Hello Blake,
Interesting! Bears out my lasting opinion of the Jupiter. Terrific
engineering ; ugly car!
Regards, David Lodge
>
>
> The Jowett Jupiter engine is a good example of British
> engineering eccentricity. It was Gerry Palmer's (he of the
> Jowett Javelin design, and later the MG Magnette, Wolseley
> 4/44 and variants) first and last engine design. It is a
> horizontally opposed four cylinder unit of bore 72.5mm x
> stroke 90mm swept volume 1486cc. (90.6cu-in). Compression
> ration 7.6:1 or 8:1 dependent upon destination country's
> petrol.
>
> http://www.jowettjupiter.co.uk/specs.htm
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