Not sold
No Reserve
Iconic Auctioneers
1957 Jensen 541 - Project
Not sold
Highest bid £3,478.26
Ended 21 Mar 2026
Data from Iconic Auctioneers, updated on 10 Oct 2026
- Year
- 1957
- Mileage
- 0
- Gearbox
- Manual
- Engine
- 3993
- Colour
- Blue
Specification
- Fuel
- GASOLINE
- Steering
- RHD
- Auction house guide
- £15,000 – £20,000
- Sale
- The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026
Description
- The 541 deployed a torque-rich 4.0-litre Austin engine in a short, ladder-frame chassis, designed by John Riekie, offering significantly greater rear seat room than most of its rivals, while Eric Neale (previously with Daimler) laid out the new aerodynamic body
- Introduced at the 1953 Motor Show, the 541 pioneered the use of glass-fibre bodywork and, like the Interceptor, used Austin A70-based suspension and transmission components but followed Jensen's own steering geometry
- First registered on the 27/03/1957, this 541 was bought by our vendor's father 1973, and was used daily by his mother
- Jensen 'Guru' Mike Byrne worked on it in 1980, when it was last run-up, but enthusiasm (by the father) and money (for our then 15-yr-old vendor) were lacking to get it back on the road
- Subsequently, it was stripped of some parts (which still accompany it) in preparation for a restoration, but life got in the way; fitted with a 541R bonnet and a Weslake big-valve head
- Inherited by our vendor and kept in professional storage for a number of years; believed to be complete and matching-numbers; accompanied by its green cardboard logbook
Comparable sales
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