Museum Cars
Welcome to highlights of the Museum Collection
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen FF MK.III Chassis Number 130/325
Jensen FF, chassis 130/325, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2007. One of just 15 MK.III Jensen FF cars to be manufactured. Thus making the MK.III FF, the most sought after of all Jensen FF variants (outside of one of the few Vignale made FFs to still exist). The Museum looks at the history […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen FF 127/225 | Mango Marvel
Jensen FF, chassis 127/225, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2009. One of just three Jensen FF cars to have left the factory in mango paint. It was the first owner, the flamboyant Ron Clover, that came up with this exciting colour. The Museum looks at the history that is held on the car […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen 541S | Chassis Number 100/1090
Jensen 541S, chassis 100/1090, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2017. The car was once owned by the famous 1960s rally driver & hill climber, Thomas.B.D.Christie. Today, the 541S remains largely on its original paintwork, and has covered just over 66,000 miles from new. The Museum looks at the history that is held on […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen GT | Chassis Number 30045
Jensen GT, chassis number 30045, remains one of just a handful of the so-called Sub-fifty-club cars known to survive. This rarity was acquired in 2005 by Dr.David Booth, the former Jensen Owners’ Club, Jensen Healey & GT Registrar. A three year restoration of the GT followed, after which the car was used sparingly. The Museum […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Sean Connery’s Jensen CV8 | Chassis Number 104/2158
Sean Connery is today, so inextricably linked with the Aston Martin, that the public are surprised to find out he once owned a Jensen. The year was 1967, and the car Connery purchased was a green painted Jensen CV8. Nearly 50 years later, Sean Connery’s Jensen was acquired by the Jensen Museum. Jensen CV8 chassis […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Kastner’s Jensen FF | Chassis Number 119/051
Jensen FF, chassis 119/051, was purchased new by the film producer, Elliott Kastner, famous for producing films such as, Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Long Goodbye (1973), Russian Roulette (1975), and The Missouri Breaks (1976). Kastner kept his Jensen FF until 2004, at which time it was acquired directly from him by the Museum. The […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen Interceptor Deluxe | 1954 London Motor Show Car
Jensen Interceptor Deluxe, chassis number 63, was completed in late summer 1954. The car had a specification of ivory paint with red vinyl roof and red trim. Once finished, the car was made ready for the 1954 London Motor Show, where it shared the Jensen stand with a new Jensen 541. The Museum looks at […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen GT | Prototype | GNX 581N
Kjell Qvale was excited about the Jensen GT project. He thought this sporty smaller-engined shooting brake car, with a beautifully refined interior, could be the saviour for Jensen Motors. Particularly since Interceptor sales had bombed. Indeed, the Jensen GT might have been the saviour, but unfortunately it was too late to make any real difference. […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen-Healey MK.I | UUU 692M
Today, it is hard to find an original unmolested Jensen Healey in good condition. The market place generally consists of poor examples requiring full restoration, and just very occasionally, fully restored cars. Jensen Healey UUU 692M is one such original unmolested car. Having a sheltered life from new, and being rarely used. This immaculate low […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jimi Hendrix Jensen | Jensen FF 119/195
Known as the Hendrix Jensen at Jensen Motors, the last Jensen FF MK.I made [chassis number 119/195], had actually been purchased by Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for ‘The Hendrix Experience’. That said, Hendrix’s girlfriend, Kathy Etchington, remembered how Hendrix would drive the FF when ever he was given the chance. The Museum has managed to […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen FF Chassis 119/117 | Press Car
Jensen FF, chassis 119/117, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2007. The Jensen FF was used as a main Press Car for Jensen Motors, and was famously abused by motoring journalist, Harold Dvoretsky. With Dvoretsky in the driving seat, 119/117 was given a punishingly hard 2,500 mile jaunt around Europe and back to the […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Vignale Jensen FF 119/004 | First FF Sold To A Customer
Vignale Jensen FF chassis number 119/004, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2008. The car, first owned by Clive Carr, Chairman of the News Of The World , was the first Jensen FF sold to a customer. Today it is believed to be the earliest surviving Jensen FF. The Museum looks at the car’s […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Vignale Jensen Interceptor | Chassis Number 115/2521
Vignale Jensen Interceptor, chassis 115/2521, was acquired for the Museum collection in 2014. The car, once owned by the famous 1950s racing driver, Noel Cunningham-Reid, was one of the first Vignale made Interceptors from 1966. The Museum looks at the history that is held on the car so far, and hopes that further information on […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Porsche Jensen FF | Chassis Number 119/008
The Porsche Jensen FF was acquired for the Museum collection in 2016. Curator, Ulric Woodhams, was particularly delighted with the acquisition of Jensen FF 119/008, stating, “this car had been the most historically significant Jensen FF not owned by the Museum. In addition to the car’s historical significance, it has never been restored, thus […]
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MUSEUM CARS
Jensen CV8 | Chassis Number 104/2200
The so-called ‘Cooper’ Jensen CV8 was acquired for the Museum in 2003. The acquisition taking place through curator, Ulric Woodhams’ association with former Jensen photographer, Michael Cooper. The Museum looks at the life of Michael Cooper’s father, George, and his ownership of two iconic Jensens. Jensen CV8 104/2200 was ordered with a specification of regal […]