A Catalogue of the Papers of Jensen Motors Ltd


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Administrative/Biographical History

Scope and Content

System of Arrangement

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling

Accruals

Access Conditions

Restrictions

Language of Material

Finding Aids

Index Headings

Catalogue

A Catalogue of the Papers of Jensen Motors Ltd

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Reference GB 0152 MSS.215
Title Papers of Jensen Motors Ltd
Dates of Creation 1936-1975
Held at Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Library
Extent 0.726 cubic metres
Name of Creator Jensen Motors Ltd
Level of description File
Language English

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Administrative/Biographical History

The Jensen brothers began their business as coachbuilders, when they took over the firm of W.J. Smith and Sons. They became motor manufacturers in 1935/6 and began lorry manufacture in 1939. This aspect of manufacture was replaced by subcontract work.

After both brothers had resigned as a result of ill-health, the company was successively owned by the Norcros Group, William Brandt, the merchant bankers and the Californian business man Kjell Qvale. The firm went into liquidation in 1976.

Reference: Catalogue to the collection.

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Scope and Content

Agreements, 1936-1949; various financial records, including monthly analysis of sales and production costs, 1947-1958, general ledgers, 1951-1967, papers relating to annual accounts, including stock details, c. 1957-1971, purchase balances, 1972-1973; correspondence relating to projects, suppliers and other firms in the industry, c. 1969-1974.

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System of Arrangement

The Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme. For further details of the scheme, see http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/mrcclass.shtml. It is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000).

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Selected records were received from the Official Receiver in 1980 following assistance from the Business Records Advisory Service .

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Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling

This collection has been weeded for duplicates

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Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

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Access Conditions

A thirty year closure period applies to these papers.

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Copyright/Reproduction

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

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Language of Material

English

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Finding Aids

A copy of this catalogue is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom, at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources.

An authority record exists for Jensen Motors Ltd (GB 0152 AAR2216).

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Index Headings

Jensen Motors Ltd

Motor vehicle industry -- Great Britain

Truck industry -- Great Britain

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Catalogue

MSS.215/2 Financial Information

MSS.215/2/1 (1947 September) - 1958 July

TS. carbon copy Analyses of Sales Production Costs, mostly monthly; details of uncompleted orders given from May 1949 (cumul.). Analysis headings include JLC, Jen-Tugs, Trailers, Austin Healey and 'Countryman' Cars, Body Building, Small Repairs, Large Repairs (over 20).

Arrangement

The following file was subdivided from a single group of pre- and early post-war papers :

MSS.215/2/1

MSS.215/3/HS, MB, PE, PR, SM, WP

MSS.215/7/LE, TE.

MSS.215/2/2 1952 July

Profit Loss Account summary 1946/7 - 1950/1 with schedule, analysing overhead expenses.

MSS.215/2/3 1950s

File of miscellaneous finanancial data, includes: Profit Loss Account summary schedule, 1946/7 - 1955/6; Show exps. analysis, 1954, 5, 7; art[iculated] cab labour costing, 1958; '541R' development expenditures, 1958; estimated profit summaries, 1957-8; month-end finan. summaries, 1957-8.

MSS.215/2/4 1954 May-1961 July

Month-end financial summary. [Distinction made between Austin-Healey, Volvo and Jensen stock.]

MSS.215/2/5/1/1-59 1957 August-1959 May

Monthly sales and production costs [cf MSS.215/2/1 above]: TS. sheets of costs, 1952-9, mostly for JNSN lorries; draft monthly and cumulative trading figures and sales credits analysed by product.

MSS.215/2/5/2 1957 August-1959 June

Firm orders outstanding, giving customer and value under model type to September 1958, quantities only thereafter [originally part of MSS.215/2/5/1].

MSS.215/2/6/1-129 1958-1963

2 documents only

Original file of papers relating to preparation of annual accounts, 1958/9, 1959/60, 1960/1, 1961/2, 1962/3. Includes: drafts, correspondence with parent group, Norcros Ltd, memoranda relating to preparation of Norcros group cost' accounts, with list of costs, lists of Jensen Motors' vehicle fleet, correspondence relating to rating of works, 1959, statement [mid-1962] relating to compensation from Volvo for failure to deliver body shells at agreed rate, resumee of meeting of Norcros group accountants, November 1962.

