Jenson CV8 Mk3

Arrival Of Car

Collinson Jaguar were given the task to restore a Jenson CV8 Mk3 that had been in the same family for a number of years, and held great sentimental value.
The car had been left standing for many years and the engine was partially seized, as were the brakes.
It was decided to completely strip the car of all mechanical parts and remove the body.

Body & Chassis

Various parts of the chassis structure were corroded, therefore the chassis was sent for shotblasting where even more corrosion was found in the floor pans, sills and around the windows.
New panels (where available) were bought. Other panels had to be fabricated.

While the body was off the car the gearbox mountings were adapted to replace the three speed Torqueflite original automatic gearbox with a Mopar (Chrysler) A518 four speed automatic. New gear linkage was fabricated to retain the original column gearchange.

Gearbox Fitted
New Mountings Fabricated

It was found to be cheaper to buy a replacement engine from Houston, Texas and have it shipped back rather than to have the original rebuilt.
Front and rear brakes were upgraded.
The Armstrong Selectaride adjustable shock absorbers were rebuilt.
Brackets were made to fit front and rear interia reel seat belts.
The Glassfibre body required major work, involving the repair of cracking and crazing before being painted.

Finished
Concours Winning Car