The Jensen Owners' Club

A name from the past, Chris Harber advertising a Mk 1 on ebay. FDH 881L????? I bet he's still got that vest on that he wore to the International in 2001 Pete :lol: The height of fashion in 2001 Grant! No self respecting car breaker would be seen without one. He's probably also still got the same ru...

VFK44 wrote:

Peter Rothery wrote: Note what looks like a cut up SP in the background. FDH 881L?????

How can you tell it is an SP? Or did you look up the guessed numberplate?

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A name from the past, Chris Harber advertising a Mk 1 on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-JENSEN-INTERCEPTOR-Mk1-FOR-RESTORATION/174470016665?hash=item289f392e99:g:1bMAAOSwjHBffxF0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Note what looks like a cut up SP in the background. FDH 8...

Plus 8 further S4 Convertibles made in the 1990's.......

And yours:

Another one for comparison:

Forgive me if I am wrong but it doesn't look as though you have a Jensen original hood cover so that may be why it doesn't fit too well? Have a look at this one below: DSC_0086.JPG Your material does not appear to be thick leather...more a vinyl (?), the seams look different and the zips look too lo...

Very nice looking car. I remember it from the auction a few years ago. Not sure your photographs show it at it's best but I hope interest in Convertibles picks up soon in the same way that FF,s, SP,s and early Mk1's have. Good luck.

Sounded like the bidder was in the room so saved himself the internet premium at nearly £5k....£97,280.

John I think you personally have done far more to promote the sale of this car to the Jensen community than our bric-a-brac/house clearance auctioning friends in Sidmouth. They must have thought all their Christmases had come at once. I feel sorry for the vendor who I am sure deserves more than the ...

Auctioneers are in it for themselves first and foremost...they want the sale and the two lots of commission that go with it. Some however may be more unscrupulous than others. It used to be the case that the lower estimate figure was roughly where the reserve was set. Some auctions now set the estim...

I think we will find out that this one was NOT actually sold for the price bid on the day.

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/-19 ... 8&pn=1&g=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1968-Jensen- ... SwwBZfaesW" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My thoughts exactly.