The Jensen GT is a British

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. It was introduced by

Jensen Motors Jensen Motors Limited was a England, British manufacturer of sports cars and commercial vehicles in West Bromwich, England. Brothers Alan and Richard Jensen gave the new name, Jensen Motors Limited, to the commercial- and sports car body-making ...

in 1975 as the

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version of the

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. The new configuration was a

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design with a very limited back seat. Aside from the body shape and seating, relatively little differed from the roadster. Acceleration and top speed were slightly reduced due to the increased weight and additional smog control components on the engine. During its short production run from September 1975 until May 1976, 511 Jensen GTs were built before Jensen Motors went into receivership.

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