MSS.215/2/7 1960

Draft accounts 1959-60, as in file above, but with MS. alterations.

MSS.215/2/8 1951-1964

Income expenditure analysis ledger.

MSS.215/2/9 1964 July

Valuation of work in progress.

MSS.215/2/10 1958

Net assets summary and profit loss accounts summary, 10 years to 31 July 1958.

MSS.215/2/11 1965-1967

Annual accounts. Includes summaries of balance sheets, 1959-1965.

MSS.215/2/13 1964 March-1967 February

Disposition of funds. Covers the period December 1963-February 1967.

MSS.215/2/16 'Mrs G. Cockayne - wages office' 1960s

Folder file: details of wage rates, including 'Domestic wages agreement', February 1969.

MSS.215/2/17 Stocktaking 1967-1971

File relating to stocktaking - loose working papers. Includes detailed lists of parts with figures and prices; numbers of completed cars; TS instructions relating torelating to'Work in Progress and Stocks Inventory' 30-31 January 1971, naming personnel involved by zone/department.

MSS.215/2/18 Budget 1974/5 1974

Wallet file 'Cash': working papers related to budget 1974/5. Includes stock reduction plan, March 1974; cash flow forecasts.

MSS.215/2/19 Costing 1974

Wallet file relating to costing. Includes documents relating to redundancy; working papers relating to price increase and production reduction; computer printout 'Evaluated forward schedule of requirements' listing suppliers A-Z; analysis of number of employees by department; synopsis of 'Good Minutes per Hour' scheme [the number of minutes in each hour in which an employee produces 'saleable work'].

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MSS.215/3/BI Giacomo Bianco correspondence

MSS.215/3/BI/1 Bianco/Jensen 'F' file 1971-1973

Correspondence with Giacomo Bianco of Indestor, Turin relating to development of Jensen 'F' and 'G' models, from original model onwards. Includes Jensen detailed design criticisms, 17 December 1971; memorandum from the designer William Towns MSIA, 24 January 1972; notes of meetings with Motor Panels, 27 September 1972, and relating to brakes, 2 November 1972.

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MSS.215/3/BM BMW

MSS.215/3/BM/1-2 BMW 2-litre engine 1971-1973

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG [BMW] correspondence relating to use of BMW 2-litre engine for Jensen-Healey car.

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MSS.215/3/CE Chrysler

MSS.215/3/CE/1 Chrysler engine 1974 March-June

File of memoranda and correspondence relating to Chrysler engine requirements.

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MSS.215/3/CI Chrysler International SA/Chrysler Corporation

MSS.215/3/CI/1 1973-1974

File relating to supply of engines and spare parts. Includes minutes of meeting in Detroit, March 1974; figures relating to engine supply and requirements.

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MSS.215/3/DD Import duty drawback under Section 7, Import Duties Act 1958

MSS.215/3/DD/1 Correspondence 1971-1972

File of correspondence with HM Customs and Excise and some suppliers of components. Includes sub-groups relating to duty on faulty crankshafts supplied by Chrysler Corporation; [Minfield] 1974 correspondence relating to cars shipped to California which had not been tested for emissions; also relating to return of stillages to Germany via Baxter, Hoare and Co. Ltd.

MSS.215/3/DD/2 Correspondence 1972-1974

File relating to change in procedure. Correspondence with HM Customs and Excise and various suppliers, including Lotus Cars Ltd and Chrysler United Kingdom Ltd.

MSS.215/3/DD/3 Correspondence 1971-1972

Original 'file' [partly dismantled notebook]: 'Drawback Claims - Interceptors Only - from INT. 486 to INT. 850'. Details of individual cars given includes chassis number, body colour, customer and shipping details.

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MSS.215/3/FM Jensen 'F' model

See also MSS.215/3/BI/1; MSS.215/3/SJ/1; MSS.215/TO/1

MSS.215/3/FM/1 1972-1973

File relating to damage to full-scale model in transit from Indestor, Turin, to Coventry, and making good of same. Includes packet of coloured photographs. [The 'F' type was the codename given to the intended replacement for the Jensen Interceptor.]

MSS.215/3/FM/2 1973 December

Preliminary specification of 'F' model's major components.

MSS.215/3/FM/3 1973-1974

Detailed file relating to 'F' model development. Iincludes notes of meetings at Swansea Jig and Tool, Motor Panels, Girling Ltd, Hardy Spicer etc. Subjects include marketing comments on details of design; car version of Interceptor CEA 528J; parts list; progress with build of prototypes.

