Don't break this car window
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- Look at the irreplaceable glass on this 1974 Jensen Interceptor III. Just look at it! Dennis found this rare ride at the Lake Mirror Classic in Lakeland, Florida.
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I never get tired of Dennis. He seems genuinely excited about the cars he's looking at even after all these years.
Agreed!
is a copy of Uirapuru Brasinca 1962. Made in Brasil.
He’s a genuine car guy too you can tell like Jay Leno. They both have are passionate about cars. 👍🏻
He is. I met him years ago at the first Deadman's Curve car show.
Oh gawd.... I think he's the opposite! The annoyingly overly enthusiastic type, that seems to crop up on some Murrrcan car channels.
In this vid, the speaker is less media savvy, so Dennis interrupts him numerous times. He also changes his line of observations and questions, on multiple occasions. Tedious stuff. 🙄
Rear glass is about £750 new from a UK producer; Pilkington Glass Classic Car Code: 9118. The real problem would be shipping and ensuring it is well protected to make the journey.
Awesome! I forgot about Pilkington and that's great that they'll do this. When I bought used Porsche 911 Targa glass I always had to use a wood crate as cardboard wouldn't protect the heavy, curved glass. I actually sent a crate to one seller to help him ship it.
@GeeKIller Used to be a guy nr me in Sheffield UK who broke those cars, he had heaps of these rear screen behind a container & the were fetching Nothing in Price.😢😢, dont know why really, the Jensen interceptor is not held in high in the british classic car market. I owned one early 80's for a few years, I have since had few brand new BMW's (top of the range), give me an Interceptor MK2 anytime. Just My opinion
I am British and I remember those cars very well. Beautiful car. A true classic.
Yes I used to see them back in the day quite frequently also - usually parked outside nice hotels in nice resorts like Torquay or Tenby.
I saw two of them this summer at a show in East Anglia. Pretty rare these days.
I saw most of them in the workshop , needing very expensive repairs and next to impossible parts availability
Im a Brit too
My neighbour across the road has one.
My uncle has one.
They both have had them from new.
There is at least another in town that I see during the summer.
I've heard that this was the first roadcar to have ABS. I love how this guy isn't afraid to drive and use the car (how he closed the hood caught my immediate attention)
Your absolutely right; Bosch ABS I believe. Quite some car.
@@armoris66 An early system and not very effective. They could brake of course, no doubt about that.
Dunlop Maxeret [spelling ? ] ABS on the FF version of the car and was supposed to be very effective for its day.
Closed it like I close my 99 suburban hood
@@kevbrand8824 Hood springs rusted out? It shouldn't be able to do that, damn thing might paralyze you if you got your head under the hood and it just slams down from a gust of wind. Those hoods are heavy as frick, keep a stick with you to prop it up.
I seem to recall hearing (possibly on Jay Leno's channel) that after Jensen shut down somebody found/rescued all of the manufactring information for every car Jensen ever built. I guess an owner can contact whoever has that info and get every iota of information about their car's construction
Martin Robey Ltd, UK.
Not only were the build record rescued but all the pressing plant was purchased so you can still buy origin panels.
There have been some "new" ones built, actually.
Such a beautiful car, hope she is still out there cruising around. 🥰
my cousin has one, his dad bought it in 1973, same colour as this. It is a car that still turns heads
Cruising? You mean “Touring”.
In such good condition, a rare beast indeed
No its not, there are hundreds of them in the UK, the 440SP is the one worth big money
@@markholroyde9412 let's agree to disagree, you don't see Jenson's in that condition, and original on every street corner in the UK
@@ben_jam "Hundreds" does not equate to "every street corner"...I've been at this game 45years mate
@@markholroyde9412 Exactly, 100's = rare (as per first post) 🙂
@@ben_jam Not in our Country, you can buy them daily., they are no big deal. I chopped it up for the running gear and sold the rolling shell for £250, I have all sorts of vgc cond "Jensen" parts"....wonder how much the dopes would pay for them?, I know the lunatics pay something like £8K to get 450hp..lmao, i can do it for £1500, daft as brushes.
‘74, the year I started work at Rolls Royce Aero Engines. Always liked Jensen Interceptors. Thank you for sharing.
Jensen also made a 4 wheel drive version called the Iterceptor-FF.
The first AWD production car if I'm not wrong.
This car is beautiful.
