JowettTalk

Has anyone else spotted the 'Woodie' Jowett in the March issue of The Automobile (page 39)?

It looks very 'right', is it 'in the club'? I don't recall seeing it at Wakefield, but then I was very busy talking!

It looks like it is a 1931 model but may not be the original body.

I saw a similar one when I was transporting my Long Four, back in '66. It was in a field near Uckfield, East Sussex, up to its roof in brambles and fairly 'well gone'. It had the 'leaf' pattern hubcaps but I didn't note any numbers - I didn't / don't like brambles!

Hello Ian.

One of our members living in Gloucestershire has had a 'woodie' for many years now. Perhaps it's the only one in the world.

I haven't seen 'The Automobile' so can't comment further.

Tony.

NZ Woodie 3/4 of the way down the page
http://www.jowettnz.net/Bradford.html

Were 'Woodie' Bradfords ever offered as a 'Works Option'?

As far as I am there weren o factory built woodies. A veriety of coachbuilders made one off or small numbers using the drive away chassis whcih consisted of bonnet, front wings,scuttle & windscreen (and standard front doors if required), A veriety of bespoke vans including ice cream vans & gown vans were also built using the drive away chassis.
george

there is a pic of a very nice looking 1931 woody on classic wheels websiste - is this the one Tony is refering to/the one in auatomobile . I can't find any mention of a '31 woodie on club registers
george

Got some urls like
http://www.jowettnz.net/Bradford.html
or hot link like this

Now that looks just 'right'. I wonder why this option is not as popular as converting ropey Bradfords into lorries? Nothing wrong with that you understand, but a 'Woodie' - I think - is a lot more attractive and useful! YUes there is more work, but it is only more of the same - not a different skill set.