The Jensen GT is a shooting brake version of the Jensen-Healey that was produced from Sept of 1975 through May 1976 in limited numbers before Jensen Motors went belly up. According to various internet sources, a total of 511 GTs were produced during the year of production. You don’t see these very often and this one is offered for a decent deal for such a rare bird. Find this 1976 Jensen GT offered for $9,500 in Oakley, CA via craigslist.
Picture this; you are stuck at home under stay-at-home orders and you need something to occupy your time since your internet connection is dead. What you need is an engine and a vehicle that needs an engine. Then you just need a few wrenches, some zip ties, a welder, and some fresh 5w30 oil. The […]
Over the years, I’ve purchased many different project cars and they’ve come in various shapes/sizes/conditions…but I’ve always been enchanted with the idea of a project that requires only basic tools, a single parking space, and mostly elbow grease. A project that doesn’t involve pulling a car off its frame, or massive rust repair, or rebuilding […]
This next tip comes from Zach Z who wrote a nice poem to go with the 1973 Jensen Healey offered for $6000 in Bend, OR via craigslist: It is easy being green. I’ve not always liked these, but that’d be mean. This thing, it’s too clean; The thorough application of armor all, it’s left a sheen. That […]
In case you live under a rock (and YES, i do understand living under a rock with all the scary stuff out in the big wide world…this next thing being a case in point…anywho) there is this festival of drugs and debauchery out in the Nevada desert that is called Burning Man…but should probably be […]
This next car made me have the following conversation in my head: “Whoa, that looks awesome, I need it. And the price. Yikes, must be a scammer. Or…maybe it is just a good deal?” Yeah. I’ve had that conversation in my head a number of times…too many times to really count…but against all better judgement […]
Find this 1973 Jensen Interceptor Mk III here on eBay offered for $14,750 buy-it-now located in Santa Ana, CA. From eBay listing: 1973 JENSEN INTERCEPTOR SERIES 3 COUPE. LATE “J” MODEL WITH FINAL IMPROVEMENTS. ORIGINAL COLORS OF MED. BLUE METALLIC WITH NAVY BLUE LEATHER TRIM. STEEL SUNROOF. A/C. POWER STEERING. GKN ALLOYS. CHRYSLER 440 c.i. […]
The Lotus 907 motor, though not expensive to rebuild today, was likely seen as a huge liability back in the disco days. Given the supply of unwanted Capris and their compact and torquey Cologne V6’s, this Jensen had its alloy swapped for iron pretty early in life. Find this 1975 Jensen-Healey for sale in Thousand […]
The first step of any self help program is to admit that you have a problem. It can be smoking, drinking, drugs, or collecting Jensens, but when you look into your garage and see that all of your time/money is being dumped into this addiction, you need to find help. When you have collected your […]
If you think the Volvo 1800ES was alone in the segment of Northern European shooting brakes from the early 70s, you would be mistaken. A little company called Jensen Motors built the Jensen-Healey convertible starting in 1972, but added a hardtop in 1974 to create the Jensen GT. Find this 1976 Jensen GT currently bidding […]