Part of owning one of these cars is the sound they make, can't beat the sound of a V8. Want a more modern V8, then maybe a LS or LT Engine. I drive an EV van for my job sometimes, it's great. But EV Jensen, it's a no. I Still enjoyed watching the video on how it's done.

Jensen owners. John Bonham, Clark Gable, Cher, (Jensen Convertible), Frank Sinatra (FF), Sir Matt Busby, Jack Nicklaus, Harold Robbins, Mike and Bernie Winters, Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell (of the Jimi Hendrix Experience) drove a FF, which Jimi Hendrix himself is said to have driven. Sir Cliff Richard, John Thaw, boxer Henry Cooper, Peter Stringfellow. Eric Morecambe had a heart attack in an Interceptor. Singer Barry MaGuire drove (and smashed?) an FF. Dave Walker of (middle era) Fleetwood Mac).

Hallelujah, I've been waiting for this build. Bring it on.

Here's my list of Celebs that owned either Jensen Interceptors or the four-wheel drive FF version. Ginger Baker, Ernie Wise, Sir Cliff Richard, Henry Cooper, Tony Curtis, Gina Campbell (Donald Campbell’s wife), Malcolm Alison, John Bonham, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, Sir Matt Busby, Gerry Marshal, Jack Nicklaus, Harold Robins, both Mike & Bernie Winters, Mitch Mitchel, John Thaw, Peter Stringfellow, Jack Stracker, Barry MaGuire, Dave Walker, Quin Martin & his wife each owned Jenson Interceptors. I deliberately left out the Playboy Bunny of the year who won one as part of her prize & after featuring it in her front cover photoshoot, almost immediately flogged it. I’m sure there are scores more famous names.

0:08 This weeek, I are bin mostly wearin' a Jensen Interceptor. 😁👍

The minute you said 440 Chrysler magnum. I knew instinctively you were going to be over 500 to 550 kg all in. Radiator gas tank everything. What a magnificent car.

Love the build vids, looking forward to the next one!

867 lbs for the motor and transmission is right. The 440 is a pretty large and heavy duty engine. Forged crank, beefy rods, high nickel content block etc all adds weight but also longevity to the engine. They helped give the Jensen the performance they were known for!

great to the Jensen convention begin. I'm looking forward to seeing it drive.

Henry Cooper drove a Jenson Interceptor TEA449G and would park it outside my school while he trained in the Thomas a Becket pub in the old Kent Road

It’s such a beautiful car! Love that colour too. Can’t wait for the transformation!

Wow the weight was a bit of a shocker. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.

John Bonham had 3 in total at various times, Matt Busby's was a reg gold series 1...FMB 90G..... Winston Churchills Grandson drove a white FF.. VOL 63J......

The Jensen Interceptor is probably the most beautiful car I've ever seen. As a younger driver I saw one in California and just about broke my neck turning to see it.

EV West has told The Drive that estimated pricing is in the $25,000-$35,000 range for the crate motor

Thank you for this video, it has helped me answer a lot of questions for my own project: A 1984 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am.

Can’t wait, I always wanted one of these as a kid

I wait anxiously for the conversion and test drive

Unlikely to be a celebrity, but, some instructor at San Francisco City College had one. Don't know who it is by name. I recall seeing a plate on the dash that said "Built by hand in West Bromwich"

I love everything about this - except the loss of the marvellous 440 V8 whoofle sound! Can you devise a system that puts the magical original engine sound back?

I remember seeing Oliver Reed driving a convertible Interceptor in light blue in Guernsey in the mid 70s

I had a weekend job at a garage when I was at school. There was a Jensen parked up that had been there for a couple of years because they couldn't find a starter for it, never thought much of it at the time!

I own an Interceptor II (1971) with the 383 CID engine. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

Love the 541R

Gutting classics for electrics is like throwing paint at works of art...there Ive said what I feel

i remember following my dream car into Godmanchester in the early 1970s , a new Jenson Interceptor FF with OGO 2 William

Always liked the Jensen Interceptor, love the colour of this one, I look forward to seeing the completed project.

