1957 541R For Sale
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
It’s a long way before we have to think about the grill
I own some of the odd Jensen
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Congratulations on this purchase Joerg !! You really have a unique collection of High Performance Jensens now....
Han Kamp The Netherlands
Formerly owned Jensens: 1974 JH, 1976 GT, 1952 4 litre Interceptor, 1954 4 litre Interceptor Left Hand Drive, 1957 541.
clubwebsite: http://www.JensenHolland.nl
Formerly owned Jensens: 1974 JH, 1976 GT, 1952 4 litre Interceptor, 1954 4 litre Interceptor Left Hand Drive, 1957 541.
clubwebsite: http://www.JensenHolland.nl
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
I don´t have Calvers book at hand (it´s at home) - can anyone please give me the original registration number of #328 ?
Thanks
Joerg
Thanks
Joerg
I own some of the odd Jensen
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Is it not TEA 904? Don‘t have the book on me either.
Felix Kistler
C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
JOC 9465
Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
www.jcc.ch / office@jcc.ch
C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
JOC 9465
Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
www.jcc.ch / office@jcc.ch
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Yes TEA 904
First owner was Newtan K.A.Sander.
(could be "Newton" but list is as above.)
Mike.
First owner was Newtan K.A.Sander.
(could be "Newton" but list is as above.)
Mike.
Early Jensen Enthusiast
aka The Ozard of Wix.
Has owned:
Jensen PWA 10 2538 LGX 774 1950
Jensen 541 PWX 164 chassis no. 22/5206
541 alloy bodied prototype.
several other 541's
Indian 101Scout
JOC member number 2
Len Jackson was number 1
aka The Ozard of Wix.
Has owned:
Jensen PWA 10 2538 LGX 774 1950
Jensen 541 PWX 164 chassis no. 22/5206
541 alloy bodied prototype.
several other 541's
Indian 101Scout
JOC member number 2
Len Jackson was number 1
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Believe it or not, the man who did the V8 conversion is still with us:
Dear Mr. Huesken,
Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane !!
I just shared your email content with my dad, Sarkis Najjarian, who did the conversion. He remembers the car and often wondered what ever happened to it.
Will you be restoring the car back to it’s original configuration or will you preserve the modified conversion ?
And yes, it was me that told the story of the impromptu drag race
Please keep us up to date on your restoration project
All the best
Sarkis and Raffi
Raffi Najjarian
The Pit Stop Automotive
340 Industrial Way
Brisbane, CA. 94005
+1.415.859.5548
See: https://thepitstopautomotive.net/about-us/
Dear Mr. Huesken,
Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane !!
I just shared your email content with my dad, Sarkis Najjarian, who did the conversion. He remembers the car and often wondered what ever happened to it.
Will you be restoring the car back to it’s original configuration or will you preserve the modified conversion ?
And yes, it was me that told the story of the impromptu drag race
Please keep us up to date on your restoration project
All the best
Sarkis and Raffi
Raffi Najjarian
The Pit Stop Automotive
340 Industrial Way
Brisbane, CA. 94005
+1.415.859.5548
See: https://thepitstopautomotive.net/about-us/
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Re: 1957 541R For Sale
We'll have to rename it now we know that Najjarian is spelt with two j's.
I presume you are keeping it in its modified state?
Stephen
I presume you are keeping it in its modified state?
Stephen
"Now that chassis number is particularly interesting ‘cos it’s the one after the one before, which is the one after mine, not many people know that"
Stephen, Epping, Essex
Stephen, Epping, Essex
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Yep
See: https://www.bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/cat ... nsen-541r/ for the story so far. Start with page 5 on the bottom.
See: https://www.bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/cat ... nsen-541r/ for the story so far. Start with page 5 on the bottom.
I own some of the odd Jensen
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Good to know The Pit Stop Automotive are still in the business.
Anyone else planning on taking their car to them?
Sounds like they still remember what they did in graphic detail!
Anyone else planning on taking their car to them?
Sounds like they still remember what they did in graphic detail!
Have you seen our stolen Jensen FF 119/011 https://twitter.com/jensenffdotcom
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Fantastic Joerg!
Great to have more history on the car. Does he still have any documentation on the work done? Cool would also be a garage sticker for your car. If they don't have one maybe they have an old letterhead you could use to create one...
Sarkis Narjjarian: The car looks fantastic- why did you take both exhausted pipes along one side of the car to the rear- is it because of the spare wheel bracket? I just had to go through the pictures of SEA770 and I'm not sure mine has one?
What also struck me was that Bridge Classics had 8! 541s in their garage in 2020. Seems like a very positive sign for the appreciation of the 541 model:
"2020 for us was the year of the Jensen. We’ve had eight 541R/541S’s in this year, some of which are still with us being completed. With only 193 Jensen 541R’s and 127 541S’s ever made worldwide, to have so many in at all really is outstanding, let alone all at the same time."
Great to have more history on the car. Does he still have any documentation on the work done? Cool would also be a garage sticker for your car. If they don't have one maybe they have an old letterhead you could use to create one...
Sarkis Narjjarian: The car looks fantastic- why did you take both exhausted pipes along one side of the car to the rear- is it because of the spare wheel bracket? I just had to go through the pictures of SEA770 and I'm not sure mine has one?
What also struck me was that Bridge Classics had 8! 541s in their garage in 2020. Seems like a very positive sign for the appreciation of the 541 model:
"2020 for us was the year of the Jensen. We’ve had eight 541R/541S’s in this year, some of which are still with us being completed. With only 193 Jensen 541R’s and 127 541S’s ever made worldwide, to have so many in at all really is outstanding, let alone all at the same time."
Felix Kistler
C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
JOC 9465
Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
www.jcc.ch / office@jcc.ch
C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
JOC 9465
Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
www.jcc.ch / office@jcc.ch
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Both pipes are on the passenger side, at least the driver will not be toasted
Got the logo of Najjarian Auto Sports and I’m in close contact with Raffi ( the son who runs Pit Stop Auto now in San Francisco) to learn more about the conversion. They also converted a Ferrari 250 and other Italian super cars to Corvette engines ( just because these engines are easy to maintain and cheaper to run - and these cars where relatively cheap at that time ).
Got the logo of Najjarian Auto Sports and I’m in close contact with Raffi ( the son who runs Pit Stop Auto now in San Francisco) to learn more about the conversion. They also converted a Ferrari 250 and other Italian super cars to Corvette engines ( just because these engines are easy to maintain and cheaper to run - and these cars where relatively cheap at that time ).
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I own some of the odd Jensen
Re: 1957 541R For Sale
Nice logo Joerg. Good to see you finally have one...
Han Kamp The Netherlands
Formerly owned Jensens: 1974 JH, 1976 GT, 1952 4 litre Interceptor, 1954 4 litre Interceptor Left Hand Drive, 1957 541.
clubwebsite: http://www.JensenHolland.nl
Formerly owned Jensens: 1974 JH, 1976 GT, 1952 4 litre Interceptor, 1954 4 litre Interceptor Left Hand Drive, 1957 541.
clubwebsite: http://www.JensenHolland.nl