Interesting old Jensen badge

[DPP]

I met a guy today who showed me an old enamel Jensen badge he believes is from the 30s when the Jensen brothers worked with a chap called Patrick.
Ive never heard of this part of the Jensen history and wondered if anybody could clarify this.

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[Terdu]

that's facinating.. really interesting item, can't wait to hear more about the background on this from people much more knowledgable..

[Krusty]

found this on google

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_Arthur_Jensen

Richard Arthur Jensen (1909-1977), automotive designer and maker of quality cars

1909 Born in Moseley the son of Frank Arthur Jensen, Provision Merchant, and his wife Annie

c.1926 Teenagers Frank Alan Jensen and his brother Richard Arthur Jensen rebuilt a 3-year old Austin into a fast sports car, called Jensen Special Number One. This was seen by the chief engineer of Standard Motor Co who commissioned them to design the 2-seater Standard Avon, and in 1930 a coupe[1].

1930 Director of Patrick-Jensen Motors, Ltd. Produced the hand-built Patrick-Jensen, on a Wolseley: Hornet chassis

The Jensen brothers formed an association with W. J. Smith and Sons, (West Bromwich Motor and Carriage Works), and formed Jensen Motors as a subsidiary jointly with his brother Frank Alan Jensen.

1934 The business became Jensen Motors

1936 Formed Jensen Motors, Ltd., incorporating The West Bromwich Motor and Carriage Works

Went on to pioneer many novel features in production cars (and now found in modern cars) including disc brakes, overdrive, and fibreglass bodies. Fitting of the Ferguson 4-wheel drive system on a passenger car is said to have given Jensen greatest pleasure.

Joint Managing Director, Jensen Motors, Ltd., since 1936

Retired early due to ill health. Lived in Malta

1977 Died in London

[Krusty]

(Frank) Alan Jensen (1906-1994), automotive designer and maker of quality cars

1906 Born in Moseley, Birmingham, the son of Frank Arthur Jensen, Provision Merchant, and his wife Annie

c.1926 Teenagers (Frank) Alan Jensen and his brother Richard Jensen rebuilt a 3-year old Austin into a fast sports car, called Jensen Special Number One. This was seen by the chief engineer of Standard Motor Co who commissioned them to design the 2-seater Standard Avon, and in 1930 a coupe[1].

Alan joined the drawing office of Avon Bodies and created several designs for them[2]

1930 Director of Patrick-Jensen Motors, Ltd. Producing the hand-built Patrick-Jensen, on a Wolseley: Hornet chassis

The Jensen brothers formed an association with W. J. Smith and Sons, (West Bromwich Motor and Carriage Works), and formed Jensen Motors as a subsidiary.

1934 The business became Jensen Motors

1936 Formed Jensen Motors, Ltd., incorporating The West Bromwich Motor and Carriage Works

Went on to pioneer many novel features in production cars (and now found in modern cars) including disc brakes, overdrive, and fibreglass bodies.

Jensen cars were sold to many film stars and other famous people

1936 Joint Managing Director, Jensen Motors, to 1959.

1994 Died aged 87 in Brighton[3]

[Martin R]

Patrick Motors was a Birmingham based car dealer and in the 1960s opened "The Patrick Collection" - a motor museum.
Joseph Patrick died in the 1980s.
https://www.patrickcollection.org/history