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 saw 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.
There was also a special version of the Interceptor, titled the Jensen FF (Ferguson Formula), which was the first non all-terrain production car equipped with four-wheel drive and an anti-lock braking system, making the car ahead of its time.
Appearances[]
- In Series 1, Episode 2 of The Car's The Star, Quentin Willson discussed the history of the Jensen Interceptor.
- In Clarkson's Top 100 Cars, the Interceptor was ranked in 52nd place.
- In Series 17, Episode 5 of Top Gear, Jeremy reviews a modern interpretation of the Interceptor before it eventually segues into a 1970s-esque cop show "The Interceptors".
- In Opera, Arts and Donuts, Jeremy, Richard and James arrived at the studio tent in Whitby in Jensen Interceptors during the intro sequence.