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Austin A40 Sports Leonard Lord proposed the supply of Austin components to Jensen to counteract legal measures over the possible copying of Jensen's PW saloon into Austin's Sheerline. Jensen was also asked to design and build the Austin A40 Sports which can be seen as a smaller version of the Jensen Interceptor. Eric Neale designed the bodywork, and a 1200cc four cylinder Austin A40 Devon engine powered the A40 Sports which was built around a modified Austin Devon chassis. Production started in 1950 and ended in 1953 with 4,000 being sold. Jensen designed a replacement sports car but were beaten to it by Donald Healey's Austin-based Healey 100, however when Tickford could not agree to the required production Jensen were asked to build the Austin-Healey 100. |
Austin-Healey 100, 100/6, 3000
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Austin A40 Devon, Dorset
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Jensen Interceptor 1950
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Designer Eric Neale
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