Issue 256 Nov - D ec 2017
OWNERS’ CLUB COMPLETE 1000s BESPOKE JENSEN TRIMMING OF PARTS RESTORATION CAR SALES SERVICES IN STOCK
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elcome to our November/ WDecember magazine, #256. This issue seems full of articles about members taking their cars on various tours and rallies – long may it continue! As well as keeping the Exchequer happy with increased tax receipts from all our petrol purchases, it also allows the public to see the cars in action, as well as hear them. And we do need to drive them as much as possible (which the cars seem to prefer anyway); many people haven’t seen a Jensen for many years – if ever. For once a much-travelled FF – pictured at John O’ Groats Along with David and Jane Turnage (541), and George and Sue on our recent Haggis Trail tour of Scotland Hamill (541), we took our FF on a 2000 mile tour of Scotland (the Haggis Trail) via the Highlands and Islands for two weeks; a wonderful The JOC has always claimed it is the “friendly” club, and recently experience indeed. Some very interesting classic cars came along too; this was illustrated in full. An elderly gentleman had written to our hopefully a full report in the next magazine. However, returning to the Membership Secretary to finally cancel his membership after many theme of many people not seeing a Jensen for years, the cars were years. He’d had to give up driving because his vision had deteriorated all queued up to board the CalMac ferry from Tobermory to Kilchoan; too much. He’d always wanted (but never been able to own) a Jensen, and it was our turn to drive slowly and gingerly down the slipway and nor had he ever ridden in one. He wondered if anyone in the club up the ramp onto the ferry. But we were stopped in mid descent by would be kind enough to take him out for a ride in one? Needless to the CalMac loading master. “That’s an FF!” he said delightedly, “I had say, the members have responded, and he is being taken out for the a picture of one on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager – it was day in a very nice Interceptor indeed – enough said! always my dream car. But I’ve never seen one in the flesh. Would you mind waiting a minute while I take a photo of it?” How could I refuse, Christmas will soon be upon us, and thoughts might be turning to though I was acutely aware that we all needed to board the ferry pdq presents – may I advise that the Regalia Secretary is open for business? as we were island hopping to another ferry later that day... Finally, I’d like to wish all our readers and advertisers a Happy This magazine also contains quite a few articles about new JOC Christmas and prosperous New Year, and to thank you all for your members and their cars; it’s very encouraging to find enthusiasm for support throughout the year. the marque is undimmed, and that younger people too are joining our club. My apologies too for some of your articles not appearing in this issue of the magazine; due to space constraints I’ve had to hold them over to the Jan/Feb issue. Paul
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Editorial 3 Chairman* Membership Secretary Shaun Winfield Darren Barnes Chairman’s Interception 5 07969 129382 07973 961640 Membership Matters 7 [email protected] [email protected] 26 Foster Park Road, Denholme, French Connection 8 Bradford, W. Yorks BD13 4BE Roel & Christine Korzaan Treasurer* Ian Roberts General Secretary* Che Macchina Bellissima 12 (07920) 055153 & Club Archivist Christof von Branconi [email protected] John Lane Edwinstowe, Hambledown Road, (0151) 9249621 Regalia 17 Denmead, Waterlooville, [email protected] My Jensen Interceptor Journey 18 Hampshire PO7 6EP 1 The Cloisters, Crosby, Terry Grange Merseyside L23 3DA
Club News 20 International Weekend C-V8 Registrar Stuart Allan John Staddon My 541R 22 (07712) 767533 (020) 8291 7464 Robin Jervis-Read [email protected] [email protected] Saxony. Saxony? Saxony! 27 Jens Jansen Concours Secretary Interceptor Registrar Keith Lee Stuart Turner First JOC France Weekend Rally 30 (0151) 3364562 (07814) 039889 Nigel Pickford [email protected] [email protected]
The JOC at Hampton Court 32 Regalia Secretary Int’ceptor Variants Reg. Gary Cream Sheila Jenkins Tim Clark 01789 762976 (01322) 333484 USA Tour 2018 35 [email protected] [email protected] Le Mans Classic 2018 36 PR & Media Secretary FF Registrar Letters to the Editor 37 Nic Cooper Dave Barnett (07860) 467253 (01708) 456439 New Members 38 [email protected] [email protected] Area News 44 IT Officer Jensen-Healey Reg. JOC Diary 45 Zac Marshall Helen Newby (0117) 9792759 (01653) 628537 Classifieds 50 [email protected] [email protected]
Early Cars Registrar S-V8 Registrar Cover image: Joerg Huesken Chris Watts Paul Anderson’s C-V8 at Amberley Castle +49 172 3543210 07973 135219 [email protected] [email protected]
541 Area Co-ordinator Registrars John Pym David & Jane 07831 777665 Turnage [email protected] (01206) 273140 [email protected]
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A further view from the bridge ...
ell, it’s that time again to Wput my thoughts down as to how I see things are in the world of Jensens. So where do I start? Firstly, Christmas Greetings and a prosperous New Year to all - even though as I write this it is only just October!
The great Jensen extravaganza to eastern Europe has been and gone. I suppose I speak for all that were there. WOW! Massive thanks to Jens and Joerg and their team, for what was a full-on weekend (plus), and such an enlightening time with new friends and brilliant scenery, and a trip into Czech.
The enthusiasm for driving events does not seem to be abating. I can only cite the support for the Saxony trip and the potential follow up in On the recent Saxony trip at 80 mph... Germany and Switzerland next year, the recent Devon tour, the Irish (give or take the needle flicker!) trip and of course the minor trip across the pond to the USA! With regard to future events, the Spring Break has now been confirmed It’s NEC time again, and we will be (or will have depending on when for 2-4 March 2018 at the Marsh Farm Hotel just outside Royal you read this) exhibited again at Britain’s premier classic car show. Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire. Further details to follow. As I said in the last magazine….no Interceptor but I did cheat a bit if you know what I mean. Next year, it is 80 years since Jensen Motors The Open Day is arranged for Sunday 15th April at RAF Cosford Limited first exhibited at Earls Court. So, hopefully, we will have at Museum near Wolverhampton off the M54 with free entry and parking. least one car from that show on our stand. Watch this space... Hopefully, a Question and Answer session will take place with former Jensen Motors Limited personnel. (The idea is to record for posterity In parallel with this, various Jensens appear to be emerging from some of the stories and tales of what actually went on at JML back in places they were condemned to many years ago, to see the light of the day. More details to follow soon). day for the first time in a while. Whist this should be seen as a good thing, I do think that there is a need for some form of reality check The International will be held at Great Malvern in the Abbey Hotel 22nd to be undertaken as to the viability and ultimate costs/affordability – 24th June 2018. Again, more details to follow soon; but note that associated with some of these projects. family rooms will be available!
On another note, from January 2018, the JOC will Shaun’s Interceptor by a coach of the have a representative in Australia. Tony Cope is Saxon Steam railway Co. in Germany returning home to OZ (with work) and has kindly offered his services to be the Club’s representative down under. Thanks Tony.
So finally, I wish you all happy and stress-free Jensen motoring and restoration and see you all in the New Year if not before.
And oh yes, my wheel nuts are still tight!
Shaun
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The following new members have joined since my last report: The latest news on 10682 T Carpenter East Hadden 10683 D Pemberton Cardiff Jh1 membership figures, 10684 J Rolinson Welland Int1 10685 J Sewell Rutter, West Sussex Jh2 the new owners and 1068 K Mccartney Spilsby their cars *1110 M Cox Long Eaton 541S *7746 R Cooper Cobham Int3 10687 J Craik Hockley 10688 S Pelly Mere 10689 D Millard Solihull 10690 A Newman Northampton Jh1 nother year flown by with some great Jensen moments, 10691 J Eden Scaynes Jh2 Aand by the time you are reading this magazine it will be *7972 B James London Jh1 almost time for your renewal again. The memberships figures 10692 S Byrne Bristol SP are slightly down from this time last year, which could be due 10693 C Sturgeon Portsmouth Int3 to a number of things, but it seems to be a trend across a lot 10694 S Bates Pickering Jh2 of single marque clubs, the reason possibly being that a lot of 10695 F Bohmler Germany Conv cars are now going into collections rather than to enthusiasts, 10696 T Silverton Somerset C-V8 who have no need for club membership? 10697 R Duff Ilkley *7773 R Brar London Int3 If you remember last year we decided to stop taking credit card 10698 M Bohmer Netherlands 541R payments over the phone (you can still pay by card through the 10699 G Waide Essex Int3 website) - well this has spurred us on to procuring a way to take annual 10700 T Wade Essex bank Direct Debit payments for both membership renewal and for new 10701 D Rose Warwickshire Int3 members. In the next magazine, due out late December, there will be 10702 J Browning Leeds Int2 the renewal notice along with a direct debit mandate, if you want to 10705 M Dereve Suffolk pay in this manner please complete, sign and return the form as soon 10706 G Fergusson Onley as possible. If things go to plan you should also be able to set up the *Denotes a returning member after a lapsed period direct debit on the JOC website to save time. As usual the JOC extends a very warm welcome to all new and In the last issue I published a copy of a resignation letter from a long- returning members. standing member who had never even been for a ride in a Jensen let alone owned one, we were inundated with offers to take the member out for the day in various cars. I am pleased to say that he has now arranged to go for a spin with a very generous Interceptor S owner, and Darren Barnes I’m sure there will be an article in here in due course. We aren’t called Membership Secretary the friendly club for nothing, keep up the good work! Email: [email protected] Tel: 07973 961640
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e love auto jumbles, antique markets and boot sales. You know: rummaging through piles of miscellany in search of Wtreasure. We’re never looking for anything in particular, really; though, come to think of it, a long-lost Van Gogh or even a little stash of gold Sovereigns would actually be quite nice. But in reality, to us it simply is the thrill of not knowing what you’ll find. Except when we visit Beaulieu. That’s an entirely different ballgame...
We take our annual pilgrimage to Europe’s largest open air classic Pretty similar to 12 months before and 365 days before that. Having car autojumble quite seriously. And that’s not just because we live more retro enamels than wall space and more chairs in the dining 1,200kms and a big splash of water away from Baron Montagu’s room than our table can accommodate, we decided to do things a luscious home; it’s more than that. For instance, we start prepping our little differently this year. Beaulieu Search List months in advance. New door card lining and an exhaust clamp for the C-V8. A better steering wheel for our, newly Rare clean-up mania acquired, W124 Merc 300E-24. And, against better judgement, the What we did was rent our own little stall space. You see, this idea chrome bonnet flap surround for our 541. Et cetera; the list we draw kicked off last February when I had a, rare, stroke of garage clean-up up every year is sheer endless, not even counting the local produce mania. Which resulted in a whole pile of bits & bobs I knew I’d never such as brown sauce and baked beans we’re asked to take back for use again. our fellow Dordogneshireians of Brexit origin. I’d already thrown a truckload into the bin because a) I hadn’t a clue Differently, this year what it was or what it was supposed to do or b) the ‘thing’ was Of course, our success rate on oldtimer parts is about the same so rusted it had turned into an unrecognisable brown lump, or c) each year: zero, give or take a few stainless nuts ‘n bolts or chrome because I knew for sure it was faulty and had no idea why I kept it windscreen wipers. On our way back from that little island on the on the shelf for this long. But what remained, I thought, was quite a other side of de divide, our car usually is filled with anything but what nice collection of useful parts, no doubt of interest to other classic we had jotted down on our search list. Last year, we came home car lovers. And thus we decided to sell the stuff at Beaulieu, on our with a monster size garage jack, of Chinese origin and leaking as one own stand. We were quite excited about the prospect, to be honest, should have known, a couple of (new) oil advertising signs and a and were actually looking forward to the droves of visitors fighting for pair of Edwardian chairs. Yes, all bought at Beaulieu. And that was it. a piece of the automobile heritage we’d gathered for this purpose.
