Jensen

1934: Jensen Motors, coach builders.

1950-1957: Jensen Interceptor (1).

1966-1976: Jensen Interceptor (2), Chrysler 6.3 litre V8, later 7.2 litre.

1972 Interceptor SP

1966-1971: The Jensen FF with the race-proven Formula Ferguson four wheel drive system (4WD), and Dunlop Maxaret anti-lock brakes (ABS), set new safety standards for road cars. It was in production until 1971.

The diagram shows the principles of the 4WD system and transfer case; it is schematic only, and is not to scale! Torque is split front to rear 37:63, unless wheel-spin occurs.

An FF in 2022, note the double louvres

A 1971 Jensen FF Mk2 coupe sold for £110,400 at Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction on 18/9/2021.

1972-1976: Jensen Healey sports car, 16-valve, 2-litre Lotus engine.

1973

1976: End of Jensen Motors.

1998: Creative Group, automotive engineering & design consultants, held the Jensen name and a prototype Jensen S-V8 was shown at the London Motor Show in moves to revive the marque. Sadly, this development failed ~2002.

2010: 'Jensen International Automotive Ltd.' (JIA) of Thame, Oxfordshire, was formed "to develop the Jensen Interceptor S" (and later the 'R'), a "re-engineered" olde Interceptor with a 6.2-litre GM V8. (JIA seemed to be still operating in 2023.)

2011, September: CPP Global Holdings announced that it was to build an all new "Jensen" Interceptor in Coventry (at an ex-Jaguar site, Browns Lane) for Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Ltd. (HSCS), starting 2012 for sale in 2014. CPP (Coventry Prototype Panels) owns Bowler, the maker of hard-core off-roaders, and builds aluminium chassis for Spyker sports cars; Bowler was bought by Jaguar Land-Rover in 2019. (As of 2023 this new Jensen seems to be not-heard-of since about 2015.)