Hi! First post. My Dad had a ‘51 Javelin (GKU128) from ‘53 to ‘65 when I think it went for scrap (sorry!) and he bought a Rover P4. I had many a happy day or 10 helping my Dad do things on the Javelin and I have a soft spot for these cars.
Now, my query.
In my online Motorsport magazine for June 2019 there is a an article about Jim Russell and his school of racing. Attached to this is a short 1959 newsreel about the school. At the beginning is a car on a skidpan and it’s a Javelin but not one I have ever seen before. It’s got two doors instead of four and looks shortened compared to the car I know. It’s not one colour which makes me wonder if it was a cut and shut modified car to promote oversteer on the skidpan.
Any ideas?
2-door Javelin?
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Westyman
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
Please can you scan/photo the pictures and drag them into a post as an attachment .
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Westyman
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
I will try. I am away from home ATM. I guess it means freeze framing the vid and taking screen grab.
Watch this space.....
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Keith Clements
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
Or downloading the video or posting the link to the video.
I have just looked at https://shop.motorsportmagazine.com/product/backIssues and seen that the early ones go for £6.50 each. Now I have them going back from 2007 to 1950 . Any offers? Some may be missing as I gave them to the shop on the Jowett stand at the Resto show to raise funds.
I have just looked at https://shop.motorsportmagazine.com/product/backIssues and seen that the early ones go for £6.50 each. Now I have them going back from 2007 to 1950 . Any offers? Some may be missing as I gave them to the shop on the Jowett stand at the Resto show to raise funds.
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Westyman
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
That’s the vid - viewable on YouTube. The strange Javelin is in the first 20 seconds or so.
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
Haha I like that Javelin 
James~
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1953 Jowett Bradford CC truck restoration project
1937 Jowett 10hp
1939 Jowett 8hp
Chris~ RIP
Possibly the only person or one of the few that owned one of every type Bradford at the same time CA,CB,CC,CD.
1935 Jowett 7 Project unfinished.
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
I don't ...it would handle like a tea tray on an ice rink.
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Westyman
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Re: 2-door Javelin?
So, anyone know anything about it?
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