8 The interweb again The single stall with The funny thing is that, when you have your own little stall, you’re Jensen paraphernalia able to observe the visitors from an entirely different angle than when you’re roaming through the stalls yourselves. And since our little enterprise turned out not to attract much attention at all, we had ample time to do so. That’s how we found out that the Beaulieu Autojumble no longer is the place to look for parts for your classic wheels project. Instead, it’s slowly morphed into just another boot sale or flea market. Really. We’ve seen visitors walking around with antique prams, tatty suitcases, old clocks and even a gentleman with a blow-up Dolly carelessly carrying it/her on his shoulder. I saw one guy schlepping a stripped V8 engine block to the exit and asked him what kind of car it was for. He had no idea. He’d bought it to make a table out of it, “just like the one on the old Top Gear, you know”. Sure, some visitors were walking around with an alternator, a bunch of tools or a new exhaust, but they were few and far between. They could have bought these just as easily, probably easier – and cheaper – on the interweb. I fear the, now annoyingly omnipresent, world-wide-web shopping possibilities is currently drowning the 400 or so parts that actually do interest us. are now also slowly killing this great institution called auto jumble. So off go the OBDII diagnostic scanners – I’d like to see the first Jensen owner use this to his advantage – the 3D Superman, Spiderman and Useless paraphernalia Batman badges as well as the ridiculous Super Loud 7 Trumpet Air We all know that eBay has become, by far, the #1 source for parts Horns and the Flurry Pink steering wheel covers. and accessories; the Jensen ‘vehicle parts & accessories’ category on eBay alone counts no less than 7,345 items. I haven’t checked the Now, don’t get me wrong; I can vaguely understand why suppliers exact number, but at least 75% of these thousands of offers could stuff our brand category with 3800 Watt 4-channel Amplifiers, just as well be classified in the new category I recommend eBay to Programmable Windscreen LED Strobe Lights or – and I quote – adapt, named ‘assorted junk and other useless paraphernalia’. This ‘Universal 3” Inch 76mm Inlet Outlet Car Tail Exhaust Rear Muffler section will include all the stuff we Jensenites are not looking for but Pipe End Tip Silencer’. I mean, each one of us should decide for him
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Leaving the (pre-) starting ramp in the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, behind is the Teatro Massimo – Palermo´s major opera house.
Che Macchina Bellissima
ow come I ended up driving the Targa Florio Classica with my Interceptor Convertible? On my list of Classic Car events, Hthe Targa Florio was an open position. All those memories of the ‘70s and all those stories about Porsche’s legendary wins still at the back of my mind...
When I again looked at the list last fall, I started investigating the into a first league rally event. The original roads were on my mind, challenge. It turned out that 2017 would be the 101st running of with the circuito grande delle Madonie taking 92 miles and the more what is considered to be one of the oldest car races in the world, famous circuito piccolo delle Madonie still 45 miles for a single lap. first held in 1906. Until 1973 it had been for 15 years part of the World Championship for sports cars, then it was held as a national The 101st running seemed to give a fair chance for a non-Italian to race competition, but with an average speed of 81 miles/hr. qualify. On top, I remembered Alberto Fabbro, who had been such an (Red Bull’s Dr. Helmut Marko in an Alfa Romeo at the time); it had enthusiastic supporter for getting the Turin drive done, and I have to become way too fast for the local roads. Since then it has developed again to thank him for helping me with the administration. Most likely it would have worked in English, but of course it always works more smoothly if you have local intelligence in support. But how to get Infront of the Teatro Massimo there? It turned out that from Villach to Genova, which offers a 21 hrs. direct ferry service to Palermo, it is a mere 400 miles, a good warm up drive after winter. In December I had taken my car in desperation to Villach to have Matthias Kollinger sort out somewhat serious issues (like the automatic roof). After having run the Hamburg service shop for about 30 years, Matthias has settled in his home town of Villach and is today still enthusiastic to resolve issues for which you really have to know the car inside out. I am seriously wondering who will be able to repair our cars from experience in 10 years’ time?
So, how did it go? In a field of Fiats and Alfa Romeos, the 1975 Interceptor was in fact the youngest entrant, earning a lot of curiosity from the crowds. People dug their nose closely to the emblem to read out “Jensen”. More than once I was asked whether it had four wheel drive, and many times we heard “che macchina bellissima!”
12 D-type Jaguar, Porsche 911 and the Jensen Interceptor convertible
Line up for the start at Piazza Verdi in Palermo
13 Old Targa Florio roads, Piccolo Madonie – some parts severely damaged...
The original pits at circuito piccolo delle Madonie
14 En route – note the apparent wilderness and quiet on the 30 miles of mountain roads, and practically no traffic
So what is it like today? It is a Palermo-centered event, with three Segesta, also including some nice mountain stretches and a great competitions happening in parallel. There still is the modern rally drive along the Mediterranean sea. that is part of the Italian championship, there is also what they call a “Ferrari tribute” with about 30 big size contemporary Ferrari’s driving All in all a great drive through Sicily which the Jensen stood up to the same route as we did, and finally there were about 65 participants nicely. Of course one has to always remember that one is not sitting in a high caliber field of classic cars, amongst others a 1925 Tatra, in a tiny Alfa Romeo, so relax and take it easy. On the day after the an original entry at the time. And it comprises a lot of driving. After event, after returning via Civitavecchia, I drove about 625 miles to the presentation of the field on Piazza Verdi in Palermo on Thursday Southern Germany in about 13 hours, all together having covered afternoon we drove about 160 miles to the other side of the island to more than 2.500 miles since leaving Villach 10 days earlier. Once up reach the official start at Taormina for next morning. Which was the and running there are only the regular gas station visits that stop you... start of a real busy and long day again, that finished only after about 210 miles and more than 10 hrs. of driving in Palermo the following night. But we were nicely compensated, crossing Sicily via Nova d’ Sicilia including the beauty of 30 miles of mountain roads without Christof von Branconi passing any village and practically without traffic.
The second day was then focused on the classical Targa Florio roads, At the finish line or what at least are their remainders today. Half of circuito piccolo delle Madonie has been severely damaged by floods and has not been reconstructed, although money has been made available by the beloved EU. But the remaining stretches of about 25 miles that had been used for this year’s event were among the most exciting routes that I have ever driven, what a great track in an unbelievable landscape! The day finished up with a visit to the original pits, and of course the old man was also there: Mr. Nino Vaccarella, the Sicilian hero of the Targa Florio paid his visit - still going strong at more than 80 years of age. And in true Italian style all evenings were celebrated in some stylish palace.
The final day started again from Palermo and took us to some scenic spots: to the Cathedral of Monreale and to the Archeological park of
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Historic ex-factory 541 drawings for sale – only available through JOC Regalia
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he JOC is pleased to be able to offer quality copies of some early 541 body and Tchassis prototyping sketches. The originals which probably date to 1953 to 1955, were purchased about 18 months ago, and the suitable images have been scanned and printed for purchase by JOC club members. There are 5 different sketches in A3 size and one further sketch in A2 size.
The A2 sketch, pictured above, is described as: ‘Outline scale drawing of three exterior views of
Car Scan (2) A3_Layout 1 31/08/2017 12:45 Page 1 early 541 combined with interior seat positions, including critical major dimensions. In addition Car Scan (3) A3_Layout 1 31/08/2017 12:46 Page one corner of the drawing shows sketches and lists key dimensions relating to the internal seat, 4 controls, headroom, boot space etc.’
The A3 sketches, pictured down the side of the page are described below:- 1. 3-dimensional front quarter view of early 541 chassis (ESQ 201) 2. 3-dimensional front quarter view of early 541 chassis with scuttle (engine bay bulkhead) (ESQ 200) 3. 541 body assembly showing overall side view and 7 subassembly sketches
4. 3-dimensional rear quarter view of 6 major sub-assemblies of early 541 body and chassis Car Scan (4) A3_Layout 1 31/08/2017 12:46 Page 1 components 5 5. Early 541 rear body tub, including list of 7 constituent parts (ESQ 199)
Prices: A2 size £10.00 + £6.65 P&P; A3 size £6.00 + £4.05 P&P,
These prints are only available from the JOC through Regalia Secretary Sheila Jenkins – Tel: 01789 762976 or Email: [email protected]
17 Owner Stories
My Jensen Interceptor Journey
y Jensen story begins with the sale of my 1948 Alvis My money was starting to burn a hole in my pocket, but luckily it did MDuncan (TA14) and the search for my next classic car. not take long before Dave called to tell me of a possible Interceptor This time I wanted something easier to drive, especially from Mk II that might be for sale, (albeit the owner had considered selling a braking point of view, as the Alvis had rod brakes and did the car before having owned it for 34 years, only to take it for a drive not stop well, thus limiting its usability. and then change his mind).
So I decided to look for something from the 1960s – 1970s with What sold me on the car, was that Dave commented that if he was style, power, good brakes, automatic and more useable. It was not in a position to buy the car he would “buy it at the drop of a hat”, long before I started to focus on Jensens. It was also due to my friend, which was good enough for me. I also learnt that the current owner David Wright, our area rep for South Downs, whose enthusiasm for had owned the car for 34 years and spent a considerable amount of the Jensen marque goes without saying. It was David who suggested money on the engine and bodywork, meaning that many of the normal I join the club. problems Interceptors have, had already been dealt with. This was November 2016, but due to various factors it took six months until the The more I researched and compared Jensens to other similar makes, deal was done and I became the new owner of a Jensen Interceptor the more I became hooked. Then it was a case of which model, as I Mark II registration VOC 373H in April 2017. liked them all. Finally I decided on the Interceptor, but then which one the Mark I, II or III? In the end it was more a case of what was available, I have had to do a few immediate jobs – a new core for the radiator what condition and what price. I did narrow it down a bit, as the FF and and a leaking fuel tank both needed attention. I then found that there SP were out of my price bracket. are not many companies that are willing to weld fuel tanks for obvious reasons. This taught me a lesson, get a recommendation first, as the Through the club I was given so much help from various members, cost was excessive! Other than small jobs, to satisfy my personal such as Alan Smith – Technical Adviser for Interceptors, Dave Barnett preferences, such as to fit door mirrors, new seat belts, etc., the – FF Registrar and many others. Dave Barnett kindly came out with me car has fulfilled all my hopes. For spare parts I have found Andy at to view cars for sale, most of which he said were not suitable. In the Appleyard’s, very helpful. end he said he would look out for one for me, if I was prepared to wait.
18 Hopefully this winter I will have a new interior fitted. Although the original interior has lots of patina, it looks very tired and has already Help put the brakes been coloured once. The debate as to patina, or the pleasure of a new interior, will I am sure rage for many a year. One other area of debate on prostate cancer is the age of tyres and their safety after 10 years. In checking mine I on prostate cancer discovered that they were 16 years old and the spare 26 years old; Organise a drive with your club so we can beat a you could not even press your thumb nail into the rubber, it was rock Organise a drive with your club so we can beat a hard. Needless to say, I decided to change all five tyres – if only for disease that kills more than 11,000 men a year my piece of mind.
I am now trying to build up the car’s already extensive history file and again I have to thank various members of the club that have either helped, or steered me in the right direction. One such steer was in the direction of Martin Robey, who have the original factory files from when Jensen went out of business. Having contacted them and paid a nominal fee, they sent me copies of a comprehensive file of documents with some interesting information.
There are a couple of annoying things I am trying to resolve, again with the help of club members. Firstly, the car had a different registration number prior to 1978, which the DVLA have not been able to provide me with any information upon. Secondly, the DVLA V5 has a different chassis number to the specification plate on the car, which I have been able to confirm is correct...
