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HELLO - I'M NEW HERE. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HERE REMEMBERS THE OLD JENSEN INTERCEPTORS SERIES III

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#2 of 17 cool car by z28man Sep 25, 2001 (6:29 am)
yeah I know of them. There is an old coupe in a little town near where I live. I wish I had the money to buy and restore it. It is like the Rolls-Royce of GT cars from what I know - heavy, powerfull, and very expensive when new.
#3 of 17 THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE by jensen99 Sep 25, 2001 (9:58 am)
BUT MY ENTIRE POST DID NOT GET ON. WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW WAS IF ANYONE SPECIFICALLY RECALLS THE INTERCEPTOR FF OR THE ULTRA RARE COUPE'.   I CAN VIVIDLY RECALL GOING TO HE ONLY DEALER AROUND WHO SOLD JENSENS BACK IN 1975 AND SEEING THE BRAND NEW WHITE INTERCEPTOR III THEY JUST GOT IN.   ALWAYS WANTED TO BUY ONE NOW BUT IT SEEMS THEY RUST BADLY AND I DONT WANT TO DO THE RUST BATTLE.
#4 of 17 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 25, 2001 (11:32 am)
I did see a coupe once and as I recall it was quite unattractive. I just look up a photo of one and I think I was right. They only made 54 coupes 1975-76.   You should be able to find a decent one for $10,000. They handle pretty well for a big car but suck gas like there's no tomorrow.   There's an SP model made from 1971-73, with a Holley six-pack and 330hp in the new 7212 cc engine.
#5 of 17 by ndance Sep 25, 2001 (12:52 pm)
Convertible = good looking Hardtop = ugly (has kind of an early Barracuda look to me)
#6 of 17 by speedshift Sep 25, 2001 (1:06 pm)
My recollection is that they came here about '68 or '69 with the 383-4v (not the 335-hp Magnum version) and that a 4-speed was available.   About '72 or so they went with the 440 because smog controls had reduced the performance of the 383-400. Automatic only.   The rear window is a bit odd and I'm not sure anyone would call them beautiful, but I see one every once in a great while and I think the styling is holding up pretty well. They don't really look like $10k cars, at least to me, but then I like the Jaguar Mark X.
#7 of 17 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 25, 2001 (3:13 pm)
I think for the $10K you get pretty awesome performance, whereas with a Jaguar Mark X you don't....so some people might think the Jensen the better buy on those grounds.
#8 of 17 by jay_75 Sep 25, 2001 (4:04 pm)
could someone post a picture of this car, or maybe a link to a picture? I'm curious to see what it looks like
#9 of 17 JENSEN FF UPDATE by jensen99 Sep 25, 2001 (5:23 pm)
INCIDENTALLY, THE FF MODEL WHICH WAS NEVER LEGALLY EXPORTED TO THE U.S. WAS A FORERUNNER TO THE AUDI TT OF TODAY. BACK IN 1966, IT HAD A VERY POWERFUL ENGINE, FULL TIME FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FERGUSON FORMULA (HENCE THE FF DESIGNATION) AND MAXARET ANTI LOCK BRAKING. FOR A 35 YR OLD CAR, THESE WERE AMAZING INNOVATIONS.   BY THE WAY, I KNOW OF NO WEB SITE FOR JENSEN PHOTOS. I HAVE ONE I SNAPPED IN A SHOP CTR PARKING LOT BUT I DONT HAVE A SCANNER.
#10 of 17 Here's a pretty good link... by andre1969 Sep 25, 2001 (5:24 pm)
http://home.hiwaay.net/~tjhiggin/hwystar.html . To me the thing looks like a cross between an Avanti and a '64-66 Barracuda. I kinda like it though...maybe I'll add one to the collection when I'm rich and famous
#11 of 17 by speedshift Sep 25, 2001 (6:13 pm)
Yes it also reminds me of the Avanti, another "gentleman's express" that sells for less than I would expect--very individual styling that's a little awkward but still appealing.

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