2 MK3's in Holland

[sven_dilbeek]

And there is me thinking my car is in bad shape


http://www.marktplaza.nl/Jensen-2-X-Int ... 893023.php

[Johnfromholland]

I think this is a nice example of a MK0,3
Price should be in Kina's instead of Euro's

I do hope someone will rescue it though.

[JonathanL]

The blue one is a mark I, by the looks of it.

[Dion]

These are not Mk3s but very rare LHD Mk1s.
I did have a look at both cars back in June 1999. It seems nothing much has changed, they are in exact the same location. BIG projects but surely 2622 still deserves to be saved.
PM me if anyone wants more info.

I noted the chassis numbers then and asked Richard Calver if he knew more about them.

117/2614 was VERY rusty, taken all apart and incomplete. No bumpers. Calver:
117/2614 is one of the 32 motorized chassis sent to SINCAR. It was sent out on 2 August 1967 and was in fact the second last chassis so constructed, the last one being 2615. Since it was sent out unfinished, Jensen Motors had very little further information on it. It was apparently painted Metallic Gold in Italy but the trim colour was not listed (thanks for telling me it was Black). SINCAR finished it and sent it on to their agents in Brussels. However, Europe being the way it is, a car could have been sold by the agents in any country. The body is not Italian made (the English built it) but certainly all the interior and trim work was done by the Italians. So if you compare this car with 2622, you will probably see a lot of differences although both of them have leather trim, which is interesting. At that time, leather was not standard on the English-made cars. It was an option on 2622 but standard on 2614 as the Italians did their cars in leather, unlike the Jensen factory in England.

117/2622 is a little better, it is the blue car you see. It did/does have a fairly big dent at the right rear. Seemed to be complete although there was only one bumper. Calver:
Car 117/2622 is one of the 46 British-built LHDs. It was originally Crystal Blue with Beige interior and came optioned with power steering, rear seat belts, quartz headlights and leather trim. I assume you will see these features on the car today. The original engine is number 912/17C. The car was completed on 17 April 1968 and first registered in England as MOV 431F.
This is an export registration which means the first owner had to export the car to avoid paying tax on it. In fact, it was exported, to the Netherlands. Therefore, the story you have been told, that the car was first owned by the British Ambassador, sounds plausible. In The Hague, the Ambassador would have had it on diplomatic plates, so presumably when he disposed of it in 1970 it went onto ordinary Dutch plates as you see today. If you pay the search fee to Martin Robey Ltd, they will copy the factory papers for you which should confirm this story.

[ajm541s]

2614 was indeed one of the few cars marketed through Sincar and sold to the Belgian distributor Beherman Demoen, who in turn sold it either to Mr Claerens of Rombouts Coffee or the European MD of an international company I am desperately trying to remember the name of! Both these customers had Met Fawn cars.

2622 was registered under the Export Home Delivery scheme and I think it was delivered by me to the Netherland distributors, NV Smelt (or is it Smelt NV?) in Wibautstraat, Amsterdam. But I could be adrift on this one.

After I assumed the role of Export S M in January 1968 I always ran a left hooker as a demonstrator and would sell it on after a short while to one of the European agents. The agents in Belgium (Beherman), Netherlands (Smelt) and France (France Motors SA) all had Chrysler agencies and were ideal Jensen agents for this reason.

The British Ambassador did not run a Jensen as far as I remember, but the Air Attache, Wing Commander Pippet, did buy a yellow Interceptor for himself, but it was RHD and possibly the first yellow car we built.

As Dion rightly says, the car files will reveal all! And so would David Millard, if I can persuade him to dig deep into his memory.

Cheers,
Tony

[ajm541s]

The international company I was trying to thing of was/is Ernst & Young.
Cheers!

[Fred Mary]

Hi Tony;
You say that France Motors was the agent in France. Do you know where were they? Do they still exist?
Thanks.
Fred.

[ajm541s]

Yes and no!
France Motors were in Neuilly, Paris 16eme. They were also the Mazda importers. Sadly no, they no longer exist. They also had an arrangement for sales and service with a company calleed Garage St Charles in Monte Carlo, who had a service garage in Menton, where Han Kamp may find a trace?
France Motors were appointed by Sincar originally and I looked after them once Sincar had been dismissed in abnout March 1968.
Despite other posts on this forum, France Motors did have Interceptors registered with the Dept des Mines, but possibly under a low volume arrangement. France otors took 9 Mk1 Interceptors bu only 2 Mk11s. I think they finished in 1971, due mainly to the illness of the proprietor, M Charles Ladouch, a truly wonderful character of whom, I have some very pleasant, and humorous, memories!
Regards,
Tony

[Fred Mary]

Thanks Tony.
Fred.

[Han Kamp]

Tony,

any clue of where the service garage in Menton was located? Or the Monaco importer? I'll try and find out if any trace still exist.