Bruce Nunnally Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 People ask me questions about the Duke SS 100 all the time, which is natural since even non-car people recognize it doesn't look like a modern car. Here are some of the frequent or colorful questions: What is it? I used to say "It's a 1939 Jaguar Replica", or a Replica of a 1939 Jaguar. Now I tend to say, its a 1985 Duke SS 100. A company called Classic Roadsters, LTD made these in the 1980s in Fargo, ND. What Year? Again, I used to say "a replica of a 1939" or similar. I think now I am going with '1985'. Yes, but what Year is it like? Jaguar made cars that looked like this in 1936-1939. (Actually, everyone made cars that looked like this in 1939, more or less.) Before Jaguar was Jaguar, they made a car like this named after the company at the time, SS, and the top speed, 100 mph, for SS 100. Oh, is it like a Great Gatsby car? Well, Gatsby was an Anglophile (loved all things English). Actually, the Great Gatsby novel took place in 1925, and Fitzgerald probably had a bright yellow 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost in mind. It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of wind-shields that mirrored a dozen suns. Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory, we started to town..” What is it built on? They used a custom chassis for this car. They made them in the mid-80s in Fargo, North Dakota. Response: "Oh yeah, I can tell it is a custom chassis." Real or Replica? Replica What will you take for it? My answer to this question has improved since I finally got past the rear spring issue and the Duke is running well! Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two2go Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 The answer to "What will you take for it?" is "What are you offering?". Who knows, they might make a stupid high offer. OK, not likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 What will you take for it? How about a 1949 or later Cadillac convertible in presentable, drivable condition? -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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