Well that’s my Jensen story so far, and I am looking forward to going to For more information contact [email protected] more information contact many shows and events, to proudly show off my pride and joy. [email protected] visit prostatecanceruk.org/motors or visit prostatecanceruk.org/motors Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company 02653887. 4592
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19 Club News
The General Secretary writes...
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I would like to thank Peter Stait for the Austin A40 Sports merchandise maintenance guide that he donated to the Club Archive. A member recently reported seeing fake Jensen If anyone has any Jensen memorabilia that they wish to give Owners’ Club merchandise for sale on eBay. The to the Club for safe keeping please get in touch with me. The vender has been contacted and warned of the possible sort of things that I’m thinking of are, club magazines, classic consequences of using our club logo without the car magazines, Jensen Motors Ltd publications, photographs permission of the club. Official JOC merchandise is not sold (even digital copies!), books. In fact, anything except cars! on eBay.
If you would like a list of Jensen related magazine articles that If you want any items either look on the merchandise page on we have (there are hundreds) or a list of the factory drawings the Club website or contact the club Regalia Secretary, Sheila that we have, contact me at [email protected] Jenkins (contact details are on the committee page).
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20 JOC Weekend 2017 Concours Competition Results
he results of the 2017 competition are shown below. I have included each entrant’s score (out of 520) as this shows Thow close the results were. The exception was our winner David Booth whose Jensen Healey clearly stood out from the pack. Congratulations from the JOC to all the winners! Keith Lee
Place Name Reg No Model Marks 1 David Booth OEC 66L Healey 1 461 2 Kevan Elliot GUL 87N Healey 2 433 3 Gary Cream PAG 900L Interceptor 3 428 4 Kevin Newman 875 KEV Interceptor 3 421 5 Eddie Harragan CEA 1J Interceptor 2 418 6 David Manock KLL 920N Interceptor 3 406 7 David Wright FYF 8C C-V8 3 404 8 Alistair Thomas YLR 636 541 R 402 9 Brendan Murtagh BJM 639 Interceptor 3 400 10 Bernard Tominey OEA 541 541 DeLuxe 394 11 Ian Braide MAN 720L Interceptor 3 393
Major Awards Best Sportscar David Booth Strathcarron Cup David Booth Best C-V8 David Wright Best 541 Alistair Thomas 541 Registrars’ Bernard Tominey Best Interceptor Gary Cream Chairman’s Choice Mick Barnett Members’ Choice Keith Hudson (Early Interceptor PNB 827) (541S 5710 PL)
21 Owner Stories
Tony’s 1959 541 R at the RACV on display in the reception area of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria City
My 54 1R
ome readers might recall – from earlier articles – that I have Three years ago we were invited to join the Australian Jensen Club – Sowned my 541R 1959 since 1968 – when I purchased the joining another 541R owner – Barry Collett – who had signed up the vehicle from a work colleague at Ford – prior to shipping her year before. The two of us formed the non-Interceptor component of to Australia when I moved here permanently in 1971. the Club.
In Sydney she underwent a colour change from the original customer Being a national organisation the Australian club holds their annual get specified orchid with a black roof – my wife says revolting butit together in a different State each year. This means that those members actually wasn’t as bad as it sounds – but then I’m a bloke – to all not resident in the host State probably have to travel large distances over white. Much later – after moving 800 kms south to Melbourne depending on where they live; it became very apparent after the first (following a five year re-build program 1987 – 1992 from chassis year of our membership that reliability over large distances was critical up, including new chassis) she undertook a second colour change to to our enjoyment of what is usually a 6-7 day event – two days there smokey metallic silver, which she has remained in to date. and back and three days at the event. In the first year (2015) on the way up, Anne and I ended up on the side of a major freeway for a We have been on many week long tours with 400 other like-minded couple of hours with distributor/ condenser problems – and again on souls – 200 vehicles – all older than 25 years. Some of the tours have the way back with shorting battery cables and starter motor problems. been written up by myself for the magazine in past years; the most My wife and I are at that stage of life (74 and 68) where we just recent was the 2017 RACV ‘Fly The Flag’ tour – the annual 7 day/ don’t have either the inclination or time to spend waiting around for six nights tour, following a different route through Victoria each year. roadside service to arrive – and I was determined to ensure that it didn’t happen again...
22 The work / modifications I thought should be made to ensure future and paid the bill, I was unable to start the car as the starter motor contemporary reliability were: decided at that moment to collapse in a heap. Probably just as well • Installation of a Bosch fully integrated distributor electronic ignition it happened there as they were then tasked with investigating and system. reporting back ASAP. Couple of days later I received the call advising • A change from positive to negative earth – necessary to support that the starter motor would likely need to be completely re-built – the change to electronic ignition. and unfortunately in removing it they had accidentally dropped it • Change from generator to alternator. into the bell housing which had to be separated from the block to • A change from a mechanically driven rev counter – via cable from enable removal of the starter motor – and in the event they were generator – to an electrically driven rev counter – necessary to unable to get the pieces out they would have to drop the engine. support the change from generator to alternator. Very disturbing... • Complete overhaul of front of engine cooling system including a radiator and water pump. Couple of days after that they advised they had succeeded with a • Starter motor re-build. magnet on a stick to remove the bits and that re-build of the motor could proceed. Three weeks later I collected the vehicle. It all worked I have usually completed most of the work on the Jensen myself – but well – including the rebuilt starting motor and I was delighted with in this instance it needed to be done in a short space of time and it the Bosch electronic ignition. No more points/timing/condenser/rotor was beyond my capabilities and it needed to be done professionally. arm issues: and starting on the button every time. The electronic rev I considered that a local classic car specialist workshop (The Healey counter works like a charm and the alternator keeps the battery at Factory at Nunawadding) would best undertake the work. (As an optimum charge. All great. aside here I must add that – at this time – my main interest in this quite exceptional motor car is to drive her and to maintain her; all the Since that time (early 2016) I have had some major back problems, heavy work has been performed by myself during my ownership since and in March this year – despite the Jensen operating really well with 1968). So Jensen reliability going forward was absolutely mandatory. its updated equipment level, both the heavy steering and lifting of the bonnet served to exacerbate my recovering back issue. So I have The Healey Factory undertook to complete the work within a three been considering ways in which I could continue to operate the Jensen week period – which is when I went along to pick up the car. without constantly worrying about potentially incurring further damage However – having inspected the work – all of which seemed good, to my back.
23 Tony Wilde (a fellow 541R owner resident in Sydney) has become a that refuses to fully extend like its partner on the other side! All of good mate over the years. He has fitted power steering to his vehicle which was containable/together with the lifting of the bonnet in the – which he has demonstrated to me with great pride at the Jensen first place – providing one’s back wasn’t an issue... nationals – and I have been very impressed. So I talked with Tony over a number of recent months regarding source and specification of the I definitely needed the bonnet to raise itself from the closed position equipment he had used. without any help from me – other than to unscrew the safety bolts on each side and press the safety catch. So I was quite interested Tony very kindly gave me the full story – he had found a Dutch company to also follow his example and fit gas-filled struts. Again Tony was EZ – who design and manufacture electrically powered steering kits more than generous with his advice and guidance in terms of source for classic cars – including Jensen 541Rs. I then established contact – Struts Australia here in Melbourne – and specification. I am now and received a quote for the kit including freight to Melbourne. in possession of two stainless steel struts made to Tony’s advised Tony had kindly offered to pass his expert eye over the quoted item specification and very much looking forward to installing them in about specification and I subsequently placed an order. At the time of writing three weeks’ time – as at end August 2017. Cost – Aus$180.00. (end August 2017) delivery is about a month away. That pretty much brings us to the present and the very exciting news There is also a local classic car specialist – Intermarque – of Richmond that the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) invited me to Victoria – who have experience in fitting these kits and I will use them display the Jensen in the reception area of their City club for one to do the job. month commencing 9th August through to 6th September as part of the monthly display program of member’s veteran, vintage and classic Costs so far cars. Power Steering Kit – Aus $2500.00 Eat import duty – $250.00 So she is there at the moment, and looks absolutely fabulous. Eat fitment at Intermarque – $1500.00
Tony also has fitted gas-filled bonnet struts. The original struts – which only hold the bonnet in the open position once it has been raised Robin Jervis-Read – also have a habit of going out of sync, so that one must support the full weight of the bonnet whilst fiddling with the strut mechanism
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25 Editor’s Note:- The JOC will be in Hall 1 on stand 550. Please keep the discount codes for the tickets confidential, they are restricted to JOC members only. Event Report
The Semper Opera House, Theaterplatz (centre) and river Elbe behind
S axony. S axony ? S axony!
en years ago, in 2007, we held a meeting in Saarburg with a good 30 cars (see ‘Jensen’ magazine #196, p 20) and the Tfamous ‘Cuvée Jensen’ sparkling wine. It had been the largest Jensen event in Germany for a very long time. I was asked a few times in the past if there would be a second event similar to that one.
When we first came up with the idea of a ‘Ten years after’, our plan rooms, the rest were already booked for a wedding. A few weeks later was to hold it in the Eifel area and make the Nürburgring the center we had 90 teams willing to come so we had to look for an additional of the meeting. But since then, with a few people heavily involved in hotel. We were fortunate that the dates for the 2017 races of the the organisation having moved away from there, we had lost the much GT Masters series at the Sachsenring just around the corner were needed local base. not finalised and the Landhotel in Frankenberg promised to block 25 rooms for us. That led to the decision for Saxony to be the location for 2017 as both Jörg and myself live in Dresden now. As in Saarburg our intention was to make it a driver’s event: no concours, no polishing (well, not forbidden, but not rewarded) but sheer pleasure with driving our cars and maybe a few drinks. There was no winery available this time so we choose beer to be the main drink, thus the idea of creating ‘Fahrbier’ to join us constantly during the meeting developed
A reliability rally with tests as the main focus of the event was also quickly decided upon, and we thought that maybe 50 teams would be interested in something like that. So when I first tried to evaluate the reaction in the Forum in September 2016 I was absolutely caught by surprise – we immediately had 60 teams promising they would come; and suddenly we had a problem. With nearly a year to go it was time to find a hotel to host 120 people, not in a city centre, but of equally good quality. When we asked the Schloßhotel Lichtenwalde for the mid weekend in September 2017 we could secure 62 of the 84
27 Two C-V8s outside the Hotel AM Schlosspark
Our Chairman with the prizes won by The Renaissance court inside the JOC during the last 12 months the King’s castle – behind is the Verkehrsmuseum (Museum of Transport)
Another two weeks later in December 2016 we stood at 98 teams and will get food, no matter when they arrive. Saturday, after the rally, a I was really worried. Another 15 rooms were secured as an absolute nice dinner in a great location was to form the perfect setting for the maximum. And the Sachsenring was no longer available for us to do winners’ ceremony. September normally is sunny and warm in this area some driving tests because of the GT Masters event. (at least for the past 4 years) so the decision was made to have the dinner in the Baroque Garden of the nearby Schloß Lichtenwalde. It Then the detailed planning started. Whenever you organise a meeting, took some time to convince the restaurant and the management but be it a family reunion, a company event, a gathering of weirdos, no finally they agreed. Up to 180 people could be seated and served in matter how many and which kind of people join, you have to take care the beautiful garden. of proper food and drinks. Everything can go wrong, but it will all be excused by the participants unless they are left hungry or thirsty... Next was the beer. Finding the right brewery with a nice and smooth Barbeque for the first evening (Friday) was the easiest option; people beer was more difficult than we thought but the Einsiedler Brauerei was very open to our suggestions (2.000 bottles of ‘Fahrbier’) and happy to host a test during the rallye.
