Jowett Javelin

[Lemonella]

I remember my dad having this make of car, he took me to school in it some days and he had many cars that were mostly black, as was the norm in the 50s/60s. He also had itchy feet as we moved five times in eight years!

 

[Stokkie]

I was in the scouts with lad whose family were Jowett enthusiasts in the late 60s early 70s. A fabulous looking car and I remember those 'suicide' front doors.

 

[Lloyd]

I had two, a very nice light green one, NPD 224 which is sadly no longer on the DVLC computer, and a riffy blue & cream one which I sold for spares when it failed an MOT. Nice cars, and as I like column gearchanges kept them on until I needed

 

[Dinger]

For those who need reminding what they looked like.

 

[Lemonella]

For those who need reminding what they looked like.

That is a lovely colour, much better than black.

 

[Enel]

When I lived in Lozells back in the sixties, I can remember seeing one of these parked up somewhere near Carpenters road/Lozells road. I loved its streamlined appearance, but knew nothing about the brand then, nor of its history. When I moved to Suffolk about fifteen years ago, I learned from my next door neighbour, that he’d served his apprenticeship with Jowett in the early fifties. When the company was wound up, the plant was taken over by International Harvester and he continued with them until his retirement.

Jowett also made a small van, and a sports car called the Jupiter.