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© ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT THE JENSEN FF MUSEUM & ARCHIVE
If you have a particularly interesting image of your FF, then why
not send it to us and we will include it within the gallery !

THE FIRST & THE LAST
The very first FF, chassis number 119/001 photographed at the 1994 Jensen
Owners' Club International weekend, and the very last FF, chassis number
130/328, photographed in California in 2006, shortly after completion
of an extensive restoration.

TRAGIC END TO AN IMPRESSIVE BARN FIND
The story of 119/002, registration number 'JEA 4D' is a tragic one. Back
in 1981, the car was going to be scrapped, since the farmer who owned
the land the car had been left on, had gained permission to develop the
site. Acquired by Ulric Woodhams, 119/002 was later sold on for restoration.
The next owner gave up on the project, as indeed did subsequent owners,
meanwhile many parts of the car were lost or stolen. The original engine,
was lost, as was most of the interior, which was apparently stolen. The
current whereabouts of the original chassis is not known, and it is possible
this was destroyed in the early 1990s, by an owner who was trying to switch
the identity of 119/002 over to another FF in better condition. THE
JENSEN FF MUSEUM & ARCHIVE has undertaken to acquire any surviving
parts from 119/002, and has had some success already. If you know the
whereabouts of any original parts which came from 119/002, then please
contact us, as we would be very keen to add them to the collection. Who
knows, may be one day it would be considered worthwhile to build an FF
using all the original parts from 119/002 gathered by us ! If a suitably
wealthy Jensenthropic individual is interested in pursuing such an idea,
then let us know !

PUBLICITY WORK
1968 and chassis number 119/018 positioned in a small Surrey hamlet, around
the corner from photographer Michael Cooper's home. Michael Cooper was
always keen to run photo shoots near to his home, and Good Relations were
generally agreeable to bringing cars over to him. As far as we know this
image was never actually used in any publicity brochures. Original image
from our archive, and apart of the Michael Cooper photographic collection.
119/018 went out to the USA, and current knowledge of the car's whereabouts
and condition remain unknown. If anyone has any up-to-date information,
please let us know.

THE SKI-SLOPE STAR
Jensen FF chassis number 119/025 photographed in Switzerland 1968
Motoring journalist Michael Scarlett at the steering wheel. In a fit of
bravado, Scarlett decided to drive this FF up a ski-slope. Unaided and
with basic crossply tyres, 119/025 drove up the ski-slope without fuss;
much to the surprise of skiers.
Original photograph held within our archive.
The car fell into total disrepair by the 1980s, and an unfortunate attempt
at restoring the car left it completely disassembled by the middle 1990s.
119/025 was acquired by THE JENSEN FF MUSEUM & ARCHIVE and is presently
undergoing a sympathetic restoration.
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