1953 Jowett Javelin

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire 7000 - 9000 Registration No: RKM 620 Chassis No: E3/PE/24341 MOT: Exempt � In previous ownership for some fifteen years and widely improved in this time � Factory re-conditioned engine and boasting its original registration number � Recent overhauled water pump, attention to the gear linkages, and four new Cross Ply tyres � Offered with a history file including buff logbook Introduced in 1947, the Jowett Javelin was a highly innovative design. The work of Gerald Palmer (poached from MG some five years earlier), it boasted monocoque construction, wind-cheating aerodynamics, all-round independent torsion-bar suspension and rack and pinion steering. Powered by a gutsy flat-four OHV twin-carburettor fed 1486cc engine mated to a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox (complete with column change), it combined 80mph performance with distinctly sporty handling. A full five-/six-seater family car, its poise and agility were rewarded with class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally (1949, 1951), Spa 24-hours (1949, 2-litre Touring Car) and Tulip International Rally (1953). Upgraded with a fully hydraulic braking system in 1952, it succumbed to Jowett's financial woes the following year after some 23,307 had been made (though, survivors are comparatively few and far between). �RKM 260� was registered new by Kent County Council on the 13th of July 1953, being supplied to its first owner a Walter William Wright. Passing through several owners through the 1950s and 1960s, the Javelin is next known to have been acquired by the previous ownership in 2009. A regular attendee of local events and shows through this fifteen-year ownership, the Jowett was widely improved during this time, benefiting from over �2,000 worth of improvement including boot floor restoration; refreshed suspension with new shock absorbers; new wheel cylinders; new gearbox bearings and clutch; restored fuel tank; overhauled carburettors; new valve springs; new timing chain; and fuel pump refurbished. Purchased by the vendor just over a year ago, having owned a Javelin in the 1960s, unfortunately, circumstances have since changed. Further improved in his ownership however, receiving a water pump overhaul, attention to the gear linkages, and four new Cross Ply tyres. Boasting its original registration number, at some stage of its life, the Javelin received a factory re-conditioned engine. Starting readily and running well during the recent photography session, the vendor informs that all the switches and dials on the dashboard work, including the clock! Offered with a history file that contains the buff logbooks, a collection of previous MOT certificates, tax discs, and original instruction book, maintenance manual, spare parts catalogue, competition tuning notes guide, and lubrication chart. Supplied with a current V5C document.