Brothers Alan and Richard Jensen took over the lorry body maker business of W J Smith & Sons Limited in 1934 and named it Jensen Motors Limited.

Founded in 1922; 100 years ago (as W J Smith & Sons Limited)Jensen Motors Limited was a British manufacturer of sports cars and commercial vehicles in West Bromwich, England.

Jensen Motors built specialist car bodies for major manufacturers alongside cars of their own design using engines and mechanicals of major manufacturers Ford, Austin and Chrysler.  It ceased trading in 1976. Though trading resumed in 1998, Jensen Motors Limited was dissolved in 2011.

 

Headquarters West Bromwich, England

interceptor  1974-1976

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. Jensen had extensively used glass-reinforced plastic for the fabrication of body panels in the preceding two decades, but the new Interceptor saw a return to a steel body-shell. The body was designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were built in Italy by Vignale, before Jensen took production in house, making some subtle body modifications. Jensen Motors used Chrysler V8 engines for the Interceptor, starting with the 6276 cc.  The 6.3-litre engine was superseded by the 7.2-litre  in 1971.

A convertible with powered soft top was introduced in 1974, mainly intended for the American market but also sold in Europe. 267 convertibles were made.

1934-1976

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