Finally the rallye needed to be organised. My first idea was to do a number of tests at the Sachsenring, a fantastic race track famous for its annual Moto GP World Championship event just around the corner. In December I was told that during our weekend they are going to host the GT Masters series, so no chance to use the circuit.
We now had to find some scenic roads, a place for lunch, create a road book, add tests and regularities somewhere on the road and insure the event. It should be a pleasure for all, so a balance between experienced drivers and novices to such an event had to be found. We drove the selected roads seven times in total to make sure the road book was without any faults or mistakes. Rallye plates, polo shirts, and 2,000 bottles of beer from the Einsiedler Brauerei some gifts (bookmarks, brochures, lapel pins) from the JOC Chairman – we may need to rethink the delivery vehicle... concluded the whole package.
28 For Sunday we thought that an interesting cultural programme in 70 Jensens on top of the Fichtelberg mountain one of the most beautiful cities of Germany should be of interest for everyone, so I contacted the museums of Dresden. They were all very keen to host us and make guided tours. Inner city parking for 80- 90 cars was a problem until Jörg’s brilliant idea to use his political contacts and arrange the parking lot of the Staatskanzlei, the seat of the Saxon Prime Minister.
All was set, planned, calculated, and paid for – so let the Jensenites come. I thought I was well prepared and I could now enjoy the Goodwood Revival the weekend before the meeting. Sitting at Woodcote corner watching the practice runs on Friday morning I got a call from the restaurant saying that outdoor dinner for Saturday evening would not be possible due to the weather conditions. Indoors they only have first prize, one of the very few remaining historic bottles of the ‘2007 room for a maximum of 110 guests. But we would be 160. There was Cuvée Jensen’. no other place available, wedding parties everywhere, so on Tuesday morning after returning from Goodwood we had to organise a tent and Other prizes were presented to the best (silver medal) and the worst ask the castle owners for permission to erect it in the centre of the (bronze medal) team of the three tests, all received with pride and yard. Quite expensive due to the very short notice. laughter. Kev Birch hit the light barrier at exactly 15.00 seconds, Paul Jensen parked his car exactly in the middle of the beer crates and It all was agreed, money paid and on Thursday afternoon the first only seven teams were exactly on time at the slalom. I would like to (Swiss) participants roared into the parking lot of the hotel. From now thank Jörg, my brother Peter, Arne, Szymon, Karsten, Monika, Simon, on there was no way to stop it and so the event started with the Daniela, Arthur, Sophia and Laurence and all the others involved for first ‘Fahrbier’. I will leave other writers to describe their experiences their support; I am really looking forward to visiting at least one of the and what they think of the meeting. I was happy it all went well; no Irish, the Dutch and the Swiss events next year. accidents nor damages during the rallye, no major car trouble (only the usual hiccups, electrical, fuel and mechanical stuff) and no problem with the beer supply... 78 cars, 150 participants, 12 countries, a wide range of Jensens (541, C-V8, Interceptor, SP, FF, Coupé, Healey, GT, Jens Jansen S-V8) and a clear winner of the rallye: Liz and Sjef van de Wee won the Dresden, October 2017
Peter Neale’s 541R complete with the Saxony rally plate
Christian Jensen (Denmark), Peter Jansan (Germany), and Jensen ‘Fahrbier’ 2017 Stig Jensen (Finland), outside the Frauenkirche (Dresden)
29 Event Report
En route – the cars approach the Chateau de la Rochepot
First JOC France Weekend Rally
ollowing the new start at the beginning of 2017 a small group of French members of the JOC France got together Fto organise the first ever Club Rally in France on the st1 – 2 nd of July. For the first national event it was the region of Bourgogne that was chosen, fair to say that the wonderful countryside, the fantastic wine and the fact that Fred Mary with his Jensen collection had some influence on the location decision. Seven teams made the trip, thus making history for JOC France.
The proud Jensen drivers, mostly with their partners, came from the As one could predict the Interceptor was in the majority but included local region, from the Paris area and even from New Zealand. The a wonderful orange convertible with sheepskin seats and lady driver. Paris members have started to get to know each other through local Star of the show, however, was the rare 541R of 1956 from the meetings and dinners, but it was a great occasion to meet a wider region of Reims, a regular rally car in many parts of France. Due to circle and start to form the national group. unforeseen circumstances we were also accompanied by a Facel Facellia and a Porsche 928. The weather was, let’s say, more British than French, but the pleasure of driving around the wine country, in France, with a convoy of Jensens was just incredible.
The order of the day was Franglais with a British organiser and a Kiwi couple to start, but with a rally road book totally in French. Somehow everyone made the restaurant stops on time and nobody got seriously lost. Reading a road book in kilometres with, a milometer that does not even work normally presents a challenge in any car other than a Jensen...
Following cocktails at a member’s house and dinner at a small restaurant in Beaune, Saturday morning and the ‘start engines’ advice arrived very quickly. The route took us north of Beaune, passing by the Abbey of Citeaux and Clos de Vougeot to start the day. On the forecourt of the ‘Bel-Air’ filling station
30 Sussex Interceptors
Jensen cars bought for dismantling anywhere The cars parked outside the famous Clos de Vougeot - home of the grand cru burgundy within the UK The lunch stop was fantastic, and to see all the cars squeezed into the car park was really something special in these parts. The afternoon route New and second-hand was upon varied types of rolling country roads with some possibility to open up the V8’s, but we had to be careful as the surface was still a little damp! Anyway one can always appreciate the comfort of our parts always available cars and watching the petrol gauge of course. The course took us onto the famous Urcy Hill Climb passing by the Chateau de Lamartine, and into the small town of Savigny le Beaune, where there is an incredible 30 Dorset Road • Bexhill-on-Sea private Abarth collection, a huge number of mainly British motor bikes East sussex • TN40 1SH inside the chateau, and over 100 military planes in the garden. Tel/Fax 01424 224440 The evening was, as one might predict; a little wine tasting in the Mobile 07831 351461 cellars of a private address inside the city walls of Beaune. A moment to appreciate the local production from one of the most prestigious regions of France. Dinner followed the same theme - private, informal and a chance to reflect on the day.
Sunday saw the rally move south, in the direction of the famous National 6, and its filling station, ‘Bel Air’ (a preserved 1950s filling station in the place where there were huge traffic jams in the pre- motorway era) and the Chateau de Rochepot. Even a brief walk through a small forest to a place called The Bout du Monde (The End of the World) was part of the plan.
The sun arrived at last, the Jensen convertible put its top down, and we all had a wonderful Sunday lunch before heading back to our respective homes. The whole rally passed without any problems concerning our Jensens. We will not mention here the small carburettor tweak that was required on the Facel. The locals, of course, stood back in admiration to see our wonderful cars go past even though this region sees many rallies throughout the year.
We must thank the people who helped organise the rally, especially Fred Mary and all his family in Beaune, Claude a local ‘Lotus man’ and now great friend, to Herve and Tanguy our journalists, and of course to the participants that made it all possible. From this success we are sure that in organising our next meeting on the other side of France, in the West, we can count on an ever-growing participation. Driving a Jensen is special in the UK, and in France you can often believe that it is almost unique too!
Nigel Pickford
31 Event Report
The JOC at Hampton Court
walk out of my house to a crisp bright sunny morning with no rain in sight and I think “Jensen driving weather today Gaz” I a text I regularly received this summer while at work with no chance of driving my car... but not today. Instead today I’m taking my wife and daughter to Hampton Court for the Club Trophy Competition which somehow I managed to get invited to. (Ed’s note: Gary’s car won 3rd place in the Concours and Best Interceptor at this year’s International).
It’s an early start for us, which doesn’t go down too well with the girls, Zagato, which I had never seen before - not surprisingly as apparently but eventually we are all in the car with the boot full of clothes, food, only 9 were ever built. Looking around at the other cars, the yellow and drink. After a few miles of driving the familiar questions start. Does Healey of Kevan`s caught my eye and I wandered over for a chat with the car always squeak like that Daddy? The seat belt hurts, its digging him. After about 15 mins we get the call to start the cars. in me? I’m hungry can I eat my food now? Are we there yet? Have we got a long way to go? And finally, it’s nice and warm in here, isn’t it? We then drove slowly through the park, it was lovely to see all the wild life around, I’m not sure who looked the most surprised - the I drive on unperturbed, and 35 minutes later we arrive at Kingston deer or the early morning golfers, who suddenly had to contend with Gate: there are no signs telling us where to go so we head straight into a procession of classic cars passing through the middle of the golf the park, following the road until we see a group of other classic cars. course; at this point I was just hoping a stray golf ball wouldn’t hit my We pull up and are ushered into the line whose order is simply based car but we all drove on without incident and were soon at the palace. on arrival. We are behind a lovely Aston Martin V8 which happens to be one of the first prototypes built of this model. I was then aware of a We all followed in line around a large semi-circular gravel lane which car very quietly pulling in behind me which turned out to be a Bentley encompassed the gardens and gradually slowed to a stop and waited. After about half an hour news came down the line that this was where we would stay for the day. This prompted a flurry of activity as all the Approaching the Palace owners simultaneously started to polish and clean their cars, trying to remove all the dust they had just acquired on the way through the park. I hastily joined in but 10 mins later thought that’s enough for me, I looked back at the Bentley gleaming in the sunshine with the chauffeur still polishing away, and thought he must be getting well paid for the effort he’s putting in...
So that was that, here we were in the Club Trophy Competition in the middle of these two fantastic cars, one costing £800k new a few years ago and the other one worth about £350k and my Jensen well let’s just say worth quite a bit less. Kevan didn’t seem to fair much better he was in between 2 beautiful Maseratis; there really were some top class cars here today.
32 The day consisted of wandering around the grounds looking at the cars Gary with wifh wife, daughter and Jensen and talking to their owners, who were all very friendly and welcoming. The winning car (a Rolls Royce) was owned by a lovely family. The car itself, though, seemed almost out of place compared to the other cars in the Competition. It was a very grand car which had been restored a number of years ago, not really my type of car, but I could really appreciate the time and effort in bringing it up to its current standard. This car certainly appealed to the ladies at the event; perhaps that also helped it to win.
With regard to the judging, it was a bit of a non-event, I’m still not really sure how the format worked. I was approached by one Judge and his partner who went right over the car checking the boot, looking under the bonnet and sitting inside. I half joked I may be a bit out classed here and was told “don’t be so sure, your car is holding its own today” but after throwing me that crumb of encouragement they were suddenly gone and no other judges were seen for the rest of We were a bit disappointed that we didn’t get to meet Prince Michael the day. of Kent but we enjoyed seeing the prize giving to the Rolls Royce which was a much-deserved winner. The Palace was beautiful and the I must admit I was pleasantly surprised at the number of people that grounds, with mature trees and gardens, sculpted over many, many stopped and spoke to us about the Jensen, especially considering the years were very impressive, add to this a mix of some fascinating quality of the other cars around it. Some of these people were very people and cars, the lovely bright sunny day and you had the perfect well-respected car collectors. A few mentioned that they felt it was recipe for a fantastic day out which was enjoyed by all. Hopefully, we about time that the cars now seemed to be getting the recognition will all be invited back next year. they deserved, having sat in the shadows of the E-Types and Astons for so long. Even with the increases in value over the last few years they still felt they had the potential to go higher and were still very good value for money. Gary Cream
The winning Rolls Royce with my daughter at the wheel!