I'm 58yo. And I've never seen or heard of Jensen car in my life and I've rebuilt litterery hundreds of dodge 727. Automatic transmissions AND thousands of other automatics I'm a mechanic over 45 years that's one impressive machine 👍
They didn't mention it was the first non off-road vehicle to have 4WD. Awesome car
It was indeed but wasn't a great success and only around 300 were made. The 4WD was made by Ferguson and it also featured anti-lock breaking. The 4WD Jensen FF was never sold in the US.
that was the FF, not the Interceptor, also the first car with anti lock brakes.
The FF was four wheel drive ... you can tell an FF because it has two vents just behind each front wheel arch; whereas you can see only one on the interceptor.
PS I used to see an FF very often on my way to school in 1960s UK. The performance and roadholding was exceptional from the outside ... must have been amazing to be driver or passenger!
That rear glass reminds me of the '75 Pacer my folks had back in the day.
Dennis - the Nardwar of car reviews. And I mean that in the most respectful way.
This is like the Antique Roadshow version for cars on TH-cam
I love these. That TR6 next to it is lovely too.
i loved seeing them ij the interceptors
Great little video I am from UK and they where built in West Bromwich 8 miles from me.
The Gen 1 440 had only 325hp I think. It is not same 440 seen in say a Charger.
Rumours of 2 Hemi's built on special order
Beautiful car
I recall finding out about these for the first time from Top Gear. Every time I see something about one, my desire to own one increases.
It's a beautiful car. Nice color on that one.
It's really cool to be the only guy at the show with a different car👍
There are so many car windows like this. The 'official' advice for somebody looking at buying a Reatta with a broken window: Don't. The 1965 Barracuda rear glass, 1971 Riviera rear window. So many others.
Pretty neat, I think I saw this one before cuz I think it's also the only one I've seen cuz. In the 90's, I had a bud that put a 440 in his Datsun 280Z and mounted the exhaust manifolds upside down to exit through the fenderwells to sidepipes. Crusing by us downtown, he laid a patch about 200 feet long with just 2 little lovetaps on the gas!
Yooo THRASH METAL FUN RIFFS! whats up dude! Fancy meeting you here? 440 in that thing is sick! \m/
When l worked for two pommies in Australia on British cars. If a Jensen would come in, first thing they would say “don’t break that rear window” 😂
1s time here... And I loved it! He is so funny... he really LOVES talking about cars...
In the 1980s, there was an eccentric old bloke who collected junk in Newtown, Sydney. He owned a Jensen Interceptor, the same as that one which he used as a ute/pickup, dents all over it and roof racks welded to the roof, just some old rusty steel angle, badly welded directly to the top. You'd see him with the hatch open and bits of old timber or pipe stuck in the back, or longer pieces on the racks. I think he had removed all seats bar the drivers, and fill the inside with random junk. Even then, I thought it was terrible to see an Interceptor treated like that, but it was his car.
Growing up I believe there were more models of this car in the corner store than cars actually made. Recognizing it before you said Jenson
I first saw one in Australia in 1976. I was 16 and it was love at first sight.
Cool car, nice interior.
Such a sweet ride. I love it!
Jensen Intercepter... The best name ever given to a car.
I remember a Jenson Dealer in Montana in 1974. They had a number of Interceptor III's on their lot....I was in love with them. The 440 Dodge V-8 was a good match!
I've seen one of these. Once.
Dark gold. It's so cool
You find that English cars are slim due to a lot of country roads are narrow And fun fact Richard Hammond from Top Gear / Grand Tour his grand father ( mothers father ) was a inspector on the Jenson factory
Very unique and interesting car.
I allways love that car, its a gem
I didn't know that car, Jensen lnterceptor lll. How good it's rear window and shape. I love it.
A friends dad in Australia had one of those. I thought it was cool, but never knew it was that rare. Pretty neat!
What a beautiful example of a great British car, probably the best one I've ever seen;
Didn't it use an American powertrain? ;)
Yup. Chrysler 440.
Jenson Motors started in 1934. They were involved with Ford and over the years used a Nash straight 8, a Lincoln V12 and of course the Chrysler V8.
Assembled in my old hometown. I had a cousin who worked as a secretary in the offices, the factory was in the next street to her home. My Aunt still lives in the same house.
The 440ci gave a 0-60 of about 6.9 seconds and a top speed of about 145mph. Not too bad for a big old bus.
They were pretty expensive cars. Early Interceptors used to cost £3,700 when at the same time an Aston DB6 cost £5,000 and an E-Type Jag cost just £2,100 !!
By '74, the Mark III cost £7,100 which was still £1,500 less than a BMW 3.0CSi and £2,500 less than a V8 Aston.
