Because of the bad reputation of the SS acronym, after the Second World War, the company changed its name to Jaguar Cars in 1945, followed by a merger with the British Motor Corporation in 1966.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Before there was Jaguar, there was SS Cars, an English company that produced beautiful tourers like the 1935 SS1 Saloon. Andre Wallimann of Maur, Switzerland,, brought his ...