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LOL. I remember a Car and Driver (always appreciated their humor) article on the demise of the Morgan. They were starting to wax nostalgic about it and started off with, “The Morgan starts, when it starts, on a familiar note.....”
Morgan is still in business. I visited the factory in 2016. They are the largest independent car builder in the UK and the oldest family owned car builder in the world. The cars are pretty much built to order and there is usually a waiting list.
Jensen Healy Interceptor. It takes me back to my college days. Loved it then, love it now. Just look. It has that timeless beauty. It could have rolled off the assembly line today.
Not to make too fine of a point of it, but the car in the original post is a Jensen Interceptor which was Chrysler powered and came as a coupe, fastback (shown) and a convertible. Yes they were pretty terrible. The Jensen-Healey was a 2-seat sports car or a long roof coupe/shooting brake that used a version of the Lotus twin cam 4-cylinder. It wasn't bad, just too expensive for what it was and I think a bit under appreciated today.
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To the original picture poster, look up Ralph Nader and his lifelong battle for the consumer, and lifelong hatred of the Corvair.
Or check the local library for a copy of Unsafe At Any Speed if you want to read a lot of BS from someone I believe has never had a driver's license and relied on the engineering opinions of first responders to support his foolish hatred.
Not to make too fine of a point of it, but the car in the original post is a Jensen Interceptor which was Chrysler powered and came as a coupe, fastback (shown) and a convertible. Yes they were pretty terrible. The Jensen-Healey was a 2-seat sports car or a long roof coupe/shooting brake that used a version of the Lotus twin cam 4-cylinder. It wasn't bad, just too expensive for what it was and I think a bit under appreciated today.
I often make this mistake, am corrected then several years later go back to saying the same thing. I think the era of the small British cars powered by humongous and cheap American iron was pretty unique. Sunbeam and TVR come to mind.
Jensen Healy Interceptor. It takes me back to my college days. Loved it then, love it now. Just look. It has that timeless beauty. It could have rolled off the assembly line today.
THAT is elegance! Can't think of anything today that compares. What became of the manufacturer?
THAT is elegance! Can't think of anything today that compares. What became of the manufacturer?
They went out of business in about 1976. Then someone later bought them and they made a new Interceptor that came with a built in fax machine (what an awesome idea! Everyone needs a fax machine in their car). It was about $230,000 if I remember correctly. I think they sold one of them.
I have always felt the Interceptor convertible is probably the classiest looking car I know of. And of course it has that marvelous name emblazoned on it.
Not to make too fine of a point of it, but the car in the original post is a Jensen Interceptor which was Chrysler powered and came as a coupe, fastback (shown) and a convertible. Yes they were pretty terrible. The Jensen-Healey was a 2-seat sports car or a long roof coupe/shooting brake that used a version of the Lotus twin cam 4-cylinder. It wasn't bad, just too expensive for what it was and I think a bit under appreciated today.
Funny, i thought I knew nearly most of what there is to know about Jensen motorcars, but I did not know there was a coupe. They only made 60. I am not sure whether any ever made it to the USA. I have been to dozens of Jensen and/or British car shows (I even visited the factory site in West Bromwich) and have never seen one.
BTW Here is the CV8. A supercar for its time.
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