33 Events 2018
USA Tour 20 18 - only a few places remain!
orking in conjunction with Scenic Car Tours (www.sceniccartours.com), a well-respected, fully bonded, car tour operator, Wwe have put together a tour of Virginia, North & South Carolina, incorporating the East Coast Nationals at Asheville NC, Black Mountain. The dates for the trip are Friday 1st – Friday 15th June 2018
The trip will involve shipping your car to Baltimore USA from 11th June Localised plans to be discussed within the group. Southampton, by well-reputed shipping company 2WGlobal, (using 12th June Leave Charleston for Morehead City via the great coastal Ro-Ro ships), who ship high-end motor vehicles of all shapes and sizes drive passing through Myrtle Beach, Wilmington and worldwide. The vehicles need to be ready with all documentation done Jacksonville. 270 miles/5.5 hours driving. Potentially and on the quay for shipping in week 20, which is the 14th May. The time this evening for those that want to go and visit sailing is approx 11 days with customs clearance etc being 10 days, Cedar Island etc. The Inn At Pine Knoll Shores – 1 night hence why the tour will start on the 1st June in Washington; cars will be room only. ready to be collected Monday 4th June. You will also need to provide 13th June Depart Morehead city heading along the coastal drive all the log books and have a valid US visa and other documentation (to via Nag’s head before finishing at Virginia Beach – be advised) prior to shipping, so preparation will be needed. 290 miles/5.5-6 hours driving. Courtyard by Marriott Virginia Beach, Norfolk – 1 night room only. The price confirmed is (as predicted) £2000 but as most of this is 14th June Virginia Beach back to Washington via Baltimore port charged in US$ then there may be changes due to exchange rates. to drop the cars, and overnight, before flying back the You also need to be aware that to collect the vehicles from the port next day. Holiday Inn Chantilly – Dulles Exo (Arpt), in the USA you will need an escort with a TWIC card and this cost you Chantilly – 1 night bed and breakfast pay in cash on the day and averages US$ 50. 15th June Proposed departure to the UK.
This will be a 14-night tour; any extension will be at extra cost, and individuals would need to make those specific arrangements for Tour cost and breakdown themselves. The whole tour is broken down into three separate components and full payment details and schedule will be given for those that sign up Current Tour Plan for the tour. 1st June Arrive Washington, Overnight Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, Arlington, Virginia – room only Shipping 2nd June Full day in Washington. Holiday Inn Rosslyn – room only This will be approximately £2000 per car and the full break down will 3rd June Full day in Washington (with there being so much to do be given to people as they sign up. in Washington, it really does warrant two full days as a You can have an optional additional service of a vehicle inspection minimum stay). Holiday Inn Rosslyn – room only before it is shipped of £40.00, but this is not included in the fees 4th June Depart Washington, collect cars and travel to the above. fantastic town of Lexington. Driving via Skyland and the great Skyline drive though the Shenandoah Main Tour National Park. Overnight Lexington. 200 miles/4 hours This is being handled by Scenic Car Tours and is subject to their driving. Wingate by Wyndham Hotel, Lexington. Bed & terms and conditions, but will include the following for the 10 nights breakfast (5 nights before and 5 nights after Black Mountain event) in Best 5th June Localised plans to be discussed within the group. Western or similar: Free Day 6th June Depart Lexington and travel to Monte Vista hotel for • £800.00 per person sharing a room, or £1525.00 per person in a your pre-booked event. 290 miles/5-6 hours driving double room for single use (1 person in 1 room). if going via Mount Rogers, Grayson Highland Park and • Room only accommodation throughout. Most Best Westerns will the south side of the Cherokee National Park. provide a basic, complimentary breakfast. 6th-10th June East Coast Nationals - arranged by the USA Jensen • Complementary parking at the hotels throughout. Group. • 24 hour emergency helpline whilst on tour. 10th June Depart Monte Vista hotel for the direct drive to • Full financial protection in accordance with the EC package travel Charleston, South Carolina. 280 miles – 4.5/5 hours directive. driving. 2 nights in Charleston, North Charleston • All hotel and member booking administration and financial risk Marriott – 2 nights room only. taken care of.
34 • Complimentary Tour plaque. • Complimentary Travel guide featuring maps, itinerary and places of interest/suggested visits. BRAKES
East Coast Nationals 541 · CV-8 · Interceptor · Healey The event organisers have chosen the Monte Vista Hotel in Black Professional remanufacturing service Mountain and their rates are from $149 to $220 depending on which room you book. This needs to be booked direct with the hotel using BRAKESfor all Jensen brake calipers the USA Jensen Group allocation. There is also the fee for the ECN In house541 service, · CV-8 every caliper· Interceptor has full zinc plated · finish,Healey new caliper event which is estimated to between $125 & $140 per person. This pistons, seals, bleedscrews and pad fittings. Rears are complete with is for Events Incidentals. reworkedProfessional hand brake assemblies. remanufacturing All are fluid pressure service tested and carry 12 months warranty.for all Available Jensen off thebrake shelf forcalipers exchange or your own Therefore as an estimation taking all the above into consideration then units re-manufactured exclusively for you. Dunlop piston and cylinder for two people the costs would be: assembliesIn house also service, remanufactured every caliper hasusing full stainless zinc plated steel finish, inserts new caliper pistons, seals, bleedscrews and pad fittings. Rears are complete with reworkedCalipers hand brake assemblies. All are Servofluid pressure assemblies tested and carry Shipping £2000 12 months warranty. Available off the shelf for exchange or your own Car survey £40 Pricesunits are perre-manufactured single unit exclusively forPrices you. Dunlopshown forpiston reconditioned and cylinder unit - Ex 541 Dunlopassemblies also remanufacturedF £168 using stainless steel inserts Main Tour £1600 541/CV-8 lockheed remote £215 Monte Vista £350 (Estimate) 541 Dunlop CalipersR £185 Servo assemblies Interceptor girling direct £200 ECN Fees £300 (Estimate) 541R/S/CV-8 F £168 Prices are per single unit Prices shown for reconditioned unit - Ex Total £4290 541R/S/CV-8541 Dunlop R F £185£168 Dunlop FF servo £250 541/CV-8 lockheed remote £215 Interceptor541 Dunlop MKI F R £168£185 Healey servo £135 Interceptor girling direct £200 Exclusions: Interceptor541R/S/CV-8 MKI R F £185£168 • You will need car Insurance while in the USA for which I suggest Dunlop FF servo £250 Interceptor541R/S/CV-8 MKII/III F R £74£185 Master cylinders Hagerty classic car insurers. Please contact [email protected] Interceptor MKI F £168 Interceptor MKII/III R £185 HealeyReconditioned servo master cylinders£135 - Dunlop • Items of a personal nature Interceptor MKI R £185 Healey F £44 cylinderMaster single linecylinders as fitted to 541 and • Fuel. Interceptor MKII/III F £74 CV-8 to 1965, reconditioned with stainless • Meals other than what is stated in the final itinerary. Piston/cylinderInterceptor MKII/III R £185 Reconditionedsteel sleeve, masternew seals cylinders etc - Dunlop £155 • Air tickets to and from Washington. Healey F £44 cylinder single line as fitted to 541 and Prices are per single assembly Dunlop cylinder tandem as fitted to CV-8 • Any other items not mentioned here or in any subsequent CV-8 to 1965, reconditioned with stainless 541 early Piston/cylindertype F £72 steeland sleeve,Interceptor new seals to 1968etc reconditioned £155 communications. 541 earlyPrices type are per single assemblyR £72 Dunlopwith stainless cylinder tandem steel sleeve. as fitted to CV-8 £155 541R/S/CV-8541 early type F F £72£72 and Interceptor to 1968 reconditioned Scenic Car Tours are a fully licensed operation and so can arrange Girling replacement cylinder to replace the 541 early type R £72 with stainless steel sleeve. £155 your return flights, which will be extra to the tour, or you can arrange 541R/S/CV-8 R £72 original Dunlop tandem cylinder £155 541R/S/CV-8 F £72 Interceptor MKI F £72 Girling replacement cylinder to replace the your own flights to Washington DC and back. 541R/S/CV-8 R £72 originalInterceptor Dunlop MKI/II tandem Girling cylinder 7/8” £155 £155 Interceptor MKI R £72 Interceptor MKI F £72 InterceptorInterceptor MKI/II MKIII Girling Girling 7/8” 1” £155 £155 Please contact Colin and Diane Mayes for further details either via email CaliperInterceptor MKI sealR kits£72 at [email protected] or ring (Office Hours Only) 01775 725020 InterceptorInterceptor MKIII MKIII Girling FAG 1” £155 £125 Prices areCaliper shown for axleseal set ofkits seal InterceptorHealey sports MKIII GirlingFAG original £125 £155 All DunlopPrices are shown for axleF set of seal£35 Hope to see you there! Healey sports Girling original £155 All DunlopAll Dunlop R F £28£35 Master cylinder InterceptorAll Dunlop MKII/III F R £28£28 Masterseal cylinder kits Interceptor MKII/III F £28 seal kits Interceptor MKII/III R £28 CV-8/Interceptor MKI to 1968 £28 Interceptor MKII/III R £28 Colin & Diane Mayes Healey sports F £16 CV-8/Interceptor MKI to 1968 £28 Healey sports F £16 Interceptor MKII 7/8” £22 Caliper pistons Interceptor MKII 7/8” £22 Caliper pistons InterceptorInterceptor MKIII MKIII Girling Girling 1” 1” £22 £22 PricesPrices shown shown per per single single piston piston HealeyHealey sports sports £22 £22 InterceptorInterceptor MKII/III MKII/III smallsmall FF £18£18 InterceptorInterceptor MKII/III MKII/III largelarge FF £18£18 PricesPrices plus plus VAT VAT and and carriage carriage Interceptor MKII/III small R £18 Interceptor MKII/III small R £18 MailMail order order service service - export - export InterceptorInterceptor MKII/III MKII/III largelarge RR £18£18 AllAll major major credit credit and and debit debit cards cards Healey sports F £14 accepted Healey sports F £14 accepted CLASSICAR AUTOMOTIVE CLASSICARUnit A · Alderley · Chelford AUTOMOTIVE · Cheshire · SK11 9AP UnitTelephone A · Alderley 01625 · Chelford 860910 · ·Fax Cheshire 01625 860925 · SK11 9AP Telephone 01625 860910 · Fax 01625 860925 Members of the Jensen USA group at the East Coast National [email protected] [email protected]
35 Events 2018
Two long-nose Jaguar D-Types lead, the second is the 1955 winning Hawthorn/Bueb car with the famous red trade plate 774 RW. There was no time to register the car before departure to la Sarthe so it travelled and raced with the red trade plate.
Le Mans Classic 2018
he Jensen Owners’ Club will be attending the Ninth edition of the Le Mans Classic, which will be held next year over Tthe weekend of 6th to 8th July. The event is biannual, and in 2016 attracted 123,000 spectators and 8500 classic cars. Established as one of the most prestigious historic motor racing events, the weekend recreates the famous 24-hour endurance races from the 1920s to the 1990s.
The racing is comprised of seven grids, each representing a specific The event has become so popular that it is oversubscribed, and we age-related group of cars. Each grid races in rotation throughout the will need to confirm our booking before Christmas. If you are intending 24 hours in a number of short races. The cumulative results for each to join us please email me at [email protected]. If you would grid determine the winners and positions of each driver and car within like to discuss attending you can call me on 01580 201167. each grid.
We are intending to repeat our established itinerary, leaving by ferry from Portsmouth to Caen on Thursday 5th July. We will travel to John Donegan Alençon and stay at the Campanile overnight. On Friday, we will travel to the circuit and pitch our tents for our two night stay. Sunday, we will return to Caen and stay in the Campanile before departing on Monday for Portsmouth. We will enjoy two group dinners at the Campanile stopovers.
