A rare British car that spent more than 30 years hidden away has emerged from storage, complete with its original paperwork and untouched condition. The car is a 1969 Jensen FF, one of fewer than 200 ever produced, and it has not been driven since the early 1990s. Following the death of its first owner, Mr ST Pickard, the vehicle was quietly locked inside a dry garage, where it remained undisturbed for decades.
Left exactly as it was when parked, the Jensen has never been restored, repainted or modified, making it an exceptionally rare survivor. It is now set to go under the hammer, with Iconic Auctioneers offering it for sale later this month.
Mr Pickard reportedly used the car for regular Friday afternoon trips to inspect Staffordshire quarry sites he owned and managed, accumulating around 60,000 miles. By the time it passed to his widow, the car had already been laid up and was never driven again.
Despite years in storage, the interior remains original and intact. The engine bay is complete with matching numbers, and the car still retains its original keys, handbooks and documentation. The paperwork includes the original sales invoice, green logbook and a detailed file of Jensen service records.
The Jensen FF was one of the most advanced cars of its era, becoming the world’s first production performance car to feature four-wheel drive and anti-lock brakes. Today, it is regarded as one of the most significant British GT cars of the 1960s.
The car will be sold alongside a long-kept 1943 Ford GPW Willys Jeep from the same family collection, believed to have served with the Royal Navy and largely untouched after decades of use.
