1921 short 2 rescue

[TerryGIBBONS]

in november2014 parts of a 1921 short 2 was unearthed the sad remmians had laid in bits for sum 50 years in the rain thankfully the wheels and lumpy bits wear in a open shed in south london the origanal mag engine and radiator wear sold to sumone else but came with the remains of a 27 and a 29 engine the frame had bin hacksawn in harf and the rain had eat away in places but i run a blacksmith shop hear in bromley so thats bin restored i had sum mogy 1000 new springs 2sets whitch have bin dismanted ground down to the right size cut and re rolled 30"x 4 1/2 drop i think is the size.and im going to add leaves as i go the back and frunt axles had bin tralers at sumtime the rear pinuon had bin left in the rain and a bit of a mess but i maneged to get a replacement axle with brakes the engine im useing is the 29 with the big crank, that was a mess but all new now thanks to derek and his 36 short block thats saved a heep of time and munny the big one now to find is the radiator a short 20s rad help enything considered regards terry

[Chris Spencer]

Terry - Welcome to the forum - maybe you would like to post a thread in the Pre War section on the car and your progress with it - do you have any pictures ? - if you need help with posting them to the forum just let us know and one of us will be along to help you out - what type of body are you thinking of fitting ? (I take it that there is nothing left of the original one)

Chris

[Keith Clements]

Hi Terry,
Glad you made it on to JowettTalk after our conversation. I am sure you will get lots of help from the Jowett community.
You can always contact me by phone or email if you need any assistance.

[ian Howell]

Terry: -

Welcome aboard!

I will be watching for progress with great interest. I have a 1930 fabric saloon which I have repaired over the last ten years.

I live not a million miles away down in Eastbourne and of course there are all the other Southern Section members who will be watching - and probably offering advice - so you aren't on your own.

I assume you will be joining the club to gain access to the Spares Service.

Kepp us all informed of progress, however small. Someone once said 'Every little helps'. Of course every much helps more!

[ian Howell]

Terry:

Have a look at the 1920 car listed under 'Jowetts for Sale'. It could be similar to yours and is located in Grays, so maybe a quick run would be informative? Take your camera/phone and get as much info as possible.

Even the photos on the website could be very useful - assuming it is the same model of course!

Any chassis number for guidance? If the original bonnet is with the car there MAY be a number stamped into the lower edges of the side panels where there is a 'kink' in the bottom edge.

On my car these are the last three digits of the chassis number.

You never know. . .!