Jensens
at Glamis - 11/12 July story and
pictures - Kevin Bax
CCHMSC
member Kevin Bax, a keen Jensen Healey owner and enthusiast, orgnanised
a
display of the marque at Glamis. He drew together some really
interesting people, many with stories to tell about Jensens. First time
a gathering on any Jensens in Scotland for many a year. Built
by
Jensen Motors Ltd, founded by brothers Alan and Richard Jensen in
1936 in West Bromwich, England, from 1972 until 1976.
Kevin's is a Mk1, 1972 green early car, number 91
out of 1276 Mk1
RHD.
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Kevin
Bax 1972 Mk1
When
production of the Austin-Healey 3000 ended, Donald Healey opened
discussions with Jensen Motors, who had built the bodies for Healey's
Austin-Healey cars. The Jensen-Healey was developed in a joint venture
by Donald Healey, his son Geoffrey, and Jensen Motors. |
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A
'74 Mk III Interceptor that lives in Aberdeenshire.
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One
of only two
Jensen 541 convertibles from Cumbria, This a 1957 example. |
A
white Jensen GT from 1975, one of only 218 RHD cars made. Original
condition, spent forty years of it's life locked away in a shipping
container. Driven all the way from West London for the Show.
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There
was another white MkII J-H that joined the stand for a few hours on the
Saturday as a guest.
There were two
other Jensen's at the Show. A 1961 silver 541S on the Ford
Pre'67 stand and a MkII Jensen Healey on the Austin Healey stand. Both
for sale. £70k & £8k respectively. |
| A
total of 10503 cars were made between 1972 and 1976, of which
2020 were sold in the UK, the major market being USA and Canada,
where 7634 were sold. |
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for our next
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Borders
visiting other parts of our great country.
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