This is a page of interesting Jupiter-related links as found by Alastair Gregg
Alastair's very nice Jowett Jupiter is now restored and running. On 30 December 2007 he wrote "I got my Jupiter back yesterday. I've done nearly 450 miles in her. Even in this cold weather it has to be said the car was made for being hood down in the outside lane and showing the millions of pressed tin boxes that fabulous tail along with that flat four bellow".
Alastair is a dab-hand at finding obscure but fascinating Jupiter-related websites out there in cyberspace.
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This page will be updated from time to time: last update 17th July 2010
Period photo of a LHD Jupiter registration NG-30-24. Anyone know what country that would be from?
Blue Jupiter in the Little River (New Zealand) hillclimb 13 September 2009.
Ib Rasmussen in action in Denmark in the ex-Mike Smailes Jupiter
The Sommer-bodied Jupiter driven hard presumably by Mogens Ottosen
Two Jupiters in this Youtube clip from Pukekohe (New Zealand again) date 35 January 2009
30th April 2010
Someone thought the R4 was a mystery car!
A page on Subaru with some Flat 4 engines depicted, including a Jupiter engine about half way down the page. Also Borgward Arabella Flat 4
You can download the Javelin/Jupiter Workshop Manual from this Australian website at a charge (14.99 presumably Australian dollars), but you can download for free several other items of Jowett literature including the excellent Profile Javelin/Jupiter publication, a Javelin brochure, the Javelin Driver's handbook, and the Jupiter lubrication chart from Shell
6th April 2010
Tony Mumby's very nice Jupiter at a meeting 24th August 2008
Red Jupiter at Hebden Bridge 3 August 2008
About half-way down this page of gorgeous French classic cars, a lovely white Jupiter. And here she is again!
Jaak Jacobs's red Jupiter on this Dutch-language website
Lovely bronze Mk1a Jupiter with traction engines in the background
Rarity for this page, text and photo on the Bradford Van
Nicely restored white Jupiter
Jupiter racing at the USA's Bridgehampton circuit approx 1952
Ghia-bodied Jupiter at collection of cars at the Sanxet château in the Dordogne - and again in close-up
13th December 2009
This rather rough Jupiter believed to be E1 SAL 178 is for sale in California
A Jupiter racing at Willow Springs, California, in 1954
An earlier race in California with a Jupiter interacting with haybales
And a Danish-language website has a very recent picture if Ib Rasmussen with his ex-Mike Smailes Jupiter. You need to scroll down a bit.
This would be the occasion when he scored second place, to an XK140 by a mere 10 seconds.
Added 7 & 8th November 2009
Got 73 minutes to spare? Someone has put the 1955 movie "The Fast & the Furious" on youtube! It has some genuine Jupiter sportscar racing action around the 1:02 mark including Newton Small's big slide.
Three pages on the Jowett Jupiter in a rival for Wikipedia called Worldlingo
Some text on the Jowett Jupiter and a photo of Pat Barnsley's nice red Jupiter
ClassicCarHub was launched in 2008, and this page has been added to allow any Jowett Jupiter owners or enthusiasts a quick and easy way to view and share pictures of Jowett Jupiter's, as well as check the technical specifications if they are available. Also listed on this page are Jowett Jupiter's for sale, Jowett Jupiter spare parts and Jowett Jupiter books and memorabilia.
A page of text on the history of the Jowett car firm
Monochrome photo of Noel Stokoe with his Jupiter taken by someone who fancied the number plate
Looks like Keith and Pauline Winteringham's very smart white Jupiter at a classic car event
Photo shows the Ghia Suisse Jupiter in the collection at the Chateau de Pomport near Bergerac
Testimonials about a leather briefcase. This is a long page so do search (ctrl+ F) to find the Jupiter content.
Tools & Garages (illustrated) reminds us of some interesting things about Jupiters
scroll down below the cat and the horse to see Malcolm & Cecily Barker's very nice bronze Jupiter
Drummond Black's Jupiter on show at East Kilbride 3/5/2009
Slightly improbable painting of a Jupiter with wire wheels
Half way down, below the Rolls Royce, the white Jupiter in France registered 4301 XW 69. This is the Rhone Departement
The Jupiter of Les Gourdie in action in New Zealand in an historic event
This web page tells us about Geoff McAuley's Fiorano Jupiter
Near the top of this Russian-language website, a small picture of a white Jupiter. Click here for a larger picture. This is a Dutch-registered Jupiter ID-17-85
It looks like RHD. Registration date believed to be between 1954 & 1956. Was this a Russian rally? Date given is 1955, Jim Clark supposedly in a DKW. Jim Clark started his career racing a DKW (1956-7) so it is plausible, although it could not have been a rally if it was Jim Clark driving the DKW, and it would have been a race in Scotland or northern England. The Jim Clark DKW belonged to his friend Ian Scott-Wilson. Clark would have been aged 19 in 1955.
