We list a lot of different vehicles and occasionally one comes in
that most have never heard of. This Jensen Interceptor III is one
of those. These cars were produced from 1966 to 1976 and were known
for their Italian styling combined with American muscle. They were
hand built in West Bromwich, England and the bodies were initially
designed by the Carrozzeria Touring firm out of Italy before being
brought in-house. Around 6,408 were made in total with around 1,047
being done in 1972 alone. That makes it quite the rare and unique
car. This 1972 belongs to a private collection where it was fully
restored and totally gone through. The Tangerine Orange paint has a
nice finish and it was fully repainted. It has a brand new
windshield and all of glass is in good condition including the
iconic wrap around rear glass that acts as the top of the rear
hatch. It has nice front and rear chrome bumpers along with a
horizontal grill. These had very cool double headlights with Black
bezels and the lights all work properly. All over the car you will
find various "Jensen" and "Interceptor" emblems and medallions
which are all there. The car rides on its original 15 inch 5 spoke
wheels with new Yokohama tires.
The styling is Italian but the mechanics are all muscle. The
reached out to Chrysler for the drive train components so this car
features a fully rebuilt 383ci V8 motor. Under the forward lifting
hood the car is extremely clean and worthy of being shown off. The
engineering that went into the mechanics of these cars is
incredible and something to be marveled at. It has Jensen valve
covers, and Edelbrock Performer 383 intake, Weber 4 barrel
carburetor and a Black double snorkel air cleaner. It runs
extremely well and offers all the power you could ask for. AC is in
place and it also has power steering and power brakes. Those brakes
are all new and are all discs. Paired with the motor is a 3 speed
automatic transmission that shifts smoothly and was totally rebuilt
as well. The car sounds great and it has all new stainless steel
exhaust. Electrical problems are no concern as the wiring has been
completely gone through.
The Tan leather interior has all been redone in factory style. It
has dual bucket seats in both front/rear and the upholstery is in
excellent condition. The car has a full length console that
stretches the entire length of the interior. On the front portion
is wood trim, the shifter, power window controls, AC controls, a
new stereo and switches for all your light controls, etc. The new
stereo is from Jensen and features a back up camera, SDX Pro Audio
sub, and JL Audio 4 channel amp.
This is an incredibly unique classic and not only is it rare but
you rarely see them up for sale. Add it to your collection while
its still available.
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