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MSS.215/3/HE Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd, Warwick

MSS.215/3/HE/1 1970-1974 (mainly 1970-1971)

Detailed file relating to development of Jensen-Healey model, stages of development and costings. Includes negotiations with Ford Motor Co. and Jensen Motors; some correspondence between Kevin Beattie (Jensen managing director) and Geoff Healey.

Loose in file: illustrated brochure relating to Castrol hydro-electric 3-ton lifts.

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MSS.215/3/HS Hindle Smart Co. Ltd

MSS.215/3/HS/1/1-10 1949-1952

File relating to agreement with Hindle Smart Co. Ltd, electrical engineers, Manchester, permitting them to market a battery-electric powered version of the Jen-Tug mechanical horse as the Jen-Helecs. Contents: signed agreement, correspondence including termination.

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Indestor, Turin:

see MSS.215/3/BI/1; MSS.215/3/FM/1

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MSS.215/3/JE Job evaluation

MSS.215/3/JE/1 1974, 1975

Memorandum relating to job evaluation project [for BL, Longbridge works] with loose documents: 3 relating to Jensen direct workers' wages claim, August 1974; letter to member of Jensen Planning Department relating to salary increase.

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MSS.215/3/JI Jensen Motors Inc, San Francisco

MSS.215/3/JI/1 1973-1974

Correspondence relating to details of supply of cars and components; Federal emission testing; price work-up on Lotus engine; Powr-lok differential (Salisbury Transmission Ltd); criticisms from Jensen-Healey Midwest Distributors, Lagrange; cost monitoring.

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MSS.215/3/LO Lotus Cars Ltd

MSS.215/3/LO/1 'Meetings with Lotus' 1971-1974

Original file. Includes negotiations with Lotus Cars Ltd, Hethel, Norwich relating to engine development and supply [for the Jensen-Healey, introduced in 1972]. Also includes memoranda; detailed notes of meetings; copy correspondence, e.g. to Colin Chapman [founder of Lotus] 8 May 1972. NB: March-May 1974 correspondence in loose fascicle in file.

MSS.215/3/LO/2 Correspondence 1973 March-June

Lotus HQ; correspondence with Lotus Cars Ltd, Norwich relating to engine problems, especially under-bonnet fires, and modifications. File also includes sheet of emission test results, 1975.

MSS.215/3/LO/3 'Possible source-supply change from Lotus engines to GKN' 1972-1974

Original file. Subjects include pricing; pre-delivery problems; Lotus direct material costs; delivery schedules; possible manufacture by GKN, discussed from November 1973 onwards.

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MSS.215/3/MB M.B.K. Motors Ltd

MSS.215/3/MB/1 1936

File of correspondence relating to agreement to supply Jensen Motors Ltd with Ford parts and accessories, including sub-assemblies, with copy of agreement, 9 November 1936.

The directors of M.B.K. Motors Ltd were Lt.Col. J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon, Harold Kahn, Richard A. and Frank A. Jensen.

Contents:

MSS.215/3/MB/1/1 1936 January 3

Notes of points agreed by Sir Percival [Perry] with Moore-Brabazon relating to supply of Special Sports Chassis.

MSS.215/3/MB/1/2 1935 September 25

Copy letter Ford Motor Co., Dearborn to Perry relating to conversion of Special Sports Chassis.

MSS.215/3/MB/1/3-12 1936 February

Correspondence between R. Jensen and H. Kahn relating to details of supply of Ford engines and chassis; lists of parts not required.

MSS.215/3/MB/1/15-19 1936 October - November

Jaques Sons, Solicitors, Birmingham relating to terms of the agreemt.

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MSS.215/3/PE Personnel

MSS.215/3/PE/1/1-2 1937 March 2

Jensen Motors Ltd agreement to employ Henry Mervyn Weir as sales manager and traveller. With attached note relating to altered terms, 3 March 1939.

MSS.215/3/PE/2 1945 June 8

TS. list of 77 employees in Forces Fund, with annotations relating to return to duties, etc.

MSS.215/3/PE/3 1964

Norcross Group Pension Scheme file, listing Jensen staff A-Z, with date of birth and employment starting dates.

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MSS.215/3/PR Premises

MSS.215/3/PR/1 1931-43?

