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.
Kees Oudesluijs
Kees Oudesluijs
J-H MkII, 1974
owner of a J-H since 1977
owner of a J-H since 1977
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Hi Owen, some images of the German Tempo that you may find of interest. These were even exported to the US...Thank you, I post some photos very soon I have a donor tempo being collected on Sunday from Belgium.
This is the chassis Jensen showed on their stand. We were all lead to believe that Jensen invented the special hydraulic lift truck, but no...a German company did!
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
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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.
Interesting to see that they appear to be badged as JeNSeN instead of Jensen or JNSN.
"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"
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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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At first glance maybe, but the VW is rear engined and rwd,,the Tempo fwd.cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
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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
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You're correct. But the subject of the photo is the blue one in front.cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
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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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Doesnot look bad at all!owen wrote:It is actually really dinky little thing.
Is that a spare chassis in the bed?
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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
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Yes there are two spare chassis in the back
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Keith wrote:You're correct. But the subject of the photo is the blue one in front.cannonball wrote:that looks very much like a vw
Yes I know I mean the blue one,
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