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Wie kann etwas das gar nicht fährt, so schnell dermaßen vergammeln ? Inklusive Kampfspuren?

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Not true either, as there are effectively NO parts available for this car.

Jason always seemed to look after it, it always looked good when he displayed at International Weekends, etc.

Lord knows how it got into that state.

Although, saying that, these sort of 'concept' cars (it's not a prototype) are usually destroyed by the manufacturer, so the fact that this example survives is remarkable.

So let's look at this car. It was based upon the original 1998 concept that was shown that year at the British International Motorshow (at the NEC).

It has a chassis. What we termed a 'no-brains' chassis, ie, it was literally fabricated from box-section steel and was a rectangle! The bulkheads were mounted on the front and rear of this rectangle. It had a rudimentary rear axle but had the first version of the new S-V8 suspension on the front. This suspension design was fully tooled and if you look under the car from the front you will see the very long lower wishbones and the suspension design.

This design was scrapped and a completely new design was tooled up for the the subsequent prototypes, methods-build cars and production cars. Another example of money wasted, but I cannot answer the question 'why?' as that was not my area.

However, it means that there will be no spare parts for that front or rear suspension (for example).

The engine is the 1998 model year alloy quad-cam Cobra engine and is quite different from the 1999 version that was used in every subsequent car.

There is no 'electrical system' as such, just a rudimentary loom and battery that let the engine be fired up. The instruments fitted are not connected up as there is no wiring to connect them to.

There was a fabricated (cut'n'shut) Mustang fuel tank that originally was mounted under the trunk lid of the S-V8 version but this was removed when it was turned into a 'C-V8'.

The tranformation into a C-V8 for the 2000 Motor Show (also held at the NEC, the 1999 show had been held at Earls Court) was completed by Design Q as a sub-contract from Jensen Motors. We at Jensen were far too busy trying to get the S-V8 into production to be able to devote any resource to the C-V8.

So the original concept car was dusted off, stripped of paint and the new roofline was fully clay-modelled onto this base. There were two versions, one left, one right, and mirrors placed to take photographs of both versions. The alternative version to the one signed off was more of a 'super-sports' with rear spoiler more evident (much more!) and wider wheelarches.

Then moulds were taken from the clay, and the roof and rear three-quarter panels produced in glassfibre.

Again, as these show specials are, the car was painted (very expensive!) and meticulously assembled and finished. The result was stunning and it was the darling of the 2000 motor show.

In hindsight, yes, it should have gone into production before the convertible. It would have saved hundreds of thousands of pounds in the development costs of the soft top and mechanism. But then, maybe that figure wouldn't have made much a difference in the grand scheme of things.

To conclude, it should be saved. But be under no illusion that it could easily 'be restored' and made into a running, road-going car.

But nothing is impossible if you have deep enough pockets!

just a rudimentary loom and battery that let the engine be fired up.