1953 Jowett Javelin - Club Car

There is a Javelin for sale in the classifieds of the December issue of Practical Classics.

Alex - Its an ok car from 5 metres - close up and the paint is spirit blistered but presentable - It's has a nice interior though - Plan will be to eventually paint the car & rechrome the bumpers - The Lucas L461 rear lamps are not stocked by the club - they were only fitted to the Javelin, Jupiter, Daimler coach built bodied cars along with some Rolls Royce & Bentley cars - The lamps tend to just fall fall apart from rust ingress over the years - they are available though from Vintage Supplies but not cheap - link below - I can have a look amongst my stash and see if I have anything that might rebuild - You will also require the metal shrouds - these are handed and unique to the Javelin - They are scarce so if you come across a pair at sensible ££ then you need to acquire them - The alternative from the VW rear lamps is to fit later style Morris Minor saloon rear lamps as these are also fitted with a indicator and come with a tapered housing suitable for the curvature of the Javelin rear wings 

www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/products/l461-double_contact_rear_lamp_equiavlent_to_l461-l461

The clutch only had few thousand miles left in it - we had a new cover, plate & bearing ready to fit 



It's a bit of juggle because the clutch plate & cover have to be fitted with the bellhousing on - there is access from underside to slide them into place but it's not that easy 



But first we had to deal with the issue of a sheared bolt in the flywheel 



In a combined effort with the assistance of PC's projects editor Matt Tomkins - some heat then drilled to accept a easyout what was left of the bolt came out - it had been previously messed about with so we re-drilled the hole slightly oversize and tapped a new thread to it 



Clutch fitted and the gearbox back on - I checked that the clutch cleared before the engine & gearbox were refitted 



Engine & box back in the car but then we were running out of time we still need to reconnect everything which we shall undertake on our revisit next Friday 



The PC workshop & yard is full of projects - some work in progress, some with great potential & others being used as a source of spares - Matt's early Mini Estate 



Fairly dead Range Rover & Mercedes Sprinter 




Danny's Scimitar which is getting there 



Matt's daily runabout 











Quite refreshing to see a classic car mag that actually eats, lives & breathes its content rather than pandering to the eyebrow brigade with convoluted content 


 
Repurposed Volvo bonnet - note the 13 amp socket 

"the eyebrow brigade" - for some reason that tickled me

The February 2024 of Practical Classics magazine features the gearbox / clutch change on the Javelin 



Great write up & pics - It's publicity that a small club like us could never afford even if we had the money