Some chat about the Jupitor (sic) with reference to the wrong body supplier for the Javelin. It is part of the website of J & G Classic Car Restoration Services possibly the largest multi-marque restorer in Wales
Nice picture of the Red Jupiter of Kevin Metcalfe
Some chat about "boxer" engines including chat about the Jupiter engine with a photo
Fantastic archive image of the Becquart/Wilkins class-winning R1 after the Le Mans of 1952, with Wilkins leaning on the side of the car so as not to reveal that the passenger seat was not load-bearing
Australian car spotters' guide has an early image of the Jupiter JDM 184 owned by Andy Malvin.
The lovely red Jupiter of David & Sue Mason on this Flickr website
A very nice image of the Sommer-bodied FHC Jupiter
Somebody has found Tom McCahill's idiotic Meccanix Illustrated review of the Jupiter and has reprinted some of it.
About 40% down this French website a mention of Becquart and a small pic of his Farina on its way to overall 5th in the 1952 Monte
And we wind up this block with an image of Scott Renner and his Jupiter racing at an historic Monterey meet
Added 12th July 2009
The Jupiter of Pierre LeMercier, now resident in Finistère, in this year's Tour de Bretagne
Looks like a very nice white SC Jupiter for sale in South Africa, we think E3 SC 1001R
1953 sports car race in California, a colour shot of a Jupiter spinning into the haybales
Fifteen photos of a LHD Jupiter in the USA in dire need of restoration
Scroll down to very near the bottom of this page and you will find an image including a Black Javelin and two of a white RHD Jupiter. Or do <"ctrl+F" Jowett>
Added 10th June 2009
Lovely green Jupiter somewhere in the USA. Not surprising there are onlookers
Drumond Black's Jupiter at East Kilbride 3rd May 2009
We have seen this lady admiring a Jupiter before on this Portuguese-language page, and learn why "an antique auto is like another man's wife"
Probably in Hungary, this red Jupiter at a show. The language is Hungarian
Added 10th May 2009
Bas & Gerda de Bruijn's Jupiter in Holland, with sensibly-positioned tail luggage rack. Scroll about half-way down
Green LHD Jupiter in Canada - scroll down a titchy bit
John Surtees writing about his cars, as some us know his first car was a Jupiter. Now read all about it!
White Jupiter with roll-bar
Lots of Jupiter and Javelin stuff in a foreign language believed to be Portuguese
Jupiter in New Zealand, looks like an old photo, or made to look like and old photo. It is Jup 167
Scroll a quarter down for this red Jupiter
Recent photo of the surviving R1 in action
Scott Renner's green Jupiter in California
Mike Allfrey's green Jupiter in Australia where it is allowed to be registered with its original UK mark
Two-colour Jupiter with the bonnet is lifted, and here with the bonnet down. It is in New Zealand of course, owned by Bunty Condon.
Added 1st March 2009
Glamour model with a 1950 Jowett Jupiter (according to the caption) but more probably a 1952 version. And here again without the lady but with the soft-top raised.
Front covers of the magazine l'Automobile de Collection shows that the September 2003 edition has the blue Jupiter chassis 815 an import from the USA to the UK, restored, then we believe was exported to Canada in 2002. You need to scroll about 60% down to find it. The magazine appears to French-Canadian, appropriate at the Jupiter is believed to have gone to the LaLonde Auto Centre of St Jerome, Quebec, which outfit in fact may now be defunct.
This website has very many period adverts of Javelin and Jupiters. Allow some time to browse it!
Go to willmentcars.com, click on <50's> and see clickable image of Ed Nankivell's FHC Jupiter
Added 8th February 2009
Scroll down this page a bit for photos of GKW111 when owned by its second private owner Bill Brearley. The two main ones show Bill in action at Charterhall.
