What Is It?

[aeronca65t]

OK, can you figure out what this is?

 

[Roger]

Well, it's a Jowett - looks like you can just about read that, especially if you know that much.
But what sort? Late 1930s Jowett 10 with modified bodywork.
Thats my twopenn'orth!

 

[BIBBER]

Nial...very sweet..didn't know anything about them so of course WIKI'd them...nice roadters as well similar to the earlier Triumph's

 

[kennypinkerton]

it's a truck... they're used to haul things that normally won't fit in a car.

 

[aeronca65t]

Correct, Roger!

I was noodling around the internet looking at oddball Brit-cars when I came upon Jowett trucks (OK, "lorrys"). I'm familiar with the Jupiter and the older Type 8, but never knew they made trucks (called "Jowett Bradford" and based on the Type 8, apparently). They mostly made vans and estate wagons (the estate wagon is what Americans would call a "station wagon" and the "van" is the estate wagon without side windows). Not sure if the dropside picup was made in-house. They also sold cab/bare chassis versions so that they could be built up for special purposes.

These Jowetts has a flat twin engine (25 HP) and most had a non-syncro 3-speed trans.

~More Rare Euro Trucks~

Jowett Bradford van

Jowett Dropside Lorry Built 1937 (A-21)

Jowett Bradford Van Built 1952

Jowett type CB Van Built 1948

Jowett Bradford Pick-up Built 1950

 

[Roger]

My memory's not what it was, but come to think of it, there isn't much that is quite up to scratch nowadays.
Nevertheless, I don't remember a "Jowett Bradford" name. If I remember well, the Jowett name was used for cars, and Bradford for commercial vehicles. I don't know about pickups though.
Bradford vans were quite common when I was a young boy. I think they were cheap and, more to the point in post-war Britain, they were available.
I thought the pre-war 10 had a 4-cylinder engine, like two flat-twins, but I could easily be wrong. I'll google a bit.

 

[weewillie]

My memory's not what it was, but come to think of it, there isn't much that is quite up to scratch nowadays.

and they say the memory is the second thing to go :lol:

 

[bcliff]

I think the same person made my bumpers!

Bruce

 

[bugimike]

My memory's not what it was, but come to think of it, there isn't much that is quite up to scratch nowadays.
Nevertheless, I don't remember a "Jowett Bradford" name. If I remember well, the Jowett name was used for cars, and Bradford for commercial vehicles. I don't know about pickups though.
Bradford vans were quite common when I was a young boy. I think they were cheap and, more to the point in post-war Britain, they were available.
I thought the pre-war 10 had a 4-cylinder engine, like two flat-twins, but I could easily be wrong. I'll google a bit.

You aren't confusing Bedford and Bradford are you??