SV8

[Chris_R]

Thought I would add this photo of a current Toyota Supra of my neighbours to compare body mouldings of the SV8. Not so dated after all !

I think the design holds up very well. Looks just as good with the roof down too. We had one join us on the Loire Rally this year.

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With such a low mileage though, what are your plans for the car?

[Richie]

Great reading! Great car.
And great background story to the colours.

... and I hope the plan is to increase the count on the odometer.

[felixkk]

I agree, great car- thanks for posting, well done. Also great insight, Keith. Emile's red S-V8 also lovely, of course. Strontium Red, I assume- which made me chuckle, if you know a bit of Italian (w/o the i)

[SMaley]

My plans are to keep the mileage very minimal and only use sparingly. I may have some other exciting news about it soon, I’ll update you when I know.

[Chris_R]

Have you still got your Interceptor as well?

[Martin R]

It's amazing how Toyota make so many dull "fridge-like" cars and also these amazing Supra's and suchlike.

[SMaley]

Yes, I still have the Mark Wahlberg black Interceptor. It’s currently at the Interceptor specialists Hawk Classics in Northfleet having a light restoration.

[SMaley]

My brother has several Interceptors and I’m trying to persuade him to join the club. His cars just sit there doing nothing and he’s got some nice ones which need using .

[David Davies]

A general observation. I have not seen any Jensen in use on the road for at least 15 years and have never seen another Jensen while driving the Jensens I have owned over the last 35 years.

Not sure what to make of it, although the lack of use was surely not what was intended by the Jensen brothers and all who followed them when they built and sold the cars. Also hard to believe they would have recommended such lack of use.

[Series3Jensen]

Hi Sean

Thank you for the confirmation on the Chassis No

As you may be aware, i am recording information on all Interceptors
I have now decided to extend this to all Jensen models - although at an early stage and i am aware that others also have extensive records on some models

In respect of your new SV8 acquisition a little piece of information:

In the Historics Auction on 07.06.2014
Reg No OX 53 DHJ
One Owner
2,680 miles
Offered with a Guide Price of £24/28,000 but failed to sell

Also very interested in your brother's collection of cars
Get to join the JOC - it may push him into starting to reuse his cars
I would be very interested in the details of any cars that he has in his possession or has owned
If he would like to PM me, i may be able to provide some earlier information on some of the cars

Enjoy the SV8 - it is there to use and enjoy

Regards

Jim Smith
JOC Mem No 1639
136/8791 RJF 17 Owned since September 1978

[Series3Jensen]

David

I am sorry you are not seeing any Jensen's on the road near you

For my part i try to get my car out at least once a week - throughout the year

Jim Smith
JOC Mem No 1639
136/8791 RJF 17 Owned since September 1978

[Chris_R]

A general observation. I have not seen any Jensen in use on the road for at least 15 years and have never seen another Jensen while driving the Jensens I have owned over the last 35 years.

Not sure what to make of it, although the lack of use was surely not what was intended by the Jensen brothers and all who followed them when they built and sold the cars. Also hard to believe they would have recommended such lack of use.

Over a quarter of a million miles of roads in the UK, 1,440 minutes in a day, what are the chances of you being in the same piece of road in the same minute as another Jensen car? Or for that matter any other classic car. One would think driving to Goodwood Revival that there would be lots of classics on the road. On the way there this year, I saw just 2 others on the A3 simply because they were dawdling along and I overtook them. Not until the last road leading to the car park were there any to be seen in any quantity. It's simply a lot of road space, a lot of time and not being in the right bit at the right time. Plus of course they are just occasional use cars these days.
There will likely be a good few at the Spring Weekend next year.

[RockyUSA]

Here in Arizona, there gets to be a lot of “pent up demand” for driving due to the blistering hot summers…

So as soon as the heat breaks (in October), you see a lot of classics - mostly muscle cars - out on the road.

Haven’t crossed paths with a Jensen here (except when I seek them out)…

Rocky

[Chris_R]

How many Jensens in Arizona?

[David Davies]

I appreciate there may be quarter of a million miles of road in the UK and 1440 minutes in every day but equally for many years I drove 15-18,000 miles a year and even in retirement I do 13-14,000 miles, out morning and afternoon 7 days a week. Yet I never see Jensens though to be fair I don’t see a lot of other marques. However I regularly see a couple of R-Type Bentleys and a Silver Cloud even in the winter and some other classics on a fairly regular basis such as DB5s, Healey 3000s, MGs etc

Most active classics seem to be just occasional use and seem almost wholly event driven. A lot more though are laid up in collections large or small. None of this inactivity does the cars any good and was not what they were built for. Twenty plus years ago I used to see far more classics on my travels and in daily use.