Obituary for Tim Wise, greatly missed, who incidentally was the first private owner of GKW111
German-language website with photos of Chris Freudenberg's Jupiter
Something about the Jupiter R4 with a sideways picture of JKW 537 now owned by Simon Wood
This web page tells you about street racing of historic cars in Angouleme. Scroll a third down for pictures of the Jupiter of Mike Chevers at the circuit
Potted history of the Jowett Javelin, with a photo of, I think, one of Ed Wolf's Jupiters
Potted history of Jowett in, I think, Dutch, with a photo of a Javelin and a photo of Frank Woolley's Jupiter in an Historic race somewhere
Not one, but yes two images of the Beutler Jupiter at JCC Leeds Castle in 1984
And now the lovely blue Jupiter of Wally Dale, alas for a long time now in storage
Green Jupiter at a British Car event in Australia, with Javelins in the background
Pat Quirk's nice red Jupiter out and about in 2008
Another Jupiter in Australia, and here it is again
Bill Swindlhurst's red Jupiter. Pete Dixon in the R1 Le Mans class-winner, and again. And its nice to see that Ron Whitfield has been out and about
This time it is Drummond Black's Jupiter with other Jowetts
Front ends of two white Jupiters and a red one at a Jowett meeting
Al Gregg's very own Jupiter, a green Jupiter in the USA on show, tail of a red Jupiter in New Zealand and now the other end
Trevor Hartley's nice red Jupiter. And this time the Jupiter in Hungary, which is now for sale
For a change, a very nice Jowett Bradford van, and a Jupiter perhaps at the same event
Nice dark green Jupiter in the New World: I think Ancaster, Ontario, just over the border from Ohio
The Jupiter of Peter Bromage
This French Motor Legends website (scroll to below the boats) has several images of the standard Jupiter of Pierre le Mercier plus Pat Lockyer's Farina Jupiter in Blois
Added 28th January 2009
2006 magazine cover that has at the bottom a photo of GKY107 in 1951 Monte Carlo Rally trim
Large fish-eye photo of the Jupiter of Bill Swindlehurst
Oldtimer Gala 2007 probably in Germany. Scroll 25% down for a lovely red Jupiter. It is a beautifully restored early car (no louvres) perhaps Heinz Bolliger's car
Ault Park 2007 Cincinnati British Post-war Classic Car Show. The Jupiter of Jim McMahon
Tony & Angela Mumby in their very nice Jupiter in the 2008 Norwich Union MSA Classic, at at Broughton Castle
Five great images of Bas de Bruijn's always lovely Jupiter on a Dutch website
Added 18th January 2009
Scroll just past halfway down this page for lots of Jowett and Jowett Jupiter stuff
This website has some information on the Jowett Jupiter culled from books by Edmund Nankivell
This website appears to be a blog. It refers to the Farina Jupiter. There is a link to a photo of Farina Jupiter chassis 109 ("Dove Grey") now owned by Pat Lockyer.
The photo was taken recently at some Italian event in the UK
Models of almost all the cars in the 1951 Le Mans 24-hr race are here. Scroll down to No 41, 42 and 66. No model of #41 as yet, but the other two are available.
Malcolm Barker's lovely bronze Mk1a. And Gordon Cooper's Radford-bodied Jupiter, and the Gomm-bodied Jupiter in its previous livery with my white Robinson Jupiter next to it, and finally close-up photo of two standard Jupiters
Added 12th January 2009
shame about the tear!
Nice one of Peter Stokell's well-restored maroon Jupiter
This website needs your assistance
Is this green Jupiter REALLY in Brazil? Well, yes! We know that Jean Carlos Machia has a very nicely restored green Jupiter, click here"
Here is an image of the Californian Jupiter just bought (late 2008) by Ken Nelson
Nice blue Jupiter in New Zealand
Slide down about half-way down this German classic car web page for images of Werner Bald's Jupiter
Something about old-timer vehicles, including something on the Javelin and something on the Jupiter. I think in Czech
This German classic car website has heard of the Jupiter Owners' Auto Club
This Finnish website leads us further - but to what?
A grainy image of HKW 197, the prototype SC
Someone called Mark has a collection of decaying cars including a you've guessed what
Jaak Jacobs at Zolder in October 2008 with his green Jupiter, and there is a link to 2007's event which he attended in his red Jupiter. Thanks to Johan Orye for the photos
Portuguese website with data on 1950s British cars. Scroll half-way down for the Jupiter. Photo is of Jupiter No 1. For me, it needed IE7, it would not open with Mozilla
Goodwood Revival - picture of the R1's engine bay
Keith Clements's Jupiter at Goodwood. Keith was one of the officials and motored down in his Jup
Nearly half way down this page you get the white Jupiter of Martyn & Paula King. Taken a while ago (2006?) as the car has been re-sprayed since
Hooray! A photo of Dave Izzard's Jupiter out and about
A silver Jupiter in a show in Australia
A photo of the New Zealand Richard Mead Jupiter of Barry Emms. And another. The event was apparently the Hagley Classics of January 2006
Two pictures, both of the Jupiter of Bas & Gerda de Bruijn in a classic car rally on the mainland. The first is a quarter of the way down, the second two thirds down.
Skope Classic 1st February 2008. Pictures 3 and 4 are of the Jupiter-like car of Vic Morrison based on a CD Bradford chassis. At the Ruapuna circuit near Christchurch New Zealand
Added 20th October 2008
The Duckett sports-racing Jupiter special, Australia's best. gets an outing at the 2008 (23/24 August) Shannon's Creek International Raceway
Les Gourdie's immaculate New Zealand Jupiter
Some images of Scott Renner's Jupiter racing. Ignore the double-underlines links of course!
