Jensen Interceptor

Newport 66 · Apr 2, 2020

Saw this parked outside a local body shop. Pretty cool to see this in a rural Wisconsin farming town of about 4,000 folks. I've only seen one on Jay Lenos Garage. I'll try to get more details tomorrow. They were closed this afternoon.

Big_John · Apr 2, 2020

383 and 440 Mopar engined!

Xenon · Apr 2, 2020

That about a 1973 Jensen Interceptor lll ..... (M-3)
Which means it is 440 powered.....

SportFury70 · Apr 2, 2020

Thanks for posting this. I always thought these cars were interesting. I only seen 2, one on the Wheeler Dealers tv show and another one at Carlisle

Turboomni · Apr 2, 2020

Neet cars for sure.

Snotty · Apr 2, 2020

I've seen a few at the Flings in Van Nuys. There was also one here in Chico last year on the stopover leg of the "Great Race." I don't know that there was anyone around who knew what it was. Other than me....

Snotty · Apr 2, 2020

Here are the photos from The Great Race.

Turboomni · Apr 2, 2020

They have a coil front and rear leafs? Wonder what rear end?

Is that an alarm clock to wake them up?

goldfish65 · Apr 2, 2020

Always thought this model was cool, I had a Matchbox car when I was a kid, and around 15 years ago there was a British couple in Atlanta who would bring theirs to car shows, enjoyed chatting with them, they were real devotees, you have to be because these cars have many quirks.

CBODY67 · Apr 2, 2020

I'd always seen pictures of them and thought they were neat, PLUS Chrysler B/RB power and TorqueFlite. I believe the rear end design was a DeDion style se-up? Something completely European.

One day, probably about 1975 general time frame, Overseas Motors in Fort Worth had one on their Jaguar show room floor. I could walk up to it. Hood was open. Obviously a used car, BUT when I saw what it would take to change a spark plug, END of my attraction to them. It was great that it was a 440, but in a day long before Iridium or even common Platinum spark plugs, no way did I want one after that. Still neat, but for somebody else's garage.

Never did get to see a Monteverdi up close to see its 440 installation.

Still neat, though.
CBODY67

Snotty · Apr 3, 2020

Turboomni said:
They have a coil front and rear leafs? Wonder what rear end?

Is that an alarm clock to wake them up?

I think the rear end was a Mopar 8,75, but perhaps someone knows for certain.

I think you're joking, but the Great Race is all about time; thus the clock.

Snotty · Apr 3, 2020

Knew I had seen some at a Fling, did not realize how long ago it was. Spring Fling, 2011. Was the last Spring one I attended, having moved to Chico in June of that year. I have been to very Fall Fling since 2014, visiting them while seeing my son.

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