For the earlier car of the same name, see Jensen Interceptor (1950).
Motor vehicle
Jensen Interceptor
1971 Jensen Interceptor MkII (US)
Overview
Manufacturer
Jensen
Production
1966–1976
6,408 produced
Assembly
West Bromwich, England
Designer
Federico Formenti of Carrozzeria Touring
Body and chassis
Class
Grand Tourer
Body style
2-door 4-seat hatchback
2-door 4-seat convertible
2-door 4-seat coupé
Layout
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related
Jensen FF
Powertrain
Engine
383 cu in (6.3 L) low deck big block V8 (1966-1971)
440 cu in (7.2 L) high deck big block V8 (1971-1976)
360 cu in (5.9 L) small block LA V8 (S4)
Transmission
4-speed manual
3-speed Torqueflite A727 automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
105.3 in (2,675 mm)
Length
186 in (4,724 mm)
Width
69 in (1,753 mm)
Height
53 in (1,346 mm)[1]
Curb weight
3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
Jensen CV8
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. Jensen had extensively used glass-reinforced plastic for the fabrication of body panels in the preceding two decades, but the new Interceptor was a return to a steel body-shell. The body was designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were built in Italy by Vignale, before Jensen took production in house, making some subtle body modifications.
^Cardew, Basil (1966). Daily Express Review of the 1966 Motor Show. London: Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.
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