Category: Jensen
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Jensen Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor combined three very different traditions: Italian styling, British hand assembly and American V8 power. Its vast rear window is familiar, but the story around it includes pioneering four-wheel drive, unusual derivatives and a surprisingly complicated afterlife. 1. It was designed in Milan and first bodied in Turin Carrozzeria Touring created the shape,…
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Jensen S-V8: history, specifications and buying guide
The Jensen S-V8 was an ambitious British roadster with a Ford V8, aluminium body and a famous badge. Its short, troubled production run made it far rarer than almost any contemporary TVR or Morgan. 2003 Jensen S-V8 4.6 Photo: Kieran White from Manchester, England, CC BY 2.0. A Jensen revival for the 1990s The project…
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Jensen 541, 541R and 541S: history, differences and buying guide
The Jensen 541 family turned a small West Bromwich coachbuilder into one of Britain’s most adventurous GT makers. Its glassfibre body, aerodynamic thinking and progressive brakes were remarkable in the 1950s — and the 541R and 541S made the idea faster, wider and more luxurious. Jensen 541 Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0. The 541 that…
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Jensen-Healey: History, Models and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Jensen-Healey was a British two-seat sports car built from 1972 to 1976, followed by the related Jensen GT. Developed with Donald and Geoffrey Healey, it combined a light convertible body with the new 2.0-litre Lotus 907 twin-cam engine. Quick answer: A good Jensen-Healey is quick, balanced and practical, but corrosion,…