This month’s Hidden Treasure begins with the sound of J. Why do I bring this up? Because for years I’ve noticed that even the most well-informed auto-sporters sometimes become confused by these cars. A quick review: Jomar, sports racers and coupes from New Hampshire; Jowett, British-built of which the Jupiter is best known; Giaur, beautiful small displacement Italian race cars, and of course, Jabro Sports Cars of Saint Louis. Okay, now I can move on.
James Broadwell (JaBro) was a talented constructor who enjoyed his craft. He built an interesting one-off motivated by a Ford 6-cylinder in the early 1950s and followed it up with a Crosley-powered Formula Junior that podiumed in 18 of 20 starts. Then, in 1957, Broadwell made the decision to transform his passion into a business. He began designing purpose-built chassis and sporty fiberglass bodies to sell to the racing public.
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