Some interesting stuff on the Jowett Jupiter
Nice one ox Martyn & Paula King's bi-coloured Jupiter, and again
Nice red Jupiter, I think that of Jaak Jacobs, and the white Mk1a of David Kennedy
Beautifully restored Green Jupiter of Jon Andersen in the USA
Pat Lockyer's Farina Jupiter taken at the 2008 Bristol Italian Classic meeting
Jowett engine front view, installed in a Jupiter. And here is the same car with bonnet raised, it is Mike Allfrey's Jupiter
added 8th October 2008
France-based Mike Chevers with one of his two smart Jupiters
From Finland, this link. I needed IE7 for this one. There is a Jupiter in Finland owned by Jouke Tulppo I believe
Nice one of Keith & Pauline Winteringham's white Jupiter. Another shot. Interior shot here. Seemingly at the 'Just Classics Club' Locke Park meeting
From New Zealand, the red Jupiter of Naomi and Brendan Arnet at a meeting of the New Zealand Vintage Car Club. And another view
A Jowett Jupiter wrist-watch was available but is no longer shown on the relevant eBay shop web page
added 20th September 2008
Keith Clements's famous much rallied Jupiter I needed IE7 to view this one.
Driver's view of a nice restored LHD Jupiter. Again I needed IE7, Mozilla would not look at it.
Nice picture of Peter Bromage's Jupiter I needed IE7, Firefox could not open it. And here is Martyn & Paula King's white Jupiter
Cockpit view of a bronze Mk1a Jupiter, and here is the complete car
Someone has found and snapped Al Gregg's smart dark green Jupiter. Ad here is its other end
Frank Woolly's delicious 'for sale' Jupiter. Again, I needed IE7 for this one.
Fish-eye view of Bill Swindlehurst's Jupiter
Neil Moore racing his Jupiter at Pukekohe, NZ January 2008
Very nice 'Stateside light green Jupiter showing the flag
Spa Croft models advertising J&M's improved re-issue of the Mk1a Jupiter scale model
Nice blue Jupiter floating in space. Another one for IE7 for me at least.
A nice find, this one. It depicts some cars at a Driving Test c.1955-57. One is Jupiter HKU 607 now sadly scrapped after an accident.
Harkback to a 1978 issue of the USA magazine Hemmings Motor News, when FVG 87 was offered for sale. This is the same car that in 1999 went to the dreaded Keith Tucker for some work and was "stolen" from his lockup, to be recovered in 2003.
Frank Woolley's Jupiter and a Javelin at the Bradford Classic 2008. Frank's Jupiter is currently for sale. Here is another image of Frank's Jupiter at the same event. And another one!
You have to slide 2/3rds of the way down this website for a sepia period picture of the prototype SC Jupiter HKW 197
added 10 August 2008
Some YouTube videos: Jonathan Roberts hurtling around Castle Coombe in his white Jupiter, a Jupiter at 60mph on a winding road, and a Jupiter ascending Prescott
added 11 July 2008
Lots of recent photos of Jowetts including Jupiters HAK366 (Le Mans and Dundrod) which we saw at Le Mans in 2000, and FHS338 of Pat Barnsley
Spanish website with images of the red Jupiter of Mike Worker, the blue racing Jupiter (wearing the hallowed 36) of New Zealander Neil Moore, and one other. The text explains to Spanish speakers all about the Jowett Jupiter.
added June 2008
Super photo of Jaak Jacobs's red Jupiter - IE7 needed for this one.
Flickr is a handy website. Here, with some Javelins, is a green Jupiter at the Wroughton Classic 2007
And here is Amy, a super dark green Jupiter which is actually for sale as I type this.
This one goes back in time. In 2004 Jaak Jacobs took his nice red Jupiter to this meeting - scroll down a bit to find it.
This red SA Jupiter is apparently in Germany but it is not the car owned by Werner Bald.
Anyone know anything about the Jowett Javelin? This website needs you!
This one works with IE7 but not with Mozilla Firefox, so be warned. It looks like the R1 replica expertly made in New Zealand on a shortened Javelin chassis
Scroll three quarters down this French-language blog to find two images of an SC and John Hodgekinson's very nice SA
Mike Allfrey's always-nice green Jupiter somewhere in Australia, wearing its Bradford registration. In Australia for a small fee you can do this!
Neil Moore at speed in his lovely blue Jupiter - Pukekohe, NZ January 2008
Les Gourdie's blue Jupiter in NZ, this time at the Ruapuna International Raceway; and Sid Bradford's blue Jupiter in the same event, and another shot
Now a lovely green Jupiter seen this year in the USA. I am sure this is Jon Andersen's car
added 7 April 2008
Nice white Jupiter photographed in 1956
Keith Clements in the 1992 Classic Marathon at Scheveningen
Some interesting text on the Jowett Jupiter and a nice red example is presented also
Informative text and a nice image of the red Jupiter owned by Peter Stokell
Werner Bald and the only running Jupiter in Germany, and informative text in German
Lots of informative text on the Jowett Jupiter, and some images of Scott Renner racing
Nice picture of Tim Wise's Jupiter in Tenerife
How rough can a Jupiter descend to? Well, this rough!
