Re: E Bay Javelin
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:38 pm
The OCRed text from Gestetner printed copy.
Note the text has been not only been corrected by me from the OCR interpretation but also the poorly proof read typed copy on the wax masters. It is not that long ago you know before word processors! By the way I still have some of those wax masters given to
me in 1974 ......
Machine generated alternative text:
JOWETTTEER 50
The Annual General Meeting 0f The Jowett Car Club will Be Held At The Angel & Royal Hotel, Grantham, Lincs. On Saturday October 26th 1974 at 2.3Opm.
All members are requested to attend. Refreshment provided.
THE “14,000” JAVELINS .
One of the questions I am often asked Is “why is my 1953 Javelin numbered 14,0O0 odd”, or even “why is it fitted with Standard model bumpers” The explanation may clear up a few puzzles worrying keen owners, and possibly even provide a few new headaches for concours judges and their accomplices in the originality section.
The batch of cars referred to are numbered 14,OO1 to 14,232. All except a couple were released by the works in 1953 and nearly all are suffixed with the letters 'ED', a typical number being E2/PD/14208ED
The explanation given by Jowett Engineering for this number of vehicles, was that a quantity of new Javelins were despatched to the docks for shipment overseas, but, due to some unexplained circumstance, they remained in Britain.
Quite what was wrong has never been explained.
However after a period of time the cars were returned toYorkshire, put into store and of course by now they had been overtaken by events, in that the series three model had been announced, and they were to a certain extent obsolete.
Eventually, the cars were refitted as far as possible to bring them up to the then current series three specification.
All were apparently re-engined with a series three crankcase‘unit to the latest specification where necessary the rubber bushed front suspension was fitted, and in most cases the PD/E wooden dashboard was fitted. They were not however converted to full ‘PE Deluxe layout, as they did not get the blue and red horn push of the PE Deluxe, the numberplate remained on the boot lid, and the bumpers remained ‘standard’.
The original chassis numbers were ground off the bonnet support cross member and a new number stamped on, and a new brass identification plate fitted. It is still possible to trace what the original chassis number of the car was as in the original records against the initial entry it states:—“see 14101” or similar.
The only problem now left is why the numbers 14000 etc. were available to use in this way. In 1951, the works numbering routine got itself all rather muddled, and the result was that they appear to have got themselves into such a state that it was decided to call it a day and start again. The result of all this was that not all that many Javelins were produced with chassis numbers in the 13000 range, and a new start was made at 15,000. leaving something between 1,500 and 2,000 numbers unused. All of this means of course that while Javelin product reached to around 24,700 chassis number, from this number must be deducted the quantity of unused numbers to arrive at the actual production figure.
The Jupiters were in a similar state, with few cars being produced in the 300 range, a new start being made in their case at chassis number 4OO.
Note the text has been not only been corrected by me from the OCR interpretation but also the poorly proof read typed copy on the wax masters. It is not that long ago you know before word processors! By the way I still have some of those wax masters given to
me in 1974 ......Machine generated alternative text:
JOWETTTEER 50
The Annual General Meeting 0f The Jowett Car Club will Be Held At The Angel & Royal Hotel, Grantham, Lincs. On Saturday October 26th 1974 at 2.3Opm.
All members are requested to attend. Refreshment provided.
THE “14,000” JAVELINS .
One of the questions I am often asked Is “why is my 1953 Javelin numbered 14,0O0 odd”, or even “why is it fitted with Standard model bumpers” The explanation may clear up a few puzzles worrying keen owners, and possibly even provide a few new headaches for concours judges and their accomplices in the originality section.
The batch of cars referred to are numbered 14,OO1 to 14,232. All except a couple were released by the works in 1953 and nearly all are suffixed with the letters 'ED', a typical number being E2/PD/14208ED
The explanation given by Jowett Engineering for this number of vehicles, was that a quantity of new Javelins were despatched to the docks for shipment overseas, but, due to some unexplained circumstance, they remained in Britain.
Quite what was wrong has never been explained.
However after a period of time the cars were returned toYorkshire, put into store and of course by now they had been overtaken by events, in that the series three model had been announced, and they were to a certain extent obsolete.
Eventually, the cars were refitted as far as possible to bring them up to the then current series three specification.
All were apparently re-engined with a series three crankcase‘unit to the latest specification where necessary the rubber bushed front suspension was fitted, and in most cases the PD/E wooden dashboard was fitted. They were not however converted to full ‘PE Deluxe layout, as they did not get the blue and red horn push of the PE Deluxe, the numberplate remained on the boot lid, and the bumpers remained ‘standard’.
The original chassis numbers were ground off the bonnet support cross member and a new number stamped on, and a new brass identification plate fitted. It is still possible to trace what the original chassis number of the car was as in the original records against the initial entry it states:—“see 14101” or similar.
The only problem now left is why the numbers 14000 etc. were available to use in this way. In 1951, the works numbering routine got itself all rather muddled, and the result was that they appear to have got themselves into such a state that it was decided to call it a day and start again. The result of all this was that not all that many Javelins were produced with chassis numbers in the 13000 range, and a new start was made at 15,000. leaving something between 1,500 and 2,000 numbers unused. All of this means of course that while Javelin product reached to around 24,700 chassis number, from this number must be deducted the quantity of unused numbers to arrive at the actual production figure.
The Jupiters were in a similar state, with few cars being produced in the 300 range, a new start being made in their case at chassis number 4OO.