Mark (smokey mow) Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Chassis Number 7022D, this car was the original 1967/68 factory prototype during the transition from the Motorcycle engine 250/650cc Mk1 and Mk2 chassis’ to the 875cc car engine Hillman Imp/SAAB Mk3. In total 56 JW4’s were manufactured at Johnny Walker’s Gloucestershire factory between 1965 and 1969 and of them I am personally aware of Eight original JW4’s chassis’ that still remain worldwide. Five of these JW4’s are located in the UK (I presently own three of the five Including this one) and this is the only car engined example I am aware of that still remains in existence to this day. This car is being sold unassembled and as a project for an enthusiast to research, complete and restore; the sale will include only the following items: Fabricated chassis Original 3 piece bodywork comprising of the following: • Nose/upper body • Lower body/under tray • Engine cover Cast Aluminium Rear uprights (Un-machined) Pedal Box and Pedals Fuel Tank Dashboard, Instruments (shown) and switches JA Pearce Magna Wheels, 13” rear and 10” front fitted with the correct Dunlop Historic Motorsports tyres all of which are new. Along with the above parts I can also include full Fabrication drawings for both the front and rear wishbones together with machining drawings for the rear uprights. If preferred I can also supply details for altering these uprights to accept mini driveshafts, bearings and hubs which would be easier and cheaper to source than the original parts. The sale does not include any front uprights, however either MG Midget or Hillman Imp uprights could be used. Midget/Imp hubs would also have the correct 4” PCD to work with the JA Pearce wheels. The chassis is substantially complete and original however you can see in the photographs that the upper chassis tubes in the engine bay have been swaged and modified in the past to accept a Honda CB750 motorcycle engine and two vertical tubes have also been removed from the rear of the chassis. If required and for an additional fee I can arrange with a local fabricator for this modification to be reversed and the original straight upper rails and vertical tubes reinstated. Wherever possible full technical support could also be given by myself to any purchaser of this car to ensure it can be restored faithfully to its former condition. I hold the original factory manufacturing drawings for the JW4 Mk2 and therefore have all the information necessary to allow this to be completed to a rolling chassis stage. Unfortunately I do not have any details for the components necessary to fit the original Hillman Imp engine or gearbox, this will be down to the purchaser to research further and complete for themselves. For more information about the Johnny Walker JW4 and Formula IV please see the build thread for my two Mk2 cars http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/104577-smokeys-jw4-formula-four-rebuild-thread/ This is a unique opportunity to own and restore an exceptionally rare car with history. £££ serious sensible offers are being invited. To discuss further and for more information prospective buyers are encouraged to contact me by Private Message on this forum or by email at wsccessex@btinternet.com This will be strictly collection only from Colchester, Essex. The bodywork would fit in a large saloon/estate car and the chassis could easily be carried on a roof rack. For buyers who may be interested that are overseas I am located 30 minutes from the Port of Harwich for Ferries to the Hook of Holland and 2 hours from the port of Dover for Ferries to Calais. Thank you for reading Mark wsccessex@btinternet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marto303 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Hi Mark When completed do you know what / where this JW4 would be eligible to run ? i.e. historic race series or sprints & hill climbs? I am very tempted and have always dreamed of owning a classic single seater ( always drool over the Lotus's at Loton Park ) but haven't really done any research as yet, still just getting my head around the speed series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander72 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 mmm he says stroking his chin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Hi Mark When completed do you know what / where this JW4 would be eligible to run ? i.e. historic race series or sprints & hill climbs? I am very tempted and have always dreamed of owning a classic single seater ( always drool over the Lotus's at Loton Park ) but haven't really done any research as yet, still just getting my head around the speed series For circuit racing the car should be eligible to run in the HSCC Classic Racing Car Championship or on the hills in the Classic Hill Climb Championship. As mine are are bike engined I was intending to run in the invitation class for the 500 Owners Association and also the Speed Series in class J http://www.hscc.org.uk/championships http://www.bugatti.co.uk/usefulinformation/paulmattysportscarsclassicchampionship.aspx http://www.500race.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Bump for Christmas, this would make an ideal stocking filler to give to your loved ones A few people have also asked me for a rough idea of price, I'm looking for offers in the region of £1500 Mark wsccessex@btinternet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Provisionally sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marto303 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 That's great news Mark I really hope to see that car in action one day ( shame I didn't have the courage to take it on, but I fear it may never have got finished ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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