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£6,188
1953 Jowett Javelin
United Kingdom • 21 May 2025
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This 1953 Jowett Javelin, registered by Kent County Council, has undergone significant improvements over the past fifteen years, including mechanical and cosmetic work totaling over £2,000. Recent work includes a water pump overhaul, gear linkage attention, and new tires.
Condition
7
The car has been improved with over £2,000 worth of work including boot floor restoration, refreshed suspension, new wheel cylinders, new gearbox bearings and clutch, restored fuel tank, overhauled carburettors, new valve springs, new timing chain, and fuel pump refurbished. The car also received a water pump overhaul, attention to the gear linkages, and four new cross ply tyres. The car is in good running condition and all the switches and dials on the dashboard work. The car has some wear and tear but overall is in solid condition.
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
E3PE24341
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
RKM 620
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Introduced in 1947, the Jowett Javelin was a highly innovative design.
The work of Gerald Palmer (poached from MG some five years earlier), it boasted monocoque construction, wind-cheating aerodynamics, all-round independent torsion-bar suspension and rack and pinion steering.
Powered by a gutsy flat-four OHV twin-carburettor fed 1486cc engine mated to a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox (complete with column change), it combined 80mph performance with distinctly sporty handling.
A full five-/six-seater family car, its poise and agility were rewarded with class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally (1949, 1951), Spa 24-hours (1949, 2-litre Touring Car) and Tulip International Rally (1953).
Upgraded with a fully hydraulic braking system in 1952, it succumbed to Jowett's financial woes the following year after some 23,307 had been made (though, survivors are comparatively few and far between).
‘RKM 260’ was registered new by Kent County Council on the 13 th of July 1953, being supplied to ...
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£390
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£4,188
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