Has Anyone Ever Seen A Jensen Interceptor In The US?

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02/28/2014 at 21:41 • Filed to: jensen

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I wonder how many of these were smuggled into the US? I always thought they were neat cars. It'd be awesome to do a six pack swap on a 440 car!

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Kinja'd!!! STREPITUS > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:43

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I've seen a few on Craigslist. Tried to make an appointment to see one once, but the guy told me it was already sold. I had a sad.


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:44

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Make…


Kinja'd!!! Lets Just Drive > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:46

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Not me, but I did see this rag top here in Canada (west coast of BC).

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Kinja'd!!! offroadkarter > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
02/28/2014 at 21:46

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Son of a bitch

were these actually sold here? I've never seen one in person


Kinja'd!!! Jonny Edge (@thejonnyedge) > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:49

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I have only this to say...


Kinja'd!!! Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:50

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If I remember correctly, I saw one a couple of months ago sitting at a small auto garage. I was a bit stunned that such a beasty would make N.W. Ohio its home.


Kinja'd!!! N/A POWAAAHH > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:50

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Saw one in my town, in Canada, if that's close enough


Kinja'd!!! feather-throttle-not-hair > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:51

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Yup. I've seen a coupe.


Kinja'd!!! stuttgartobsessed > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:53

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I believe I've seen one. Once. However, I've seen a handful for sale on CL and Ebay.


Kinja'd!!! The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 21:54

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I've seen a few, though living in a major city, I guess my odds might be higher. There were at least two at a local cruise night once.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 22:46

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I found one for sale on a Connecticut Craigslist a while ago.

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Kinja'd!!! Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > offroadkarter
02/28/2014 at 23:07

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I have seen one in person at an auto museum


Kinja'd!!! AMC/Renauledge > offroadkarter
03/01/2014 at 01:22

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They were sold new in America. I think a couple hundred made it, maybe more. Remember, this just before all the emissions and safety regs got super expensive to deal with. And the emissions regs were easy for Jensen since they used already compliant Chrysler V8s.


Kinja'd!!! Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > offroadkarter
03/01/2014 at 01:51

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My cousin owns a paint shop in western PA and did some restoration work on a blue 440 car. It belonged to a client who was a big to-do with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. I saw a couple of them for sale in Auto Trader in the 90s. Also saw one at Charlotte Auto Fair a few years back. It was parked with an Iso Grifo, a Pantera, and a 289 Mangusta.

Beautiful.


Kinja'd!!! Ferrero1911 > offroadkarter
03/01/2014 at 03:23

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There's a maroon one at Cars and Coffee Irvine all the time.


Kinja'd!!! offroadkarter > Ferrero1911
03/01/2014 at 04:52

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Thats on the other side of the US to me


Kinja'd!!! OttoMaddox > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 01:22

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Right here.

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http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/01/junkya…


Kinja'd!!! Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 15:43

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Believe it or not, there was a senior at the Air Force Academy who had one as his college DD. Would park it next to my XJS during the week when we weren't allowed to leave the campus. Poor guy worked on keeping it running more than he drove it.... then again so did I the first year.


Kinja'd!!! Shiftright > offroadkarter
03/02/2014 at 22:01

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I've seen several, and a couple of rare convertibles too.