File relating to premises of W.J. Smith Son Ltd, Frank Guest Ltd and Jensen Motors Ltd, High St., West Bromwich.

Contents:

MSS.215/3/PR/1/1-2 n.d

Blue print and tracing of coachworks site on High St.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/3 1931 October

Blue print of West Bromwich Motor Carriage Works, for Car General Insurance Corpn. Ltd.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/4 n.d

Colour plan of part of same premises for F. Guest.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/5 1939 July

Large plan of main High St. site for Frank Guest Ltd, with right of way agreement.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/6 1940 July 4

Hill Robinson Ltd and Jensen Motors Ltd: agreement for easement as to banking for air-raid shelter.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/7 1943 April 28

Frank Guest Ltd and Jensen Motors Ltd: agreement for letting site for advertising.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/8 n.d

Ink plan of part of workshops, W.J. Smith Son Ltd, incorp. Jensen Motors.

MSS.215/3/PR/1/9-15 1935

Various pencil sketch plans of part of works premises, some dated 1935, some annotated as to functions [from envelope 'Plans and small special sketches of our property'].

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MSS.215/3/PU Public relations

MSS.215/3/PU/1 External and internal public relations 1973, 1975

Includes copy of proposal for press and public relatons service by Good Relations Ltd, a 'national industrial and technical consultancy'; draft report by Good Relations Ltd on state of morale in company and internal public relations; information card about Good Relations Ltd; copy letter relating to other parties interested in Jensen public relations.

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MSS.215/3/RI Ricardo and Co. Engineers (1927) Ltd

MSS.215/3/RI/1 1973

Correspondence relating to Jensen deputation's visit to Shoreham and detailed estimate for a twin ohc version of the Simca 2-litre engine

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MSS.215/3/SJ Swansea Jig and Tool Co. Ltd

MSS.215/3/SJ/1 1972-1973

File relating to work for Jensen. Includes: details relating to components ordered (some back to 1971); 'F' model needs; 4pp brochure relating to Swansea Jig and Tool equipment.

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MSS.215/3/SM W.J. Smith Son Ltd

MSS.215/3/SM/1 1972-1973

File relating to W.J. Smith Son Ltd, coachbuilders, West Bromwich.

Contents:

MSS.215/3/SM/1/1 1922 May 31

Certificate of incorporation.

MSS.215/3/SM/1/2 1922 June 12

Agreement, W.J. Smith, sale of motor bodybuilding concern to W.J. Smith Son Ltd.

MSS.215/3/SM/1/3-4 n.d

Insurance schedule with related plan.

MSS.215/3/SM/1/5 1922 August

Edwin Jaques Sons, Solicitors, Birmingham: receipted accounts, formation of the company.

MSS.215/3/SM/1/6/1-2 1922 April, September

Principal and supplementary leases, R. Holyland to Willam James Smith.

MSS.215/3/SM/1/7 1935 May 1

Agreement, W.J. Smith Son Ltd. and Frank Guest for surrender of lease of 9 December 1930.

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MSS.215/3/SP Special Promotions

MSS.215/3/SP/1 1973-1974

File includes papers relating to supply of cars for other firms' promotions; visit by members of Malaya Garage Group, Sussex. Loose in file: Yew Tree, West Bromwich, architect's drawing of Jensen-themed lounge; photographs of lamb-skin seat launch.

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MSS.215/3/ST Salisbury Transmission Ltd, Ward End, Birmingham

MSS.215/3/ST/1 1973-1974

File includes correspondence relating to axle modification and supply; Powr-lok differential [see also MSS.215/3/JI/1].

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MSS.215/3/TO Tooling

MSS.215/3/TO/1 1973-1974

File relating to tooling for Jensen 'F' model (Cwmgors Press and Fabrication Co. Ltd; Swansea Jig and Tool Co.)

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MSS.215/3/VO Volvo

MSS.215/3/VO/1 1959-1961

Original file 'Volvo history' with sub-file 'Volvo agreement'. The main file is divided into sections, as follows:

Notes on visit to Sweden.

2 folios relating to preparations for visit by R.A. Jensen to Volvo, to deal with outstanding problems.

Pressed Steel Bodies and sheet metal rectification thereof.

Correspondence relating to need for rectification of dimensional and finish shortcomings of Pressed Steel bodies, with memorandum giving chronology of rectification attempts.

