1969/70 Jensen Interceptor II

[anonymous-user]

I like him more and more! The Colonel had the car until 1975. I wonder what he bought next.

I shall go soon and visit my friends in the Burnhams, and detour over to Attlebridge in the Fabboceptor to show it the old home. I like the red Landy trundling down the road towards the farm on the Google streetview image.

Edited by Breadvan73 on Tuesday 22 February 10:14

[Egg Chaser]

Love it!

[anonymous-user]

School run wagon:-





Gran Turismo:-

[anomaly]

Fantastic car. Wonderful to see it being used properly too.

[55allgold]

Breadvan73 said:

School run wagon:-

Now that is very, very cool.

Or does she really want you to get a nice car like a new Mini?

[anonymous-user]

My daughter loves the Fabboceptor, which she calls Jensie. My Lotus was bought for her as an 18th birthday present (my thinking being that she can either keep it or sell it to fund a gap year or whatever). She calls it Bella. She hasn't been to Lucy Clayton:-





She likes another of daddy's old heaps too:-

Edited by Breadvan73 on Wednesday 23 February 12:51

[Gallen]

Great piccy!

(but feet off the seats please!) ;-)

[55allgold]

She's going to grow up with great taste.

I don't know my civilian planes very well - what's that? I have fond memories of an old Auster that a client part-owned (a concept that worried me a bit). That looked a lot more er... basic than yours. It was a lot of fun - taking off from a field near Gatwick and pootling over Sussex on the way to the Isle of Wight.

[anonymous-user]

The aircraft is a 1969 Beagle Pup 150, which I share with a few other blokes at North Weald. Joint ownership is a common and efficient method of light aircraft ownership and operation. Incidentally, the Pup's designer also worked on the Lotus Europa. The Beagles were successors to the Austers.

Edited by Breadvan73 on Wednesday 23 February 16:50

[billzeebub]

truly great car...has so much presence. Im very jealous of you owners..hopefully one day

[Gallen]

OP - On a side note, have you considered a towbar? [so you can tow a petrol tanker behind you!?]

Beautiful car though. True to the time.

[anonymous-user]

You spend your time driving from one petrol station to another...

[urquattro]

Hi Just resurrected a 1971 Series 2, really was a time warp, it now up and running with MoT, no problems apart from gave up on medieval aircon, got the shades and leather jacket too but almost too old for the lot now.
Here it is with a big smile now, MoT etc all done, all she wants is a new owner and home etc.

Edited by urquattro on Wednesday 23 February 18:39

[snotrag]

This is a great story, thanks for sharing.

I particularly like the first letter from the Colonel.

The way I read it is something like

"I've been absolutely spanking my Interceptor around the countryside and I'm finding its getting a bit warm. Please rectify it, so I can continue haring around with carefree abandon like only someone as stupendously upper class and (un)dignified as I can, with no fear of any trouble from the Dibble as I shall simply have any traffic officer who cares to question my velocity fired, after I meet with Detective Sgt this weekend at the club".

[anonymous-user]

I doubt that the Colonel would have hobnobbed with anyone below the rank of Chief Inspector. PC Dibble would have been assigned to the turnip patrol rather than fired, as I am sure that the Colonel was not a vindictive man.

urquattro, is your car quartz blue by any chance? I note that you seem to have the slightly stuck aerial - mine was doing that for a bit, but I've got a new one now. Also some groovy new round door mirrors from some American heap.

I enquired about retro fitting aircon to my car, but was told that this would be a big and expensive job. Hey ho:-


http://www.diylife.com/2007/10/03/hillbilly-how-to...

Edited by Breadvan73 on Thursday 24th February 08:20

[urquattro]

[quote=Breadvan73]I doubt that the Colonel would have hobnobbed with anyone below the rank of Chief Inspector. PC Dibble would have been assigned to the turnip patrol rather than fired, as I am sure that the Colonel was not a vindictive man.

urquattro, is your car quartz blue by any chance? I note that you seem to have the slightly stuck aerial - mine was doing that for a bit, but I've got a new one now. Also some groovy new round door mirrors from some American heap.

I enquired about retro fitting aircon to my car, but was told that this would be a big and expensive job. Hey ho:-


http://www.diylife.com/2007/10/03/hillbilly-how-to...

Hi Breadvan73, just my age !!!! Our Series 2 is Masons Black, with grey hide, and yes the aerial is stuck either half up or half down......Unfortunately she has to be sold now as my mate who was 50/50 with me died suddenly two weeks ago, real shame but he did get to drive it to/from MoT, yes it passed ok thanks to his work and care, it hadnt seen daylight since 1978. Its a fine car and does move along well and its still as original.

[urquattro]

Here is the flight deck, like concorde but with working 8 track !! plus period wolfrace 5 slot ? alloys - just like a gentlemen's club inside.

[urquattro]

got there, flight deck now loaded..................

[anonymous-user]

The originality should give the car some value if the recommissioning has been done well. I am sorry to hear that you friend didn't get to enjoy the car for longer after working on it.

The aerial may be on its way to conking out, but is easily replaced. My car has a modern CD player in place of its old eight track. Show us some more piccies!

PS: bin the alloys and get some Ro-Styles, or at least GKNs.

Edited by Breadvan73 on Thursday 24th February 16:27

[urquattro]

Here is a further selection of DLL. She will not be sold as an E Bay sell off, spring is around the corner.