time - an amazing thing.It seemed only yesterday we bowed to some phenomenon, invention or some thing, but today all that delighted us yesterday, forgotten and gathering dust in the dustbin of history.
The same fate befell the car Jensen brothers, who bore the proud name of "Interceptor".The once style icon, the sample for imitation for other manufacturers automobile machines, finally, just a dream and the object of lust of all advanced adherents of speed and comfort.Now Jensen Interceptor - simply one of the of many and many forgotten names.
legendary story
beginning of history interceptor after the war, when the brothers Jensen, produced at the plant named after himself in West Bromwich, near Birmingham English, cars, think about the creation of the first models of cars specifically for the new civilian life.The machine was to be comfortable, fast and stylish.This, to her it was possible to race under a peaceful blue sky without thinking about the past troubles and hardships.The same wish at this time to all the people who survived the years of war and deprivation.In general, the brothers began to follow his own path in the automotive industry back in 1934th, when they made a body for a number of other manufacturers of the time.His car also began to make a little bit later, but it was their own, too, can be called unless it was a stretch.Aliens engines, parts of Austin and other known plants complements these cars.But the machines were brand Jensen Motors, collected manually under close supervision and with direct participation of the brothers.
return to the "Interceptor".Of course, this car can give the name of the people suffered from the war.But the story of the appearance of the name was erased from the memory of generations, but in the future the machine itself had traits of a predator and a true warrior.So Jensen Interceptor fully justifies its name.
The first generation of "Interceptors" has been presented the world in 1949-th year.It was a luxury car in weight in 1.5 tons with the new 6-cylinder ryadnyim an engine from the Austen and with the chassis from the Austen, the truth, an improved to a considerable least.The car was expensive, hand-built, the engine was not the nicest, and the voracity of its poor.Nevertheless Jensen Interceptor produce first generation machines manufactured 9 years.Of let out models in two variants: coupe and convertible.Total production was released about 70 "Interceptor".Home
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That was just the beginning.We returned to the production of their offspring Jensen brothers in 1966 with a completely new concept, new ideas and variable vision of the world.And in the automotive industry over the years it happened to many new discoveries and implementations.Fast and aggressive machine sleek design were in demand as never before.But as you know, in the British Isles for unclear reasons, do not grow ingenious automotive designers.They are found mainly in Italy, where Jensen and found the people from the company Touring, which came up with a new design Interceptor, conquered thousands of people around the world, from which, perhaps, have gathered ideas designers all over the world for many subsequent models of cars from different manufacturers.
It was a completely different car, not much like his predecessor of the first generation.The modern four-door car with a steel body, a huge rear window and engine from the "Chrysler" is impressive, especially the inhabitants of England, where there are few cars produced even remotely similar in characteristics.
ordered Italians design Jensen were forced and equipment for the body to buy in Italy.For some time a body for the assembly came straight from the Pyrenees, but later Jensen Motors bought the equipment and transported to his native Birmingham.Perhaps it is their undoing.In order to recoup the costs of the organization of production, the car had to release many years of unchanged design.True, the equipment has changed in the early '70s.Car Jensen Interceptor 1971 already had power steering and other useful innovations.Produced with automatic and manual transmission.
legendary, but impractical
main trouble "Interceptor" was transcendent appetite.Too many had krayslerovskomu gasoline engine, and here came the fuel crisis, the echoes of which frightened motorists for many years.According to experts, if the car was a bit more economical, she sold much better.All the years from 1966 to 1990-th was released about 6000 "Interceptor".Soon other people owned the company, and other requirements have been from consumers and the car continued to go to the assembly line.And there were a large number of buyers.
now a legend, though almost forgotten but still alive.The company, which bought the rights to the name and brand, plans to buy Jensen Interceptor worldwide and sell them again, but with a modern engine and other facilities.Perhaps we will see a "hook" on the streets.
