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Jowett Jupiter - a rather unconventional Englishman

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Created on February 1, 1986

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Rob de la Rive Box

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Jowett Javelin Jupiter (1950) - Theo Gurzeler beim Preis von Bremgarten 1951

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Jowett Jupiter (1953) - schön und schlicht aus England - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Jowett Javelin (1951)

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Jowett Javelin Mark III (1953) - zeitgemäss konstruiert und sorgfältig ausgestaltet - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Jowett Javelin (1952) - Kreisförmige Instrumente auf Nussbaum-Armaturenbrett

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Jowett Juppiter (1950) - Diese Vorentwurfsskizze veranschaulicht, wie sich der Jupiter-Konstrukteur die Chassisstruktur vorstellte

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Jowett Juppiter (1950) - Nach diesem Plan wurde im März 1950 das erste Auto gebaut

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Jowett Juppiter (1947) - Schon 1947 entstanden die ersten Skizzen für den Jupiter

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - Fahrgestell (Zeichnung)

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - Fahrgestell

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - Blick auf den Motor

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - Blick auf den Motor am Genfer Automobilsalon 1950

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - das Chassis

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Jowett Jupiter (1950) - Hinterachskonstruktion, gesehen am Genfer Autosalon 1950

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Jowett Jupiter (1951) - zwischen dem Prototyp und einem MG bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans 1951

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Jowett Jupiter (1952) - rennmässig unterwegs

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Jowett Jupiter (1951) - an den 24 Stunden von Le Mans 1951

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Jowett Jupiter (1953) - geschlossene Ausführung bei der Rallye Monte Carlo 1953, Grounds-Hay

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Jowett Jupiter (1953) - Rallye Monte Carlo 1953, J. von Farr-Rasossiert

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Jowett Jupiter (1953) - Rallye Monte Carlo 1953, Latune-Gay

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Jowett Jupiter Beutler (1951) - Spezialkarosserie aus der Schweiz

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Jowett Jupiter (1952) - Strassenversion mit aufgespanntem Dach

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Jowett Jupiter R4 (1953) - eleganter Roadster

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Jowett Jupiter R4 (1953) - bei den Testtagen in Goodwood

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Jowett Jupiter R4 (1953) - an der Earls Court Motorshow in London

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Jowett Jupiter R4 (1953) - wirkt ausnehmend kompakt

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Jowett Jupiter R4 (1953) - in der Produktion, beim Aufbau

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Summary

The small town of Bradford is many hours away from the center of the English automotive industry. Could this be the reason why "different" cars were built in this Yorkshire village? Cars that not only looked different from the average English car, but were also different in technical terms. This article retraces the history of the Jowett Jupiter and explains how it was different, illustrated with many historical pictures, some of which have never been published before, and a sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Long automotive history
The Jupiter as a sports version
Against the European competition
Initially a chassis
First production versions
Start of series production
The last production hall is sold

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The small town of Bradford is many hours away from the center of the English automotive industry. Could this be the reason why "different" cars were built in this Yorkshire village? Cars that not only looked different from the average English car, but also differed from it in technical terms. Benjamin and William Jowett had already built their first car with a 2-cylinder boxer engine in 1906. They stuck with this concept for thirty years (until 1935) until they, like all other manufacturers, launched four-cylinder engines on the market much earlier. But now they were again boxer engines. The cars built by Jowett Car Ltd. in small numbers were mainly sold in England.

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