Name That Car
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Hard to believe both these cars came from the same designer.
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Andi Kreis
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Excellent, thank you hhkjames! So it IS a Jensen! 
Not the nicest one, I must admit.
Not the nicest one, I must admit.Andi Kreis / Glarus / Switzerland
541R / C-V8 Mk2 & Mk3 / Int Mk1 / FF Mk1 / SP
541R / C-V8 Mk2 & Mk3 / Int Mk1 / FF Mk1 / SP
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The second car is a Chrysler engined Monica. The car was made in France and partially designed in the UK. Jensen was approached for building it.AH1951 wrote:Hard to believe both these cars came from the same designer.
After French "production" had ceased, a few were build in the UK under a different name which I have forgotten. About 30 years ago two of these cars were found in a container in the Rotterdam Harbour. At the time I was interested in buying one of these. Funds for a restoration lacked though.
Kees Oudesluijs
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J-H MkII, 1974
owner of a J-H since 1977
owner of a J-H since 1977
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Kees, what a car! It must rank as one of the best looking very low volume cars every built, beautiful...
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1971 eType S3 coupe
1966 Chevy C10 Custom
1988 XJS v12 convertible
(ex: 1973 Interceptor Mk3)
1971 eType S3 coupe
1966 Chevy C10 Custom
1988 XJS v12 convertible
(ex: 1973 Interceptor Mk3)
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A very beautiful car indeed, the Monica 560.
But it had a long, highly troubled and expensive development phase.
I would love to own one.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbsid ... onica-560/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
But it had a long, highly troubled and expensive development phase.
I would love to own one.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbsid ... onica-560/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Nicholas Lightbown
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Is the smaller car a Deep Sanderson, as designed by Chris Lawrence (Lawrencetune)?
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RogerBrotton
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Isn't he red one a Trident ?
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That is the name under which the Monica was sold later on: Deep Sanderson!!!Nicholas Lightbown wrote:Is the smaller car a Deep Sanderson, as designed by Chris Lawrence (Lawrencetune)?
J-H MkII, 1974
owner of a J-H since 1977
owner of a J-H since 1977
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Or was it only the second prototype which was registered as a Deep Sanderson?
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YES.Nicholas Lightbown wrote:Is the smaller car a Deep Sanderson, as designed by Chris Lawrence (Lawrencetune)?
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Lots of interesting information about this car in the Wiki entry.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_(automobile" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
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I went to see Chris Lawrence for a magazine article once. Fascinating man and he and his wife were quite the most hospitable people I have even encountered in a work situation.
Drove there and back (London-Welsh borders-London) in a day in my Interceptor (which he went out of his way to admire for obvious engine-related reasons), drove a Deep Sanderson while a colleague drove the Twini and got regaled with wonderful stories about Le Mans Morgans and the Monica, not least his driving the first car through Paris at the height of the riots and fearing for his life. Certainly one of the best-looking four-door cars ever, sort of like a giant Elan +2
Drove there and back (London-Welsh borders-London) in a day in my Interceptor (which he went out of his way to admire for obvious engine-related reasons), drove a Deep Sanderson while a colleague drove the Twini and got regaled with wonderful stories about Le Mans Morgans and the Monica, not least his driving the first car through Paris at the height of the riots and fearing for his life. Certainly one of the best-looking four-door cars ever, sort of like a giant Elan +2
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His 'Auto-Biography' is on my reading list now.JamesE wrote:I went to see Chris Lawrence for a magazine article once. Fascinating man.
I hope it contains much interesting material about the Monica.
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RogerBrotton
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I'm also just waiting for a copy of the book.....should be a very good read.
Always had a soft spot for Morgans….ran them for many years....and now have a hankering for another !
A friend still has his '58 Lawrencetune Plus 4., though now much modified for racing.
My motoring started with a '59 Plus 4. 963 MYC, where are you now ?
Always had a soft spot for Morgans….ran them for many years....and now have a hankering for another !
A friend still has his '58 Lawrencetune Plus 4., though now much modified for racing.
My motoring started with a '59 Plus 4. 963 MYC, where are you now ?