At the time of writing, we have not had costs confirmed, however, 2016 was approximately £800 per car including the driver and one passenger. The cost included ferry, two nights at the Campanile hotels (including dinners), entrance (including grandstands) and camping pitches. Additional costs are tracks laps, picnic baskets and of course petrol (lots of it), and food and drink.
This event will appeal to club members who enjoy driving their Jensens, socialising and historic racing. There is a lot to see and do at the circuit A rare Bizzarrini A3/C. Giotto Bizzarrini was a former Ferrari and the local environs. The weekend has become a pilgrimage for 180 development engineer and was largely responsible for the car clubs across Europe with a large contingent attending from the UK. legendary 250GTO. He was sacked by Ferrari with other senior It’s a great weekend and you really need to do it! Ferrari personnel in 1961.
36 Letters to the Editor
Hitched in a Healey
Dear Paul
When my membership of the JOC was announced in the club magazine (Issue 245 Jan-Feb 2016), the cover photo was of a wedding with further photos inside. Therefore I thought you might be interested in seeing some photos of my daughter’s wedding featuring my Jensen Healey.
As we had to travel about 15 miles to the venue at Delbury Hall in Shropshire, we decided not to take the risk of having the hood down – given the dodgy weather outlook and the potential stress involved in putting it up/down on the way! In any event, with the ceremony being held outside, we could not risk the groom seeing his bride before they were hitched.
So we took some shots outside our house with the hood down before setting off and I was very pleased with the appearance of the car. My daughter, Alison, was delighted we could use it for I am pleased to say the weather held out all day and it only rained the wedding and her friends were very impressed. On arrival the at night when it did not matter. official photographer took some nice shots too. Best wishes The car stayed on display and some of the guests, especially the younger ones, appreciated the chance to sit inside. David Battisby
David and daughter Alison arriving at the wedding venue in his Healey
37 New Members
Dear Darren ...
Dear Darren
Thank you very much for your welcome. I have had contact with Dave and Jane (Turnage, the 541 Registrars – Editor) during the past year or so. I even met them at a Dutch event. I think they know all about the ‘309’, the register is up to date.
The car has registration number UEA170, an early 541R that was a Works car. It was a prototype using the Rolls Royce automatic transmission in combination with the DS7 (engine). The car was used to study the interest for an automatic version of the 541R in the US. After it came back from its tour, it was sold to Basil Cheston from Hallam Sleigh & Cheston. This was a factor of Jensen by then. The Cheston and Jensen families were good friends. Alan lived near the Chestons in Wooton Wawen (Warwicks). Also Eric Neale was associated and went to work with Hallam Sleigh & as well. I’m also a member of the JOC Forum. It’s really nice to Cheston affter he left Jensen. exchange all this information.
I attach a photograph that I got from Bill Cheston (son of Basil) At the moment the car is completely stripped down for a total which he took himself when he was a child. The car was new restoration. I’m working on the chassis. Your green 541 is my then. It was Ice blue metallic ( I identified the colour as Zircon example; the benchmark, so to say. From the first moment I saw blue metallic) with a dark blue roof and Petrel interior. pictures of it, I was impressed by its looks. I do not own a picture of the car with myself – I have to have one made soon. I will get I have traced back the complete history of the car. I have found back to you with a picture and an introduction of myself. the names of 12 or so previous owners. I have had contact/ written letters with quite a few. I enjoy this part of the restoration Michiel Bohmer
541 chassis undergoing total restoration
38 Dear Darren Sam with 10 MOK Here are some details of my Jensen 1974 Interceptor.
My father was one of the first dealers of Jensen’s……in London. He then moved down to Kent and set up a garage there in West Malling. The car I now have was bought new from him by a Dr Moc, who resided in Mayfair. The number plate that is still on the car to this day is 10 MOK. The Dr would always say to Clive Scott, my father’s chief mechanic “usual conditions apply Clive”. This meant he would only drive it down to Kent on a dry day and the car had to be taken inside immediately and never left out.
Dad bought the car back from the Dr in May 1979. It had only done approx 10k mileage and never been taken out in the rain.
This summer was her first outing. My cousin Lord Pembroke has Sam Pelly’s Interceptor originally owned by Dr Moc a number of classic and vintage car meetings. I decided to take it there with my daughter Lella. It felt wonderful. The noise, the roar, the smell of the interior, the old leather so reminded me of the few and rare occasions that my brother and I rode out with my father. It was brilliant to now be driving it and have one of my kids loving it too!
Aside from being a pro-photographer for the last 15 years or so, I have set up a vintage motorcycle adventure company. We take folk off into the Wilds and remote spots of the planet on beautiful vintage and retro motorcycles. I have always been inspired by the intrepid simplicity of pioneering adventures. We have a fleet
Dad clocked up some 4k miles over the years, again only ever on dry days. He squirrelled the old car away, and never really enjoyed it - or perhaps just the owning of it was enough for him. My father passed away in November 2016. I got the keys to the car and took it on a trailer back to Kent, from the old barn in Wiltshire where it had been stored.
It was a very emotive journey. Clive was very touched to see it again. Everything about the car was absolutely original, we even found the original first ever service sheet in the glove box. Clive had a tear in his eye as he saw his handwriting etched into the old document, produced by his own hand back in 1974...... Clive had the car all last winter, kindly offering to do the little work it My car, daughter Lella, and needed to get it back up and running. Gaga the gorilla at Wilton House
of 500cc Enfield Bullets, dropping back from the overpowered, over-specced, heavy ‘adventure sport bike’, to a more honest, more accessible machine. Much of our trips feel timeless and heroic; the retro-look of the Enfield all adds to this.
I love the simplicity of an older machine. You own the machine, unlike modern cars and bikes, where they are so complicated and computerised….and have to go back to the manufacturer whenever something goes wrong.
Get me in Dad’s old car and suddenly I am liberated from all that!
Clive Scott re-acquainted with 10 MOK Thanks Darren, Sam Pelly
39 Dear Darren
I bought the red Jensen Interceptor Mk III (1973), chassis number 136-9112 (chopped to a convertible) (original Registration Number TPX 704M) last year from the son of Mr. Gulbrandsen. He told me, the car was rebuilt into a convertible by ex mechanics from Jensen. But he wasn´t able to verify it. (This is one thing I’m very interested in - who rebuilt the car and when?).
Okay, many enthusiasts are thinking: ‘this car is a mess, you can´t buy it’. But I´m thinking otherwise: I would never buy a Jensen convertible, because the lines of the car, the hood, don´t please me at all. Secondly, I buy cars, driving them for long periods. I’ve had my Morgan for about 30 years, so reselling isn´t my thing.
the exhaust was bubbling beautifull and all intentions for a critical inspection passed away. I´ve seen the little bubbles on the bonnet. They needed instant attention. Bubbles at the rear wing, at the doors etc. What to do? So we took a test ride...
The car was riding splendidly, the handling, the engine, brakes, carpets, seats, the sun... perfect!
I´ve bought the car. The seller asked me, would i like a glass of beer or champagne? We stopped the car in front of a store and had a beer. We did all the paperwork. After having a beer i wanted to start the engine, but nothing was working, what a bummer! The seller told me that sometimes his father had this problem, but dont worry, after half an hour, the engine would start again.
However. i was in touch with the seller a few weeks later, corresponding, sending pictures, sending details of history. in the pictures the car was great….like every car. The seller promised, that the car had only one little bubble on the bonnet, without needing attention. All would be perfect. The JOC had given them a certificate for the car at a meeting in England, being in a very good condition two years ago. I asked the seller, why he wanted to sell the car. He told me, the car had belonged to his father, who passed away one year ago. He owned a Mk II himself. So I decided to buy the car; travelling alone to Norway and driving the car back to Germany, was the plan.
After landing in Oslo, the seller picked me up and we drove to the garage at once. The sun was shining, the engine started,
We waited about half an hour, and the engine started without a problem. So he drove my Jensen back to the garage, waiting for notification that the bank transfer had been successful.
Next day he brought the car to the harbour in the toll zone. After all the paperwork was completed, the Jensen didn´t start again. Waiting for half an hour, it started at once. The seller said ‘Bye’, and i was driving into the harbour zone, waiting for the ferry. After two hours the doors of the ferry were opening and i tried starting the engine... but nothing at all, oh dear! What car have I bought? The ferry employees were very kind and helpful. With a boost starter the engine started at once! Why? i decided to buy a new battery in Germany from near the harbour...
40 The sea was very rough, sleeping wasn´t possible, but next day i had to drive about 1000 km/620 miles. And next day the engine only started with the help of the booststarter, what else? After buying the new battery i´ve started the engine... but nothing! What a bummer - and it was raining heavily. The Seller couldn´t understand it. I´ve asked for a boost starter. The engine started at once. Why? I bought the boost starter...
You know, the fuel consumption of the car is about 20ltr/100 km (Editor – about 14.2 mpg). So i planned some petrol stops (1/2 hour additional) to get the car to Munich... At the gas station, how about restarting? A wonder: The car was starting without problems. 1000km without any trouble. Finally i arrived in Planegg in the evening after a 12 hour trip. Great car!
Next day, I picked up my wife for a test ride to the castle of And the problems with starting? There were some technical Nymphenburg. She was impressed about the car, how easy problems, too small wires, overheating problems with the starter, to drive, parking backwards, no problem, but restarting... sh-t ignition lock... or so the mechanic told me. And after having spent happens... some money for the work? The engine won‘t start after running. The car has got a new name ‘Double B’ – the Beauty and the What to do with the car? First, the German MOT and the special Beast! What to do? I´ve bought a new starter relay and a solenoid. inspection for historical plates. Okay, the headlamps were missing But the winter started and i decided to get Double B in to perfect an approved number, the MOT man didn´t like the coil overs, the condition, but that is another story. edelbrock performer intake and carbs and some other things. So the car didnt pass the MOT. Back into the garage, changed some Kind regards, parts and convinced the MOT tester that the carbs are nearly the same as the originals: I got the Plates. Florian Bohmler
Dear Darren
Many thanks for the prompt warm welcome! The car details are: Jensen Healey MKII chassis no. 13802 Reg No.: UJD 571M Purchased: 8/8/17; last taxed/on the road: 1992
Appears to be 90% complete. Colour: Red (although it has also been blue under a generous coat of filler).
My dad had a red Mk II Healey from circa 1976 to ‘78 (UUU 906M possibly), until I was born, and at which point his beloved car was sold in favour of a decidedly less-exciting brown Mini with more seats and no Lotus involvement! I thought it would be nice to reward his sacrifice by sourcing and restoring a replacement The Jensen Healey II of Jonathan Sewell-Rutter for him some 40 years later.
Enter UJD 571M, purchased unseen on eBay whilst on holiday in floorpan left to get it on the ramp safely; the running gear looks France, which we collected last week, and cue Graham from Kwik to be in much better order however! Looking forward to stripping Fit on Streatham High Road who introduced himself whilst we the mechanicals and seeing how much of the tub remains after were queueing at the traffic lights with her on the trailer; he’d just cleaning up. Fortunately, a few years of Land Rover ownership completed his Healey having consumed three donor vehicles and means I’m reasonably well-versed in welding and sheet metal fab! was keen to wish us luck! Kind regards, Wings, bonnet, rear quarters and hood deck are visibly deteriorated, and removing these revealed not enough sill or Jonathan Sewell-Rutter
41 Dear Darren
Jensen Interceptor S - CUF 493L
I was stood on the shores of Lake Windermere. Our family went there every year for our summer holidays and stayed on a caravan site called White Cross Bay in between Windermere and Ambleside. I believe the site is still there. Though I loved sailing and canoeing I often stood at the lake shore listening to the sounds of the engine of the ultimate ski boat (called a MasterCraft ski boat). It made a magical deep gurgling sound as it returned its water skiers back from their morning ski runs on Nick and his son Thomas the mirror like lake... the day they purchased the car from JIA at Banbury One such morning I heard that wonderful sound but saw no boat, and turned round shocked to see a car slowly coming toward me – as it turned away and revealed its lines, then rear window Bentley Bournville Brown, with red Bridge of Weir leather interior. view and twin tail pipes, my jaw dropped; I’d never seen such The chassis number is 128/8016. a beautiful looking car – and it sounded SO SO good. I was 11 years old. It was a Jensen Interceptor – the sixties rockstar super The Interceptor S features an LS3 GM Corvette engine, IRS, re- car. vamped interior but with original instrument layout, 17” wheels and amongst other features beefed up AP Racing brakes to I found my Interceptor S through the incredibly decent and manage the power. The transmission is a GM 4 speed automatic. helpful Durran Heslop of Jensen International Automotive based I cannot recommend JIA highly enough for their passion, their in Banbury. knowledge and their support.
