{"id":52984,"date":"2020-10-26T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T11:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=52984"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:31:57","slug":"jensen-c-v8-drophead-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/jensen-c-v8-drophead-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen C-V8 Drophead Coup\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RM Sotheby’s auctions a unique vehicle from Jensen in London. There were actually only 500 examples of the grand tourer C-V8 as a closed coup\u00e9. In 1965, however, a convertible prototype called Drophead Coup\u00e9 was created for testing purposes. This one-off with only three previous owners is now coming under the hammer. At the same time it offers the opportunity to take a look at this fascinating British sports car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand history began in 1927<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jensen Motors began production of sporty series cars in 1950. The two company founders, the brothers Richard and Alan Jensen, had already produced the first sports car bodies for chassis from other manufacturers from 1927. These ranged from the Austin Seven to the Standard Avon and vehicles from Wolseley. After the death of W.J. Smith in 1936, the Jensen brothers took over his coachbuild shop and renamed it Jensen Motors. In addition to British base vehicles, the company also accepted an order from actor Clark Gable for a special Ford V8, which led to follow-up orders from Ford USA. After World War 2 Jensen continued to produce bodies for other car manufacturers, for example for the Austin-Healey 3000. In 1950, the first Jensen Interceptor appeared as a more luxurious version of the Austin A40 Sports. The Jensen 541 was their first own production car in 1955. It also had a revolutionary fiberglass plastic body. However, only 193 units were built.<\/p>\n\n\n

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