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Car Of The Day: March 21, 2010; Corgi Jr '69 Jensen Interceptor
Topic Started: Mar 21 2010, 01:34 AM (397 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Corgi's 1969 Jensen Interceptor.

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The Jensen Interceptor is a sporting GT-class car hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for an earlier car made between 1950 and 1957. The car broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were Italian-built, by Vignale, before production by Jensen themselves began – with subtle body modifications – in West Bromwich.


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Small scale Jensens are few and far between. This one, the Playart FF, and a few new Oxfords (albeit those are 1/76 and not 1/64) are it. If ever a car screamed to be added to the current Matchbox lineup, it's the Interceptor. This casting is quite good, but has the earlier opening doors cast shut.

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The engine was a Chrysler V8 initially of 6276 cc (383 c.i.) with optional manual (Mark I, only 22 built) or TorqueFlite automatic transmissions driving the rear wheels through a limited slip differential in a conventional Salisbury rear axle. The engine grew to 7212 cc (440 c.i.) in late 1971 with 4-bbl carburation. The SP (Six-Pack) model of 1971–73 offered 3x2-bbl carburation; only 232 were built and had the distinction of being the most powerful car ever to have been made by Jensen (390 hp (290 kW)).

The Interceptor saloon had a distinctive large, curving wrap-around rear window that doubled as a tailgate. The original specification included electric windows, reclining front seats, a wood rimmed steering wheel, radio with twin speakers, reversing lights and an electric clock. Power steering was included as standard from September 1968.

The Mark II was announced in October 1969, revised frontal styling and vented disc brakes. The Mark III of 1971 had revised seats, fully-cast alloy wheels plus some other improvements. The Mark III was divided to G-, H- and J-series, depending on the production years. The "J" version of Interceptor III was the most luxurious Jensen built.

The Interceptor was briefly re-introduced in the 1980s as the Series 4 (S4), as a low-volume 'specialist' motor car in much the same way Bristol continue to market and manufacture their cars. Though the body remained essentially the same, a newer, so called 'cleaner', engine was used and the interior slightly re-designed with the addition of 'sports' front seats as opposed to the armchair style of the earlier models.

It wasn't to be, however. The then owner sold up in 1988 to an engineering company believed to be in a stronger position to manufacture the car which lasted until 1993, and they did commence development work on a series 5 (S5) Interceptor until once again receivers were called in.


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james_autos
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I was given the Whizzwheels version to restore last year which has the opening doors and lacks those silly 'Rockets' wheels, but as I was stripping the paint off it, one of the A-pillars snapped. These things are notoriuos for that problem, unfortunately :(
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
A good set of wheels and proper height would do miracles for this casting. The fire inside the interior would be more difficult to fix, especially the large rear glass area.
JAMES AUTO, I'd like to see you fix the one you described.
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Awesomeness! :bowing:
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Mar 21 2010, 09:03 AM
JAMES AUTO, I'd like to see you fix the one you described.
Me too!
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I think it's beyond repair. I'm sure there's a way of replacing an A-pillar on a 1:64 scale car because I've seen it done on larger scale cars, but the work I've seen has not looked very good, so on an even smaller model it'd probably look terrible.

As I've already got a restored Rockets model, I'm thinking of just swapping the baseplates around. It's a compromise that I'd be happy with (if I ever get round to it!)
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james_autos
Mar 21 2010, 05:37 PM
I think it's beyond repair. I'm sure there's a way of replacing an A-pillar on a 1:64 scale car because I've seen it done on larger scale cars, but the work I've seen has not looked very good, so on an even smaller model it'd probably look terrible.
I'll happily take the remains as a junker for Swifty's Salvage. I'm sure we can work some sort of swap out in the near future!
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I think an A-pillar can be fixed, but it would be work.
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I'll happily take the remains as a junker for Swifty's Salvage. I'm sure we can work some sort of swap out in the near future!


I'll dig it out for you :thumbup:
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Two Jensen Interceptors in the same salvage yard. Wow... :o
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
...and NO Jensen Interceptors in the I-Shop to be rebuilt?? :o :o :o
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