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New Jowett Available as Van or Lorry

6th July 1945, Page 20
6th July 1945
Page 20
Page 20, 6th July 1945 — New Jowett Available as Van or Lorry
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Stronger Chassis Frame and Redesigned Van Body are Two Features of New Jowett Models Which Have Just Been Announced THE Jowett commercial vehicle is distinctive in that it is the only example ort the British market employing a two cylindered horizontally opposed engine. The maker, Jowett Cars, Ltd., Idle, Bradford, announces that two models are available, one an 8-cwt. van and the other a 10-cl.vt. lorry, both of which sell at £260.

The chassis specification is identical to both models, with the exception that the suspension on the lorry is somewhat stiffer. On request, the van can be similarly equipped. Engine, clutch and gearbox are of unit construction, being three-point mounted on rubber in the frame. The cylinder bore is 79.4 ram. and the piston stroke 101.6 mm.

A single dry-plate clutch takes the drive to a three-speed-and-reverse gearbox, providing overall ratios of 489, 9.3 and 18.1 to 1 forward and 24.7 to 1 reverse.

A.. pressed-steel banjo-type rear axle is employed, in which the axle shafts are semi-floating and the final drive by spiral-bevel gear. Semi-elliptic springs, in conjunction with Luvax hydraulic shock absorbers, are used for suspension, the wheels being of the " ventilated " disc type and equipped with 17 by 4.30 Goodyear tyres.

Are entirely new design of frame employs side members of a deep boxsection, which are extended to the rear of the body platform. Cross-Members are luhular; and the whole structure has been designed to withstand whip and to reduce roll on corners-to a minimum.

Braking is by mechanical actuation, the equipment being of Bendix Co wdrey make with self-servo-type shoes. Lighting, starting and coil ignition current is supplied by a 6:volt battery carried under the bonnet.

The maximum inside width of the van body is 4 ft. 8f ins., whilst it is 4 ft. 7i ins. long behind the seat„ with a maximum inside length of 8 ft, 6 Ms., In the case of the lorry body, the plot-. form measure 5 ft. 6 ins, by 4 ft. 11 ins. Steering is by Bishop cam gear and the vehicle can be turned in a 34-ft. circle.

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