I believe they are being made again. Modern everything under the skin but they look identical.
That's crazy, I would've took the E Type any day over the Jensen.
To each their own.
@@SavageBunny1 I owned a Jensen in the early 80's , they pissed all over the Etype. A very underestimated car in my opinion , I would take one over an Aston anyday. A Good one is an amazing car. Easy to work on Also, (Except for that No 8 spark plug, remove wheel to get to it.) Still I love them
Love the vintage cassette deck.
One of the true '70s greats. A legendary car.
I used to walk past one parked on the street daily in Fitzrovia, London, on my way to work. Dark blue. Lovely looking car.
i'm new to this channel, but this guy Dennis is a gem! wow, i love his equal parts enthusiasm for a car, and deep deep knowledge that comes off so casually!
Same here, new viewer but I’m sticking around for Dennis! He really draws out the owner and the amount of random laughter just is so wholesome
Thanks for the input, Dennis. 😆 Kidding.
Perfect example of a beautiful car.
A friend of mine had one of these. It was purple. He used to boot it along the country lanes of mid Wales. We went fly fishing together. An hour or so of mayhem and terror, followed by a few hours of peace and tranquility, then more mayhem and terror. Happy Days! The body was designed by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan, built in West Bromwich, and powered by Chrysler. The advert at the time was "supersonic velvet".
Mad Max would love to get a hold of this car.
I know two people who owned one of these magnificent car. When everyone was purchasing the so called norm, they set themselves apart from the crowd. Amazing vehicle. (I’m from the UK)
That's awesome I've never even heard of Jensen before!
I remember seeing this car for sale in Florida. I was amazed at how clean it was.
Super like ,,,,😃👍
I use to bring my 59 Borgward Isabella to this show. There were so many awesome cars there!
I used to live in Wolverhampton and, when taking the train to Birmingham, passed the Jensen plant in West Bromwich. Their yard was packed with lovely Jensens. My favourite was the FF [ having the Formula Ferguson four wheel drive]. The FF also had the Dunlop Maxeret anti-skid braking system. It looked very much like the Interceptor shown in this video, BUT was distinguished by having TWO vents on the front side panels.
Bodywork for the video Jensen and the FF was by Bertone of good old Italy. Probably the FF remains my favourite car ever, but I never had the £ stg nor $ US to acquire one....I guess I am not alone.
I love the bodywork colour of the particular car in this video.
Thank you amigo.
Which part of Wolverhampton you lived?
@@gmain1977 I haven't been back for well over 20 years, but lived in several districts of the town during my stays there.
Nice Jensen. A very rare car now. 1974 i was a 14 year old high school student when this car rolled of the assembly line.
What a beauty! Thanks for sharing Mr. Dennis sir 🙏
What a find in perfect condition
I didn’t expect the owner to drop the hood that brutal!
If she's road worthy then a fellow's gonna use er like it should 😎
That is how you avoid palm sized distortions in the bonnet (hood for you yanks)
You find these rare cars. The Jennson is another automaker never heard of. A Chrysler engine and built in England? Thank you for sharing!
British motors were essentially crap. Sure, most of their issues were electrical, but you really weren’t going to get great performance out of them, especially once they all became a part of British Leyland. It was common for manufacturers to put American engines in vehicles. Once Carol Shelby demonstrated what a ford motor in an AC cobra would do, people figured that was the way to go.
As a Triumph owner who still has a Standard Triumph in-line 6 in my GT6, I am being pretty honest with you. The only reason my car still has the original engine is because it can’t even drive long enough to crap out. Something else ends up breaking before the motor can.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful content. Keep up the great work!
I live 3 miles away from the old factory 🏭 where this was made in U.K. , in West Bromwich, I always glance at the building every time I pass by
I’ve only ever seen one of these in person but never saw one in the color of this beautiful car.
Love that back window.
Very interesting video ! Thank you both! Superb automobile !
Fantastic car. My Uncle Ted had one back in the day.
I remember seeing one of these on our road where I grew up in the 1970s on a council estate, it was so out of place, amongst ford escort mk 1, cortinas, morris mariners, Renault 4 models typical of that era.
It looked very exotic, very expensive and ultra rare, I appreciated it's design, the curves, sporty look and V8 sound on the very rare occasions I saw it driving around.
That curved rear window gave it a very distinctive, unique look that set it apart.
