JowettTalk

Well, All work stopped on the car after hearing the original (Florida) owner had shown up. He made contact with me by mail and I called him and spoke at length to try and determine what had happened. Turns out he went to pick his car up one week BEFORE I went to pick it up after purchasing it weeks ...

oh well, this project is on hold. I received a call this morning from the garage who carried out work on the car 10 years ago. It was left with very little contact from the owner and then moved to a body shop next door where it sat a further 7 years and no contact from the owner. I purchased the car...

Kip Motors in Dallas, TX has this Jupiter for sale $59,000
http://www.kipmotor.com/Cars_4_Sale/52_ ... upiter.htm

Now to search for the missing parts! Seat Hood frame Radiator Fuel tank Fuel pump Rear fender stone guards Wind up door windows Window winding mechanism Windshield chrome trim hood center trim strip L & R small grills Front bumper fill panel Hub caps Will readily talk with anyone who can find an...

And so 3 weeks on progress has been made. Finally after the Whitworth spammers and sockets arrived the engine is broken down to components. And I really mean BROKEN. Three split skirt concave head pistons and one flat one with no split. A chewed up oil pump, chewed up crank bearings, goopy/rusty wat...

Where to start? No I am not directly related. Yes I grew up in Shipley, 3 miles away from the Jowett factory. After moving to Texas in 2000 I never thought it would become home but it has. BUT let me make it clear - I am a Yorkshireman, Brit with a second nationality and a marvelous heritage. THE PR...