Jowett was a manufacturer of light cars and light commercial vehicles in bradford, west riding of yorkshire, england from 1906 to 1954. Another 118 words 8 lines of text covering the years 1643, 1720, 1693, 1694 and 1701 are included under the topic early jowett history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Book your tickets by the end of february and the club will gain. Javelin jupiter b4 cyl, 1486 ccm, 60 bhp jupiter r4 b4 cyl.
Jowett motor company, bradford a history of this classic. Other individuals offering jowett related services may be found on eds spares link. The site contains an index of the 1952 javelin and jupiter parts book that has each page in pdf format. The history of the javelin the javelin has a strong historic record, going back around 3000 years, to the times of the mycenaeans and the romans. Jowett became a public company in 1935, but a share issue was a failure and ben jowett retired in 1936. Book overview the jowett javelin was the first allnew postwar british car. They started in the cycle business and went on to make vtwin engines for driving machinery. Please use parts book to find part number and description and quote when ordering. This is, and most likely always will be, the authoritative book on the jowett javelin and jupiter.
This 1949 jowett javelin is an interesting and fairly advanced car featuring unibody construction, aerodynamic styling, and an unusual watercooled, aluminum block flat four that made for unusually good performance by standards of the day. They were manufactured in bradford between 1906 to 1954. The jowett motor company was a prestigious motor car company operating from bradford from 1901 to 1954, thus spanning the golden age of british motor car production. The first book to exclusively cover the history of the 1930s jowett range of vehicles the jowett was yorkshires only massproduced car built from 1906 and 1954 the horizontallyopposed engine in the twin and fourcylinder form proved a winner for jowett cars, a. Gorgeous bodywork and equally as immaculate underneath. The seller doesnt touch on this examples originality, but condition looks to be very good as is claimed. Eberhorst and the team at jowett added the flat four upfront yet with standard rear wheel drive, used the wishbone front suspension, rack and pinion steering and torsion bar springing from the javelin, added a smart aluminum convertible body, and suddenly in front of them was a thoroughly modern small displacement sports car that would find success in a huge number of races and rallies from. The motor year book, 1951 british cars of 1950 jowett jupiter the genesis of the jowett jupiter chassis and a description thereof was contained in the motor year book, 1950, and since that time it has emerged as a complete car with a twoseater convertible body. Early history of the jowett family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our jowett research. With the introduction of the radiator mounted oil cooler the fan support tube oil cup, part number j54011, was inaccessible and therefore removed. Sturdier taperedsection bumpers are fitted and leather.
The javelin was good looking, comfortable and handled well. Please enquire about payment options in your request. The company was founded in 1901 by brothers benjamin 18771963 and william 18801965 jowett, together with arthur v. The venture evolved into building vtwin engines for larger driving vehicles, and by 1904 they had become the. Celebrating all things jowett, the only massproduced car built in yorkshire. Production did not start in earnest however until 1910, at this stage the jowett lightcar weighed only 6 cwt. The jowett car club americas was formed april 2008 to provide owners of jowett cars with social events, spare parts and techinical support for thier cars. Perhaps if the brief for the javelin hadnt been quite so ambitious, jowett may have survived. Written and published by the established jowett historian and author edmund nankivell penmellyn publications in 2011. I have tried character recognition on the text with the hope of building a database.
The next mot was in 2001 showing only 35 miles and on it goes untill now so it has done 1768. This book is unusual in that two authors, geoff mc auley and edmund nankivell, cooperated in writing it. There is a website devoted to the jowett jupiter and you can visit the the. History before the production of the revolutionary flatfour javlin saloon in may of 1947, bradford based jowett were best known for their sensible flattwin powered cars. Download in this compelling book looking at the sports history of the jowett company, noel stokoe has compiled an absorbing selection of thoroughly entertaining personal accounts by jowett drivers in competition from 19061954, including the mammoth treks across africa to the le mans class wins of the 1950s jupiters and the rally successes of javelins.
According to old mots that came with the car it had done 49248 miles by november 1998 when it was taken off the road for an engine overhaul. Jowett was founded in 1901 by brothers benjamin 18771963 and william 18801965 jowett with arthur v. If you are younger that fifty, the name jowett will mean nothing to you, unless you are a motoring historian. But you dont have to be a jowett owner past or present to enjoy this book from cover to cover. The jowett javelin was an executive car which was produced from 1947 to 1953 by jowett cars ltd of idle, near bradford in england. This very original car comes with very desirable lov registration, instruction book, a little history, and v5c. Noels first book is called jowett 1901 1954 is published by tempus now the history press in their images of motoring series. In 1942 new md charles calcott reilly placed an advertisement in automobile engineer magazine which read. Designed to launch the small bradford firm of jowett into successful mass production, the goodlooking four door family saloon was amongst the most innovative cars then available. The condition of this vehicle can only be described as outstanding. In this compelling book looking at the sports history of the jowett company, noel stokoe has compiled an absorbing selection of thoroughly entertaining personal accounts by jowett drivers in competition from 19061954, including the mammoth treks across africa to the le mans class wins of the 1950s jupiters and the rally successes of javelins. We are dedicated to giving help and support to owners of the jupiter and javelin models. It presents full specifications and competition fortunes plus advice on buying and owning a jowett.
The jowett bradford was rushed into production in 1946 as a stopgap model pending the launch of the allnew javelin saloon, which its young designer, gerald palmer, had been working on since 1942. The history of jowett cars the first jowett car was developed in 1904, it had a two cylinder 6. The javelins price increased substantially in its first year of production as jowett struggled to meet demand and revised its costs. Jowett javelin pe saloon replaced the pd model from october 1952 and is powered by the series iii flat4 1486cc engine, which is a great improvement over the troublesome earlier versions.
This is a fascinating little oddity of a car with some very distinctive engineering features, despite what some would call humdrum looks. The australian club started in 1956 and the new zealand club started in 1962. Jowett javelin and jupiter the complete story isbn 186126 562x authors. I had already read jowett, 1901 1954 by noel stokoe an excellent book in its own right and was eager to obtain additional detail, specifically about the jowett javelin. The good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. Formed in 1923, the jowett car club claims to be the oldest onemake car club in the world. You can read a lot more in the books listed on this webpage.
This contact is not to be used for any other enquiry. Jowett car club of australia dedicated to all things jowett. Chapter 10 of the book, subtitled the final throw of the dice, and written by mr nankivell, is a brilliant and highlydetailed account of the complex. The story of the javelin bringing it back down to earth. Designed by gerlad palmer, the new car was an ambitious venture for the small manufacturer, and. You should copy webmaster since this may help me track any problems. However, the jowett javelin was the first allnew british car since world war ii, and that alone makes its story worth telling. Pdf jowett 1901 1954 download full pdf book download. Some early engines found their way locally into other makes of cars as replacements. Edmund nankivell coauthored this book with geoff mcauley. A register and history of the jupiter cars imported to the usa. The days of the jowett bradford telegraph and argus.