What happened to Jensen cars?

Jensen Motors Limited was a British manufacturer of sports cars and commercial vehicles in West Bromwich, England.

Jensen Motors.

Industry Automotive
Founded 1922 (as W J Smith & Sons Limited)
Defunct 2011 (ceased trading 1976 resumed trading in 1998)
Fate dissolved 2011

What car did the Baron Drive?

A C-V8 Mk II was featured in the 1965 to 1966 ITC television series The Baron.

How many Jensen Interceptors are there?

Interceptor

Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.

sales ultimately totaled 7141, including 456 convertibles from 1973–76. Other variations include 385-hp 150-mph SP (Six Pack) models with louvered hoods—232 were built from 1971–73—and approximately 46 peculiar notchback coupes from 1974–76.

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How many Jensen CV8 are left?

ten

How fast was the Jensen Interceptor?

Jensen Interceptor performance and specs
Engine 6276cc 16 valve Chrysler V8
Top speed 133mph
0-60mph 7.3seconds
Fuel consumption 13.6mpg
Gearbox Three-speed automatic

Is there a new Jensen Interceptor?

An all-new Jensen Interceptor

Jensen Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.
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Jensen Interceptor – Wikipedia

will be engineered, developed and built by CPP Global Holdings, though ownership will remain with Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Ltd (HSCS) which owns all assets, intellectual property, designs, and brand rights for the Jensen and Interceptor brands.

How many Jensen FF were built?

With just 320 examples of the Jensen FF built and somewhere over 100 remaining the car is now a much sought after historic vehicle, the biggest difficulty of owning one is paying the fuel bill and explaining to well meaning passers by that it’s not “just” an Interceptor.

Is the Jensen Interceptor a muscle car?

Basically, describing the Jensen Interceptor

Jensen Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.

FF as the first production ‘four-wheel-drive’ car is correct in that all 4 wheels are driven. However, it’s technically an AWD car. Specifically, a greatly influential AWD classic muscle car.

Who owned a Jensen Interceptor?

Jensen 541 (546 made)

One 541 was built with the Chrysler V8 Hemi engine (like the original Interceptor

Interceptor
The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.
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Jensen Interceptor – Wikipedia

belonging to Briggs Cunningham) and was owned by Richard Jensen himself.

How many miles to the gallon does a Jensen Interceptor do?

With 330 BHP, the naturally aspirated 7.2 Litre 16v V8 petrol engine accelerates this Interceptor III to 62 mph in 7.8 seconds and on to a maximum speed of 135 mph. Having a kerb weight of 1590 kg, it achieves 12.0 mpg on average and can travel 240 miles before requiring a refill of its 91 litre capacity fuel tank.

What car is the Mad Max Interceptor?

The car began its life as a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT with a 351-cubic-inch (5.8-litre) V8 sending tyre-smoking torque through a four-speed manual transmission. The Interceptor was then given to stunt driver Murray Smith as payment, after the film exhausted its budget building the car.

Who made 1971 Jensen Interceptor?

The Jensen

Jensen
The Jensen Interceptor is a grand touring car which was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory in West Bromwich, near Birmingham in England, by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory.

FF is a four-wheel drive grand tourer produced by British car manufacturer Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1971. It was the first non all-terrain production car equipped with four-wheel drive and an anti-lock braking system.

What did Letty drive in Fast 6?

1971 Jensen Interceptor

The 1971 Jensen Interceptor appeared in Fast and Furious 6 driven by Letty Ortiz.

What car did Letty drive in fast and furious?

A 1997 Nissan 240SX

Nissan 240SX
The Nissan 240SX is a sport compact car that was introduced to the North American market by Nissan in 1989 for the 1990 model year. It replaced the outgoing 200SX (S12) model. Most of the 240SX were equipped with the 2.4-liter inline 4 engine (KA24E from 1989 to 1990 and KA24DE from 1990 to 1998).
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(a “watered down” version of Japan’s Silvia S14

Silvia S14
The Nissan Silvia (Japanese: 日産・シルビア, Hepburn: Nissan Shirubia) is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Versions of the Silvia have been marketed as the 200SX or 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand.
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Nissan Silvia – Wikipedia

) belonged to Letty Ortiz

Letty Ortiz
Leticia “Letty” Ortiz is the wife of Dominic Toretto, sister in-law to Jakob and Mia Toretto, and the stepmother of Brian Marcos. Letty Ortiz is the childhood sweetheart of Dominic Toretto, turned street racer, mechanic, and thief.
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in The Fast and the Furious. It is unknown what happened to her car after the first movie.

Who styled the Jensen Interceptor?

Jensen Interceptor (1950)
Jensen Interceptor
Assembly West Bromwich, England
Designer Eric Neale
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door, 4-seat saloon 2-door, 4-seat convertible 2-door, 4-seat sedanca

Who drove a Jensen Interceptor on TV?

Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Lynley drove a Jensen Interceptor and later a Bristol 410, a choice that matched his quintessential British character.

Is Noble a British car?

Noble Automotive Ltd. Noble is a low-production British sports car company, its past products include the M12 GTO, M12 GTO-3, M12 GTO-3R and Noble M400.

What engine is in the Lotus Elan?

Isuzu Lotus 16v dohc

How fast is a Lotus Elan?

Performance
Source Date Top speed
Motor March 1971 121 mph (195 km/h)
Car & Car Conversions May 1972 122 mph (196 km/h)
Autosport February 1973 121 mph (195 km/h)

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