At Lake Titisee for the 2024 JOC International
This particular car, NDM 923P, is numerically the 31st GT chassis number and left the factory on 15th October 1975. It is distinguished by the black trim at the front of the bonnet which was only fitted to the first 50 cars.
It was first registered on 8th December 1975 from Bargate Motors, a Jensen dealer, in Boston in Lincolnshire. The first change of ownership was 18 months later in August 1977. The next change came in 1979 when it was part exchanged at another dealer, still locally in Lincolnshire, who put it on his forecourt with what has been described as an “optimistic price”. The front and rear number plates were fitted by the dealer at that time and bear his name. It didn’t sell and after a while ended up at the back of his workshop where it then stayed, unused, under covers until the beginning of 2022, the road tax having expired at the end of November 1979.
The car had been used for less than 4 years and then spent the next 42 years in a dry environment until I bought the car in February 2022, sight unseen, from Anglia Car Auctions with a genuine 34,324 miles recorded. When I took delivery of the car it still had 1977 vintage Michelin ZX tyres fitted. Recommissioning work included new plugs, plug leads, carburettor overhaul, oil change, new radiator & hoses, complete braking system overhaul, new tyres of course and a replacement headlining. The engine is original and has not needed rebuilding.
Since going back on the road in June 2022 I have done over 10,000 miles in it including trips to France, Holland, Switzerland and Germany. It has proved to be very reliable. Although there is some deterioration and marks in the paintwork after so many years in storage it is very original, and the car is largely as it came out of the factory in 1975. At some stage the bodywork will need some renovating but for now it is just being enjoyed.
Oudewater in the Netherlands
Monshau in Germany
Julierpass in Switzerland
Goodwood