Jensen Interceptor Mk III 1972 (2024)

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What is a Jensen Interceptor worth? ›

For collectors wanting an ultimate, this car trumps a regular Interceptor by 100% if you consider the numbers. Prices for those range from £40-120k, depending on condition.

The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.

With a top speed approaching 145 mph it was the second fastest production built car of 1955 behind the Mercedes Benz 300SL. Jensen also made the Austin A40 Sports, a much smaller vehicle which somewhat resembled a scaled-down Interceptor.

Incredibly rare SP

Here is a highly desirable, and ultra rare Jenson SP. The SP (Six Pack) has the distinction of being the most powerful car ever to have been made by Jensen Motors. Indeed, at the time of its release in August 1971, the SP was one of the most powerful road cars anywhere in the world.

Jensen FF - These rare Jensen FF models were marketed as the first non-all terrain production cars that also incorporated the anti-lock braking system. Produced between 1966 and 1971, it was equipped with a 6.3-litre engine and three-speed automatic transmission.

In the original muscle car era, the Big Three battled for supremacy with big displacement V8s in intermediate coupes.

Jensen Interceptor – MkI, II, III (6,408 made)

The Chrysler engine (6.3 and 7.2 V8 versions) was mated to Chrysler's TorqueFlite auto 'box, or – rarely, as only 23 were built – by a four-speed manual transmission, also from Chrysler.

The FF may be distinguished from the Interceptor by a few styling cues, the most obvious being the twin (rather than single) diagonal air vents on the front wing, just rear of the wheel-arches. The frontal appearance was revised in September 1968. Only coupés were made; there were no convertibles.

Interceptor Mk III

The 383ci engine remained but as time went on Chrysler were having difficulty meeting emission regulations and the power output was dropping so 1973 saw the introduction of the 440cid engine with a single four barrel carburettor.

Who drove a Jensen Interceptor? ›

Simon Dutton's the Saint drove a Jensen Interceptor. This picture is borrowed from the site www.saint.org/images/dutton-jensen-1024.jpg where you'll also find it in a bigger version together with more of the same car, and some of it's history.

Though trading resumed in 1998, Jensen Motors Limited was dissolved in 2011. Jensen Motors built specialist car bodies for major manufacturers alongside cars of their own design using engines and mechanicals of major manufacturers Ford, Austin and Chrysler.

Under the hood, the Jensen Interceptor III 1971 features a Chrysler 440 engine, one of the most powerful engines of its time. It is capable of producing up to 335 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque, allowing the car to reach top speeds of up to 140 mph.

Sadly, the Interceptor – and Jensen in its initial incarnation – petered out in 1976.

Several versions of the second-generation Interceptor – Mark I, II, and III – were built from 1966 to 1976 for a total of 6,408 machines.

The Jensen Interceptor was one of the biggest and best British GTs ever built. In 1966 it catapulted Jensen into the upper echelons of the supercar manufacturers. The Interceptor was styled by Touring of Milan and, initially, the bodies were built by Vignale in Italy before Jensen switched production to the UK.