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Rare Jensen FF Car to be Auctioned After 30 Years in Storage

A rare Jensen FF car, unchanged for over 30 years, will be auctioned. The car has retained its original interior, engine, and all documentation, making it a true find for collectors.


Rare Jensen FF Car to be Auctioned After 30 Years in Storage

A rare car, which has remained completely unchanged for over three decades without restoration, repainting, or modification, making it an extremely rare vehicle. The rare car will be displayed at a public auction, with Iconic Auctioneers preparing to sell it later this month. It is said that its owner drove it every Friday to inspect the quarries he owned and operated in Staffordshire, covering about 60,000 miles in it. By the time ownership was transferred, the car had been parked and has not been driven since. Despite the accumulation of dust over the years, its interior is intact and original, the engine compartment is complete and still has matching numbers, and the car retains its original keys, handbooks, and documents. Among the papers are the original bill of sale, the car's registration book, and Jensen's maintenance records file, providing a rare and detailed look at the exceptional care the car received over a long period before it disappeared from the roads. The Jensen FF was one of the most technically ambitious cars of its era. It was the first high-performance production car in the world to be equipped with four-wheel drive and an anti-lock braking system. This model is now considered one of the most important British GT cars of the 1960s. Joe Watts, a car specialist at Iconic Auctioneers, says: "This Jensen FF car reminds us of the importance of cars found in garages. It remained a rare British car, trapped in a barn for over thirty years, until the woman who inherited it brought it out of its hiding place with its original papers intact. The 1969 Jensen FF model is one of fewer than 200 ever made, and has not been driven since the early 1990s after being quietly preserved in a dry garage following the death of its original owner. It is extremely rare to see a model of such importance remain in such perfect condition for such a long time with such a level of documentation."

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