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The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame Edmund Nankivell

The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame By Edmund Nankivell

The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame by Edmund Nankivell

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Summary

The Jowett Jupiter was an instant success in racing and rallying from the moment it appeared in 1950. It's chassis, designed by the famous Austrian racing engineer Dr Eberan-Eberhorst, ensured its successes were in large measure due to its excellent handling, making it a much sought-after classic to this day.

The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame Summary

The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame by Edmund Nankivell

From the Jupiter's inception and development, to it's sporting success, and it's current status as a sought-after classic, this unique book from the world authority on the Jupiter is a complete study of the model. Designed by Dr Eberan-Eberhorst, the noted Austrian engineer who designed the Auto Union Type D Grand Prix car, the Jowett Jupiter was an instant hit. With it's responsive handling and lively engine, the Jupiter had great sporting success from the off, with a record-breaking win at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1950, and a class 1-2 win at 1951's Monte Carlo International Rally.This book covers the Jupiter's success across the board, revealing the full chronology of the model, it's racing derivates, and the special-bodied Jupiters from the likes of Stabilimenti Farina and Abbott of Farnham. With chapters detailing Jupiters in current use, historic racing, and concours events, this book is a unique and comprehensive record of this fantastic, historic car.

The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame Reviews

an interesting look at this curious and little-known car Auto Express outstanding Classic & Sports Car (UK) The text has been extensively revised for this new edition, which celebrates a car whose diverse sporting achievements include class wins in both the 1950 Le Mans 24 Hours and 1951 Monte Carlo Rally ... It's an interesting tale Motor Sport Comprehensive and thoroughly researched Octane (UK) a wonderful textbook on a car we all remember but few really well Motor Cycling Club (MCC) This is fine book written by an expert on a very worthy automobile. Veloce Today this excellent book contains every detailed Jupiter fact including just about every competition ever entered so that Jaguar's 'modest' Le Mans and sales successes almost pale by comparison. So hoorah for Ed Nankivell and hoorah for the Jowett Jupiter. Heroism against the odds. Big End/All Torque If you love these underdog cars from Bradford, this book is for you! Project Shop TV Nankivell's book does the model justice and shows what perhaps might have been. Classic driver (monthly). There is so much in this book, from Jupiter rally class victories to special coach builders, to speed event and race class victories, to in depth details of the people involved in the conception, build and execution of this fine car. And an intensive classification of Jupiter histories, owners; of the past and at print date. If you are not a rally enthusiast, I urge you to read this book. As a rally person you'll find the book sufficiently comprehensive about its subject that it should be read, admired and enjoyed. - IRDC Quattro.

About Edmund Nankivell

Edmund Nankivell has owned Jupiters since 1967. He bought an interesting special-bodied example in 1969, which was restored and on the road by 1971. This aroused his curiosity about Jowett and Jupiters: their successes in national and international competition, and the Jowett company's triumphs, trials and tribulations. This led him into intensive research: interviews and correspondence with competition drivers, Factory personnel up to a very senior level, and several others associated with the Jowett company and its post-war models, and his research has led to books and magazine articles. He has detailed documentation on every Jupiter and produces detailed registers for the Jupiter club, as well as creating and running the Jowett Jupiter website.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Prologue Chapter 1 - The Jowett Jupiter Chapter 2 - The Jupiter Experiment The skin and beneath Summary of road tests Comparisons with other cars of the period Good Works and private race and rally results 1950-1953 Jowett Jupiter records Chapter 3 - The Leap to Fame - Le Mans and the R1 Jupiters Chapter 4 - The Major Rallies 1949 to 1953 Chapter 5 - Races and Speed Events 1950 to 1953 Chapter 6 - Other Rallies and Events 1950 to 1966 Chapter 7 - Jupiters Yesterday and Today 25,000 miles in a Jowett Jupiter The Jupiter in Concours d'Elegance The Jupiter in Historic racing Current use Chapter 8 - The History of the R4 Jupiters Chapter 9 - Special-bodied Jupiters: the Coachbuilders Chapter 10 - The Jupiter Register Epilogue - Sir Hugh Bell remembers Appendix - A Jupiter Chronology Index

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GOR013169711
9781845849122
1845849124
The Jowett Jupiter - The Car That Leaped to Fame by Edmund Nankivell
Edmund Nankivell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Veloce Publishing Ltd
20160415
224
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