Sunday, February 15, 2026

1926 Jowetts built in 1926 did 3800 miles in 60 days across Africa. There were 2 trucks made to do the journey, 1 called Wait and the other See, as people asked will they make it? Answer Wait & See

Wait was wrote off hitting a lamp post shortly after getting back to England.

See was rebodied at the end of 1926 and sold on as a second hand long chassis 2 seater. It was in use until 1929, but due to wear from the Africa journey, it was put in a garage under a house in London. 

During the Second World War, the house was bombed and the car was buried in the underground garage. The area was then cleared to make a car park, and the car lay undiscovered until 1999. 

The land was sold during 1999 and the car was discovered whilst the land was being developed. The car was exhumed and then sold to be restored. 

The car had a lot of different features to the chassis and upon contacting the DVLA, the cars' original owners were traced and the family contacted, where the story of the car unfolded.

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