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[Churchill Johnson]

Anybody ever seen or heard of one of these made by the same firm as the cars, had a look at one a couple of days ago made in 1957 alloy cab,chassis,and body which i think is 23ft long it has a Perkins P6 still has original paint only 5 in world, not in a position to take a photo at moment.

[Rick]

Certainly seen photos of one, maybe even stumbled across one or two at a show in the past. From memory the grille forms the letters JNSN (or similar).

(shuffles off for a look on the main site)

here goes:

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/photos-gaydon/jensen_flatbed_lorry_65.htm


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[Uncle Alec]

There used to be one parked by the Big Lock in Middlewich. I have a photo somewhere.....

[poodge]

Apparently,their low tare weight was pretty much the only thing going for it.Hence production remained fairly low.

[BigJohn]

There was 3 of these in a field on the A660 just past the A658 Pool Bank cross roads near Bramhope, Leeds, in the 1980's. I always felt sorry for them, but I had a big (compared to my income) mortgage and 2 small kids, so I dare not make enquiries!

[PAUL BEAUMONT]

Pretty certain that one turns up occasionally at shows that I attend in West/South Yorks so maybe on of BigJohn's spots survived into preservation!

Paul

[Richard H]

I'd love to see some pictures of this if possible Churchill.

[RUSTON]

They suffered from chassis corrosion where the fibre parts of the spring hanger's reacted with the alloy chassis frame. They were very light, under 3 tons, which of course enabled them to operate at 30 MPH instead of the 20 MPH limit imposed on lorries of 3 tons unladen and over. Another "quirk" was that the engine/gearbox assembly was mounted on roller's and the whole unit could be rolled out of the chassis for replacement. LEBUS FURNITURE had lot's of them when I were but a lad!

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[Geoffp]

There's a preserved one that regularly appears at local shows. I don't appear able to get into my fotopic account to show it, but here is a shot of it taken appropriately enough at the Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show in West Bromwich, only just down the road from where it was built :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertsbite/2483424198/

Just after the war they also built the Jen-Tug, a similar idea to the Scammell Scarab, but four wheeled and with a cab similar to an electric milk float. Dinky Toys made a model of it. In the 50s they built the German Tempo light truck under licence, with a hydraulic lowering load platform.

Geoff

[Richard H]

1951 Jensen JNSN Commercial by Albert S. Bite, on Flickr

Gorgeous