It all started in 1962, with a passenger ride in a neighbour’s MG TC.
Jason Len – then aged 12 – soon gained a liking for British cars. “That TC tickled my fancy,” he recalls.
“I went to shows with the owner and hung out at the shop that restored it.
“Four years later, I got a job there on weekends and during summers, working on old British vehicles.”
Enthusiast Jason Len uses his 330bhp 1960 Jaguar E-type for historic racing
It allowed him to learn the restoration craft and, aged 17, he bought a 1951 MG TD for $100.
After spending a summer refurbishing it, he sold it on with a $300 profit – phenomenal for a teenager making 80 cents an hour.
During his college years, Len studied mechanical engineering while working at local repair shops when time allowed.
But the fact that he couldn’t find a job afterwards led him to rethink his options.
Len’s ’bike collection started with some well-known British marques, including Norton, Vincent, Ariel and Triumph
