Company First Steps in Jaguar History
Added on 08-29-2006
model was rather less flamboyant and rather more practical as now the rear seat passengers could now see out!
William Walmsley, who did not share his partner's driving ambitions and was becoming more uninterested in their joint enterprise. Meanwhile Lyons now turned his attention to improving the mechanical integrity of the cars. First he turned to Harry Weslake, a distinguished engineering specialist adept at cylinder head design.
Then he founded an Engineering Department and appointed a young William Heynes to be his Chief Engineer. Remarkably that Heynes was to play a major role in Jaguar history of the next 35 years.
Soon this entailed in Jaguar model range broadening by the SS I Airline Saloon in 1935. Its design was not that Lyons’s original but the shape was fashionable for the time and sold well.
In march 1935 new model was issued - SS I Drophead Coupe. In exterior it was badly resembling the Coupe but with whole hood folded away under a hinged cover on the luggage locker resulted in a most pleasing appearance. This was another creature of Weslake and Heynes' joint energies marked another evolutional step in jahuar history.
Still later a very stylish sports car was introduced known as the SS 90. Jaguar SS 90 was equipped with 2.7 litre side-valve engine while the performance once again did not quite conform to the car's dramatic appearance.
William Walmsley, who did not share his partner's driving ambitions and was becoming more uninterested in their joint enterprise. Meanwhile Lyons now turned his attention to improving the mechanical integrity of the cars. First he turned to Harry Weslake, a distinguished engineering specialist adept at cylinder head design.
Then he founded an Engineering Department and appointed a young William Heynes to be his Chief Engineer. Remarkably that Heynes was to play a major role in Jaguar history of the next 35 years.
Soon this entailed in Jaguar model range broadening by the SS I Airline Saloon in 1935. Its design was not that Lyons’s original but the shape was fashionable for the time and sold well. In march 1935 new model was issued - SS I Drophead Coupe. In exterior it was badly resembling the Coupe but with whole hood folded away under a hinged cover on the luggage locker resulted in a most pleasing appearance. This was another creature of Weslake and Heynes' joint energies marked another evolutional step in jahuar history.
Still later a very stylish sports car was introduced known as the SS 90. Jaguar SS 90 was equipped with 2.7 litre side-valve engine while the performance once again did not quite conform to the car's dramatic appearance.
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