The Jensen Owners' Club

Interesting your early car has a wood effect dash as well. I'm told my August '72 Healey shouldn't have wood effect but it has. Kevin, I erm, tarted it up a bit! The radio/heater panel had a very dull looking wood effect veneer but the glovebox and lights/hazard switch panels were black. I bought a...

Gorgeous weather, great company, fab cars and fantastic air display. Perfect. My first at a JOC event, made to feel at home from the outset. Thanks all, great to meet you.

Brilliant pics Shaun & Dave, especially the shots of that remarkable bi-plane shadowing the E-Pace along the runway at 85mph.

Applaud the concept, but don't think they have got execution quite right. Reminds me a bit of the Honda Beat & Suzuki Cappuchino from a few years ago. Small, nimble, cute and economical.

Got to be a concept worth developing?

How is it so relatively cheap? The material itself can't cost a lot less than the paint would and I would guess probably costs more. Then the labour effort must be similar if its done well, which on those cars it looks like it has been. A definite alternative for those who aren't sure, just to try a...

Put me and HNX 300K on the list please Shaun. Its got a very noisy clutch release bearing at the moment, but I'm an Abingdon boy so only a mile to travel. Hopefully It'll be fixed in time, if not, bring ear defenders

courtesy of the 'British Leyland Fanatics' Facebook group

The Rover 3.5 P6 estate caught my eye - is that a factory car or a third party conversion?

here: https://www.brightwells.com/classic-motoring/bicester-classic-vintage/breaking-news-affordable-classics-from-the-jaguar-land-rover-collection-at-bicester-heritage/catalogue-21st-march/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; plus a lot of other interesting old cars and what a ...

Arcnewal wrote:

cannonball wrote: Arcnewal, it's an anagram of Lawrence.

I'm feeling pedantic Lawrence only has one "a"? Is the second A an initial perhaps?

Also, an anagram typically has a meaning, not just a rearrangement of letters

and, Oh Lord, let's hope he never drops that flag...

Robinson D wrote:Well, I'm in the far end of the main demographic (50-59) and there will be a lot of disappointed insurance companies if I'm dead in the next 20 years!

look on the bright side, your pension providers will be delighted

I'm no engineer Barrie, but I would guess that it is as much to do with its fundamental design, i.e. resonance reducing structures and materials in its construction, rather than just add-on soundproofing?

Steve Payne wrote: I wonder if it is suspension components like telescopic shocks and ball joints are the parts that help?
Steve

could be, also materials technology and manufacturing tolerances are much better than they used to be - that has to help.

having driven numerous cars from that era it amazes me how many drive like old cars. I am not sure when it changed but cars like a Morris Minor drive like an old car yet a MK3 Cortina drives like a modern. Steve very interesting point Steve. My Mk1 Healey feels modern compared to the TR6 I had befo...

I'd love one of these, an original Fiat X1/9 1300. Fiat X19 1300 (1).jpg not many left now, most have rotted away. Plenty of the later 1500's with the ugly US bumpers, which is the version I had way back. Sublime handling little car. I can't get so excited about the 1500, it went better than the 130...