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59mga coupe Tim Gaffney Cumming, Ga, USA 1959 MG MGA 1500 Coupe 1991 Mazda RX-7	Posted: June 02, 2012 09:34PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 142

Was driving around western NC and came across a 1974 Jensen Healey. New paint, new top, through the window the interior looks good.
Lotus engine, 4 speed.
No price, I don't know much more. No price, but I got the neat car feeling.

What should I know or should I run ?

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #2
losmorob Robert Park Los Molinos, CA, USA 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite "Penelope" 1970 MG MGB GT "Parts For Sale!" 1971 Wolseley 16/60 1972 MG MGB GT "The Money Pit" 2004 BMW MINI Cooper S	Posted: June 10, 2012 09:14AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 6,940

RUN!!!!!

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Rob.

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #3
mrobin michael robinson hendersonville, hendersonville nc, USA 1977 MG MGB 1977 MG Midget 1500	Posted: June 10, 2012 09:31AM Registered: 5 years ago Posts: 555

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #4
pcadogan pat c ok, USA 1973 MG MGB "Eliza Jane"	Posted: June 11, 2012 07:01AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 2,258

One of them jensens was featured on chasing classic cars by that lad wayne something....he does high end concourse cars....he had it up for auction and it got no bids

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #5
Northwest2go Phil Robinson Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom	Posted: June 11, 2012 12:09PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 2,027

Always thought it to be a fairly unremarkable car considering it came from a name like Jensen who made such beauties as the CV8.
One overtook me yesterday on my way to Cambridge and they do look quite bland.

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #6
wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, drift ice, Antarctica 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA 1966 MG MGB	Posted: July 12, 2012 09:05PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 23,301

...philbert here is an old photo of mine...I thought it looked OK...

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #7
mac townsend Fairfield, CA, USA	Posted: July 15, 2012 03:10PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 18,101

the early engines were big problems as Lotus didn't have the time or $ to properly develop the thing. Most of these were replaced under warranty (so they say) but if this one was not...beware.

If you get serious, there's a place in Phoenix, AZ that specializes in Jensen and a phone call to them could tell you how to tell by looking at the engine or the number.

Lack of 5 speed would reduce it's value considerably.

The cars value, from what I've seen. tends to be not far off that of a comparable B. Certainly nowhere near the value of a TR-series. Many ownser think they are worth a lot more than they really are. Peruse completed sales on ebay to get a feel for prices in your area.

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Re: 1974 Jensen Healey #8
DrewM Drew Maddock 74 MGB roadster, Southern California, USA	Posted: August 22, 2012 02:29AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 5,613

They're actually pretty decent cars, but parts aren't quite so easy to get It's one of those British cars like the Rover 2000TC that was a solid car that never sold many here in the U.S. and so faded away quickly. The Lotus Elan made Lotus famous, of course, and one of their engines is in this car but turned at an angle to fit.

The engine when running well is a good one, and I've always like the looks although it's a bit boxier than an MGB. Depends on rust, state of tune, and other factors. Would take a little more care than an MGB to keep in top shape, but nothing like an old Jaguar, for example.

Despite their relative rarity here because they didn't sell many, they typically sell for under $5K, sometimes much less and only occasionally more when well maintained and with no problems. There's even a GT model with an interesting hatchback body style I've always liked but it's much rarer but only a little more expensive, typically. You'd have a very distinctive car that no one else would own.

Check out the "Jensen Healey Protection Society" website. They're the major club for the few remaining cars.

Drew Maddock
Pasadena, California

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