Very nice Jensen Healey on eBay

[vagt6]

Someone needs to snatch this one up! I've fallen in "lust" with these cars since I had the opportunity to drive one last summer.

Very nice, well balanced, high revving engine. And, it has ROOM for tall drivers! I was pleasantly surprised at how much room there was in the cockpit, unlike most LBCs.

This is a real deal, I hope one of you BCF'ers gets her.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-Jens...=item3f053f1738

 

[Tullamore]

I have a BRG and a Black Jensen Healey, both have gold J-H graphics along the sill. That red/white combination just doesn't work for me. Maybe if it had no graphics it would look better.

 

[JodyFKerr]

That JH is probably one of the most original ones I've seen in a VERY LONG time.

The only thing I could find that wasn't original to the car is the brake master cylinder. It's been replaced with a TR6 MC as the original MCs are no longer available.

Short of the silly trim strip along the side (dealer installed option) it's a very pretty and original car.

With a starting bid of $5,200 and a reserve price I'll be suprised if it sells. A really nice stock JH could get $7-8K at best in a good economy.

 

[Dale]

I've got it on my watch list, out of curiosity. I'm with Jody and his assessment and wait and see.

 

[scoutll]

I'm thinking that this guy is looking for way over 10k for this car.. Just a feeling by reading the discription. I'll bet his reserve is somewhere around 12k. Anyone else hazard a guess?.

 

[JodyFKerr]

I'm thinking that this guy is looking for way over 10k for this car.. Just a feeling by reading the discription. I'll bet his reserve is somewhere around 12k. Anyone else hazard a guess?.

That sounds about right. And it'd be a fair price if they had anywhere near the demand of an MG/Triumph of the same time period. Mechanically it's a far superior car to it's brethren of the same time period.

But with production figures of ~9000 and a very high price tag when new, paired with a lot of development issues with the early 907 motor, people either don't know what it is, never got to experience them, or think they're rubbish.

A shame really.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Same with the TR8. Fantastic cars that never had a chance. :frown:

 

[JodyFKerr]

Same with the TR8. Fantastic cars that never had a chance. :frown:

yep. I, apparently, am a sucker for cars like that.

 

[Legal Bill]

Another handicap is the year of this car. IIRC, the later years were fitted with a five speed.

 

[JodyFKerr]

Another handicap is the year of this car. IIRC, the later years were fitted with a five speed.

That's more of a 6 of one, half-dozen of the other type deals.

For normal driving the 4 is actually nicer to drive. The 5 is good for more race-like use. They both have the same limiting factor. Top gear is a 1:1 ratio. Back when they were still available (a few years back) a popular modification was to put a supra transmission kit in to get a proper top gear.

 

[DrEntropy]

That was a reason I didn't put a 5-cog into the +2... end up with a 1:1 top gear? feh. Not worth the effort.

Still have the five speed sittin' in th' shed. :shocked: