Stalled restoration; original fully rebuilt Lotus engine included; currently fitted with a Vauxhall Magnum 2.3 engine; new set of Pirelli tyres; sound body shell; many spares; one of fewer than 450 surviving; a rewarding project for someoneProduced between 1972 and 1976, the Jensen-Healey was a collaboration between Jensen Motors and Donald Healey and was intended to both fill the void left by the Healey 3000 and provide a sophisticated alternative to the ageing MGB and Triumph TR6.The car’s trump card was Colin Chapman’s new 2.0 litre, 16-valve, all-aluminium Lotus 907 twin-cam engine.

Pushing out some 144bhp and driving through a 4-speed manual box, it could launch the Jensen Healey to 60mph in 7.8 seconds with a top speed of 120mph and 30mpg economy.Bluffly handsome with sharp-edged Sixties lines and a Kamm tail, it had a notably stiff shell thanks to its Barry Bilbie-designed unitary body understructure, with bolt-on panels which made it easy to repair and kept insurance costs dow...