Original sentence: In the 1950s Jensen were chosen by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) to build the bodies for the four-wheel-drive Austin Gipsy and Austin A40 Sports — intended as more of a sporty touring car and not a sports car per se
Edited sentence: As one in a series of collaborations between Austin and Jensen Motors of West Bromwich, the Austin A40 Sports originated when Austin's Chairman Leonard Lord, upon seeing the  Interceptor, requested that Jensen develop a body that could use the A40 mechanicals.During production, A40 Sports bodies were built by Jensen and transported to Austin's Longbridge plant for final assembly.In the 1950s Jensen were chosen by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) to build the bodies for the four-wheel-drive Austin Gipsy.The A40 Sports had been intended as more of a sporty touring car and not a sports car per se.The resulting body-on-frame A40 Sports was designed by Eric Neale, an ex-Wolseley stylist who had joined Jensen in 1946