The Jensen Owners' Club

nem wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:00 pm I wished I had the funds and an empty warmed garage
Anyway, do any of you gentlemen by any chance know the modern paint gode for the nice color?
Best regards,
Niels-Erik

The original Jensen colour was "California Sage". This is a 1980s Vauxhall colour which is almost identical.

I don't know. John Hazzard did some engine swaps in the 80s. I remember an Aston Martin V8 with a Jaguar engine and something else in a Jensen but can't remember what. Is he still on here?

Mike

There seem to be two versions of the book, one with the FF swirls in the centre of the cover and the other with a picture of a single seater racing car. Anyone know what the difference is?

Mike

... and what difference the small spoiler on many MK1s made.

Mike

Yes, confirmed!

Mike

Am also fairly sure the person coming towards us in the second shot is my brother - then owner of H1.

Mike

Just for the record regarding Martin's pictures. In the first picture it looks like the then-owner walking away in the distance. In the second picture that's me and my now wife coming out of the workshop with her hand glued to her ear. I drove CAC 41 part way home from that event and it was just so ...

Very interesting Richard.

Any plans to project those figures backwards to cover earlier models?

Mike

Yes, I could Chris, though it would get in the way of other cars a bit and cost several more than the car is worth - its not a Jensen. I guess long term I need to rationalise cars!

Mike

Thanks Kees. Tubular greenhouse heaters seem to be 45w or 80w, so I hope it would do something. I know - the alternative is to actually use the car, but that's not possible just now!

Mike

One reason for not wanting a mains heater is the need to keep a window open for the cable. I hoped 50w 24/7 would do a little. I guess better still would be a dehumidifier, but can't find one for 12v.

Mike

This isn't for a Jensen, but could be. I have a car which is kept outside during the winter, with the battery on full time charge. Obviously, with cold and damp the interior has a lot of condensation. So, could I plug a low powered heater into the cigar lighter socket and run it 24/7, just to lift t...

Any idea of a date for John's statement that "JML fitted reinforced wheels to later cars." Over the years I've seen a few C-V8s with Rostyle wheels including one "E" registration which may have had them from new. So could the JML statement have meant those, or was it earlier? Mike

I mentioned that car in an article for the JOC magazine maybe ten years ago, together with other connections between Jensen and Aston Martin.

Mike

USK 657 was advertised on e-bay in March 2019 for £75,000. I've not personally seen it for 30 years!

Mike