Interceptor


eBay Find of the Day: 1972 Jensen Interceptor III

Dude. Talk about a find. In case you have no idea what you're looking at, that's an honest to goodness Jensen Interceptor III. Designed in England, styled by Vignale of Italy and powered by a big block Mopar, the Interceptor is just one of those special cars. Special because there is no good reason for them to have ever existed – yet here one is, just waiting for you to put in a bid. Now it's true, when the Interceptors were first introduced in 1966 they were dismal. The Chrysler 383 V8 could sluggishly move the steel-bodied 2+2 ... Read more →

VIDEO: If Mad Max had been scored by Lemmy Alex Nunez

Mad Max - Ace of Spades My IM dinged with the following message: "Why did nobody think of this before? And if they had, how come I didn't see it until just now? " Those questions come from our buddy, ...

V Eight developing modern Jensen Interceptor SX supercar Jonathon Ramsey

We've already told you about a company called V Eight that has rebirthed the Jensen Interceptor S with an LS2 and modern mechanicals for £75,000, and already, 60% of the allotment of 50 has ...

Prodrive sets up Essex police with 270hp Impreza interceptors Noah Joseph

If you watched the first episode of Top Gear's season 11, you likely smirked at the lackluster Vauxhalls that the British bobbies have to drive in pursuit of "the baddies". But once in a while the ...

"For Sale" of the Day: 1982 CHP Mustang Alex Nunez

Click image for photo gallery The news that the Indiana state police are adding new, unmarked Mustang GTs to their patrol fleet sent this blogger over to SSPMustang.org for a little nostalgia. ...

Michigan cops switching to cheaper, more efficient V6 Impalas 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image above for high-res gallery In a sign of the impending apocalypse, Michigan police departments are steadily switching from the stalwart Ford Crown Victoria to less expensive FWD Chevy Impalas with more efficient V6 engines. Oakland county plans on saving $220,000 per year in lower fuel ...

Spy Shots: Ford Crown Victoria Special Edition, Yay! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Many fans of the Ford Motor Company are longing for some form of the RWD Interceptor concept to become a production reality, and little do they know, such a vehicle is on the way. Well, it's not exactly the Interceptor concept, but spy shots of the 2008 Crown Victoria show that the original Police ...

Live from Dearborn: Driving the Ford Interceptor Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

During Ford's 2007 concept car ride at its Dearborn Development Center, the third and final concept on hand was the Ford Interceptor. The Interceptor was the American Muscle representative of the trio, and like the Lincoln MKR it is also based on the Mustang's platform. In the fall of 2006, rumors ...

Spies spot RWD Ford in Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looky, looky. Spies from KGP have caught a rear-wheel drive Ford from Australia at Ford's engineering centers in Detroit. In fact, the car appears to be in the process of being unboxed after its long trip from Oz. What does it mean that this car, presumably a rear-wheel drive Falcon prototype, has ...

Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Peter Horbury 2 years ago on Autoblog

Peter Horbury is responsible for the design strategy and execution of all Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury products in North America. At this year's Detroit Auto Show, one of the unquestioned stars on the floor was the stunning 400-horsepower Lincoln MKR. We sat down with Peter in Detroit to talk about ...

Detroit Auto Show: Ford Interceptor official unveiling 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-resolution gallery, now with 17 live shots It's been a long three weeks since Ford officially announced that the Interceptor concept would be debuting at the Detroit Auto Show, but the big, blocky sedan finally rolled onstage in Cobo Arena to an introduction by Ford ...

Detroit Auto Show: Ford releases more Interceptor Concept images 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image above to see entire high-resolution gallery with new images Our original gallery of Interceptor images was a big hit with the clicks last week, despite containing only six images of Ford's brash rear-wheel drive, Mustang-based sedan concept. If you liked those images, you'll be ...

Autoblog Podcast #53: Win an 80GB iPod Video for listening! 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've arrived at episode #53 of the Autoblog Podcast, which means we're at the final stage of the Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes. The prize this week is the king of all iPods, an 80GB iPod Video. It doesn't get any better than that, so if you've been waiting to enter the sweepstakes, now's ...

Ford's big gun for Detroit: the Mustang-based Interceptor Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Additional images added to high-resolution gallery click on image for gallery of high resolution images var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Ford_s_big_gun_for_Detroit_Auto_Show_the_Mustang_based_Interceptor_Concept'; Though AutoWeek was chastised for claiming Ford was working on ...

A Crown Vic that probably won't be seen in your rear-view mirror 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford's SOHC 4.6L V8 isn't exactly known for its potential to make big power, and saddling it with over two tons of mass means that Crown Vics aren't exactly feared on the streets unless they're being driven by a police officer. Sal Mennella from Power Surge Performance (a shop specializing in Ford ...

RR of the Day: British-built, Italian-designed, American-powered 3 years ago on Autoblog

1974 Jensen Interceptor We at Autoblog are fast becoming fans of these posts for the obscure rides we come across. Wednesday's pick, a 1974 Jensen Interceptor, is a rare find of which most of us have probably never heard. Jensen was a small automaker that sprang up in Britain before WWII. Making a ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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