ia-k Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Found this in a for sale ad for a project car/street rod, not a Jenson Interceptor. Seller says it is a 440 cid. With the Jenson valve covers was it from a Jenson Interceptor? Anything special about these engines? Edited January 8, 2021 by ia-k (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Jensen Intercepters did have Chrysler 440 engines. Obviously with their own valve covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Early Interceptors used 383s. 71-76 used 440s. One of those cars that was too much car for too small a market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Well, they're Jensen valve covers, anyway. Those covers will bolt to any big block Chrysler. Looks like an aftermarket 4bbl intake. That also looks like the matching Chrysler 727 automatic, with an aftermarket street rod shifter base on it, so apparently someone was planning on using this in a street rod or modified application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I worked for a time at Hollywood Sport Cars. We were the biggest Jensen dealer in the world. The engines were nothing special. just stock 383/440 Mopars with Torqueflites and a smattering of jag suspension pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Great cars however. I always found the engines awkward to work on due to the reality's of a big engine in a relatively small space. But the test drive always made up for the skinned knuckles. They seem to come in two flavors today, really rusty and sort of cheap. And not rusty , not cheap at all. Also as can be imagined , not a car for places where gas is as expensive as where I live. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Did all have the Ferguson 4WD ? FF ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I owned a JI for a few years. Fast, beautiful. Not as exotic as you might think. Biggest flaw: Didnt stop anywhere near as well it it went. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 15 hours ago, padgett said: Did all have the Ferguson 4WD ? FF ? No. FFs were never sold in the US. We had a customer that had an FF. It was RHD home market spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 17 hours ago, CarlLaFong said: I worked for a time at Hollywood Sport Cars. We were the biggest Jensen dealer in the world. The engines were nothing special. just stock 383/440 Mopars with Torqueflites and a smattering of jag suspension pieces I thought the front suspension was the same as London taxicabs, which came from a large fifties Austin sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 18 hours ago, joe_padavano said: with an aftermarket street rod shifter base on it, Just last month I installed a Lokar shifter on a 700R4 and it used that same bracket that Joe mentions. It would be fun to have a set of those valve covers just to confuse people when the hood is open. Especially on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Yes, the grill is 37. I think I will have to pass. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-76-Authentic-Jensen-Interceptor-Aluminum-Valve-Covers-Used/313346043264?fits=Make%3AJensen&hash=item48f4e12d80:g:JuUAAOxyrxZRz1Co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Rusty_OToole said: I thought the front suspension was the same as London taxicabs, which came from a large fifties Austin sedan. It's been many years since I opened a Jensen parts book. The rear end was from a Jag, a MK10 if I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, JACK M said: Just last month I installed a Lokar shifter on a 700R4 and it used that same bracket that Joe mentions. It would be fun to have a set of those valve covers just to confuse people when the hood is open. Especially on this one. Long ram? Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks Joe, The first hot rod I ever built. I have owned it for 45 years. The long rams were easier to find back then. I have worked all the bugs out by now and I would and do drive it anywhere. Although one of the daughters has keys so it isn't always parked where it should be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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