The Jowett Jupiter - the Car That Leaped to Fame
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-84584-912-2 (ISBN)
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From the Jupiter’s inception and development, to its sporting successes, and its current status as a sought-after classic, ‘Jowett Jupiter – the Car that Leaped to Fame’ is a unique book by Edmund Nankivell, the world authority on the Jupiter, and is a complete study of the model.
With its advanced chassis designed by Dr Eberan-Eberhorst, the noted Austrian engineer who was also responsible for designing the Auto Union Type D Grand Prix car, the Jowett Jupiter was an instant hit. Its responsive handling and lively engine made the Jupiter a great sporting success from the off, with a record-breaking win at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1950, and a class 1-2 win at the 1951 Monte Carlo International Rally.
This book covers the Jupiter’s success across the board, revealing the full chronology of the model, its racing derivatives, and the special-bodied Jupiters from the likes of Stabilimenti Farina and Abbott of Farnham. With chapters detailing Jupiters in current use, historic racing, and concours events, this new edition includes more images and updated information, and provides a comprehensive record of this fantastic, historic car.
Edmund Nankivell has owned Jupiters since 1967. After buying an interesting special-bodied example in 1969, which was restored and on the road by 1971, his curiosity about Jowett and Jupiters was aroused: their successes in national and international competition, and the Jowett company’s triumphs, trials and tribulations. This led him into intensive research: interviews and correspondence with competition drivers, factory personnel up to a very senior level, and several others associated with the Jowett company and its post-war models. His research has led to several books and magazine articles. He has detailed documentation on every Jupiter, and produces detailed registers for the Jupiter club, as well as creating and running the Jowett Jupiter website.
Acknowledgements Prologue Chapter 1 - The Jowett Jupiter Chapter 2 - The Jupiter Experiment The skin and beneath Summary of road tests Comparisons with other cars of the period Good Works and private race and rally results 1950-1953 Jowett Jupiter records Chapter 3 - The Leap to Fame - Le Mans and the R1 Jupiters Chapter 4 - The Major Rallies 1949 to 1953 Chapter 5 - Races and Speed Events 1950 to 1953 Chapter 6 - Other Rallies and Events 1950 to 1966 Chapter 7 - Jupiters Yesterday and Today 25,000 miles in a Jowett Jupiter The Jupiter in Concours d'Elegance The Jupiter in Historic racing Current use Chapter 8 - The History of the R4 Jupiters Chapter 9 - Special-bodied Jupiters: the Coachbuilders Chapter 10 - The Jupiter Register Epilogue - Sir Hugh Bell remembers Appendix - A Jupiter Chronology Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2016 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 250 x 250 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad |
| Reisen ► Bildbände | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84584-912-4 / 1845849124 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84584-912-2 / 9781845849122 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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