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Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« on: March 12, 2008, 05:13:35 AM »

Jowett R4 Jupiter
Photo credit: www.jowettjupiter.co.uk

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Re: Puzzle #779
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2008, 03:30:42 PM »
I think this is a Jowett Jupiter R4.
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Re: Puzzle #779
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2008, 02:59:05 AM »
Correct

With this, your 5th solved puzzle, you have been promoted to the level of Expert AutoPuzzler.  :applause:

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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 09:19:26 AM »
More period photos of the R4s:
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 09:20:06 AM »
And some more up-to-date shots of one of the surviving cars, from C&SC in the 1980s:
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2011, 05:13:14 AM »
One more pic.
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 03:32:23 PM »
another pic with a hardtop:
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2011, 03:41:38 PM »
JKW 537 really gets around!
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2011, 03:48:22 PM »
Fantastic pics, guys!  :thumbsup:

I believe JKW537 was the first R4 completed and as such featured in most of the promotional material for the car
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2011, 02:59:28 AM »
Just came across this early sketch when the car was designated the "Jupiter 100"
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Re: Puzzle #779 - Solved! Jowett R4 Jupiter
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2011, 07:08:37 AM »
 :thumbsup:
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