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ian Howell
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Your interest in the forum: From 1962 to '63, CA Bradord LLG 125 (Repaired and used).
From 1966 to '67 Black deLuxe Javelin LDF 738 (Scrapped with broken chassis)
From 1967 to '87 Black de Luxe Javelin MKC 1 (later 6469TU). (Sold as non-runner with tons of spares, 1987)
From about 1980 to '87 ex WD Jowett stationary engine. (Sold on)
From 1966 to present, 1930 Long Four Fabric Saloon, Dark Blue / Black.
Taken in a part-repaired state to the 2010 Centenary Rally, returned to a roadworthy state by 2013.
Given Name: Ian
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
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I am sorry to have missed all the fun of the rally yet again, but as I had only got my Long Four back on the road in the last few days and had not had the opportunity to get any test mileage ' on the clock ', I was not anxious to make a 200 mile round trip 'on the offchance'.

I hope the rally was its usual - or even better! - success and that everyone got home safely.

As a consolation my son and I took the car to the Laughton Cuckoo Fair, about 17 miles away, happily without incident.

Whilst there we prevailed on the President of the local 4 x 4 club to let us use their Land Rover Test Hill. The plan was to recreate the picture on page 28 of 'The Complete Jowett History'.

I am pleased to say we managed to get to the top of the Test Hill - and VERY nearly over it - and a video has been posted on YouTube, (see - Jowett long four 7hp testing on the hills).

I think the 4 x 4 boys were as amazed as I was that an 83 year old, 7hp car could achieve this.

As I was leaving the showground I was approached by a gentleman who introduced himself by saying 'my dad used to own this car'. As I did not get any paperwork with the car when I bought it in 1966, and as the Surrey records have all been destroyed, you can imagine I was very pleased to meet him. He has promised to check if there are any family photos of the car. It's a small world!
The devil is in the detail!
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