Jensen from early 1960

JENSEN 541S PRODUCTION

A total of 105 automatic and only 22 manual cars were made. The following details are of the only manual versions manufactured.

CHASSIS   - ENGINE   - LAST KNOWN REGISTRATION
JM EXP 100 - 40/10931    - 925 AEA
JM EXP 102 - 40/10973 - 979 COV
102/1016     - 40/11043    - (440 DEA)
(believe now SB 88 YV)
102/1025      - 40/11038 - 5991 PH
102/1027      - 40/11044    -
102/1028      - 40/11041    -
102/1029      - 40/11040    - 846 TPE
102/1035      - 40/11067    - M JJ 541H
102/1046      - 40/11070    - 4777 PT
102/1052      - 40/11072    - YMC 202B
102/1066      - 40/11071    - 678 UPF
102/1080     - 40/11130    - 2727 WD
102/1081     - 40/11075    - 160 TPP
102/1100     - 40/11128    - 279 JRT
102/1103     - 40/11076    - 400 KFK
102/1104     - 40/11129    - 3 MPK
102/1106      - 40/11144    - B1 7603
102/1107      - 40/11146    - 592 HYL
102/1111     - 40/11150    - 44 VPH
102/1114      - 40/11149    - 246 CYU
102/1123      - 40/11156    - 541 FBF
102/1125     - 40/11154

(Note blue colour = once part of the Cohen collection).

PUBLISHED MAGAZINE ARTICLES
ON 541S & CV8

(Please inform me of any I have not included.)

The Autocar - February 1961 - Page 1 - 541S
The Motor - July 1963 - CV8
The Autocar - April 1965 - CV8
AutoWeek - July 1982, page 14 - 541S *
Mayfair - Vol 17, No 11, page 68 - all models plus sexy girl photos! *
Your Classic - January 1990, page 66 - CV8
Motor Sport - October 1990, page 1104 - CV8
Old Car Classics - October 1990, page 44 - 541S *
Supercar Classics - October 1990, page 57 - 541R
Classic Cars - March 1992 - page 50 - CV8
Popular Classics - March 1992, page 10, - CV8 - 541S & Interceptor

* = Features a car from the Cohen collection

Jensen Owners Club
Publish excellent magazines, six a year.
Issue no 91 - April 1990 page 18
features the Cohen collection.
Issue no 100 - October 1991 Front cover, & page 18, features John's CV8.

Jensen Owners Club

Now well over 35 years old (formed in 1971) to join write to Keith Andrews membership secretary, 2 Westgate, Fullshaw Park, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 1QQ or phone (01625) 525699.

BOOKS

History of our CV8 CV8 Road tests 541S production Registration 1 JON About the new Jensens

Jensen Cars 1946 - 1967 by R M Clarke. Brooklands Books ISBN 0 906 589 86X

Post War British Thoroughbreds 1955 - 1960 by Bruce A Hudson. Haynes Publications Group Ltd. ISBN 0 85429 268 3 541S See page 146 and fly-leaf pictures of John Cohen's car.

Jensen by Keith Anderson Haynes Publications Group Ltd. ISBN 0 85429 682 4 All models see page 86 photo of three of John Cohen's 541S cars.

Any further information about 541S and CV8 Jensen cars will be most welcome.

History of - 1 JON

Private collection History of our CV8 CV8 Road tests 541S production About the new Jensens

My great Aunt Rosemary somehow managed to arrange, as her 21^st birthday present to me, that I would be issued this now much cherished registration number. She knew that I was taking delivery of an MG sports car and I was thrilled to discover that it came with this number.

In those days, that was 1961, people did not pay high premiums for number plates. But I decided, whenever I changed cars, that I would retain the number. Since 1970 it has always been on either a Jensen 541S or a CV8.

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