Conservation and Restoration
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RESTORATION AID
Early Interceptor | HMV 4260 Radio Restoration
One of the few options available when purchasing an Early Interceptor, was the top of the range HMV 4200 & 4260 valve radios. These expensive and beautiful push button units, were actually manufactured by Radiomobile and marketed by S.Smith & Sons Radios. In Britain they used the well known brand name HMV. Initially the option […]
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RESTORATION AID
Jensen SP Engine-Bay
The quest for originality can be demanding, particularly when correct detail is important. One feature of a Jensen which takes time and expertise to get just right, is the engine-bay. Many decades have elapsed since the cars were first built, and in that time all manner of detail may have been changed. The Museum looks […]
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RESTORATION AID
1954 Jensen Interceptor | Front Body Removal
One of the many secrets of the so-called early Jensen Interceptor, is the fact the entire front body has to be removed to allow removal of the radiator. On more than one occasion, a garage charged with changing a leaking radiator, has started cutting away inner panels to try and gain access to the radiator’s […]
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RESTORATION AID
Jensen 541 Cracked Heads | Replace Or Repair ?
Using the Austin 6 cylinder cast-iron engine, the Jensen 541 head can be susceptible to cracks. It is a known problem, but the question is how best to solve it. With originality always uppermost in his mind, Museum curator, Ulric Woodhams, looks at the problem, and would recommend repair. Today, one can purchase a brand […]
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ORIGINALITY FEATURE
Lucas ‘S’ Range Batteries | 1960s Jensen Cars
For the majority of classic car owners, the battery is of little aesthetic consideration – it just needs to work. But to some, the general appearance of the battery has to be commensurate in looks with the age of the car. Today various companies produce a range of vintage and classic style batteries. However, one […]
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RESTORATION AID
Jensen CV8 Engine-Bays
The quest for originality can be demanding, particularly when correct detail is important. One feature of a Jensen which takes time and expertise to get just right, is the engine-bay. Many decades have elapsed since the cars were first built, and in that time all manner of detail may have been changed. The engine-bay of […]
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RESTORATION AID
Jensen Healey Engine-Bay
The quest for originality can be demanding, particularly when correct detail is important. One feature of a Jensen which takes time and expertise to get just right, is the engine-bay. Many decades have elapsed since the cars were first built, and in that time all manner of detail may have been changed. The engine-bay of […]
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MUSEUM CONSERVATION
Engine Rebuild | Jensen FF Chassis Number 119/008
Vignale made Jensen FF 119/008 had spent its initial life being driven around the Porsche test-track by their Chief Engineer / Chief Test Driver, Manfred Bantle. Porsche wanted to appraise the Jensen FF’s unique Ferguson four-wheel-drive system, with the idea of creating a similar system for themselves. When 119/008 was acquired for the Museum collection, […]
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IMPORTANT RECREATION
Jensen Interceptor & FF Steering Wheel | Recreation
Steering wheel brand leaders, Mota-Lita, have been working together with the Museum, to recreate the Jensen leather wrapped steering wheel. This was original equipment for the Jensen Interceptor, and Jensen FF. The recreated steering wheel is for sale exclusively through the Museum. Talks in 2016 between Museum curator, Ulric Woodhams, and Mota-Lita’s founder, Simon Green, […]
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EPIC RESTORATION
Jensen JNSN Freighter Prototype | Restoration
In 1955, Jensen Motors built their prototype JNSN ‘Freighter’, the longest flat-bed lorry on the market. By 1993, the same prototype lorry was slowly disintegrating in a field outside Sevenoaks in Kent. Close to being scrapped, luckily, the lorry fell into the hands of the Walsh brothers from Manchester. This is the story of their […]
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EPIC RESTORATION
GKN Jensen FF | Epic Restoration
In 2011, Pirelli F1 Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, embarked on a restoration journey with marque specialists, Rejen. The subject matter, a MK.I Jensen FF, chassis number 119/189. The car having been ordered new in 1969 by GKN, the global engineering firm. The term Epic Restoration is often used today, but this particular restoration truely lives […]
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Important Restorations
Jensen SP | SP Number One
Many Jensen enthusiasts will instantly recognise the registration number GEA 77K. The number was assigned to the first production Jensen SP. This important car with chassis number 131/4254, is often referred to as SP Number One. The Museum has been given a unique insight to the ongoing restoration of SP Number One for its Dutch […]
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Restoration Aid
The Jensen FF Engine-Bay
The quest for originality can be demanding, particularly when correct detail is important. One feature of a Jensen which takes time and expertise to get just right, is the engine-bay. Many decades have elapsed since the cars were first built, and in that time all manner of detail may have been changed. The Museum looks […]
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Museum Conservation
Parted For Forty Years
It was way back in the 1970s when something went wrong with the transmission / Ferguson four-wheel-drive unit from Vignale made Jensen FF, chassis number 119/004. Typically Jensen Motors would pull the unit out, and exchange it against a re-built unit off the shelf. This is precisly what happened with 119/004. Some decade or […]
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Conservation Feature
Jensen Carpets | Conservation or Replacement
The Museum discusses the decisions Jensen owners have to make in regard to sympathetic carpet conservation & replacement. West Bromwich manufactured Jensen FF cars (along with Interceptors) were finished with best quality Wilton carpets. The vast majority were trimmed with a matching coloured vinyl edging, although leather edge finishing was available as an option. Both […]