Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Found this photo up my mothers. It's around 1996. Shows me and my series 3G Interceptor. 6.3 V8. Wish I had kept it-but marriage and new house got in the way. Steve Skizzer, anonymous user, 500tops and 32 others 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Crikey they must have heard you coming from the next county in that thing! Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Much respect. An Interceptor is in my top 10 cars to own. Is 'yours' still on the road? Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED2stroke Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Amazing motor in 1972 I worked after school at a local garage as a petrol pump attendant, down sarf and a guy used to come in from "up north lad" he had a primrose yellow one of these , with if I remember tinted glass, as a gobsmacked 16 year old I my lasting memory is of being able to see my reflection in the bottom of the fuel tank as I stuck my nozzel in...... Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Interceptors are just gorgeous, absolutely stunning. looks like your old one has just had a fresh MOT, and is now silver. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, timolloyd said: Much respect. An Interceptor is in my top 10 cars to own. Is 'yours' still on the road? Just been MOT'd a couple of weeks ago, so yes. timolloyd, Alanism and Stevebrookman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I like Interceptors. Saw a brown one some time ago in a petrol station, cracking looking thing. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Wingz123 said: Crikey they must have heard you coming from the next county in that thing! The petrol stations must have rubbed their hands with glee.... martc and Stevebrookman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: The petrol stations must have rubbed their hands with glee.... They did-especially as my brother had this at the same time. Dick Longbridge, Brodders and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 44 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said: Interceptors are just gorgeous, absolutely stunning. looks like your old one has just had a fresh MOT, and is now silver. Funnily enough I still see it about at shows. I first saw it about 10 years ago, Tony who bought it off the person I sold it to, had done loads of work to it. The suspension was totally shot as well as the camshaft. Mechanically it's now superb-last time I saw him-about 2 years ago-he was going to start on the body. I'll see if I can find some photos of it as it now is. Stevve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Found a few more. These were taken by my father when I just bought it. You can see my p6 3500S in the background. ProgRocker, MorrisItalSLX, Dick Longbridge and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Just found these. This was it at Tredegar Park Car Show in 2012. First time I had seen it in 12 years. Cavcraft, Banger Kenny, dome and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 whilst the blue was nice, resale silver seems to suit it well Cavcraft and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I think the blue looked nicer, but I do have a soft spot for blue cars..... NorfolkNWeigh, Stevebrookman and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Lovely, and grand to see it still about! Must have been quite the ownership experience:) These are up there with the Citroen SM as "big handsome basturt" cars - exceptionally pretty, but carry significant respect with them. I imagine the original owner as a jovial chap, who'd have your kneecaps for overriders if you crossed him RobT and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Gorgeous car especially in that colour, there was always a good showing of them at the Sandwell Car Show (after all they were only made just down the road ) From the colour and the Middlesex registration I can imagine it was originally owned by some famous entertainer who had just finished the panto at the London Palladium and had now settled down to a summer season at Great Yarmouth (those were the days ) RobT and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Handsome beasts, those. I do prefer it in the blue as you had it though. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Great looking cars. I think that shape has aged really well, when you think it came out in (I think) 1966 & compare it with things like E-Types & DB5's it looks far more modern. I preferred the blue Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I agree, blue suited it better, although not sure about the body colour rear bumper. That interior looks an amazing place to be. blakey79 and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I'd love to track and interview the first owners of cars like these, must have been some lifestyle they had to be able to spend a hunk of chunk like that in those days Alanism, Banger Kenny and Stevebrookman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Stunning motors, not seen one in ages. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 allegedly the left and right sills are different lengths on an interslapter Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, wuvvum said: I agree, blue suited it better, although not sure about the body colour rear bumper. That interior looks an amazing place to be. The bumpers were both painted when I bought it. I think I paid £4250 for it including delivery. It was from a dealer in Oxford who had a barn full of them. I stripped both bumpers using “proper” Nitromers - the front one came up ok but the back was a bit dull. Body wise it had more filler than Halfords- but was a nice drive, though not as nice as my brothers V12 XJS. wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 not tempted to get another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Just now, stuboy said: not tempted to get another? Would love one-but the days of a four grand Interceptor are long gone. Half decent ones are at least £20000-may as well be a bloody million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Stevebrookman said: Would love one-but the days of a four grand Interceptor are long gone. Half decent ones are at least £20000-may as well be a bloody million! And there's still the cost of petrol.... Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 10 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: And there's still the cost of petrol.... Don't think it ever got into double figures very often MPG wise. Three Speed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Speed Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 My brother had a friend with one back in the 80s. I think he was about 22 at the time. Got it cheap as it wouldn’t go into top gear. I seem to remember it did 8mpg. Fantastic looking and sounding cars. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Stevebrookman said: Don't think it ever got into double figures very often MPG wise. A few have been converted to programmable fuel injection, improving the fuel consumption. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Work sometimes takes me along Kelvin Way in West Brom, but the Jensen factory is unfortunately long gone... http://www.jensenmuseum.org/jensen-motors-kelvin-way-factory/ JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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