I could watch these all day :D

My dad had one, he thought he was a celebrity. I remember him doing a fairly obscene speed in it and turning to me and saying "feel how it pulls at xxx" and flooring it. It did indeed pull. This is a perfect EV conversion, very jealous of this one

Wishing to see a Suzuki Jimny conversation

Excellent video guys. Details like this are far more interesting to some of us that just the finished product. I was actually surprised that the whole car was not heavier to start with. Also, the near 50/50 weight balance was also a surprise. Cheers

Lord Carrington (6th Baron Carrington) Minister fo State for Defence in 1970 had a Jensen Interceptor III when he visited RAF Benson.

A celebrity who drove a Jensen Interceptor in the early 1970s: Kendo Nagasaki, the most ferocious wrestler of all time! At the same time he had a 1968 Rolls Royce Mulliner Park Ward 2-door coupe (predecessor of the Corniche), and he said the Jensen was better built. It's still one of my dream cars...

I took a second look at this video and I want to tell you a few things about the 440 Magnum engine. Starting in 1974 the 440 was built with an externally-balanced crankshaft. To determine which crank your engine has, the motor's numbers are stamped on the block, next to the distributor. If you engine has a 440E stamped on it, don't sell it to anyone that owns a classic Mopar muscle car like Richard Hammond, who owned a '69 Charger R/T. The front harmonic balancer on the front of the crank has an egg-shaped casting on front; take the crank pulley off to verify. Also, the torque convertor has weights welded on to balance the rear of the crank. There are a load of aftermarket, high-performance parts available for these old motors; it's just a matter of waiting on shipping and import taxes. Your motor looks to be in exceptional shape. In the US, your 440 would go for $1000 to $2000 bucks. The 727 trans is rather common, so $250. The '69 440 Magnum was rated for 375 HP, run without the fan belts. The Imperial and the police cars ran a 440 that was basically the 440 six-pack with the three 2-Barrel carbs replaced with an 850 CFM Holley 4-Barrel, for 390 HP. Thanks Mate, Cheers

Ah haa similar to my Tesla arrangement on the TVR, but I've gone small drive unit so not so wild, however I'm sure it won't be mild. Great vis chaps 👍⚡🔋

This will be a fine project to follow!

I think you should have left the spare tire out of the equation. EV conversion does not prevent flats. Regardless, the weight still comes in a few pounds less (or kilos) with the EV equipment. Which is good to know that they are so close. Bring on the conversion.

I was a passenger as a lad in a Jensen from near Darlington to Salisbury in an Interceptor, cruising down the A1 at 115 mp,h we refueled twice on the A1. That should give you a clue how much it drank !!! But what an incredible drive, smooth fast and powerful.. So later on, much later on I bought one, and its been finished and stored away since 2004 ready for the day they appreciate in value, which seems like never. Was thinking of having it converted and removing the kiddie seats and using that space for additional batteries. I would hope for 100 KWH on board. We will see.

Cool vid. Wouldn't have just been easier to put the car back on the scales after everything had been taken off/out?

Dry weight and kerb weight vary massively. Fluids incl 90% fuel will be much more than 100Kg on a car of this size, so 1670 Kg to 1800Kg easily.

Fascinating, thank you.

1988 Austin Texas an Engineer at Tracor Defense (fixed wing reconnaissance drones) drove one. It was very cool car, but a real gas hog

Looked a pretty mint example - shame its not been left as is.

Another great first principles video Richard. Who needs complicated computer analysis. Always loved the Jensen Interceptor, it will find its true self with this conversion - I only know of Eric Morecambe owning one 😅

I'll be waiting impatiently for each video in this series! what a cool conversion.

Clark Gable did not own an Interceptor or a FF model he died in 1960, the interceptor wasn't available till 1966. However the Jensen brothers Alan & Richard did build him a special car this was in early days when Jensen had just started building cars.

Mad Max had one !!

Looking forward to this series. Such a beautiful looking car.

I would love to see a reliant scimitar in your workshop

If you cancan standardised the conversion kit, this business can run for decades

I was worried about losing the spare but then I remembered that it's a UK vehicle and road service will never be more than 10km away.

I absolutely love your videos.

I'd love to drive this car. I've wanted to drive one ever since I was a kid. EV would be a hoot!

