To celebrate the British International Motor Show this year we picked our 100 best British cars. Check out our selection to help you choose your favourite home-grown motor.
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88 Jowett Javelin (page 13 of 25)
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Yorkshire's Jowett made flat-twin-engined economy cars pre-war, but the technically advanced Javelin, a family car with a 1486cc flat four, was capable of 80mph. It had rack-and-pinion steering, a four-speed gearbox with column shift and torsion bar suspension, and even full hydraulic brakes towards the end of its run. Around 27,800 were made between 1947 and 1953, plus almost 1,000 Jupiter convertibles based on the same running gear, but this was not enough to save the company, which folded in 1955. Had the Javelin been made by a bigger company such as Austin or Ford, it would have been a huge success.
