This car is one of the very last Jensen Interceptors built. The firm built only 512 Interceptor Mark III convertibles between 1974 and 1976, 80 percent of which were left-hand drive, destined principally for the North American market. Chassis number 2311/1984 was originally intended to be built as a coupé, but as it was designated for the Californian market, it was in fact built in March 1976 as a convertible finished in black with a black interior. It was invoiced on 20th July 1976 to Jensen Motors Inc. in San Francisco, who subsequently sold it to its first owner, S. Weathers Lowin of Los Angeles. The car eventually found its way back to Europe in the 1990s via Holland and then spent a number of years in the ownership of an Englishman in Majorca.
In Detail
| price $ | $15 500 |
| engine | V8 |
| valvetrain | OHV |
| displacement | 7212 cc / 440.1 in³ |
| bore | 109.7 mm / 4.32 in |
| stroke | 95.3 mm / 3.75 in |
| compression | 8.2:1 |
| power | 164.1 kw / 220.1 bhp @ 3600 rpm |
| specific output | 30.52 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | bhp per tonne |
| torque | 474.5 nm / 350.0 ft lbs @ 2400 rpm |
| body / frame | Steel Body |
| driven wheels | Front Engine / RWD |
| front tires | 205/70VR-15 |
| rear tires | 205/70VR-15 |
| front brakes | Vented Discs w/Vacuum Assist |
| f brake size | x 274 mm / x 10.8 in |
| r brake size | x 274 mm / x 10.8 in |
| front wheels | F 38.1 x 17.8 cm / 15.0 x 7.0 in |
| rear wheels | R 38.1 x 17.8 cm / 15.0 x 7.0 in |
| steering | Rack & Pinion |
| curb weight | 1823 kg / 4019 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2667 mm / 105.0 in |
| front track | 1425 mm / 56.1 in |
| rear track | 1445 mm / 56.9 in |
| length | 4724 mm / 186.0 in |
| width | 1753 mm / 69.0 in |
| height | 1346 mm / 53.0 in |
| transmission | 3-Speed Auto |
| gear ratios | 2.45:1, 1.45:1, 1.000:1, :1 |
| final drive | 2.88:1 |
| top speed | ~214.0 kph / 133.0 mph |
| 0 – 60 mph | ~10.4 seconds |
| 0 – 100 mph | ~31.8 seconds |
| 0 – 1/4 mile | ~17.3 seconds |
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