Would it work if you could mount the Tesla motor in the back (and save the prop and gear housing weight too) along with some of the batteries and then mount the remaining batteries etc in the original engine compartment? You could possibly gain extra storage in the engine bay above those batteries too. Or go the full Jensen FF route and have motors in the back and the front making it 4WD? Probably difficult and expensive to achieve but it would be glorious! Keep up the great work guys!!

Owned a 74” interceptor III WITH 440 Chrysler and Thermoquad Carbs. I purchased it to have daily driver because my 73 1/2 Jag v-12 convertible was constantly in shop 😅

This shows the potential problem with an EV conversion of a light gar. I've got a K-series Caterham that weighs about 550kg, so the same as the engine, exhaust + bits, spare wheel and engine fluids from the Interceptor. I'd be interested to see a conversion of something skinnier to see what's possible.

Interesting as not many celebs actually owned a Jensen as Jensen used to lease their cars out to famous people. The Jensen interceptor was the first car fitted with a type of ABS power Breaking System and the FF version was the first car to have four wheel drive single gearbox with Limited Slip Differential. Like the Jaguar E type 4.2 the Jensen was known to hit 150MPH. Also unlike today all vehicles had to carry a full size spare wheel and jack tool kit . As the tool kit was not part of being weighed very strange.

In terms of power density, the W16 utilised in the Bugatti Chiron weighs 400kgs (about the same as the engine in this video) but produces 1573hp, or 197hp per litre.

Excellent comparison video, what would be the typical conversion cost and how are you guys able to source the Tesla drivetrains for your conversions?

I’d buy this conversion. This classic conversion is ‘classier’ than any current EV body design. Thanks for the video! Actually, I thought it would be that heavy.

"To all you ladies out there that told me otherwise" AAAHAHHAHAHHAAAA I'm dying over here, oh my god XD

Query, why remove a spare tyre, realize most modern cars come without one but are you changing all tyres to run flat. I would also thought you would increase range above petrol to increase pleasure of your fabulous work. So enjoy your videos even though I'll never have the privilege of riding or ownership. Keep up this fabulous work. Kaipara New Zealand.

Really cool video guys! I had no idea Damon Albarn was doing electric car conversions

this is a beauty thanks for this 💖💖💖

Love the front of the Jensen the most. Similar to the Triumph PI on looks, although bigger. The rear of the PI was nice but the cabin looked a bit weird, sort of perched on the body. The Interceptor is all round cleaner looking and wider. Be great to see the conversion. I was wondering if a rear motor might benefit the PI too, leaving the engine bay for batteries and frunk?

How are things going with the documents for converted cars? do they get electric vehicle status? Are they allowed on public roads?

Que clássico lindo, com o seu projeto, ficará perfeito. Parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏

I hope the old 440 found a good home.

Will the EV Jensen do hi 12 sec 1/4 mile times ?

Thank you

4.17 in and I'm wondering why you didn't just weigh the car on each corner again?

Did anybody ever tell you that you sound a little bit like Richard Hammond if he had a cold, of all people? 🙃 My husband loved that sort of old car (not the particular make and model though, he was a Mustang lad with pride), so watching the conversions is a ton of fun for me. Remembering his interest and combining it with mine for sustainability! Keep doing what you do!

Every Interceptor III should be given the twin motor set up it deserves, transforming into an EE rather than FF! What would be the weight of a twin motor conversion?

I know it’s a case of “if you have to ask you can’t afford it” but just what would a conversion like this cost? In the hundreds of thousands?

Funny that an exclusive car like the Jenson Interceptor was made in the heart of the industrial West Midlands, not the prettiest of locations!

You think that's heavy, I worked on a Interceptor FF, that engine (383) and transmission with a great big transfer case also on the back of it! Glad we had a forklift!

This is going to be great when its done

Fabulous cars. I had a ride in a Jensen Interceptor in 1973. My then girlfriends fathers car. A real head turner - the car that is 🤣

Great video, bet no one back in the day ever thought you'd see an electric interceptor, I had a mk1 and tbh it was the fuel consumption that did me in, you could actually see the gauge dropping, had an e type s1 at the same time and that was a lot more frugal, I used them as every day cars at the time.

