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Another curiosity: 1964 JENSEN CV8 MKII.
From 1964, Chrysler 8 Cylinders, 330 HP.
Not the kind of cars I expected from Jensen.
You?
Best,
Nicolas
Never seen before, thanks for sharing ! I love the profile of the car, has a 300SLish style, lovely !
Never seen this before, and would not have guessed it’s a Jensen.
Growing up there was a junkyard in the next town over that had a wrecked Jensen Interceptor visible right next to the fence. It was brown. Every time I drove by I couldn’t help but think it was a shame to see it there.
I enjoy how the lines evoke
Jensen's history as a high-end car body manufacturer: there are details reminiscent of prestigious designs of times long gone.
They came close to something exceptional.
But I agree: there is an issue with this overflowing carrosserie around the front lights, lost in vacuum and sheet metal.
A Jensen with a Chrysler V8? Sure. Proportions seem good. Wins the prize for maximum number of strange styling accents from any viewing angle. So quirky it's cool! Never seen it before!
Neighbors
Our next door neighbors when I was a child had a string of fascinating cars, and this was one of them, along with a Ford Galaxy 500 Convertible in red, an early Saab and a Volvo “Goddess”. Was he a car journalist? I don’t recall but I did manage to catch a lift with all of them through persistence.
This was the car…
…that ‘made’ Jensen (Classic Car magazine has just published a retrospective of the three model series). All fibreglass body. Serious grunt! And any Frenchman wondering about the front end needs to remember the Facel Vega. 😀
What’s not to love?
Cheers,
pplater.
What’s not to love?
Cheers,
pplater.