Even the people who are passionate about cars don’t always appreciate the idea of owning a classic. There’s a hassle factor attached, whether it’s running a Ford Anglia from the Sixties or a Rolls Royce from the Thirties. I have friends with both and they regularly moan about cost, reliability, etc. It’s equally true for a sports car such as the original Seventies’ Jensen Interceptor The Chrysler V8 engine meant impressive performance, but the infamous leaking windscreen meant there was a price to be paid. Talking of money, if you’ve got £107k lying around and don’t want to sit in a damp patch, why not buy a new Interceptor? A new business has recently launched taking old versions and uprating them with the 6.2-litre V8 from the Corvette. Give the 2+2 interior a new leather trim and respray the bodyshell and you’ve got a very handsome beast indeed with a year’s warranty and an engine that’s guaranteed for 100,000 miles. Have a look at http://www.jensen-cars.co.uk for details, but I paid them a visit on Friday and took an Interceptor R out for a spin. They’re hoping to sell up to 15 cars a year and there are plenty of people willing to sell them an old Interceptors to be used as the donor car. Thankfully there seems to be a decent queue of buyers for the finished product, and a mention on Top Gear a week last Sunday has helped too. Good luck to them!
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