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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #15 on: 23 November 2020, 15:52:59 »

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/


The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.


A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now. :-\
A decade ago, would you have wanted a rusty old interceptor?
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #16 on: 23 November 2020, 16:33:54 »

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/


The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.


A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now. :-\
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Just watched the full video at that price it would go straight back until they sorted the squeaking out .
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #17 on: 23 November 2020, 17:33:05 »

£235,000, surely not out of Opti's reach?  :-X

£2.35 and even £23.50 is not out of my reach. I shall give him a bell. :y

£7700 in 1969.........roughly the cost of a couple of 3 bed  semi-detached houses.

So even at the 'new' price of £350,000 it's effectively cheaper now* than it was in 1969.  :)

*Depending where your 3 bed Semis are located of course.
I thought I heard him say at the end they go for £235,000 now. Bargain.

You're right he did.  :y

That's what they want for it now.  It cost the 'first' owner after it was rebuilt £350,000.  ;)
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #18 on: 23 November 2020, 18:24:22 »

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/


The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.


A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now. :-\
A decade ago, would you have wanted a rusty old interceptor?


A decade ago £10k would have still just about bought a usable car. Scruffy, but usable. The biggest problem with using such a thing is the thirst, but that applies to anything with similar power - mental turbo four cylinder cars struggle to break 20mpg.


And yes, I've always fancied one although a good XJS would have made for a difficult decision.
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #19 on: 23 November 2020, 18:28:45 »

I saw Eric Morcambes old Interceptor go through auction at the NEC, it made around 100k I think but was a standard car and very nice too :y
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #20 on: 24 November 2020, 13:13:36 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #21 on: 24 November 2020, 14:16:00 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #22 on: 24 November 2020, 14:36:19 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly :D
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #23 on: 24 November 2020, 15:17:46 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly :D

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars. :)
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #24 on: 24 November 2020, 16:05:06 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly :D

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars. :)
And an auto one at that :D
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #25 on: 26 November 2020, 13:11:50 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly :D

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars. :)
And an auto one at that :D

Yep....an Astra derv auto. That combination is not going to give the old boy a seml. :)
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Re: Fancy a 1969/2020 Jensen Interceptor FF.
« Reply #26 on: 26 November 2020, 13:40:21 »

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.
A clock. Each to his own.
No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly :D

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars. :)
And an auto one at that :D

Yep....an Astra derv auto. That combination is not going to give the old boy a seml. :)
Very little does these days  :)
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