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beautiful 1962 Jensen-Volvo belongs to Dale Rembold & his son, Larry. |
Dale writes: "Attached find photos of 'Super Peanut' (that's what I call it), a 1962 Jensen-Volvo 1800. The conversion is like the Ford 289 conversion article found in the Hotrod magazine 1964. The engine sits well back into the firewall to clear parts in front like the crossmember and steering parts, and helps adjust for weight distribution. It requires major surgery reconstructing the firewall and drive-line tunnel. Leg room is narrowed up about like an MG and the rear sparkplugs are changed from inside the car via access panels. The pedals and master cylinder had to be moved. The front end is stock, but the rearend is an IRS Corvette that was narrowed. The cooling fans are from a Jaguar. The car has won a first place trophy in the VSA (Volvo Sports America) West Coast National meet concours Modified Class." |