Another highlight from this historic car show held anually at Alexandra Palace in London. Former BBC Top Gear director and TV producer Jamie Langton chats to owners attending this annual show, this time to the Jensen car club.
I am working on a 1976 MK 111. I am getting old so know how to tune it, A new fuel pump 78 degree thermo. new thermo for the fans with constant live to the relay, to cool the engine after it is switched off, a high output coil, new dizzy cap, leads and plugs. All basic stuf. A great reliable car you can trust to drive anywhere. It dose 4 Kils. to a liter. Not when I drive it though, the owner is very gentle.
This & Jensen's FF ( Which i am quite baised towards given who designed it's Four Wheel Drive System) were some of the finest cars ever made and since almost all Interceptors were Built Before 1973 (apart from some MKIII's & MKIV's [which are quite rare]) they are Exempt from Road Tax & To Silence those who say that Interceptors & FF's just drink Fuel and Overheat THEY DON'T IF you Convert them to Fuel Injection & Multiple Valves per cylinder & install Electric Fans to Cool it at low speeds.
You'll probably spit in disgust when I say this, but, I meant Ian Ogilvy as the Saint..........pretty sure he had a Jensen.....either way ........Luuuuurve Jensens....
I am working on a 1976 MK 111. I am getting old so know how to tune it, A new fuel pump 78 degree thermo. new thermo for the fans with constant live to the relay, to cool the engine after it is switched off, a high output coil, new dizzy cap, leads and plugs. All basic stuf. A great reliable car you can trust to drive anywhere. It dose 4 Kils. to a liter. Not when I drive it though, the owner is very gentle.
terryjosie 1 year ago
This & Jensen's FF ( Which i am quite baised towards given who designed it's Four Wheel Drive System) were some of the finest cars ever made and since almost all Interceptors were Built Before 1973 (apart from some MKIII's & MKIV's [which are quite rare]) they are Exempt from Road Tax & To Silence those who say that Interceptors & FF's just drink Fuel and Overheat THEY DON'T IF you Convert them to Fuel Injection & Multiple Valves per cylinder & install Electric Fans to Cool it at low speeds.
michaelfergusonuk 1 year ago
what a boring muppet that bloke is.
Great car - boring expert
autofive 1 year ago
@BEEFYBAYONET
I stand corrected...It was the dubiously talented Simon Dutton...
00TriedandTested00 1 year ago
@00TriedandTested00
Nope, no spitting from me! I enjoyed "Return of the Saint" - but he had an early Jaguar XJS, I'm sure!
No matter, you have excellent taste in vehicles! +:o)
BEEFYBAYONET 1 year ago
@BEEFYBAYONET
You'll probably spit in disgust when I say this, but, I meant Ian Ogilvy as the Saint..........pretty sure he had a Jensen.....either way ........Luuuuurve Jensens....
00TriedandTested00 1 year ago
@00TriedandTested00
Roger Moore's "Saint" had a Volvo P1800 - the earliest of which was made by Jensen, but that's as close as it gets!
BEEFYBAYONET 1 year ago
The Saint had a Jensen...I think..?
00TriedandTested00 2 years ago
My dad has an Intercepter Mark 3
hamydabomb 2 years ago
When I was younger growing up in east Belfast a guy had one beautiful
stardustbinbag 2 years ago