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*Sigh* And I didn't get to see it...

Sherlock77

Sherlock77

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This story goes back 23 years, when I had just moved to Ontario from Alberta, a very long story short I met who owned a very rare British car, a 1956 Jensen 541 coupe, they were never sold in Canada... He brought it with him from England (from his dad) when he moved here in the mid 1970's

Anyway, when I met Peter he was willing to show me his Jensen which was mid-restoration at that time, we also quickly became friends... During the three years I lived there he credited me with renewing his interest in getting back to the restoration again, but I basically lost touch with him

Perhaps four years ago I called him again about something, and he was still working on the restoration of the Jensen

I just saw a Facebook post which shows that he finally finished the restoration! Sadly the only place I saw his car was just sitting in his garage, I would love to see the car now! Maybe this calls for a long awaited trip to Ontario to relive some old memories :cool:

This is a photo I took 23 years ago with a cheap film camera:

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And this is the car now, fully restored, and I only get to see it in a photo :rolleyes:... Not my photo of course...

Jensen 541 01.jpg
 
Meantime, driving home from work today I spotted an ultra-rare Toyota Century - Japanese JDM car - driving past me (second time I've seen it, both times driving, no photo :rolleyes: ), Link - 1992 Toyota Century First Test Review

And almost right behind it a Lada Niva I've seen twice now, both times while I've been driving...

For me car spotting is a wee bit like bird watching, but I hate not getting the photo! :confused: My problem is that I have an endless list of classic cars I want to see, most of which I'll never see here in hinterland
 
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Wow! What a stunning looking car! I really like older cars. Much better looking than the "everything is an SUV" look that is so popular these days.

I own an old car (it's actually rare enough that I couldn't mention it here without potentially loosing anonymity), sadly due to physical issues I'm unable to get it road worthy for the foreseeable future at least. I miss driving it so much. To me it has become more of a pet than a machine.

I say, throw caution to the wind if you feel like it and go on that road trip! :)
 
Sherlock77 said:
This story goes back 23 years, when I had just moved to Ontario from Alberta, a very long story short I met who owned a very rare British car, a 1956 Jensen 541 coupe, they were never sold in Canada... He brought it with him from England (from his dad) when he moved here in the mid 1970's

Anyway, when I met Peter he was willing to show me his Jensen which was mid-restoration at that time, we also quickly became friends... During the three years I lived there he credited me with renewing his interest in getting back to the restoration again, but I basically lost touch with him

Perhaps four years ago I called him again about something, and he was still working on the restoration of the Jensen

I just saw a Facebook post which shows that he finally finished the restoration! Sadly the only place I saw his car was just sitting in his garage, I would love to see the car now! Maybe this calls for a long awaited trip to Ontario to relive some old memories :cool:

This is a photo I took 23 years ago with a cheap film camera:

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And this is the car now, fully restored, and I only get to see it in a photo :rolleyes:... Not my photo of course...

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So clean. Has that mirror effect.
 
Sherlock77 said:
If I can afford it right now, maybe something to save up for, or at least try with what little money I make :rolleyes:
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Perhaps something to look forward to and work towards in the (hopefully not too distant) future? :)

I suppose some of the best most memorable moments in life are the ones we've worked towards and waited the longest for :)

A bit like the moment I first got to drive my car after years of working on it with a shoestring budget. I doubt I will ever forget that moment :)
 
Sherlock77 said:
This story goes back 23 years, when I had just moved to Ontario from Alberta, a very long story short I met who owned a very rare British car, a 1956 Jensen 541 coupe, they were never sold in Canada... He brought it with him from England (from his dad) when he moved here in the mid 1970's

Anyway, when I met Peter he was willing to show me his Jensen which was mid-restoration at that time, we also quickly became friends... During the three years I lived there he credited me with renewing his interest in getting back to the restoration again, but I basically lost touch with him

Perhaps four years ago I called him again about something, and he was still working on the restoration of the Jensen

I just saw a Facebook post which shows that he finally finished the restoration! Sadly the only place I saw his car was just sitting in his garage, I would love to see the car now! Maybe this calls for a long awaited trip to Ontario to relive some old memories :cool:

This is a photo I took 23 years ago with a cheap film camera:

View attachment 87457

And this is the car now, fully restored, and I only get to see it in a photo :rolleyes:... Not my photo of course...

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Is that an air intake rotating shutter?
 
If you want to see cool foreign cars, you should be on the lookout for the mighty Volvo Amazon from the 1950s and 60s and 70s. :cool: Real Swedish steel, as Swedish as ABBA in an IKEA store. :)

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Forest Cat said:
If you want to see cool foreign cars, you should be on the lookout for the mighty Volvo Amazon from the 1950s and 60s and 70s. :cool: Real Swedish steel, as Swedish as ABBA in an IKEA store. I have one of those and they are thrilling
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They are great cars! Relatively common, even here... I've seen lots of them over the years, a Jensen 541 is really rare in comparison, only a few hundred were ever made...
 
Sherlock77 said:
They are great cars! Relatively common, even here... I've seen lots of them over the years, a Jensen 541 is really rare in comparison, only a few hundred were ever made...
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Yeah the Jensen is more rare, but I didn't know you guys had Amazons all over Canada. Cool. :) They are nice cars.
 
Forest Cat said:
Yeah the Jensen is more rare, but I didn't know you guys had Amazons all over Canada. Cool. :) They are nice cars.
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Meet the Volvo Canadian, assembled here in Canada for a few years through a special arrangement...

Many Amazon's were sold in North America, typically sold as the 121S or 123GT, or also as the Canadian (as noted above)

Volvo 01.jpg
 
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