Letters from suppliers minutes of meeting with suppliers.

Differences of opinion over Volvo's "insistence on a higher standard of finish than was commercially practicable", 1961; including poor photocopies of material from or relating to Joseph Fray Ltd; Pianforte Supplies Ltd; Smith's Sections Ltd; West Bromwich Central Plating Co.; Windshields of Worcester Ltd.

Modifications - Volvo requested.

Modifications to Volvo-supplied components carried out in Jensen Works.

Spares history.

Memorandum, July 1961, relating to supply of spares in 1961.

At end of file: various memoranda relating to aspects of quality control, 1960-1.

MSS.215/3/VO/1/2 1959

Sub-file Copy of agreement, AB Volvo-Jensen Motors Ltd, 31 January 1959, for manufacture of new Volvo sports car; with analysis of terms.

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MSS.215/3/W 'W' miscellaneous file

MSS.215/3/W/1 1973

Correspondence with Peter Walker, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, relating to possibility of support for trade fair and trading mission participation; report of Jack Warren criticising attitudes and practices in various areas of activity.

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MSS.215/3/WP Wartime production

MSS.215/3/WP/1/1 1945 June 1

TS. list of goverment contracts and subcontracts, with details.

MSS.215/3/WP/1/2 n.d

Extended version of above.

MSS.215/3/WP/1/3 1952 July 3

TS. summary list of types of items produced.

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MSS.215/4 Publications

MSS.215/4/1 1971-1974

Jensen house magazine, Torque: nos.1-3 (1973 November, 1974 February, May).

Loose in file: News from Jensen, 1971 1972 Motor Show editions.

Some proofs of illustrations.

List of official distributors dealers, 1972: MSS.215/4/1/5/2.

MSS.215/4/2 1971 October - 1975 January

Original file of press releases, including draft of article by Cyril Posthumous; 2 publicity photos.

MSS.215/4/3 1972 March - 1975 October

Original file as above. Includes: 1 publicity photo; drafts of some releases.

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MSS.215/7/LE

MSS.215/7/LE/1 1936

Jensen Motors (Holdings) Ltd: 1st proof of Memorandum of Articles of Association.

MSS.215/7/LE/2 1959

Jensen Motors Ltd: revised Memorandum of Articles of Association

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MSS.215/7/TE

MSS.215/7/TE/1 n.d

Jensen drawing no. 6151C, 'Scheme for progressive compensation varying front rear braking effort' [model not stated].

Drawing signed C.R. Riekie; Riekie senior had been a Service engineer with Latil (from 1924). He and his son, Colin, were with Jensen for twelve years: M.H. Sanders, Stories of round timber haulage, 1984, p.74.

MSS.215/7/TE/2 c.1960

'Nuffield Metal Products and Austin Plant Records': register of machinery and equipment, presumably loaned for specific contracts, housed in Kalamazoo transfer binder.

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MSS.215/10 Press cuttings

Series of original binders of press-cuttings with Jensen references, mostly in form of photo-copies. The series includes broadcast transcripts.

MSS.215/10/3 1974 October

Dispute over allegation by Qvale that workforce were not working hard enough.

MSS.215/10/4 1974-1976

File relating to Interceptor Convertible.

MSS.215/10/5 1974 December-1975 February

"Cut-back" cuttings : file relating to reduction in Jensen production and workforce. With 3 broadcast transcripts.

MSS.215/10/6 1975 January-October

File labelled January-June 1975. Including article on Jensen history from On Four Wheels.

MSS.215/10/7 1975 June-October

Including obituarys of Kevin Beattie, former managing director and technical director.

MSS.215/10/8 1975 September, November

Mainly relating to receivership.

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MSS.215/12X Photographs

Official photographs, acquired by purchase January 1992.

MSS.215/12X/1-22 Jen-Tug articulated lorry and trailers

MSS.215/12X/1

JXH 671 Carson's Paints: wire-sided trailer (11 6.5cm).

MSS.215/12X/2

Fulham Borough Council no.42: plant trailer with winch (13.5 8.5cm).

MSS.215/12X/3

SMY 737 Mono: trailor with container (13.5 8.5cm).

MSS.215/12X/4-6

Demonstration "30-40 cwt. Horse Substitute Vehicle": with roller, gang mowers; rearview showing towing attachment (each 13.5 8.5cm).

