If you might be interested give me a shout. It is completely rust free, 4 owners from new, mechanically completely sorted and runs amazingly well. Fantastic interior but needs paint. A very sold and great driving car. Has completed a 2200 mile trip and a 1300 mile trip in the last year.
It is now on eBay and the link is here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131062129966?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Also have a new dash, the original steering wheel and the original air cleaner. Has a Edelbrock 600 carb.
The real question is, what are you going to replace it with? I wish I were in the market, I loves these.
1980 Lotus Esprit S2 in white. I already own it and need to get it perfect, hence the Interceptor sale. Out of space with my Alfa GTC restoration and another Italian project happening.
wspohn
Reader
11/2/13 3:39 p.m.
These are great grand touring cars - I've owned 3 of them and still retain one (plus a CV8, the previous model).
What would you rate it as?
Price point?
Tahoe
New Reader
11/3/13 8:41 a.m.
Just saw a RHD silver one filling up with gas yesterday! Started me thinking, and now your thinking of selling. Still thinking, as I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on a Jaguar 420, but have all of SEMA week to think about it.
Man, that's a good-looking car.
The jensen is having some minor paint issues attended to. It will be done this week and then going on eBay unless someone is interested. The price is a very fair, middle of the market price for the cars condition, $17,500 or best offer.
Selling to pay for my unicorn car, the 1964 Bristol 408 I just found and made a deal on!
wspohn
Reader
11/12/13 12:31 p.m.
Andy Reid wrote:
Selling to pay for my unicorn car, the 1964 Bristol 408 I just found and made a deal on!
Andy - you like my kind of cars - grand touring cars!
Does your Bristol have the 318 motor?
Of course a really good move would have been to go for a Jensen CV-8 with 383 big block Chrysler (I just happen to have one that could be for sale......with a sixpack on it)
Yours is rarer though! How much work does it need?
Nothing absolutely nothing. It does not have the 313 or the 318 but had a 240 with a six pack installed in it. It looks good enough to be a factory job. The car has has been restored well and is a perfect #2 condition driver, hence the need to let go of the Jensen.
I am a huge CV8 fan. Yours would not be one of the stupid rare LHD examples by chance?
If you know someone in the market for a nice Interceptor 3 please send them my way as I would rather avoid eBay if possible.
wspohn
Reader
11/13/13 10:07 a.m.
No, mine is not one of the 6 (or so) LHD cars!
Bristol sounds nice - some of them had pad kick back issues, but I don't recall which ones (the Jensen 541 and my MGA Twin Cam also have that issue). First time you leave a set of bends, leave yourself a little extra room when you apply the brake. If yours is one of the affected cars (Dunlop brakes) the pedal can go halfway to the floor if you've been cornering hard enough to kick the pads/pistons back.
Presumably your engine looks like this one in my CV8 (also not quite stock....)
Oh well, I would love one of the LHD cars. I have never seen one for sale anywhere. I just put the eBay listing together and am about to add a few extra picture of the car but after that I am listing it. It will also soon be on BAT as well. I think, based on the project they sold for $12,600, that my asking price of $17,000 is probably accurate though who knows with an Interceptor.
I am picking the car up from the painter tonight who fixed a few small issues and it goes on eBay Wednesday.
The eBay auction has started. Here is the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131062129966?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Hope a subscriber gets it. It really is a very nice car!