Jensen · 1938–1945
Jensen H-type
The Jensen H-type is a saloon car built by Jensen Motors from 1938 until 1945. The car was built on a strengthened Ford chassis and used aluminum for the body panels. The car was sold with a 4,279 cc (4.3 L; 261.1 cu in) OHV straight-eight engine built by Nash. However, there was at least 1 H-type that was fitted with a V12 from the Lincoln Zephyr. As the car was produced during wartime, the output from the factory in West Bromwich had slowed as raw materials were required in abundance to help the war effort. In total, fifteen complete examples of the H-type left Jensen's factory.
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Predecessor: Jensen S-type · Successor: Jensen PW
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Specifications
- name
- Jensen H-type
- Manufacturer
- Jensen Motors
- Production
- 1938–1945
- Body style
- Saloon
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 4.3 L I8
- Predecessor
- Jensen S-type
- Successor
- Jensen PW
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6179949CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_H-typeCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1342173429 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.