Tour day 1 - Happened last Friday - A early start with me leaving the Hampshire boarders abode to travel up to Bradford - not too bad a run - and just the one fairly simple breakdown that happened on the outskirts of Leeds when I lost the clutch - its a all mechanical operation
The end of the clutch rod had sheared - this connects the base of the pedal to clutch fork
It just so happened that I had packed the battery drill & some drill bits in the tool kit for a job later that day - so with a hole drilled and a suitable bolt a few washers and a nyloc nut I was back on the road within 15 mins
I arrived at the excellent Bradford Industrial Museum - objective for today was undertake a assessment on this 1938 Jowett 10
The car was recently unearthed from long term storage having been donated to the museum in 1981 - prior to this the car had been storage by the one owner from new whom took the car off the road in 1964
I arranged the logistics and the car went on display at the NEC Restoration Show in March 2019 on the 'Barnfinds' stand
The car was then returned to Bradford but we convinced the Museum to put the car on display in the transport gallery in a has found condition
The plan is to return the car to the road but with used period patina - hence undertaking the minimal of bodywork repairs - this largely equates to welded repairs to the wings & sills - the vehicle consists of a part timber frame and this all in a remarkably solid condition
Likewise with the interior which will be tidied up but kept largely original with its lived in / used patina
The engine is free and turns over nicely - this was Jowett's first four cylinder boxer engine
We will have to replace the wiring harness - it's been fairly well messed around with in places
Radiator will require flushing and a pressure test but it appears sound
Period but non original fitment of a 'Tudor' car heater
Overall the car is in a very sound condition with minimal wear on mechanical components - it will require things like brake shoes, damper bushes, spring pads, tyres, battery, exhaust, service items etc - plan with engine is to replace the ignition components - change the oil and see if it will start once we have checked the bores with a endoscope & done the valve clearances and undertaken a compression test - the carb will need to come off and have a through clean / check over and the fuel lines will be replaced & the fuel tank removed for cleaning
The museum had not displayed the car previously has they deemed it unpresentable - but with the change in attitudes to original patina presented vehicles - this has all changed - we want the vehicle to be used too in order to promote the museum at local events & rally's - its a significantly important car being one of less than 20 survivors with the model only being built for 3 years - its the only known 1938 example - the car carries full history from new and has covered some 151,000 miles all of which are documented with it seeing many trips into Europe
The Museum has launched an appeal to fund the parts / repairs - all the mechanical works shall be undertaken by the Jowett Car Club members on a voluntary / FOC basis with the minimal bodywork & trim repairs being undertaken by myself on a very sympathetic costing basis - link to the appeal below
www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/jowett-10-conservation-project
I followed my fellow club member who just happens to be the chairman over to Jowett Car Spares at the end of the day where we located a suitable clutch rod from the spares stock
Very quickly fitted and problem fully resolved - having said that I could have even effected a temporary fix with a wire coat hanger or a piece of twine should I have needed to
The end of the clutch rod had sheared - this connects the base of the pedal to clutch fork
It just so happened that I had packed the battery drill & some drill bits in the tool kit for a job later that day - so with a hole drilled and a suitable bolt a few washers and a nyloc nut I was back on the road within 15 mins
I arrived at the excellent Bradford Industrial Museum - objective for today was undertake a assessment on this 1938 Jowett 10
The car was recently unearthed from long term storage having been donated to the museum in 1981 - prior to this the car had been storage by the one owner from new whom took the car off the road in 1964
I arranged the logistics and the car went on display at the NEC Restoration Show in March 2019 on the 'Barnfinds' stand
The car was then returned to Bradford but we convinced the Museum to put the car on display in the transport gallery in a has found condition
The plan is to return the car to the road but with used period patina - hence undertaking the minimal of bodywork repairs - this largely equates to welded repairs to the wings & sills - the vehicle consists of a part timber frame and this all in a remarkably solid condition
Likewise with the interior which will be tidied up but kept largely original with its lived in / used patina
The engine is free and turns over nicely - this was Jowett's first four cylinder boxer engine
We will have to replace the wiring harness - it's been fairly well messed around with in places
Radiator will require flushing and a pressure test but it appears sound
Period but non original fitment of a 'Tudor' car heater
Overall the car is in a very sound condition with minimal wear on mechanical components - it will require things like brake shoes, damper bushes, spring pads, tyres, battery, exhaust, service items etc - plan with engine is to replace the ignition components - change the oil and see if it will start once we have checked the bores with a endoscope & done the valve clearances and undertaken a compression test - the carb will need to come off and have a through clean / check over and the fuel lines will be replaced & the fuel tank removed for cleaning
The museum had not displayed the car previously has they deemed it unpresentable - but with the change in attitudes to original patina presented vehicles - this has all changed - we want the vehicle to be used too in order to promote the museum at local events & rally's - its a significantly important car being one of less than 20 survivors with the model only being built for 3 years - its the only known 1938 example - the car carries full history from new and has covered some 151,000 miles all of which are documented with it seeing many trips into Europe
The Museum has launched an appeal to fund the parts / repairs - all the mechanical works shall be undertaken by the Jowett Car Club members on a voluntary / FOC basis with the minimal bodywork & trim repairs being undertaken by myself on a very sympathetic costing basis - link to the appeal below
www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/jowett-10-conservation-project
I followed my fellow club member who just happens to be the chairman over to Jowett Car Spares at the end of the day where we located a suitable clutch rod from the spares stock
Very quickly fitted and problem fully resolved - having said that I could have even effected a temporary fix with a wire coat hanger or a piece of twine should I have needed to
