Model specs

1950-1953 JOWETT Jupiter

Production: 825

Price at launch: £1017

Price (excellent): £16,500

Price (good): £13,000

Price (average): £9500

Price (project): £5500

Performance

0-60mph:16.8secs

Top speed:84mph

Power:60bhp

MPG:30mpg

Engine

Configuration:Flat 4

Aspiration:normal

Fuel:petrol

Fuel delivery:carburettor

Chassis

Suspension Front: Independent, torsion bar

Suspension Rear: Live axle, torsion bar

Drivetrain: front-engine RWD

Steering: N/A

Bodyframe: chassis and seperate body

Transmission: Four-speed manual

Dimensions

Length: 4267mm

Wheelbase: 2590mm

Width: 1549mm

Weight: 1003kgs

Overview

This was Jowett’s only sports car and was created by using Javelin mechanical bits in a tubular spaceframe. Though no beauty in the conventional sense, with its high nose and low tail, the body is at least distinctive and was created from a mixture of steel and aluminium panels. The whole front hinges upwards to give superb engine access. The MkIA from 1952 has a larger boot, with a bootlid this time. Three class wins at Le Mans and one in the Monte Carlo rally proved the Jupiter’s worth and attracted enthusiast buyers.