My son Thomas and I had been looking for some months for the CUF 493 L was one of a pair of cars built for two business right car. This car is my dream. She rides beautifully has been partners by V8 Cropredy Bridge, car number 14 in a plan to build given a stunning upgrade delivering 430bhp in comfort whilst 50 in 2010/11. She had just 7000 miles on the clock when we retaining all the classic looks and qualities. The external colour is bought her in April 2015.
On tour in the Scottish Highlands
42 I am thrilled with the feeling I get as I step in to it, smell the leather The red Bridge of Weir leather interior and fire up the engine. My philosophy is to drive her as much as possible.
A little bit of fame was achieved when Jeremy Clarkson drove this very car on Top Gear - the video can be seen on the following link http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/1243081889001.
We recently made a tour of the Scottish Highlands. What a magnificent 3-day driving tour – happy to provide the routes taken to any readers interested – as many B roads as possible!
Having just joined the JOC I am looking forward to learning more about the marque and meeting many more enthusiasts.
Nick Carr
These photos are of new member Dave Pemberton’s Healey
43 Area News
North West Area
North West BBQ Although the weather forecast was not brilliant, with the aid of our Coleman shelter we had a largely dry day. I provided two BBQ units In the North West a Summer BBQ has been held for a number of and Maureen (my wife) did the majority of the cooking (she used to years. In 2016 it was at Simply Bearings, whose owner is Steven cook the meals in our local school!). This went down well with the 11 Makin, a NW member with 4 Jensens. or so people who attended in an Interceptor I, III, FF, 541R and SV8.
This year we were alerted to a NOSTALGIC WEEKEND, being held at The organiser of the event, John Cottrell, was extremely pleased we took Gulliver’s World, Warrington. This event was in effect a re-enactment the time and effort to attend the Nostalgic Weekend and was more than of military activity and included vehicles from the emergency services. happy for us to return next year. We were only one of two car clubs that attended, the other being American cars. David Manock
Thames Valley Area
13th Annual Thames Valley Area Group Autumn managed a paddle as the sea was a bit rough for swimming and wet Weekend in Bude suits would have been needed.
Despite none of us actually living in the Thames Valley area we still Over the weekend we had a walk-about quiz around Bude (won by get together for a weekend in Bude in October to celebrate the end Dave Devine) and various quizzes and jigsaws to do in the evening. of the season. We also get together every month and at lots of shows On Sunday some of the guys went off to Clovelly to join the members during the year. John and Rosalind from the Cliff Hotel, exclusive to on the North Devon Tour for cream tea and still came back to the JOC this weekend, always make us most welcome. We have become hotel in the evening for buffet style nibbles. This was a weekend like an extended family including their two kids and two boxer to do what you want when you want and most people did just that, dogs. We eat a lot, drink a lot, shop a lot and play games, including hopefully it was enjoyed by all who came. (Picture supplied by beach cricket with Alan Smith when the tide goes out. Two intrepid Chris Read). members, Jean and Sally-Ann, were all set to go for a swim but only W endy Froomes
44 South Downs Area
Annual picnic at Kithurst Hill 2017 Dave and Jan, Shaun, Martin K., Richard and family, 2 Simon Ks and 1 son, Brian and Joan, Alan and Beverley, Chris and Ken, Rich and Kev, Bill, Once again the village of Cranleigh, nestling between Guildford and and not forgetting Mick B and his 2 drivers with his early Interceptors, Horsham, was invaded by over 1,000 classics eager to enjoy the for ensuring the visiting public went away knowing more about Lions Classic Car Show, and to help raise funds for local and national Jensens! charities. Fancy having 4 Area Reps and the club Chairman at the same show! The South Downs Area has run a stand there for 5 years now, and Our thanks to Simon Keeble and Rich Briggs Price for the photos. this year we displayed no less than 18 cars, the most ever, and for once, Chris and I arrived first and anxiously awaited the rest of the David Wright team! The Coleman shelter was up in no time thanks to the expert hands of Joan and Brian Raper, Wendy and Bill Smith, Simon Keeble and David Devine, and with tables, portable gas ring for that elusive cup of tea, and 3 JOC flags, base camp was established.
A very pleasant and relaxed day was had by all, weather perfect and sunny, and plenty of space provided for us all by the organisers. Goodies were purchased from the collectibles barn, a Standard 9 dashboard by David D. from an autojumble stand complete with all instruments, and many visitors commented on the range of cars we displayed.
A big thank you for making the Jensen presence so colourful, and the day so enjoyable, to: Mick L, Chris W. and Chris and Viv, Bill and Wendy,
Crewe Classic Transmissions All automatic transmissions repaired or J OC D iary
rebuilt, also V8 engines repaired or rebuilt. Friday 10th – Sunday 12th November 2017 JOC @ National Classic Car Show, NEC Duncan Watts Contact Shaun Winfield (07969 129382) [email protected]
155 Broughton Road · Coppenhall Saturday 2nd December 2017 Crewe · CW1 4NP Wessex Area Xmas Meal Contact Clive Bishop (07891 049169) [email protected] Tel 01270 580637 · Mobile 07974 088375 Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th March7 2018 Royal Wootton Basset JOC Spring Weekend Contact Wendy Froomes/Jean 1Smith 01793 842800 Sunday 15th April 2018 Jensen Interceptor MKIII JOC Open Day Trim Specialist Contact Shaun Winfield (07969 129382) [email protected] Any colour combination Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th June 2018 Malvern JOC International Meet ‘Exchange set available’ only quality hides used Contact20 Stuart Allan (07712 767533) [email protected] Wilton carpet sets No VAT · Fitting if required. 1 For the latest events visit Please ring 01909 732750 for details www.joc.org.uk/events/diary Dennis Hayward, Sheffield.
45 20 Cherished Vehicle Insurance
Classic Jensen Insurance for JOC members
20% discount for Jensen Owners Club members.* Multi-vehicle and limited mileage policies available. Free DNA+ protection kit with each policy. Simple and free agreed value service. *Subject to minimum premium and normal underwriting criteria. Terms and conditions may apply. Please ask for details.
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Classic Jensen Insurance for JOC members
Fast and furious! Car no.6 has an interesting camber angle (but could it have active suspension?) ...
Castle Coombe Historic Race Day, 7th October 2017
This is the second year that we have organised a stand at this race day. The first year in 2016 we had on display virtually every model that Jensen did from the 541 onwards. But it poured with rain.
This year due to a clash of dates with two other events happening in the South West, numbers were a little down but the enthusiasm from those that attended was good. Lindsey and I couldn’t be there, and so we put the stand in the hands of our children and things seemed to go quite well despite the circuit making changes on the day to our location and stand size.
I would like to thank the following for turning up and enjoying a day racing: Mr Bristow senior – 541; Daniel Bristol – 541 (later relocated to the ‘Star Cars’ stand in the paddock); Robert Williams – CV8; 20% discount for Jensen Owners Club members.* Edward Brown – Interceptor Mk1; Philip Fish – Interceptor Mk 2; Nicholas Howgego – Interceptor Mk 3; Jonathon Miles – Interceptor Multi-vehicle and limited mileage policies available. Mk 3 and Daimler 2.5.
Free DNA+ protection kit with each policy. Although not as dramatic racing this year (due to the reduced rain fall) as in 2016, some of the races were very closely pitched and I Simple and free agreed value service. hope all including JOC members without their cars that were there, *Subject to minimum premium and normal underwriting criteria. Terms and conditions may apply. Please ask for details. had a great time.
With what was one of the middle-sized stands this year, the focus for awards by the circuit fell to those with a larger attendance and with all drivers and passengers dressed in period clothes – a bit like Goodwood, so maybe next year!
Additional pictures form the day: https://www.dropbox.com/
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Introducing the new JOC Area Rep for Australia
s a long term Jensen owner, and having the fantastic Aexperience of being part of the JOC family while I was on work secondment here since May 2015, I am both delighted and honoured to be appointed the inaugural JOC Australian area representative - duties which I will take up on my return to Australia soon. Darren Barnes tells me there are 33 JOC members in Australia so not a large cohort, but hopefully one that will grow.
My interest in cars stems from childhood, and in 1970, while living in the UK for six months during my father’s academic sabbatical from South Africa, I went to the Motor Show at Earls Court. For a 13 year old fascinated by cars it was like my Christmases had all come at once - and two cars really stood out - the all new Range Rover, and the On the North Devon run with Eddie’s car Jensen Interceptor - both cars I knew I had to own one day.
