INTERIOR COLOR: Green
DRIVE: RWD
VIN: 248809

British Sports Cars is very pleased to offer this very rare 1935 SS1 Tourer for sale for the first time in over 50 years. This is a truly amazing vehicle in which all of the history is known. According to the 3rd owner Charles Boettcher, the vehicle was purchased from Amelia Earhart in New York just before she was going to trade it in to a used car dealer. This is a running, driving vehicle that that will need some TLC to finish off the restoration. This is a very rare desirable car that is well worth finishing. The car comes with several boxes of spare parts including the correct headlamps and brackets.

2015-12-27 17:43:30 | pauls writes:

Car listed as sold at:
www.britishsportscars.com/sold-inventory/12062290/1935-Jaguar-SS-1/San-Luis-Obis ...

Sellers description:
1935 Jaguar SS 1 20 HP
Vin: 248809
Mileage: 4,470
Color: White
Interior Color: Green

British Sports Cars is very pleased to offer this very rare 1935 SS1 Tourer for sale for the first time in over fifty years. This is a truly amazing vehicle for which all of the history is known, and its history is fascinating. According to the third owner, Charles Boettcher, the vehicle was purchased from Amelia Earhart in New York just before she was going to trade it in to a used car dealer. This is a running, driving vehicle that that will need some TLC to finish off the restoration. This is an extremely rare and desirable automobile that is well worth finishing. The car comes with several boxes of spare parts including the correct headlamps and brackets.

2022-10-15 11:41:47 | David Acon writes:

The SS1 tourer was returned to the Great Britain, and subsequently received a body off, chassis up restoration. Now restored in its original colours of cream with green leather it is fine example of a 1935 SS1 Tourer. The riddle of the first owner has been resolved, although dismissed by Alan Crouch as not belonging to Amelia Earhart, once the transposition in the ledger is corrected, the first owner can be identified as American billionairess Countess Mabel (Mable) de Porceri, this being incorrectly written in the SS sales ledger as De Porcen. On her return to the US with the SS, the Countess reverted to her maiden name of Mabel Boll aka the Queen of Diamonds. Boll was a direct competitor to Earhart in being the first woman to cross the Atlantic by plane in 1928. Boll and Earhart even shared the same flying instructor, Captain 'Boots' Le Boutilier who was also to be Boll's pilot on the failed attempt to fly the Atlantic in 1928. Charles Boettcher was also involved in the early days of aviation, and in the same circle as Earhart, Boll and Charles Lindberg, it is therefore very probable that Boettcher as stated to the previous owner Charles Black, did buy the car from Amelia Earhart, if not directly from Mabel Boll.

Following my research on behalf of the current owner, the history is currently confirmed as ;

The Lineage

Mabel de Porcen as on the Jaguar Heritage certificate and factory ledger record

Now identified as Countess Mabel de Porceri aka Mabel Boll

Amelia Earhart

Charles Boettcher – Denver, Colorado and Honolulu, Hawaii died 1963 aged 62

George Brangier – Honolulu, Hawaii

William “Bill” Nylon – Honolulu, Hawaii

Jaclyn Anderson – Honolulu, Hawaii

Dr. Linus Pauling, Jr. – Honolulu, Hawaii

Charles M. Black – Honolulu, Hawaii

Now in Jersey, Channel Islands, Great Britain

2025-01-11 16:08:53 | pauls writes:

Car now offered at:

www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/listing/jaguar/ss/ss-1/1935/283071

Seller's description:

Le Riche Automobile Restorers (CI) Ltd., Jersey, UK

Jaguar SS 1

First registration date 05/1935

Year of manufacture 1935

Chassis number 248809

This car was delivered new in May 1935 to one Mabel Boll (‘The Queen of Diamonds’) - who at the time was Countess de Porceri, having married Polish Count Henri de Porceri, in Paris, in 1931. She was a well-known American socialite who had a string of wealthy husbands and had been involved in the late 1920’s in the early days of record-chasing, long distance aeroplane flights. She was known to be a friend of Emilia Earhart and the car was at one time advertised as having belonged to Earhart but as yet, there is no documentary evidence to verify this.

Little of the subsequent early history of the vehicle is known, other than more recently it was in single ownership in Honolulu for some decades (1964 Hawaii registration sticker on windscreen), prior to being repatriated to the UK, part restored, via a California dealer in 2013. Over the following six years the Jersey-based owner commissioned a comprehensive restoration of the vehicle to concours condition in our workshops – the car finally being ready to take to the road again in 2019.

This 1935 20hp model uses the enlarged Standard engine of 2663cc, introduced in 1934, with alloy cylinder head, improved manifolds and a gearbox which had gained synchromesh. This gave a claimed 68 bhp and top speed of 75 mph. The late model chassis employed a wider track and better front footwells.

The car is in near-concours condition – the bodywork has been subject to a complete restoration with a new ash frame and panel work as required, plus a full re-paint in the original colour. Chrome fittings have been refinished to a concours standard and the hood and side screens are also new. The interior has been fully refinished to an ‘as-new’ condition with new leather trim and carpets; refurbished steering wheel and instruments. The engine was fully rebuilt and the running gear completely refurbished, with any work required being undertaken. Recently serviced and given a mechanical checkover, the car runs and drives very well, as might be anticipated in these circumstances.

An excellent, fully restored example of a stylish 1930’s sports car from a famous maker. It has some additional historical cachet because of its first owner and comes with a Jaguar Heritage certificate and original owner’s handbook. The car is in first class driving and ‘show’ cosmetic condition, having had very limited use since restoration.