JIA Interceptor For Sale

[Clive Bishop]

One of JIA's Interceptors is up for sale on ebay of all places , details here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234232193361 ... tomid=link

[VFK44]

Very good write-up. It appears it is not a full JIA Interceptor, but an excellent condition original with a failed engine that has had a JIA mechanical upgrade. It's "ULEZ and road fund licence exempt" which could be very attractive for someone in London who wants a reliable car.

[Coverte]

Harry Metcalf had one of these for a few days when Hairpin had it for sale about a year or more ago, although that was a fully converted FF.

His review is alongside all his other weekly reviews / own car updates on his youtube channel, one of the better channels IMO, so I tend to watch most of them.

A potentially attractive proposition for someone London based.

[jvcarrier]

From the pictures this has drum brakes on the rear axle!

[David Devine]

The brake shoes are for the hand brake and the drum is is part of the brake disc as used on Jaguars.

Dave

[johnw]

I have never understood Restomod when it comes to a Jensen FF or Interceptor. A Morris Minor or Ford Pop which might have problems with underpowered engine and brakes and poor trim levels maybe. Girling disk brakes are actually great but there are bolt on upgrades spoiling you for choice today. You might argue for ABS on an Interceptor. That is about it. The cars are built with high quality systems that don't need ECUs. A 383 on points and a condenser is no problem in town. You might update fans, make changes for modern fuel, Roller lifters for modern oil. There are stroker kits with bang uptodate piston technology and novel rings, fully mapped ignition upgrades, alloy heads, that take your original engine above and beyond, and will in future take your engine further in future, than a "new" emissions strangled lump from 4 years ago with proprietary ECUs, a 6 speed computer controlled auto box, again with a propriety control system. Who needs 25 gear changes going round town trying to emulate the smoothness of a Tesla and failing? Harry and others have never had a perfect standard Interceptor or FF. Buyers just assume the cars looked nice but were junk when new not knowing better. I can more understand electric conversions, or even a Perkins diesel engine swap to run on used chip fat.

Interesting that Aston Martin in the 80s snd 90s switched to IRS then away again to a simpler setup once their power went up more. What I am saying in short is that the upgrades are locking you into a dead end, more obsolete now than updated original engines.

[DPP]

I agree with Johnw I dont see the point in all these modern upgrades, when there are plenty of subtle upgrades that can be made whilst keeping the car fairly original.

This car has had a lot spent on it but is still a fraction of the price it cost to carry out the work. A car kept to the original spec would not lose this sort of money.

Give me an original car any day, but each to their own.

[kenny38]

But did it sell? What price if known. Kenny38

[Peter Rothery]

It doesn't seem so...based on the DVLA evidence that the number plate hasn't yet been transferred and log book re-issued.

JIA are doing the selling - presumably on behalf of the owner - so it is no doubt in their interest to keep the re-sale value of their products as high as possible. The FFR..nice as it may be....looked like a quick way for the 1st owner to lose £000's when it was sold on.

[Coverte]

It doesn't seem so...based on the DVLA evidence that the number plate hasn't yet been transferred and log book re-issued.

JIA are doing the selling - presumably on behalf of the owner - so it is no doubt in their interest to keep the re-sale value of their products as high as possible. The FFR..nice as it may be....looked like a quick way for the 1st owner to lose £000's when it was sold on.

I would be surprised if JIA did not attempt some level of up-selling which maybe going on and explain that.

Also, that number plate is just an Irish 'fact-lift' plate, so not worth much with the letter I suffix, but more than a 4 numbered one, which only cost £35 each when I bought some.

[Peter Rothery]

JIA refer to the owner as Mr D I on their web page so maybe the number has significance rather than pure monetary "value".

[Coverte]

JIA refer to the owner as Mr D I on their web page so maybe the number has significance rather than pure monetary "value".

OK, now I can see where you/Mr D maybe going with this, I've seen and sold registration numbers on far thinner pretexts/desires, so suspect you are right.