Jensen C-V8

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The Jensen C-V8 is a four-seater GT car produced by Jensen Motors between 1962 and 1966. Launched in October 1962, the C-V8 series had fibreglass bodywork with aluminium door skins, as did the preceding 541 series. All C-V8s used big-block engines sourced from Chrysler; first the 361 and then, from 1964, the 330 bhp (246 kW) 383 in³. Most of the cars had a three-speed Chrysler Torqueflite automatic transmission, but seven Mk2 C-V8s were produced with the 6-litre engine and four-speed manual gearbox, followed by two manual Mk3s. The engine is entirely set back behind the front axle line, which makes the C-V8 a front-mid-engined car. While the great majority of C-V8s were made in right-hand drive (RHD), ten were made in left-hand drive (LHD). The C-V8 was one of the fastest production four-seaters of its era. The Mk II, capable of 136 mph (219 km/h), ran a quarter-mile (≈400 m) in 14.6 seconds and accelerated from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 6.7 seconds. This 0-60 mph time was roughly as quick...

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