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Having learned the trade at various British vehicle manufacturers, brothers Alan and Richard Jensen struck out on their own in 1934. Jensen Motors Ltd. built bodies for other auto-makers alongside cars of their own design. During World War II, they built tank turrets and ambulances for the war effort.
In the early 1960s, Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring designed a new Jensen Interceptor. With Vignale bodies, the Interceptor began production in 1966. Available as a fastback, convertible, or coupe, the popular fastback featured a large, wrap-around rear glass hinged for easy access.
With a Formula 1-derived all-wheel-drive transmission, Italian-styled body, hand-built British chassis and coachwork, and a 325 BHP American V8 engine, the Jensen FF is no ordinary car. Over 40 years of use have proven the FF's 4x4 system and other safety technology to be reliable and effective.
The Jensen FF - standing for Ferguson Formula - was based on the Interceptor. The Ferguson Research full-time AWD was a production sports car first. It also boasted Dunlop Maxaret ABS, adapted from aircraft systems. The FF can be distinguished from the Interceptor by different front fenders and grillwork; and it's four inches longer. During this time, Jensen used Chrysler engines and transmissions. The FFs were treated to the well-regarded 383.
The Jensen FF was in production from 1966 through 1971, with just 320 cars built. With millions of miles under their wheels, many of those hand-built cars survive to this day. This car is one of just two cars made in 1966. Since only one FF was sold new in the US, it is ultra-rare on our shores.
On the road, the Jensen FF proved the high-tech safety concept with style, grace, and power in the 1960s and 1970s. By the 1980s and 1990s, the mainstream luxury car companies had copied Jensen's ideas and consumers came to think of many of the features that made this car so extraordinary in its time as standard items.
This car was returned to Jensen Parts and Services in 1986 for a full restoration, including an upgrade to S4 specs; the only FF to ever enjoy this 'factory' treatment. It included a new dash, circuit breakers, fuel injection, and even current safety-compliant door handles. Interestingly, its low profile and transfer case positioning made for a very small passenger footwell, even necessitating a narrower seat.
320 FFs were built, and it's believed as many as 180 restored FFs survive today.
In the early 1960s, Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring designed a new Jensen Interceptor. With Vignale bodies, the Interceptor began production in 1966. Available as a fastback, convertible, or coupe, the popular fastback featured a large, wrap-around rear glass hinged for easy access.
With a Formula 1-derived all-wheel-drive transmission, Italian-styled body, hand-built British chassis and coachwork, and a 325 BHP American V8 engine, the Jensen FF is no ordinary car. Over 40 years of use have proven the FF's 4x4 system and other safety technology to be reliable and effective.
The Jensen FF - standing for Ferguson Formula - was based on the Interceptor. The Ferguson Research full-time AWD was a production sports car first. It also boasted Dunlop Maxaret ABS, adapted from aircraft systems. The FF can be distinguished from the Interceptor by different front fenders and grillwork; and it's four inches longer. During this time, Jensen used Chrysler engines and transmissions. The FFs were treated to the well-regarded 383.
The Jensen FF was in production from 1966 through 1971, with just 320 cars built. With millions of miles under their wheels, many of those hand-built cars survive to this day. This car is one of just two cars made in 1966. Since only one FF was sold new in the US, it is ultra-rare on our shores.
On the road, the Jensen FF proved the high-tech safety concept with style, grace, and power in the 1960s and 1970s. By the 1980s and 1990s, the mainstream luxury car companies had copied Jensen's ideas and consumers came to think of many of the features that made this car so extraordinary in its time as standard items.
This car was returned to Jensen Parts and Services in 1986 for a full restoration, including an upgrade to S4 specs; the only FF to ever enjoy this 'factory' treatment. It included a new dash, circuit breakers, fuel injection, and even current safety-compliant door handles. Interestingly, its low profile and transfer case positioning made for a very small passenger footwell, even necessitating a narrower seat.
320 FFs were built, and it's believed as many as 180 restored FFs survive today.
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