David K. wrote:
> Is [British] Pressed Steel the same as Armstrong Siddeley? I believe not.
> BPS was an independent metal stamping company which produced body shells for
> quite a variety of car manufacturers in the 1960's, (probably before and
> after, too). They made the first 6,000 Volvo P-1800 shells (the full
> 1961-63 model run which were assembled at the Jensen factory, as were our
> Sunbeams.)
Some Sunbeams were produced at the Jensen factory in West Bromwich,
some at the Rootes facility in Coventry. Your car's serial number ID
plate will tell you.
SAL = Sunbeam Assembly Line
JAL = Jensen Assembly Line
All the production Tigers are JAL.
I wasn't aware that any Alpines are JAL, but some might be.
In addition to the Tiger and P-1800, Jensen also built the Austin-Healey
3000. Not sure about the 100/4 and 100/6. The loss of the Tiger
contract and the Healey 3000 contract at about the same time was a
financial blow to Jensen from which they never recovered. Wait,
is the Alpines list or the Jensen list? OK, never mind, end of
Jensen history lesson.
-- T.J. Higgins tjhiggin(at)ingr.com Huntsville, AL '67 Alpine V, SAL '76 Jensen Interceptor III, definitely a JAL :^)
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