Before we go any further on this Jensen, there is something we need to get out of the way - in January 2000, it was part of a private collection and the storage where it was suffered a flood so the insurance company decided to give this and the other cars ‘Category C’ status.

So now that’s out of the way, we can carry on with the good news.

After the above, in stepped a very nice gentleman called Tony Davies who rebuilt the car to within an inch of its life.

And boy did he make a job of it, it is simply stunning in every way! Below are some words that Mr.

Davies wrote: “This Jensen GT was one of the last before the factory closed in 1976.

I acquired the car in 2000, it was part of a collection which had been in a flood and was put up for sale by the insurance company.

I was not looking for a GT at the time as I already had one but this particular car with only 22,000 miles and an original floor and chassis couldn’t be ignored so I had a look.

In a very dark garage it started and...