1958 Jensen Tempo - Tempo Matador 1

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Re: 1958 Jensen Tempo - Tempo Matador 1

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Well, you cannot say that most Jensen cars are beautiful either. Some are nice and that´s about it, but we all love JENSEN.
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Thank you, I post some photos very soon I have a donor tempo being collected on Sunday from Belgium.
Hi Owen, some images of the German Tempo that you may find of interest. These were even exported to the US...
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This is the chassis Jensen showed on their stand.
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We were all lead to believe that Jensen invented the special hydraulic lift truck, but no...a German company did!
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Fantastic pictures, I am looking forward to starting the project. Are there really no other Jensen survivors or other remains?
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Jensen certainly pioneered round tube as chassis
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But did they have any say over the Tempo chassis design?
Interesting to see that they appear to be badged as JeNSeN instead of Jensen or JNSN.
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With a German tempo arriving tomorrow that is going to donate some vital parts for the Jensen restoration, I will be able to see first hand what is different from a Jensen tempo, to a continental tempo. Owning a series 1 Landrover also there is a link to tempos there also as Landrover supplied several units to be sold as tempos in germany.
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that looks very much like a vw
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cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
At first glance maybe, but the VW is rear engined and rwd,,the Tempo fwd. :wink:
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cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
You're correct. But the subject of the photo is the blue one in front.
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Collected and on route to the UK
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It is actually really dinky little thing.
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owen wrote:It is actually really dinky little thing.
Doesnot look bad at all!
Is that a spare chassis in the bed?
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Yes there are two spare chassis in the back
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:P
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Keith wrote:
cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
You're correct. But the subject of the photo is the blue one in front.

Yes I know I mean the blue one,
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