Here’s my take: Whenever this transplant was done it probably made sense — back in 1990 or so somebody wanted a Jensen that was fun to zip around in and be fairly reliable. But then the Miata came out a few years later and with airbags, abs and actual comfort and reliability the charm of old British roadsters was sent… Read more
Rob Emslie
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Rob Emslie is a contributing writer for Jalopnik. He has too many cars, and not enough time to work on them all.
I’ll go NP on this. Looks good, and I'm not getting my knickers in a twist over originality at this price. Read more
As someone who was recently shopping for a used motorcycle, I've seen similar bikes, and this one seems to be priced on par with them. It's not the kind of bike I wanted or bought, but I'm calling it NP. Read more
I voted ND. The shell is in decent shape and would be a good place to start, but sourcing all of the bespoke missing parts (including the tailgate) would be “challenging”, to put it mildly. Read more
Based on their business model, I would not trust any decision the brothers Powell made. And this is definitely a case where people’s eyes would glaze over before you finished explaining it at the local show or C&C. Hard ND. Read more
ND unless he throws in a vanity car tag that reads “ASS MAN” Read more
Small sample size, but still…
Who spends that much money to make an interior so ugly and cheap looking? Read more
ND I wanted this car so bad in the ‘80's but it seems like an unfinished project “small leak” not buying someone else’s headache Read more
The only good thing I can say about this is that it makes yesterday’s Tracker seem like a good deal in comparison.
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I figure $3,500 would be the correct dollar amount. That is, for the seller to pay me to take the car. Read more
ND I had a friend who owned one of these back in the ‘80's, it was a pain to own back then, doubt it has improved like fine wine. Read more
If I can be assured that parts are readily available and there are people around with the know how’s to keep it running, I would vote NP. Read more
Headlight wipers. Read more
That would be a a good conversation piece to have in the driveway, but the stupid high price makes it No Dice.
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