Jowett Bradford
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The Jowett Bradford was rushed into production in 1946 as a stop-gap model pending the launch of the all-new Javelin saloon, which its young designer, Gerald Palmer, had been working on since 1942. It was based on the 1938 8 hp commercial and was basically a pre-war design in every respect. It was, however, very popular with farmers and small businesses such as bakers, greengrocers, fishmongers and drapers etc., as it was economical, cheap, rugged and simple to work on.
It was powered by the flat-twin horizontally-opposed 1005 cc engine, which was basically the same as the one fitted to the first prototype Jowett in 1906 with minor improvements, it was so antiquated when compared to the new Javelin saloon Jupiter sports car.
The Bradford was expected to be dropped from the range in 1951 but this never happened and remained in production right up to the closure of the factory in 1954 when Jowett's ceased trading. Ironically, it was the largest selling model that Jowett's ever produced with almost 40,000 being built.
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, then five years in a Building Society, finally at the local library for eight years, retiring in 2013. He bought his first Jowett in 1985, a 1952 Jupiter sports car which he still owns. He also owns a 1952 Javelin saloon and a 1953 Bradford van. He has been the Press Officer and Librarian of the Jowett car Club for over thirty years and has previously had seven books published on the marque.