As far as I know, this one is still under restoration in the West Midlands:
fryske:
As far as I know, this one is still under restoration in the West Midlands:
hi fryske,
Great photo like all the others the guys are sending in, this has been fantastic feed back for kr walsh brothers.
When i posted this topic i was unsure of the interest it would attract.
The responce has been brilliant i could not have wished for more,i have looked through the history on google and have come accross the photo before, it looks like a great restoration job that one .
What makes the walsh brothers interested in their next project is’ the unusual placement of the front axle,it is situated behind the cab where as the normal position would be under the cab which i think is very rare? i wonder what the reason was? answers please.
Once again my friend thank’s for your responce and good luck.
regards ian Kr-crew.
fryske:
As far as I know, this one is still under restoration in the West Midlands:
hi fryske,
Great photo like all the others the guys are sending in, this has been fantastic feed back for kr walsh brothers.
When i posted this topic i was unsure of the interest it would attract.
The responce has been brilliant i could not have wished for more,i have looked through the history on google and have come accross the photo before, it looks like a great restoration job that one .What makes the walsh brothers interested in their next project is’ the unusual placement of the front axle,it is situated behind the cab where as the normal position would be under the cab which i think is very rare? i wonder what the reason was? answers please.
Once again my friend thank’s for your responce and good luck.
regards ian Kr-crew.
Ian, they were specifically designed for bulky loads, the prototypes were built pre-war for carrying long lengths of tubing for Reynolds Tube Co. Being so light due to their aluminium construction, they could legally carry 6 tons at 30mph, at that time lorries over 2.5 tons unladen were limited to 20. Moving the cab forward of the axle gives another couple of feet of body length. After the war Jensen Motors developed the idea and aimed it at users wanting to carry light but bulky loads. Body length could be 23ft, which was virtually unheard of on a four-wheeler at that time. A lot were luton bodied pantechnicons, ideal for the job. Jensen weren’t the first to move the cab ahead of the axle though, Albion were doing it in the late '20s, all about weight distribution and load space. By the late fifties/early sixties, most British lorries had gone that way, for example when the TK Bedford replaced the S type.
Bernard
Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.
hi bernard,
of course that would make sence really,the whole concept of this vehicle would seem to have made a massive impact on haulier’s in the uk.
10 mph faster and max load of 6 tons.
thanks for your input bernard.
regards ian kr-crew.
[attachment=1Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.
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hi Mike yes as Bernard described and your cutting illustrated you can clearly see the differance.
thanks Mike i can’t wait for the vehicle to arrive so we can start on the restoration work.
regards ian kr-crew.
gnasherianuk.com:
1[attachment=1Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.2
hi Mike yes as Bernard described and your cutting illustrated you can clearly see the differance.
thanks Mike i can’t wait for the vehicle to arrive so we can start on the restoration work.
regards ian kr-crew.
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Come on lads it’s Llandudno soon…only jokeing
John
gnasherianuk.com:
1[attachment=1Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.2
hi Mike yes as Bernard described and your cutting illustrated you can clearly see the differance.
thanks Mike i can’t wait for the vehicle to arrive so we can start on the restoration work.
regards ian kr-crew.
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Is that really a load of Invacars on the Raymond Way vehicle?
Used to drive one to Spits when I was young.V. slippy clutch,if I remember?
Retired Old ■■■■:
gnasherianuk.com:
1[attachment=1Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.2
hi Mike yes as Bernard described and your cutting illustrated you can clearly see the differance.
thanks Mike i can’t wait for the vehicle to arrive so we can start on the restoration work.
regards ian kr-crew.
Is that really a load of Invacars on the Raymond Way vehicle?
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Look like the original Reliant Regals to me.
Bernard
After closer examination I would tend to agree- front wheels too far back for an Invacar. And too small, as well.
It’s my age!
Retired Old ■■■■:
After closer examination I would tend to agree- front wheels too far back for an Invacar. And too small, as well.
It’s my age!
That’s OK, I’m a retired old ■■■■ too, but the memory bit still works alright!
Bernard
Hiya.i think you’ll find out the cars are Gordon micro cars. Raymond Way also sold a ac Petit. i,ve looked both makes up
and think the Gordon paint work is the same as the Jensen lorry photo although both cars look the same.
John
3300John:
Hiya.i think you’ll find out the cars are Gordon micro cars. Raymond Way also sold a ac Petit. i,ve looked both makes up
and think the Gordon paint work is the same as the Jensen lorry photo although both cars look the same.
John
Reckon you’re right John about them being Gordon, I stand corrected. Not AC Petites, I remember seeing a few of them, they had a one piece windscreen and a "grille"of chrome strips. Can’t remember ever seeing a Gordon though. I remember Raymond Way, huge dealer, sold all sorts over the years, my wife used to live just round the corner from them in Kilburn.
Now you’re really stirring the memory cells! I’d forgotten all about those two marques. Back in the early 80s I came across a Gordon 3-wheeler with a Vauxhall Viva engine. That’s about all I recall really, except that the little AC cars had the distinctive badge from the bigger (and more glamorous) sportscars of the time.
albion1938:
Retired Old ■■■■:
gnasherianuk.com:
1[attachment=1Just as Bernard has described.Here’s a cutting I’ve found.
Mike.2
hi Mike yes as Bernard described and your cutting illustrated you can clearly see the differance.
thanks Mike i can’t wait for the vehicle to arrive so we can start on the restoration work.
regards ian kr-crew.
Is that really a load of Invacars on the Raymond Way vehicle?
Look like the original Reliant Regals to me.
Bernard
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Jensen also built the Jen-Tug
Hello’ to all you tarmac runners and alike, well the nearly finished restoration of the Jensen by kr walsh brothers of Manchester has now reached the beautification stage here at Bellevue Manchester 2ND HOME TO THE KR WALSH CREW.
it has been a few months from the beginning of this restoration but is now nearing the end.
well from its last resting place in Scotland to the new start here in Manchester the Jensen can be seen next year at Llandudno transport festival in may.kr have pulled out all the stops with this one and for the followers you are in for a surprise in 2014 at what the brothers have done to one of their fleet vehicles…
kr walsh and the crew wish you all a happy Christmas and a drunken new year…
Here’s one from Gt.Yarmouth, before my time I hasten to add.
Hello’ to all you tarmac runners and alike, well the nearly finished restoration of the Jensen by kr walsh brothers of Manchester has now reached the beautification stage here at Bellevue Manchester 2ND HOME TO THE KR WALSH CREW.
it has been a few months from the beginning of this restoration but is now nearing the end.well from its last resting place in Scotland to the new start here in Manchester the Jensen can be seen next year at Llandudno transport festival in may.kr have pulled out all the stops with this one and for the followers you are in for a surprise in 2014 at what the brothers have done to one of their fleet vehicles…
kr walsh and the crew wish you all a happy Christmas and a drunken new year…
I’ve always stood up firmly for the right of owners to finish a vehicle in whatever livery they like Ian, but if you could match the original colour, that motor would look spectacular in it’s original guise just like the 'photo — Raymond Way were a very well known car dealer in London, it’d bring back memories for a lot of people. Just saying like! 
Bernard