Prewar Jowett Wire Wheels

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Mike Allfrey
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Prewar Jowett Wire Wheels

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D'dday From The Clear Blue Skies of Melbourne!

I have the remains of what is believed to be a 1935 Jowett Twin. Along with the parts came six wheels. During a tidy up, the wheels were examined and two different types were found. They all feature single screw fixing hubcaps. There is just the one hubcap which features a sort of star-burst embossed pattern. Would it be Jowett?

Four of the wheels have a single cross bar for the hubcap screw fixing. The other two wheels have a 'Y' type piece, not a M-B three pointed star, for the hubcap screw. The wheels have five wheel stud holes each and the two types appear to have the same pitch circle diameter. Would all of these wheels be Jowett? They are in good condition, as are the chassis, front and rear axles and gearbox. The gearbox is a four speed.

I note that the 10 HP Four Saloon has six stud wheel fixing. The extra studs must have been introduced to cope with the awsome torque of the flat four!

Help on the wheel question would be appreciated.

Thankyou,

Mike Allfrey.
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Tony Fearn
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Pre-war Jowett wire wheels

Post by Tony Fearn »

Hello Mike.

Let me have your email address by Private Message and I will take photos of a Jowett hub cap and a wire wheel and attach them to a reply.

Tony.

Tues 24th April @ nearly the witching hour. (GMT + 1 hour)

Thanks, have received the P.M.. Will photo and send tomoz (Wed).

Tony.
Last edited by Tony Fearn on Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by TedAllen »

Hi Mike,
My two 1937 Eights also had 6 stud wheels...same hubs as Ten probably.
Someone once told me, in jest, that the more studs, the better quality the car. Doesn't say much for my Renault Fourgonnette with its measly 3 studs then !
Ted
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Tony Fearn
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Post by Tony Fearn »

Mike, see my edit above.

Tony.
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Mike Allfrey
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Post by Mike Allfrey »

Dear Tony and Ted,

I have had another look at the wheels and done a photo session, in bright sunshine, and discovered the following:

The wheels with the single straight hub cap bar have 16 spokes at the hub cap side. The cross bar has a male thread for the hub cap.

The wheels with the 'Y' type support for the hub cap screw have a female thread for the hub cap screw. They have 20 spokes in the hub cap side.

It nearly appears as if they are Standard and De Luxe wheels!

The twenty-spokers do look better, visually. I wonder what they would have come from? Will remove the rock hard tyres, clean up and look for a manufacturer's name.

Regards,

Mike Allfrey.
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