It took until 1995 to buy a 1985 Range Rover Classic, and to 2000 The JOC is a fantastic club, and I have been made very welcome. when I bought my 1970 Jensen Interceptor Mark II - happy days! I Highlights were the Turin Trip 2016 and Saxony 2017 - and the many immediately joined the Jensen Car Club of Australia which in many local weekends away to the Lake District, Devon/Cornwall, Margate ways is similar to the JOC, but on smaller scale. Each state hosts the and of course the Internationals. All excellent events with members National Rally in rotation - and some National Rallies take two days enjoying their magnificent cars. driving to get there - and they are only one state away... As an aside I went on John Pym’s North Devon weekend recently, and But I always hankered after a C-V8, and while I was working in Malaysia I spent the Saturday run enjoying being chauffeured by Eddie Harrigan in 2013 a restored C-V8 became available off-market in Australia in his 1970 Interceptor Mark II which was the 1970 Earls Court Show to ‘selected applicants’ sadly due to the terminal illness of the owner. car - what a twist of fate that 47 years after his car sparked my interest A few phone calls and a bank transfer later I became the owner of in Jensens I was being driven around in the same car! a C-V8 Mark III which I had not seen for over half a decade - a true ‘sight unseen’ purchase. It is currently dry stored near Canberra and I am really looking forward to getting it recommissioned and registered. Tony C ope
My Jensens waiting for me in Australia
48 Jensen Owners’ Club Area Representatives
CUMBRIA AREAS CO-ORDINATOR YORKSHIRE GRAHAM CURTIS JOHN PYM MARK MANIATT ( 01539 624984 ( 07831 777665 ( 01132 943924 * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
NORTH WEST NORTHANTS LINCS & NOTTS DAVID MANOCK ANGUS FORSYTH RICHARD CLEWS ( 07786 240377 ( 07506 001431 ( 07720 215383 0844 8241130 * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
CHESHIRE THREE COUNTIES NORFOLK ADRIAN HOWELLS (HERTS, BEDS & CAMBS) COLIN & DIANE MAYES BERNARD TOMINEY ( 01775 725020 ( 01270 664609 ( 07595 221642 (office hours only) * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
WARWICKS, SOUTH BUCKS & OXON SUFFOLK WORCS., & W.MIDS SHAUN WINFIELD PETER & LYNDA HEYWOOD STEVE ZACAROLI (ZAC) ( 07969 129382 ( 07434 524072 ( 01905 610908 * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
SOUTH WALES LONDON NORTH, ESSEX RICHARD STREETER N. WEST & CENTRAL DAVE BARNETT CHRIS GALE ( 07717 674670 ( 01708 456439 ( 07746 381506 * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
WESSEX LONDON WEST THAMES VALLEY CLIVE & LINDSEY BISHOP DAVID DEVINE BRIAN & JOAN RAPER ( 07891 049169 (CLIVE) ( 0208 8452765 ( 01256 780718 ( 07971 798595 (LINDSEY) * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
SOUTH WEST LONDON SOUTH KENT & S.E. LONDON JOHN PYM THAMES & SURREY TIM CLARK STEVE HODDER ( 07831 777665 ( 01322 333484 ( 07970 973672 * [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected]
SOUTHERN SOUTH DOWNS WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE VACANCY (W & E SUSSEX) A JENSEN OWNERS’ CLUB DAVID WRIGHT AREA REPRESENTATIVE? ( ( 01903 746101 CONTACT JOHN PYM FOR * [email protected] * [email protected] MORE INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL AREA CONTACTS CANADA - ONTARIO - DAVID RODGER - 905 889 1882 CANADA - VICTORIA - ROBERT ATKINS - 250 544 1702 USA - CALIFORNIA - BOB ADAMS - 858 487 6371 - [email protected] USA - EASTERN USA - BOB LASATER - [email protected] EUROPE - GERMANY - JENS JANSEN - 0049 172 8568 468 - [email protected] EUROPE - FRANCE - NIGEL PICKFORD - 0033 682 591 479 - [email protected] EUROPE - SWITZERLAND - FELIX KISTLER - 0041 79 736 06 41 - [email protected] EUROPE - NORWAY - OLE JON TVELTO - 0047 9300 4093 - [email protected] EUROPE - DENMARK - POUL - 0045 3391 8913 - [email protected] EUROPE - EAST AND POLAND - SZYMON (SIMON) RAJWA - 0048 601 255 629 AUSTRALIA - TONY COPE - [email protected] Classifieds
Set of 4 alloy original dot pattern door INTERCEPTOR vertical trim plates 541, 541R. Set of 4 alloy FF original dot pattern door vertical trim plates 541S, C-V8 Mk I and 2. Set of 4 alloy original dot pattern door vertical trim plates C-V8 Mk III. Set of 2 alloy original dot pattern horizontal kick trim plates, supplied over length to allow final trimming on car - covering 541, 541R, 541S and C-V8. Set of 2-alloy bonnet securing thumb nuts, machined and polished. Set of 2 alloy bonnet securing half wing nuts, machined and polished. S/S bonnet Screwed Rods per pair with S/S End Retaining Screws Interceptor Mk III 1973, 140/8730, plus 2 S/S Half Nuts per rod. S/S Spare Jensen FF Vignale Car No. 8, 112/016 imported from California in early 2016, US wheel carrier lifting screw. L bracket in S/S to One of 8 of remaining 12 Vignale cars. title but all EU customs paid. Great driver, mount carrier lifting screw. Boot hinges 541R, 100% restored to perfect condition and mechanics very sound. Older repaint in 541S bronze castings polished with s/s studs all original. Matching numbers and colour matching Tangerine still good looking. Original and s/s hinge pin. Arrange chrome plating codes/options according to special-order interior in good shape. Cool-looking original locally. Boot hinge extension bronze castings in July 1967, receipts and UK plates still 1970s Motorola mobile phone installed! polished only. Arrange chrome plating locally. intact. All Vignale unique details and marks Engine bay not restored. Very solid body with Nickel Bronze machined and polished castings are present and confirmed by the Jensen FF no corrosion. Vinyl roof needs replacement, for clamping inlet and exhaust manifolds to Museum UK. Full history and documents from chromes only need polishing. Located in Engine. Similar colour to stainless steel. 541, 1967-2017. Located outside Stockholm/ South-West Poland. Asking £29,900 o.n.o. 541R (and 541S?) Bonnet retaining catch Sweden. UK sold new 1967 with 2 owners, Please phone Simon on +48601255629 or in S/S. 541R, 541S Door restraints in full 2 owners in Sweden since 1988. Price email at [email protected] stainless and with new friction plates. 541 £175,000. Email: [email protected] through to C-V8 - Front quarter light window pivot stud with securing pin both in S/S to JENSEN HEALEY & GT repair broken off closing handle. 541 through to C-V8 - Car chassis id plates in S/S or Brass, both with black infill paint Tony Wilde, send Jensen Healey 1973, only 24,400 miles. If email for pricing [email protected] you are looking for a car to complete a top (JOC Member 92) For pictures please view quality/concours restoration, then this is the car www.flickr.com/photos/jensenspares/sets/ for you. Restoration started, but I have decided that I am getting too old to complete another concours car. Engine rebuilt (had seized), new Interceptor Convertible The following are Rare 541 Parts Crankshafts and bearings old manifold and stainless big bore exhaust, 2 new within the past two years: 750 Double and new, rear side windows catches, bonnet excellent s/hand doors fitted. Inner body shell Pumper Holley Carb, Performer aluminium flap chrome surrounds, camshaft, damper, amazingly good, bonnet has small dent at front intake manifold, 440 source aluminium heads, brake pads, clutch and brake master cylinders, but no rust. Needs sills and rear wings. Runs exhaust pipes are 2 1/2 with Magna flow some quarter light front glass, various and drives very well and everything works. mufflers and chrome tailpipes, MSD Ignition switches, chromed sidearm supports, old £3000. David Booth Phone: 01244 336331 with coil and wires, Sanden polished A/C. carpets as template for new, lamps and bulbs, or Email: [email protected] Tyres have about 2.000 miles on them. More rear chromed number plate lights, and other pictures are available if needed. Contact Noel parts. JOC Member 10163 Contact Bernard Wall 707-330-0995 Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. Tominey on 07595 221642 for enquiries or email me on [email protected]
PARTS FOR SALE Interceptor Parts in the United States K&D Jensen provides a wide selection of quality Private Reg. Plate 8911 HK for sale new and used Interceptor parts with worldwide Currently on retention and available for shipping daily. We are also home to many immediate transfer - Offers. Please phone: unique upgrade and hardware kits. Visit our 07534 609843 website www.interceptor.org or give us a call Jensen GT 1976. I completed a full body shell 425 788-0507 (Eastern Time in the U.S.). We restoration a few years ago (4 new wings plus look forward to hearing from you. front and rear valence) and bare metal respray. Private Reg. Plate FF 9181 Private sale, no The car has covered only a very limited mileage third party fees involved. £2500 Phone Keith since. Recent work includes new servo, master on 07732 400032 Sussex Interceptors For Jensen owners - a cylinder and new battery. The car has a superb parts business in East Sussex, dismantling original spec. tan interior, a full length Webasto 541S - Rear Bumper Good condition but Jensen cars. Huge inventory of spares inc. sunroof and is in overall excellent condition. requires rechroming – £500. Lifting jack – cars for sale and part restored cars. Phone Price £10,500.SOLD David Booth Phone: 01244 Offers. Contact Duncan 01278 662093 with your requirements 01424 224440. 336331 or Email: [email protected] (Taunton) Mobile 07831 351461 (JOC Member 4949)
50 Interceptor Mk III or SP Wanted I am looking to secure my first Jensen and would consider an Interceptor Mk III/SP, preferably privately Send your classified advertisements to: from an existing club member. Condition is of paramount importance, with low ownership Steve Salway and sub 80K mileage desirable. My budget Oakdene, Strete Ralegh, Whimple, is in line with the market for the right car. Exeter, Devon EX5 2PP Please contact Toby. Phone: 07896 323130. Tel: 01404 822330 E: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Jensen Healey Tonneau Cover The cover Wanted 1950’s 4 litre Interceptor parts All classified advertisements are FREE to is original with an immaculate underside and Undertaking a major restoration and anything members and non-members alike, provided black vinyl outer in excellent unused condition. will be considered from a panel to a that they are not businesses or trade adverts £150 plus P & P or collection. Located in complete car or a stalled incomplete project. and are motor related (see rates panel). You Coventry, West Mids/Warwickshire. Contact Cash waiting. Telephone Darren Barnes may include a PHOTO free of charge, which 024 76673737 or [email protected] 07973961640 or Email [email protected] will be used if space permits. Photos cannot be returned unless you include an SAE.
Jensen Interceptor Mk III Interior Full Jensen 541 steering wheel horn push interior just trimmed in Saint James Red assembly Preferably a complete unit but any hide. Please ring for details. South Yorkshire. component parts considered. Contact Steve Advertising rates as of January 2017: Phone: 01909 732750 Knowles on 07717 393206 JOC member 8440. Full page: £220 Double page spread £400 Jensen C-V8 Original Jensen workshop Half page: £115 manual C-V8 and Interceptor Mk1. £40. Dunlop brake reservoirs, C-V8 Mk III/early Quarter page £60 Original Chrysler workshop manual. Very Interceptor style Preferably new old stock, Eighth page: £39 detailed on engine, gearbox and fuel system. but good second-hand would be okay. Ulric Trade classified ad £50. Poster size wiring diagram. Coloured and Woodhams, telephone: 01694-781354 or (up to 10 lines) £15 laminated. A must if you are doing electrics. Email: [email protected] Leaflet inserts: £350 £20. All are in as new condition. Prices plus No VAT is payable, we are not VAT registered. post and packaging. Call Martin Bryant 01636 Jensen FF servo & Maxaret solenoid unit Traders’ invoices are sent out with a copy of 812901 or [email protected] Also requiring any Jensen FF ephemera. the magazine in which the advert appears. Handbooks, documents, photographs. In fact Payment is due after receipt of invoice. please contact me if you have anything for sale WANTED relating to Jensen FF cars. Ulric Woodhams, telephone: 01694-781354 or Email: ulric@ Jensen FF or Interceptor Wanted urgently ulricpublishing.com by new member. Must be fully restored with FINAL DATE photographic record and invoices. Please FOR SUBMISSIONS: email Simon at [email protected] or MISC 07590 189 410. There is a very poor signal 8TH DECEMBER 2017 here so text only please! Jensen Magazines Issues 99 to 148 – Aug 1991 to Dec 1999. Offered free to a Jensen SP/Interceptor Anything considered ‘good home’, collection or recipient to pay together with owners’ manuals, tools, for postage costs. Some still have the original memorabilia and anything relating to the polythene mailing sleeves unopened. Located Jensen Marque wanted by genuine fanatical in Coventry, West Midlands/Warwickshire. collector! Call Tim on 01322-333484/ Contact 024 76673737 or cat.hohen@ 07956-271230 or Email timspjensenclark@ btinternet.com yahoo.com Visit Beautiful Western France and have Jensen FF Wanted Looking for a perfect car a holiday to remember, relax in our fully to join our 1965 Mustang FF and the Zephyr refurbished Neo Breton Detached House in FF prototype police car for our Tampa Bay Central Brittany with your own solar heated Auto Museum. Please Email me at ocerf@ pool, six person Jacuzzi and large double tbauto.org or call my cell – Olivier Cerf garage. Explore and Tour spectacular Brittany +1-727-224-0043. www.tbauto.org in your own car, enjoy scenic drives on quiet roads, discover rugged coastlines, find fantastic Jensen Interceptor Any series, wanted in any restaurants with wonderful seafood wines condition. I will travel anywhere in Europe. and ciders. 5% discount for JOC members. Non runner considered, unfinished projects, JOC Member 10507. Find out more go to Please call me with what you have. Telephone www. brittanytouringclassics.com John on 07734 247237 or Email: jerezjo@ gmail.com
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