Tiger's,
Jensen's assembly line shut down over 23 years ago. But, if it were in business
today, what would it make, an SUV?
Well, looking at history, figure on a light English roadster body/chassis
combined
with a good strong Ford V-8. Since Jensen was never really big on marketing
savvy, they'd probably call it the Jensen S-V8. Simple, direct.
Well, It was in the papers this morning. What a knock-out. This is the best
looking car I have ever seen coming off the Jensen Assembly Line (except for a
classic car like the Tiger).
It uses a Ford Cobra 4.6 OHC V-8 (of course), is a genuine roadster, made to
'compete' (read "blow the doors off") the SLK, Z-3, and Boxster at a measly
$65,400. A mere "bag-of shells". No data on whether this would be the double
cam
or not, but maybe the S-V tells it all.
The car has the general feel of a Mercedes body shape, fender-moulded lighting,
an
all aluminum body, and a very well rendered "Jensen" grill that looks a lot more
like the Austin Healy 100 shape. They were pretty close, anyway.
The factory will be at a site near Liverpool (Northern England and Beatle
Country), and 100 have already been pre-sold. The bad news is we, in the
States,
will probably not see one until after Europe and Japan.
This is another JAL serial number I would love to have. Save your pocket
change.
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