Jowett 1901-1954 by Noel Stokoe
The Jowett Motor Manufacturing Company was founded in Bradford in 1901 by Benjamin, Ruth and William Jowett. Their first product was a V-twin engine which proved to be successful in various cars. In 1906 a prototype car was built using a new design of engine. The first of a long line of Jowetts was born! After a few years of tinkering, the car was ready for production. While few Jowetts were made during the First World War, expansion took place during the war and production restarted in 1920. By 1927, over 3,000 Jowetts were leaving the factory per year with their owners enjoying reliable, economical motoring. By the end of the Second World War, Jowett had modified the pre-war commercial and re-named it the Bradford. The van was a success and helped keep the company busy while it readied itself for production of the Javelin, a unitary construction saloon with a flat-four engine. More successes followed and they led to the Jupiter sports model being developed by ERA. But the company was in trouble by the early 1950s. Not enough sales of the Javelin and development costs of new models led to the sale of the factory in early 1954. A few Jupiters were made out of spare parts but the end was in sight. Spare parts continued to be supplied till 1963 and this led indirectly to a relatively large number of cars surviving. Today they are catered for by the longest running one-make car club in the world, the Jowett Car Club, which was founded in 1923.
Stokoe, Noel: - Noel Stokoe was born in York in 1950, and like his father, has always been interested in old cars. He worked for Barclays Bank for thirty years; followed by five years in a Building Society. Finally he worked at the local library for eight years, retiring in 2013. He bought his first Jowett in 1985, a 1952 Jupiter sports car which he still owns; he also owns a 1952 Javelin saloon and a 1953 Bradford van. He has been the Press Officer and Librarian of the Jowett car Club for over thirty years and has previously had six books published on the marque.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752417233 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752417231 |
| Title | Jowett 1901-1954 |
| Author | Noel Stokoe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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