I want that heritage blue GT500 visible through the DS window
Car pics too cool not to share
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75-76 Jensen GT Shooting Brake.
Jensen did some little known things over the years , like they built the Body / Chassis for the Volvo P - 1800 ! The cars were built in Great Britain not Sweden!!.
Jensen did some little known things over the years , like they built the Body / Chassis for the Volvo P - 1800 ! The cars were built in Great Britain not Sweden!!.
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An AMC friend of mine had one of those Jensens. Here in the states, I believe they were just called a GT. That's what his was known to be, anyways. Cool cars. In general, I really like the looks of the Jensen cars, with the Interceptor being my favorite, due in no small part to their big-block Chrysler powerplants. I've seen several of the non-Interceptors show up for sale locally over the years, and usually at a reasonable price. My main concern has always been parts availability. They're not your run of the mill ride on this side of the pond.
Yes the cars were called GT only . I threw in the Brit term "shooting brake" ( 2 door wagon ) cause the Brits always have interesting term for different bodies.
Like Drophead , for a rag top.
Or Estate , for a station wagon.
And yes The late model Interceptors with 440's are cool.
I quite like the fender treatment on this one. Tasteful and effective, almost feels fenderless but compliant with the law.
Actually, I quite like a lot of things about this particular car. No shame in being seen in that machine around town.
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100% agree with you on this one! I also love the body color, as well as the contrasting wheel color. Orange or yellow can really work as a wheel color on some rides, and this one pulls it off beautifully. And the attention to detail with the hood-straps is incredible!
That's something we don't have to worry much about here with our "antique" rides. For a vehicle made before '68, tagged and insured with working lights is about it. From '68 to vehicles that are 25 years old, we have to meet seat belt requirements that were in place when the vehicle was built.