Conservation and Restoration
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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 […]
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CONSERVATION FEATURE
Jensen Veneers | Conservation or Replacement
You might think the matter of dealing with poor cracked and delaminating Jensen veneers is simple – just replace the veneered panel with a re-veneered one. We look in depth at the Jensen veneer instrument panel, which houses the main switches on Interceptors and FFs. The original Vignale switch panel, as fitted to the first […]
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TECHNICAL FEATURE
Chrysler 383 Engine | Timing Sprocket Failure
What was the Achilles heel of the Chrysler 383 & 440 engines as fitted to Jensen cars. We take a look at the infamous Chrysler ‘Silent Timing Chain’. During the 1960s, Chrysler were looking at ways of making their engines run quieter, and to that end, had been developing their ‘Silent Timing Chain’ system. Advances […]