That's exactly my memory of the first time I saw one. I was on my bicycle doing my paper round (I used to pick the papers up from a house on a council estate and cycle back to the posh side of town). On the way, one of these went overtook me and to this day I remember the 'thump-thump' of the V8. It must have had such incredible torque because I swear it was accellerating but the engine tone didn't change. Apart from the Rover and Triumph Stag, V8s were very uncommon in the UK. Maybe that Jensen was the reason I bought a Triumph Stag about 20 years later.
@@horsenuts1831 To be fair it looked like a spaceship compared to other vehicles of that era, just the name alone was like something out of a 1970s animated puppet sci-fi show!
That v8 throaty thump and roar when it took off was very distinctive and turned heads, like you say a v8 was almost unheard of back then.
I was always fascinated by anything that had more than one exhaust pipe!
Riding past it on my module 3 Raleigh 3 speed sturmy archer grared bike I was in awe and dreamed of one day owning one...never happened though!
Closest I got was a Daimler v8 250 another classic car from that era much like a mk2 jag but much more refined. 👍
One histories most beautiful cars
Pretty car
Wow. It's in gorgeous condition too! Well done!
Awesome channel, so glad I subscribed. These Jensens were cool as hell. Thanks for posting such an enjoyable interview of that owner! Cheers.
Jealousy is not a word big enough to explain ❤
The legendary AWD car everyone forgot about!
The Interceptor was RWD... only the FF was AWD. Easy to spot from the side - the FF had 2 sets of louvers behind the front wheels instead of 1. Only about 320 of the FFs ever made.
This is a machine that hails from my old home town of West Bromwich UK. I remember an old high school acquaintance who became a mechanic at the factory. Testing these powerful machines on the local roads. The left hand drive were particularly hard to handel on the uk roads. Try passing a bus :o) It is a thing of Beauty.
beautiful car
I'm 6'2" and I remember back in the day when the front seat would go all the way back to the back seat.
Dennis , & Ownwr, & all: thanks. Great Car, especially driving & using today……..
One more thing,... My first car was a 1958 Hillman ‘Minx’ Convertible. It wasn’t assembled by hand, But, ‘It was quite a car’. (I thought of it as my ‘Little iron tank’.), I would love to have another, today. (Just great on gas.). A very simple car.
“Ok, what’s green?” Dennis kinda jangles my nerves a smidge but THAT was a funny question!
I'm also baffled by this 😁. Maybe someone know the answer
Under the hood it looks just like my '73 Chrysler Town & Country.
Or my 67 Monaco 500 Sport Coupe... heheh
Wonderful car ❤
My father was a car salesman in Richmond, Va. He worked at a dealership that sold British cars: MG, Triumph, Rover, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce and Jensen, among others. He used to talk about Jensen customers who would buy an Interceptor and take it out on the Interstate for a trip. They often got tickets. The cars were very stable at speed and more powerful than their new owners realized.
Magnifique!
I love the title*. I remember that in the mid 1970's, (in the UK), a local solicitor had one of these very expensive cars and would park it prominently with the hugely impressive rear window on display in a public car park close to the bank where I worked. Ironically his name was Mr WINDOWS*.
Thank you for this Explanation, it was interesting to watch. Two very sympathetic guys! And of course a nice car 🏁
That’s a nice example!
Still the best name for a car, ever......
Absolutely divine vehicle!
Also available was the interceptor F.F. (Ferguson formula ) which was 4 wheel drive and one of the first in the world, marketed as the Aston Martin V8 competitor..
Car looks as good as it's name
extremely pretty cars
Als kleiner Bub hatte ich in meiner meiner Kiste mit den Matchbox-Autos einige Favoriten. Und Autos wie das oben gezeigte zu meinen Favoriten. Zwar hatte ich nie so einen Jensen Interceptor, aber ich hatte einen Iso Grifo und der sah diesem ziemlich ähnlich. Einfach wunderschön!
I love your channel.
I remember as kid my neighbour having one, it's the best name ever put on a car . Interceptor and the sound of that V8 🤤🤤🇬🇧🇬🇧
Please don't ever quit!
Excellent
what a beautiful sight to see the Jensen and having worked on them for years in a Jensen dealership in U K it was a pleasure taking them for test runs on the A40-m40 motorway 😊in bucks
I'm taking it that at 500 per year they didn't have to conform to 1974 bumper standards. Good looking car!
As I kid I saw Jim Brown in one on mullholland drive. That's all she wrote. I've wanted one ever since
Lovely Jensen but my first car was a 74 TR6 so I could not stop staring past at the 73 TR6 in the background
great car Cleaveland
Great vid.................... 👍👍