added 10 March 2008
Marqueart are offering the 1:43 scale
model of the
Jupiter Mk1a
Who needs new crankcases for Javelins/Jupiters when this kind of work can be carried out? This work is by Kip Motors of Dallas Tx
The gorgeous oft-seen red Jupiter of Craig Ainge
And the equally gorgeous green Jupiter of Greg Jackson....and here is another view
World of Stock (a photographer offering photos geared towards commercial, editorial and educational users) have an image of a RHD Mk 1 Jupiter here, and the same one front view.
added 26 February 2008
Tim Wise's very nice green Jupiter based in Tenerife
Another super green Jupiter on show - click on the thumbnail
More of Scott Renner racing his green Jupiter, and again and yet again
A green Jupiter restored and run over on Canada's West Coast
For a change a red Jupiter pictured in Canada It is the ex Reg Gilbert car now in Ohio
In brief, some text TOTALLY EXPLAINING the Jowett Jupiter
And now a red Jupiter, the Jupiter of Werner Bald of Hamburg
Click on this link and then the thumbnail of the red Jupiter. Its owner Mike Chevers is seated behind
Added 24 January 2008
Jupiter wearing our Le Mans 50/2000 plate, with an MGB
La Naissance d'un Mythe - a Jupiter shares the limelight with a TR2, a Moretti, a Gordini and even a Lagonda, and other cars of the period
The Jupiters of Phil Edwards and Jonathan Roberts at Welshpool. This view shows a steam loco.
The instrument panel of Phil's Jupiter, while the lovely Jupiter of Martin and Deborah Taylor is snapped here, while this picture shows four Jupiters of all different colours.
Go to this website and see a succession of photos of a red Jupiter at a Californian old-car meet.
Peter Stokell's maroon Jupiter and lots of info on Jupiters and their history
Somewhat recent (even though monochrome) photo of a Jupiter. The language is Slovakian. See also a photo of Keith Clements's Jupiter taken many years ago when discovered, well before its restoration and glittering competition career in Keith's hands. We may have put this link on before but never mind!
The first of 2008.
Have a look at the images on this page. There is one of a Jupiter in a group: it is the fourth image down. The race at Torrey Pines is thought to be 1953. Thanks to Peter McKercher for finding this one. It is known that two Jupiters raced at Torrey Pines 14 December 1952, Hunter Hackney winning one of the races, so perhaps it is this event.
This section added in stages to the end of December 2007
Here is a Spanish website Autopasion giving a potted, illustrated history of the Jowett car company
...and here is is again in pdf format (615kb) with the text translated into English by Babelfish. Spanish-speaking Tim Wise has this to say about the translation:
Very literal translation, word for word, good potted history and only one mistake as far as I could see i.e. that Jupiter production substituted Javelin same. Good selection of pix, too.
There are three images of Jupiters, about a third of the way down this web page
First one is from the Jupitour of 2003, lunch stop on the run down to Amboise. The second is the red Jupiter of indomitable Jaak Jacobs
Here, and again here is the well-restored Jupiter of Marshall Jackson at the 2006 Palo Alto concourse. Marshall is with his dad. the car took 2nd
This one is a bit of a struggle but two people wrote to the Daily Telegraph to say the the Jowett Jupiter is the most beautiful car of all time
Now Albert Cleavely does take a few short journeys from his home location with his smart green Jupiter possibly at Amberley Chalkpits Museum
This, I think, is the Jupiter of Mike Stout, a brilliant engineer and Jupiter restorer. Mike Stout does get about
In Belgium, Jaak Jacobs is not inhibited from driving his Jupiter, and this could be Jaak at Zolder
This looks like a picture of Tony Jackson's rather nice Jupiter
Front end of a smart Californian Jupiter
Here is a flicker image of our Belgian member Claude Bernard in his Jupiter. And the other end.
This image looks like Gurzeler in the Berne (Switzerland) Grand Prix for sports car 1951, which he won. I have the steering wheel of that Jupiter!
This section added November 2007
The red Jupiter of Claude Bernard at Spa, Belgium;
The very nice Jupiter now owned by Mike Worker. It is the penultimate Jowett Jupiter, indeed the penultimate Jowett car.
The oft-seen, much toured, Jupiter of Craig Ainge front view and rear view, taken in 1991 for the January 1992 Classic Cars magazine TEST MATCH.
The TEST MATCH took six comparable cars with each owner having an opportunity to drive the other five, finishing off with points being awarded to determine the ‘best’ of the day
Engine compartment of Mike Stout's beautifully restored green Jupiter
Peter Stokell's maroon Jupiter apparently at Benningborough Hall
Jupiter wearing the hallowed "36", owned by New Zealander Neil Moore
Jupiter engine audio file 1 megabyte, who is the speaker anyone know? Wroom wroom...
Al Cleaveley's lovely green Jupiter has been spotted by a flickr enthusiast
This section added before October 2007
The Texas-based Kip Lankanau (of the Kip Motor Company) not only supplies spares for Jupiters and other orphan British cars, he restored the Jupiter he owns and has an excellent sequence of photos showing all the steps on his website. His workshop clearly has all the skills.
