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Jensen Interceptor II - Hot rod in a velvet suit

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Created on September 21, 2023

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Bruno von Rotz

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die Front lässt das Fahrzeug breiter wirken als es ist

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - wirkt ausladender als er es mit 1,75 Metern Breite ist

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - wirkt beim Fahren deutlich handlicher als es die Aussenmasse erwarten lassen

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - bei Tests erreichte der Wagen damals über 233 km/h

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - spurtschneller Wagen mit viel Bedienungskomfort

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - aus dieser Perspektive sahen ihn die meisten damals

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - den V8-Sound muss man sich dazu vorstellen

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - fühlt sich bei Landstrassentempo sehr wohl

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - klassisches Fastback-Coupé

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die Heckklappe wird von innen geöffnet

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Carrozzeria Touring hatte beim design ganze Arbeit geliefert

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - wirkt aus jeder Perspektive attraktiv

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die schwere Glas-Heckklappe lässt sich mit wenig Krafteinsatz anheben

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - bereit für den nächsten Langstrecken-Trip

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - langer Überhang hinten

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - handwerklich aufwändig gebaut und mit schönen Materialien ausgestattet

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - kleines Pedal für die Bremse

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Blick ins umfangreich ausgestattete Cockpit

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - neu gestaltete Mittelkonsole des Mark II

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - insbesondere die Tankanzeige sollte man immer im Auge behalten

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Jensen-Zeichen im Lenkrad

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Kopfstützen mit Komfortauflage

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - abschliessbare Box auf der Mittelkonsole

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Torqueflite-Dreigangautomatik von Chrysler

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - der V8-Motor entwickelt viel Wärme, die auch einmal für Staulagen unter der Haube sorgen kann

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Blick unter die Haube

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Jensen-Markenzeichen und Interceptor-Typenzeichen

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - der Typenschriftzug

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die neue Stossfängergestaltung des Mark II

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die Stossfänger wanderten für die zweite Serien um 50 mm nach oben

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Doppelscheinwerfer

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - die zweite Generation erhielt dickere Reifen

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - dicke Sohlen

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Jensen-Zeichen auf der C-Säule

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Jensen-Schriftzug auf der C-Säule

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Jensen-Zeichen auf dem Heck

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Heckabschluss

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - auf dem Vignale-Stand in Turin 1966

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Heckansicht, auf dem Vignale-Stand

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Serienversion bei der Vorstellung

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - angekündigt mit 4,5-Liter-V8-Motor (6,2 Liter per Aufpreis) für £ 1980 (vor Steuern)

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - stilbildende Heckklappe aus Glas

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Zugang zum Kofferraum

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Jensen Interceptor (1967) - was macht das Luxuscoupé hier auf der Wiese?

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - elegantes viersitziges Coupé

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Vorderansicht

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Jensen Interceptor (1969) - Vorderansicht

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett, auf dem Vignale-Stand

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - Interieur

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Jensen Interceptor II (1969) - Interieur, fotografiert an der London Motor Show 1969

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Jensen Interceptor II (1969) - Interieur, aufgenommen an der London Motor Show 1969

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Jensen Interceptor (1966) - gebaut bei Vignale, gezeigt in Turin

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Der "schnelle" Arbeitsplatz im Jensen Interceptor (1969)

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Jensen Interceptor (1967) - auf Testfahrt, in einer Linkskurve

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Jensen Interceptor II (1969) - verbesserte zweite Version

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Jensen Interceptor (1968) - auf dem Autosalon

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Jensen Interceptor II (1971) - aufgenommen in London, vor dem 'Big Ben'

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Jensen Interceptor II (1971) - mit Londoner Kulisse, vor dem 'Big Ben'

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Seitenansicht, rechts-vorne

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Cockpit/Armaturenbrett

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Jensen Interceptor II (1970) - Interieur

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Jensen Interceptor III (1973)

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Jensen Interceptor III (1973) - mit Chrysler-Motor von 7,2 Litern Hubraum und 284 PS, als Serie III nun in grösseren Stückzahlen gebaut - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Jensen Interceptor Convertible (1974) - passt perfekt auf die Pferderennbahn

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Jensen Interceptor Convertible (1975) - abgebildet im Verkaufsprospekt

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Jensen Interceptor Convertible (1975) - deutlich teurer als die geschlossene Variante

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Summary

The Jensen Interceptor is neither a classic sports car nor a pure luxury glider. It is also not purely British, but combines Italian, American and British aspects of car construction. The recipe was well received, and over 6000 of these 300 hp coupés with a large glass tailgate were produced, a number of units that Aston Martin, for example, could only dream of. This driving report looks back and shows the Jensen Interceptor in current and historical images and sales material.

This article contains the following chapters

Familiar technology, new shell
Partisan marketing
Improved Mark II version
More GT than sports car
A lot of money for a lot of car
Fast travel without effort
Even more displacement

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Henry Cooper was a successful British heavyweight boxer who did not win all his fights, but at least fought his way to the European title several times. He also fought Cassius Clay / Muhammed Ali twice in 1963 and 1966, even knocking him out in the first fight, but still lost both fights. He was not short of fame and probably also income, so that he was able to buy the best sports cars of the time. When he was faced with the decision of buying either an Aston Martin DB6 or a Jensen Interceptor, he asked John Surtees, a motorcycle and F1 world champion, for advice. Surtees recommended the Jensen, which had the more reliable engine. Cooper followed the advice and later said that it had been a good choice and that his wife had also been delighted with the car. Despite significantly higher production numbers compared to the Aston DB4-6 models, which were around the same price at the time, the Jensen Interceptor is less well known today, although there was no shortage of famous people who gave the Jensen the nod.

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