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(Sorry for the thread hijack)

 

There's also these

 

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This

 

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And a collection of 300 series Volvos in the same place.

 

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14313686794_3a568931a4_c.jpgDSC_0014 by srblythe, on Flickr

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Didn't 'GrumpyNorthener' do a not half bad job (blueforum??)

 

Spares are 'held like land title', by those in the circle and distributed to the worthy...

 

If you have a car, show willing to get it back on the road, and are trusted not to 'flip-it' [not probably the most lucrative use of 4 years of a life!] parts are around :)

 

 

TS

 

Is that the one where the body shop took the piss and lost all the trim?

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"Good morning Halfords, Gary speaking, how can I help?"

 

"Hi, yeah I need an oil filter for a Jowett Javelin, have you got any in stock?"

 

click brrrrrrrrrrrr

 

"Hello? Hello?"

 

And I would imagine that's what parts supply will be like

 

Quite different from what you would imagine 'Jowett Car Club' run their own parts department supplying the vast majority of parts for all Jowett models built between 1910 - 1954 - with the Javelin parts range being very strong / accommodating - alongside this is a very wide ranging technical knowledge amongst the membership that is also supplemented by marque specialists - incidentally - formed in 1923 the club is the worlds oldest one make car club  

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The Jowett Club are now aware of it so hopefully it will get rescued.

 

Indeed we are aware of the car and we are currently seeking a suitable home for it - if anyone would like to take it on and requires assistance / info on the model and how the club could help please do not hesitate to contact me  (Jowett Car Club - committee member) 

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Didn't 'GrumpyNorthener' do a not half bad job (blueforum??)

 

Spares are 'held like land title', by those in the circle and distributed to the worthy...

 

If you have a car, show willing to get it back on the road, and are trusted not to 'flip-it' [not probably the most lucrative use of 4 years of a life!] parts are around 

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Yes I did - This one - The car is now fully restored and with it's owner in Switzerland - it will however be on display at the NEC restoration show on the Jowett Car Club stand - 23rd March - 25th March - Hall 5 stand 625 

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(Sorry for the thread hijack)

 

There's also these

 

14127521899_19d4f236e1_c.jpgDSC_0041 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

14127684527_92988e6b7e_c.jpgDSC_0034 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

14312370022_ca8851bc0d_c.jpgDSC_0033 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

This

 

14314223425_4df4d03d03_c.jpgDSC_0029 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

14334413543_cbfedf1650_c.jpgDSC_0032 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

And a collection of 300 series Volvos in the same place.

 

14127630580_5f85edde25_c.jpgDSC_0023 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

14313686794_3a568931a4_c.jpgDSC_0014 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

If someone would like to contact me with regards to the location of the 2 Jupiters & the Javelin - I can start to do something about getting them saved and put into the right hands in order to ensure their future - many thanks (Jowett Car Club - committee member)

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There used to be a highly patina'd Javelin parked up out the front of Flynn's legendary wrecking yard in Cooma, NSW. I'll look for a piccie when I get home.

 

UPDATE: this is the one. I took this photo twelve years ago, so can't say for sure if it's still there... 

 

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but then again, they don't really go in much for stock rotation.

 
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When my dad lived in the Southern Hemisphere he found a Javelin buried in his back garden.

For some reason he left it there.

A mates dad was offered a bsa in the 70s when nobody wanted them, even the scrap man wouldn't collect it , he had nowhere to store it so the guy ended up using it as hardcore under a patio, roll on 25 years and they're having the patio relaid so he goes to have a look at the remains being unearthed and ends up bringing it home

 

It takes a few years but many visits to autojumbles and a lot of hard work and he was riding round on it.

 

Somebody told the TV and they just turned up with a camera crew , interviewed him on the doorstep in his slippers then put it on the 6 o'clock news

 

There's a bit of the story here but all of it is subscription by the looks of it

https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87749663.html

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That is a fantastic picture.

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That looks like an art installation. Looks like a lovely place to sit and enjoy a cup of tea. Or something long and cool on a nice summer day.

Maybe the owner of the place does just that on a sunny day.

My favourite photo from here is the rebel without a cause...

 

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There used to be a highly patina'd Javelin parked up out the front of Flynn's legendary wrecking yard in Cooma, NSW. I'll look for a piccie when I get home.

 

UPDATE: this is the one. I took this photo twelve years ago, so can't say for sure if it's still there... 

 

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but then again, they don't really go in much for stock rotation.

 

 

 

That's an early series Javelin pre 1950 with the smaller headlamps and one piece grille - it looks fairly solid too - I have restored far worse than this before today 

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