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Topic starter
26/01/2020 3:10 am
Does anyone remember the Jowett Jupiter?
I recently received the Oxford 1:43 version in red:
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26/01/2020 3:35 am
Very cool. I am not aware of this car-never seen one before.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
26/01/2020 4:47 am
26/01/2020 5:33 am
Pathfinder (I recall??) did this one years ago in red (top down) & white (top up).
Topic starter
26/01/2020 5:59 am
Good memory - The Spa Croft website shows these as Pathfinder #PFM18.
26/01/2020 7:47 am
I recall last year they showed up on EBay a couple of times. Pricey though!
26/01/2020 4:38 pm
And there is also the Jowett Javelin a 6 window sedan with 43rd scale models done by Mikansue, Lansdowne and Pathfinder. Find them all on Ebay. Javelin designer was Gerald Palmer who also did the MG Y Type, Magnette ZA, and its twin the Wolseley 4/44.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
26/01/2020 8:01 pm
gotta get one of those!
26/01/2020 8:10 pm
Family connection?? 🙂
26/01/2020 11:49 pm
Great car. We measured the Lansdowne one near Devizes...
in Wiltshire. The owner, a retired butcher, also had a Jupiter in bits and a Bradford van, also made by Jowett. The Javelin was his daily driver. I consider the Lansdowne version to be the best, and not through any bias. It is the most recent of the three. For some reason the Pathfinder version doesn't look right and I say this as a one time collector of Pathfinder Models - beautiful and accurate replicas, apart from the Javelin. Many of the legendary pattern makers of the day produced masters for Jeff Sharrock.
26/01/2020 11:51 pm
Great feature on a Javelin rebuild and history of the car in Automobile magazine recently.
27/01/2020 6:50 am
I agree John. The Lansdowne Javelin is the best.
In its first colour, Athena Grey, it is the all time best selling Lansdowne Model as far as Spa Croft Models sales are concerned. My first model Javelin was the Mikansue kit which at the time (1970s I think) was the bees knees. Then came the Pathfinders which topped the Mikansue, but when the Lansdowne appeared, that took top spot. The Mikansue was overscale, the Pathfinder looked a bit squashed, but Lansdowne, IMHO, got it just right. Pity it didn't include separate plated body trim though.
27/01/2020 8:16 am
not sure Jack, possibly
My family originally came to Australia from Bradford England mid 19th century, and I understand Jowett cars were made in Bradford.
27/01/2020 7:48 pm
Yes, they were.....interesting!