MSS.215/12X/7-8

CEA 570 demo. vehicle: swan-neck machinery transporter trailor (each 16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/9

Demo. vehicle: box trailor (16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/10

Flat trailor (16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/11

Shallow tipping trailor (16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/12

High-sided trailor (16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/13-14

Tipping trailor (each 16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/15

URE 178 Brownlea Co. Ltd, City Saw Mills, Port Dundas: flat trailor (20 15cm).

MSS.215/12X/16

HGE 283 British Railways no. GG 2024SC (21 15cm).

MSS.215/12X/17

BR trailor (21 15cm).

MSS.215/12X/18

Jen-Tug box trailor (21 15cm).

MSS.215/12X/19

Jen-Tug swan-neck trailor with winch (21 15cm).

MSS.215/12X/20

Tipping trailor chassis (21 16cm).

MSS.215/12X/21-2

FTR 343 Southampton Waste Paper Works Ltd: high-sided trailor (each 21 16cm).

MSS.215/12X/23-6 Jensen Lorry

MSS.215/12X/23-5

Dropside lorry on tp 1 AEA (each 13 8cm).

MSS.215/12X/26

Flat lorry (11 8cm).

MSS.215/12X/27-32 Miscellaneous

MSS.215/12X/27-8

BR box trailor no 1720 MS [att. to Bedford ex-WD trac.] (each 16 11cm).

MSS.215/12X/29

Military type 2 wheel trailor (11 9cm).

MSS.215/12X/30-1

Unidentified metal fabrications (each 11 8 cm).

MSS.215/12X/32

Jensen Motors staff social (?)

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MSS.215X/1/1-15 Material of or relating to Jensen Motors Ltd, owned by the Centre.

MSS.215X/1/1-4 [1972]

Jensen Motors Ltd: publicity wallet, includes: poster-style folder relating to stages of production; folded illustrated history leaflet, introducing Interceptor III; Jensen-Healey folded illustrated leaflet; Air Call Ltd; illustrated publicity booklet, in association with Jensen.

MSS.215X/1/2 [1976 August]

The Times: article by J. Blunsden on demise of Jensen.

MSS.215X/1/3 1976 November

Jensen Parts Service Ltd: illustrated advertisement from Motor Sport.

MSS.215X/1/4 1971

Carl Duerr [managing director of Jensen, 1968-70]: Management kinetics, Pan Books Ltd [includes chapter on his experiences at Jensen].

MSS.215X/1/5 1974

P. Browning J. Blunsden: The Jensen Healey stories, Motor Racing Publications

MSS.215X/1/6 1972

Car: R. Barker, 'Jensen-Healey - Today's gamble on yesterday's car', illustrated, pp.14-17.

MSS.215X/1/7 1985

R. Bell, 'Rise of the Phoenix', Motor, pp.36-7: article on newly formed Jensen Cars Ltd.

MSS.215X/1/8 November 29 1985

The Times: 'Jensen returns'.

MSS.215X/1/9-10 1986 May

Articles relating to International Motors Ltd [fd. by R. Edmiston K. Qvale to acquire Jensen service parts]

MSS.215X/1/11 1989

K. Anderson, Jensen (Haynes Publg. Gp.), 200pp.

MSS.215X/1/12

Copies of technical press articles on Jensen c.v. production (supplied by courtesy of Mr M.S. Wells).

MSS.215X/1/13 1986 May 23

Article on 10th anniverasary of International Motors Ltd. (Jensen Parts Service Ltd/Subaru (UK) Ltd).

MSS.215X/1/14 1989 April

Choice of 'Interceptor' for TV series 'The Saint'.

MSS.215X/1/15/1-2 1994 February

Alan Jensen: brief obituarys.

MSS.215X/16 1991

R. Calver, A history of Jensen. The chassis data, 428pp.

[Kindly presented by the author, June 1996.]

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MSS.215X/JC/1-10 Material of or relating to Jensen Car Co. Ltd, owned by the Centre

MSS.215X/JC/1 1990 May

Warws. Worcs. Life article on new company, in Unicon Holdings group.

MSS.215X/JC/2 [1990]

Jensen Car Co. Ltd: 4 pp. illustrated brochure on 'Series Four Interceptor'.

MSS.215X/JC/7-10 1992 August - 1993 January

Liquidation and rescue attempts.

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