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Jowett Cars of the 1930s
Noel Stokoe
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Description for Jowett Cars of the 1930s
Paperback. Jowett cars were built in Bradford, Yorkshire, from 1910-1954. This book details all models built by the company during the 1930s; a difficult time, with the depression looming, but Jowett Cars survived when many other manufacturers failed. This book contains period articles and illustrations, plus colour pictures of today's survivors. Num Pages: 128 pages, 93 colour and 26 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Brothers William and Ben Jowett, of Bradford, Yorkshire, built their first car in 1906 and tested it for four years before going into car production in 1910. By the time the factory switched to First World War munitions work, in 1916, forty-eight cars had been built. They resumed car production in 1920, and sales went from strength to strength. The 1930s proved to be a much more difficult time for Jowett, as a devastating fire in 1930 destroyed the factory and almost their entire stock of new cars. The brothers then had to decide whether or not they should rebuild ... Read more
Brothers William and Ben Jowett, of Bradford, Yorkshire, built their first car in 1906 and tested it for four years before going into car production in 1910. By the time the factory switched to First World War munitions work, in 1916, forty-eight cars had been built. They resumed car production in 1920, and sales went from strength to strength. The 1930s proved to be a much more difficult time for Jowett, as a devastating fire in 1930 destroyed the factory and almost their entire stock of new cars. The brothers then had to decide whether or not they should rebuild ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781555767
SKU
V9781781555767
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Noel Stokoe
Noel Stokoe was born in York in 1950, and like his father, has always been interested in old cars. He worked for Barclays Bank for thirty years; followed by five years in a Building Society. Finally he worked at the local library for eight years, retiring in 2013. He bought his first Jowett in 1985, a 1952 Jupiter sports car ... Read more
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