Pat Barnsley showing his Jupiter recently, with VW Beetle rear lights prominent!
Bobo Onofri and another image from the 2007 Mille Miglia retro. For more, search this page for Onofri
A very original one-owner Jupiter now resides in a museum in New Zealand. It is chassis 290 in the Southward Car Museum, Wellington, NZ
Scott Renner racing somewhere in California, first image, second image, and third image
Scott races with the famous number 36 reversed, and Unsagacious I instead of Sagacious II written on the bonnet.
From Jaak Jacobs, this Jupiter (116 of Heinz Bolliger) has won 3rd prize in his category at the 2007 European Concours at Schwetzingen, Germany
This section added 19/8/2007
Another nice shot of Ib Rasmussen busy rallying his Jupiter! That man is keen, keen keen
Here are three shots from a recent event in Peer, Belgium, with Jaak Jacobs of course in this one and Gerda de Bruijn in two and just the de Bruijn Jupiter in three
From New Zealand, a Jupiter leading three MGs just as a Jupiter should
Dave Burrows showing his Jupiter again., well done Dave!
Jaak Jacobs again with his red Jupiter, in Belgium most probably.
Monochrome image of a Jupiter wrongly called a Javelin
Passion and lust in a Javelin, caught by a private detective no doubt, and some Javelins after a wedding
The R4 at the photo-shoot for the book The Javelin and Jupiter - The Complete Story. And again. All taken near Beaulieu
And on the subject of prototype Jupiters, here is the surviving R1 taken at an HSCC event
A white Jupiter just behind a Bugatti and an MGTF, no doubt about to pick off the MG!
Farina Jupiter of Pat Lockyer and quite a bit more about Jowetts
Another car owned by Pat Lockyer, this time a standard green Jupiter raced a few times by its first owner
Peter Tribble gets out and about in his newly restored Jupiter
Another nicely restored red Jupiter, this one lives in Borrowash, Derby
More Jupiters, and more Jupiters at a big Jowett Car Club event
Now some nice photos of David Taylor's JAY 420, and another nice running Jupiter, here next to a tram
here is a very nice stateside red LHD Jupiter does anyone know which one?
Can someone identify this white RHD Jupiter with two girls in it?
Close-up view of the late Jupiter bonnet badge.
I know this white Jupiter, it is now resident in Derby, England
The Jupiter of Dave Burrows at a show, with its mouth open
Front-end of a North American Jupiter, possibly Mike Stout's, and more of the same car
A green Jupiter for a change, with admirer.
The You tube video of a blue Jupiter doing 60 on a winding country lane
More on the You Tube video showing Peter Tribble's very lovely blue Jupiter
Brian Tuffey's fast white Jupiter in New Zealand racing a TR2. And another image, and yes another image I imagine the same event
If you have my book The Jowett Jupiter, a Car for Road, Rally & Race click here then have a look at page 65
Les belles d'Autrefois - a Jupiter amongst others, even with musical accompaniment
This photo is FUN FUN FUN - can any reader shed more light on it?
Jupiter that appeared in a genuine race in California, and then in the film The fast and the Furious. You will have to search a little.
Here is my very own Jupiter in Hyères way back in 2001 - for more click here
Tatty red Jupiter for sale in Massachusetts
Photo of a Farina Jupiter from somewhere. I am fairly sure it is Pat Lockyer's Farina Jupiter
Scroll down a bit and see a photo of Bruce Blackwelder's Jupiter E3 SCL 987R, which was sadly destroyed in a fire at the next owner's place
This section added 3/8/2007
Some Jowett History from "British Motor manufacturers 1894 - 1960"
More Jowett history and nice photos, from the Yorkshire Post of 17/9/05
From Australia, how a Jupiter won the 2006 Jaguar Mountain Rally
A website devoted to the Eyerly Special, a Californian creation with an ex-Jupiter Meadows gearbox. I believe it is now restored, as some years ago I passed on a request for a gearbox for it, which was supplied.
Bill Ray's seldom seen wholly original Jupiter
This looks like the Jupiter of Californian racing man Scott Renner at Monterey, and here again in another view
Mike Stout's Jupiter in Vancouver with some amusing text
Price guide for the Javelin and Jupiter in Australia
Period photo of an early rhd Jupiter Mk1
Italian web page translated by computer, with one old and several recent images of the ex-Alf Thomas special-bodied Jupiter, now in Italy owned and run by Roberto Onofri
Image and web page about the very nice Jupiter of Dave Burrows, domiciled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Quite a lot of Jupiter and Jowett history on a German-language website, with some nice shots of a red lhd Jupiter Mk1a, probably the one owned by Werner Bald of Hamburg.
Scroll down past the bit about pensioner Bert Darnell, and you find a piece on our very own Craig Ainge and his Jupiter
This section added 1/6/2007
Now here is a picture from a Santa Barbara event probably in 1953 of a Singer and a Jupiter, thanks again to Peter McKercher.
