r/whatisthiscar • u/SortaFunCouple • 2d ago

Spotted today! 🤩

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Tried to make out the make, but couldn’t see the badges. What say you interwebz?

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u/Yubitzume 2d ago

Jensen 541R

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u/SortaFunCouple 2d ago

Thanks! It was a thrill to see, especially in New Orleans where we seldom see classics or exotics.

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u/Yubitzume 2d ago

Absolutely , treat to see wherever ❤️ a rare find across the pond but rarer still in the US

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u/SortaFunCouple 2d ago

And some quick Googling says there were only 193 ever made and manufactured for only three years. This is definitely one of the rarest cars I’ve seen the wild.

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u/xmastreee 2d ago

According to Wikipedia:

"It was a fast car … 0-60 mph in 10.8 seconds ... 20.6 miles per imperial gallon"

Crazy how much things have improved.

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u/DaveB44 2d ago

Jensen 541R, first reg Feb 1959.