tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post2801118961640310246..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 477 : Miriam And The JavelinAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62123091697679107322019-07-06T19:34:04.461+01:002019-07-06T19:34:04.461+01:00Auntie Miriam seems to be tweaking its nose. I loo...Auntie Miriam seems to be tweaking its nose. I looked up the Jowett Javelin and it shares some of the curvature of a VW beetle along with a flat four engine, though water-cooled and in the front. The chrome line along the bonnet (hood) and doors is a styling touch we never see anymore in automotive design. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-29501909773646889872019-07-05T22:26:29.508+01:002019-07-05T22:26:29.508+01:00My vernier height gauge, made by Benson Verniers o...My vernier height gauge, made by Benson Verniers of Bradford, began life in the tool room of the Jowett car factory. It is housed in its original velvet lined box and is part of my collection of precision measuring instruments - not as a museum piece, but in daily use. Roger Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076364512957667043noreply@blogger.com