Some celebrities Interceptor owners: Sir Cliff Richard, actor John Thaw and ex-heavyweight champ Henry Cooper, and nightclub-owner Peter Stringfellow, Princess Anne, Ginger Baker (musician), Jason Bonham (musician) owned several Jensens, Peter Butler (pro golfer), Jim Colbert (pro golfer), Cher (artist), Bing Crosby (artist and actor), Elton John, Tony Curtis (actor), Farrah Fawcett (actor), Mick Fleetwood (musician), Frederick Forsythe (author), Eric Morecambe (comedian), Harold Robbins (author), Johnny Rutherford (race car driver), Frank Sinatra (actor and singer), Dusty Springfield (singer), Donna Summer (singer), Tanya Tucker (country singer), Petter Sundt (multibillionaire ship owner), Mike Winters (comedian), Simon Dutton 8actor), Anneka de Lorenzo (Penthouse-model - she won it!), Quentin Wilson (classic car journalist), Kjell Qvale (USA's most prominent classic car salesman and Jensen-factory owner), Mike and Bernie Winters (comedians), Jack Straker (musician Beachbuggy), Barry MaGuire (singer), Jan Blehr (lawyer and car chase lector), Hollywood-producer Quinn Martin and his wife both owned one, Lynda Carter (actress), financier Winthrop P. Rockefeller and celebrity lawyer Steinar Wiik Sorvik had 2, and still owns one. Both Clark Gable and Jack Nicklaus drove Jensens, but not Interceptors, and have never owned one.

The Revolt system is nice but I thought the straight cut gears on the inline reduction box was noisy and gets hot? Thoughts?

3:55 I had 350kgs in my head Hello Richard, sorry for the long break. I've been studying for my masters. I love your channel and I am back again, but I will have another break soon. I always miss watching your videos.

3:55 I guessed 850lbs. Not too shabby!

One word, I don't care what anyone says, put the engine back in....... absolute sacrilege!!😱

I’m already heavily invested in this build series 😌 what a beautiful car ❤

Always love these weight/figures vids, so interesting and sometimes so shocking 🤣👍🏻

3:51 Wow, that engine alone is the same weight as an entire Honda Gold Wing or Harley motorcycle!

Thank you Richard for another serious, interesting and also entertaining video. I look forward to watching the following episodes about this famous car. I knew the motor was heavy, so I guessed 220 kg. You could perhaps say that it is a bit optimistic to calculate the weight with a full tank.. with the current petrol prices :) but of course, that is also one of the reasons for going electric.

More Electric car conversion please. Your videos are very educational.. May I suggest converting a Toyota Hi-Ace van..This is popular in South East Asia.. More power to you guys 🙏🇵🇭

Amo o seu trabalho 😍

Foxanne is 630 kg according to the book so that's pretty much the same as what you took out of the Jensen. I'm warming to the idea of Foxanne going electric but don't tell anyone; I think her subscribers might not be too keen on the idea.

I think Cliff Richard had one, it broke down pretty soon after buying so he handed it back! Epic conversion though, put me down for one 👍

Wow! This is a dream build!! Brilliant process!!

Weird british Marques are my favorite. Was introduced to this back in 2002 watching Ed China working on it. You are marrying the best qualities of old British cars with modern reliability. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I could afford one and my government wasn't upset at the fact the steering wheel is on the other side.

I shared your video with my experimental department colleagues from Jensen Motors. An informative video but we're not convinced - yet! Also seems sad to pull apart a car which has recently been restored, but I guess the customer is always right.

That was very interesting. I would leave the spare tire in just in case of roadside flat.

Update on the Magnum PI EV?

I'll be really interested when you install the reVolt Systems Tesla crate motor. I know you don't work on non-classic (or any) Toyota trucks but my 2013 Tacoma double cab, 4WD, might be an interesting project for someone. Looking at the reVolt motor, my Tacoma has a transfer case connected to the transmission so a special adaptor plate would need to be made to go between the Tesla "gear box" and the transfer case to make it work. 350-450kW power and 800+ lb-ft torque at the yoke would give me the towing power I'd really like to have. I don't need to go 0-100kph in 3 sec, 6-8 sec is fine. Drop the gas tank and there's plenty of room under the bed for batteries.

Tony Curtis owned 1 , lots more content needed on this Jenson intercepter.

NOEL EDMONS WAS THE ONLY ONE I REMEMBER WHO DROVE AN INTERCEPTOR BUT IT WAS THE FF ( four wheel drive ).