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Jensen-Healey 1972-1975 - With four actors

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Created in 2013

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Roger Gloor

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Jensen-Healey (1974) - die Mk2-Modelle hatten andere Stossfänger und Seitenschutzleisten

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Jensen-Healey (1972) - frühe Version, die Räder änderten schon bald

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Jensen-Healey (1975) - ein Modell der zweiten Serie (Mk 2), erkennbar unter anderem an den Zierstreifen

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Jensen-Healey (1974) - Mk2-Modell, auch mit geschlossenem Dach hübsch anzuschauen

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Jensen-Healey (1972) - gradliniges und kantiges Design

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Jensen-Healey (1972) - Am Genfer Autosalon von 1972 - gut sah er aus, der Sportwagen

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Jensen-Healey (1974) - es gab auch ein Factory-Hardtop, wie diese Aufnahme in einem Verkaufsprospekt beweist

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Jensen Healey am British Car Meeting 2011 in Mollis - Ehrengast Jensen

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Jensen Healey (1974) - an der Bergprüfung Altbüron 2013

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. Jensen-Healey can also be counted among them. Jensen-Healey were only created for four years and their sports cars never became as well known as the Jensen-Healey that came before them.

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The Austin-Healey built from 1952 to 1970 became far better known than the Jensen-Healey, which was only built for four years. The sports car company founded by Donald Healey in 1946 was decisive for both brands. The Norwegian-born US car dealer Kjell H. Qvale was looking for a successor to the Austin-Healey that had been successfully sold in California and got in touch with Healey. In 1970, a consortium led by Qvale took over Jensen Motors Ltd in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. This company had already manufactured the Austin-Healey bodies. The Jensen luxury coupés were then joined by a smaller sports convertible already developed by Donald and his son Geoffrey Healey. It was powered by a 1973 cc four-cylinder aluminum engine with two overhead camshafts and 16 valves. The 4-speed gearbox came from Chrysler U.K., the front suspensions and the rear rigid axle from Vauxhall.

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