This section added 1/5/2007
This New Zealand website tells you about the Jowett Jupiter in a museum in NZ
Motorbase has a nice thing going about Jowett - click here for more
Thetford Motor Engineering have worked on some righteous machinery including this white Jowett Jupiter
I do not understand modern technology but, if you do, you might find a video of a Jupiter racing. Perhaps it is only available to buy, not to download for home viewing?
A very interesting Hungarian website with cars and motorcycles of a bygone age, and a Jupiter of course - scroll down about half-way.
A Jupiter (chassis 522) is known to have gone to Hungary in 1999 so this is probably the one.
A nice Jowett Jupiter and other comparable cars - have a look-see!
This may or may not be Keith Clement's Jupiter prepared for a classic marathon rally
Some Jupiters are silver with red wheels, and there are some nice minis in the background
Two green Jupiters at Malvern in 2005 showing it does not matter which green a Jupiter is painted in.
This section added 17/4/2007
Monday April 4th 1950 - yes a report from the past - the Javelin Jupiter (at $2,548) Jowett Cars Ltd. announced a dashing convertible that could do 95 m.p.h.
Nice photo of Graham Austin's Jupiter with some history of the Jowett marque.
Classic Wheels have a nice shot of the Jupiter of Eric Firth's Jupiter, pretty recently taken.
Another French website where someone is puzzled about the Jupiter of Jacky Gruz. Well done that man!
This section added 11/4/2007
And here is another shot of Drummond Black's rather lovely Jupiter
Steering wheel centre of a late SA (Mk1) Jupiter
All about JTM 100 the ex-Alf Thomas special-bodied Jupiter now in Italy
This is the website of Sharaku Koshiishi who lives in Mexico and has a very rough Jupiter which he means to restore one day when he has finished his engineering degree and has some money, time and space.
This page shows cars attending the old-timer rally in Peer, Belgium. Look for a shot of the Jack Jacobs red Jupiter and two of the de Bruijn beige Jupiter, one with Gerda de Bruijn in attendance.
Those of you who have read Jowett Javelin and Jupiter the Complete Story will be familiar with this image of the Watkins Glen circuit which witnessed George Weaver's great victory in the ex-Le Mans R1 Jupiter
This section added 31/3/2007
This a real find!! Hooray!! The rumour that a Jupiter appeared in a French movie starring Alain Delon in his first film has been confirmed!!
This 1957 French film is Quand la femme s'en mêle (UK title Send a Woman When the Devil Fails) and for more stills from it click here.
The plot: Henri Godot is the owner of a night-club in Paris. He hires the young hitman, Jo, to kill his rival Boby, who intrigues with his lover, Maine. Alain Delon is Jo the hitman. It was banned in Finland. It was also known as Sans Attendre Godot in France, and in the USA it was released as When a Woman Meddles. Shades of the French saying "Cherche la femme". Below: the 22-year-old Alain Delon with Jupiter
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Here is the Jupiter of Jaak Jacobs at an old-car show - Car of the Month April 2005
Pat Lockyer's superbly restored Stabilimenti Farina Jupiter pictured at a Bristol Classic
Scroll down a bit for a picture of Pat Barnsley's award-winning Jupiter - with its bonnet up!
Here is a recent detailed 5-page article comparing the Jowett Javelin and the Z-type MG Magnette, both designed by Gerald Palmer of course. The article covers history, buying, and running and restoring. It is an article originally published in Practical Classics and Restorer, January 1991.
This section added 26/3/2007
Here is a group of about seven Jupiters at a JCC UK meeting about 2004/5. And a red Jupiter at a USA old-car event, and still in the USA here is a Jowett (Jupiter) owned by a Jowett (Ted), while for a change a green Jupiter in Vancouver, and another splendid red Jupiter in Australia
There is no shortage of nicely restored Jupiters to grace this page, here is a UK-based white one. I think this dazzlingly blue one must be in New Zealand, another shot and yet another shot confirmed New Zealand, whilst this one is definitely New Zealand in the Southward Museum near Otaihanga in the North Island.
Still in New Zealand, here is a Richard Mead-bodied Jupiter getting out and about - the front end is shown here..
Advert praising the success of Bill Robinson and Bob Ellison winning the class in the the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally. And another advert, this time the 1950 Le Mans success with Tom Wisdom at the wheel of the third Jupiter built. The third advert in this group was put out to help the new Californian agent World Wide Import Inc get off the ground.
The ex-Bob Gray Jupiter shown here before its sale apparently. And another one
I think this Jupiter may have been photographed in South Africa
For a photo of the maroon Jupiter restored by Harry Brierley and now owned and run by Peter Stokell, click here
This article on Singer racing in North America happens to include a photo of a Jupiter racing at Bakersfield, California
The text mentions a Jupiter in a1953 race at the Orange Empire National Sports Car Races, March Air force Base, California
Here you can see the newly-restored LHD Jupiter of James Fisher, now for sale in the UK
This link shows Mike Chevers with his very nice red Jupiter
Here is Keith Clements showing the flag at Scheveningen, Netherlands, in the 1992 Classic Marathon
Nice photo by Joy Landymore of a Jupiter in Singapore in the 1950s. Rare colour period shot scrutineering before the Gap hillclimb event.
Dave Burrows of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania seemed to win a trophy at every show, I am sure this one was no exception
Front ends of two Jupiters photographed at the Malvern Showground in 2005. The one on the left is actually a special-bodied Jupiter, prepared for the RAC Rally of 1951
Ron Appleyard's drawing of Graham Austin's Jupiter appears to be purchasable. You can choose a frame for it, too.
Some photos from Chris Freudenberg's elaborate website, showing his Jupiter when new in the Gold Coast. There are lots of links to help you find other interesting activities by Chris and his Jupiter. Have a look-see. You may be surprised at what some folks do with their Jupiters!
Some shots of Dave Izzard's Jupiter before he bought it.
Mike Stout's magnificent Jupiter in Canada, and again, and again, and finally, from above.
A Jewett [sic] Jupiter at Thompson Raceway (Connecticut) May 30, 1955. Probably parked up, not there for racing. Here it is again
A super red RHD Jupiter with white wing-piping and red upholstery but I do not know whose it is - any ideas anyone?
Spot the dark green Jupiter behind the red HRG - scroll about half-way down this Russian website
A still from the original film the Fast and the Furious. This is the 1950s film, not the modern film of the same name. The film we are interested in was recently released in the UK by Digiview Entertainment and costs only £1. Code MV-8826-UK. The film has real race footage of a real Jupiter really racing in California.
Scott Renner racing his tidy green Jupiter at Monterey and again at Monterey
Belgian blog with something about the Jupiter including it price in Belgium when new
I know its not Jupiter, but it s the next best thing, a snippet of the folk song Going for a Ride in a Jowett Javelin.
Does anyone have the word of the earlier song, whose refrain runs as follows:
They never wear out, they never wear out, they hardly even wear in
No they never wear out, they never wear out, you leave them to your next of kin.
Farina Jupiter page on a UK website Veloce Today, and a Jupiter in Vancouver
Some history of the Jowett company and a picture of John & Mary Hodgekinson's Jupiter if you are persistent and scroll the side-panel
Autos in oils - yes a USA website offers an oil painting of a Jowett Jupiter if you are patient while the thumbnails download.
Scroll right down to the bottom for a picture of a Jupiter on a clever maintenance ramp. And a pic of yet another really nice restored Jupiter
Perhaps someone can tell me in what language this specification for the Mk1a Jupiter is? Chris Freudenberg points out it is probably Turkish.
An on-line language-guesser also thinks it is Turkish
Here is Tim Wise's Jupiter in an annual show in La Orotava, Tenerife.
A true-blue Jupiter with its specification. And an unusual, shall we say, a dynamo pulley's-eye view of a Jupiter?
A couple of nice photos, one of a Javelin, the other of the genuine Jupiter chassis number 1 taken outside the Works on 29th March 1950
Here is Mike Stout's account of the Jupitour 2003 to the Loire Valley, when he accompanied John Blazé.
1952 Le Mans photo of the Hadley/Wise Jupiter R1 being chased by a Cunningham around Tertre Rouge. See also the extraordinary "La Monstre"
Here a picture amongst other interesting Le Mans pictures, of the same Jupiter R1 being passed by a Droop-snoot C-type. Scroll down to Section 107.
More of the same period Le Mans stuff, with a nice image of the 1950 Jupiter in its pits, showing the gravity-feed fuel filler elephant's trunks.
On another part of the same website there is a small image of a red Jupiter and a larger one of its engine bay - Sections 624 & 630 so get scrolling!
Russian version of Amanda with the Marshall Jackson Jupiter (chassis 434) restored by Lawrie Alexander's British Sports Car Center of Sacramento, California. The website tells you all about the Jupiter, in Russian of course. Here is an Acrobat PDF file Bablefish translation of the website, courtesy Alastair Gregg
Here is a photo of JGA 123 and GKY 256 (Bill Skelly and Bill Robinson) prepared for the off, 1952 Isle of Man British Empire Trophy
This is the recently-restored (2005) Jupiter of Jacky Gruz, of St Cergues near Annecy, France. This Jupiter was originally imported for the Bordeaux fair of 1954 and sold off the stand.
Over to Belgium and scroll down to the Rétrofolies de Spa 19 et 20 août 2006 for a glimpse of two and a half Jowett Jupiters. They are the red Jupiters of Claude Bernard and Jaak Jacobs (Belgium) and the beige Jupiter of Bas de Bruijn (Netherlands).
And here is Jaak Jacobs's Jupiter again
This is a page of text from the Burnley Express newspaper about Sough Bridge Mill and its links with the Jowett company and Bristol Crawler tractors. Sorry the image seems to have been removed.
dead links removed 10Jy08
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