Salvage Hunters : Classic Cars at JD Classics with the 'Jensen Interceptor'

What a pleasure to have been involved in this incredible restoration of the original Jensen Interceptor Press Car, featured on Salvage Hunters : Classics Cars.
Watch Drew & Paul as they buy this amazing Car, it transpired that the Car needed a lot more attention than they initially thought - so what better way to get it sorted than by asking the experts at JD Classics (a division of Woodham Mortimer) to help out & get the Car looking perfect!
Great TV and a delight to showcase the craftsmanship and skills of our brilliant team!
For details about JD Classics or our restoration projects - please call: Ph: 01621 879579.
www.jdclassics.com

[@andersandersen6295]

The coolest name of any car ever!

[@russcooke5671]

Aston Martin is cool as well.

[@russcooke5671]

what better then frog eye sprite 😂😂

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

Supersonic Velvet!

[@JensenPlaysMC]

Thank you

[@peterelmer9114]

In the mid seventies, I worked as a petrol pump attendant during the school holidays. It was a warm summer’s evening when a dandy looking chap pulled up in an orange Interceptor. “Fill her up ol’ boy and check the oil” he says. After filling both tanks, which seemed to take forever, I lifted the bonnet to be met with an enormous blast of heat. I remember tentatively reaching for the dipstick and feeling pretty scared as my hand got alarmingly hotter and hotter. I think the oil was ok but it all became a bit of a blur really. Quite an experience for a fourteen year old - it’s not often you get asked to check the oil in a traffic hot Jensen !

[@StainesAlex]

Fantastic exhibition of traditional craftsmanship, and great commitment by Drew and Paul to the project.

[@JDClassics.official]

Many thanks!

[@gerardbodenheimer7522]

Great car, great restauration! Only one (small!) criticism: the BLACK windscreen wiper blades! They Must BE chrome! Love that car! Best regards from Switzerland

[@irisheussner9121]

Mega Cool Episode, mehr davon bittttttttteeee😘😘😘😘😘super. Wundervoll wenn in neuem Glanz erstrahlen. Da schlägt das Herz höher. 👏👏👏👏

[@mikevanblommestein5726]

That was the best resto program I’ve seen, it’s a shame you didn’t turn a profit but the skills of everyone involved is astounding , true British Craftsmen and Craftswomen. I loved the state of the art facility in the garden shed :)

[@JDClassics.official]

Ah yes… that chap with the gear knob! Lovely chap, very gifted too by the looks of it.

[@gavinsverdloff4291]

Worth the money for a splendid restoration & save a very special car. 🙏😎

[@bobrose7900]

I would like to have seen more of this epic restoration, chassis, engine, suspension and so on. Eye watering good looks and presence. What a steal!!

[@Riso-Musik]

My dad had one just before the fuel crisis in the 70's. He told my mum it was only a 2 litre or she would have killed him. It was a fantastic car but when he retired he had a Triumph 2000 Mk2.

[@hotpotato4027]

I’ll watch this despite the existence of Drew Pritchard in it.

[@kennethtalbott2233]

i remember my dad coming home in one of these when his own car broke down. his friend Peter lent him his. lovely motors.

[@mythos5809]

British craftmanship? Very crafty indeed. This was my dream car, along with an Aston, when a teenager.

[@valentinerichardbarker8765]

One of the last designs from Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera in Milan, carried out just before Touring closed down, that's why the prototypes were built by Vignale in Turin to Touring's design but without the Superleggera construction of beaten aluminium over a tubular frame like Touring's Aston Martin DB4 and many others.

[@tommysmith5479]

Wonderful restoration. That Jensen looks absolutely stunning.

[@PaulTaylorHypno]

the craftsmen they used are amazing. good job chaps.

[@rotax636nut5]

Fantastic, well done

[@darrellsimpson6966]

What a fabulous car, and with that magnificent Chrysler V8. So impressive. Just love it.

[@pas-wj7ec]

Great show. Wish it was on in the US

[@simonjones1049]

Absolutely amazing job. Throughout the whole episode I was thinking that you were going to make a loss on it, and I just thought please don't think about the money. Given the rarity and the cars provinance, it's history, I felt this was a car that needed to be restored and preserved at cost. I know it's a business at the end of the day, but I'm glad you treated this car the way you did, and restored it to perfection. What you achieved is outstanding and credit where credit is due. The right decisions, the right attitude, and the result an absolutely fantastic classic Jensen that you can both be proper proud of. Great achievement fellas 🚗🚗🚗

[@TheMilford99]

Don`t believe all the tv companies push to you.

[@altar7885]

What a beautiful car. At least they're honest with their loss.

[@Redgolf2]

My neighbor had one with a drawbar on it! Lol Used it to pull his power boats to races

[@williamwilliam5066]

Wow they did a good job. Great craftmanship

[@josephoneill2609]

Very special show that shows saving Automotive history. Subscribe and grow This show.

[@toptime888]

There is very nice color ! I just think that was very good investment for the new owner!

[@robertlangley1664]

It’s beautiful all ways want one

[@ruslannunez4449]

No, all ways want three.

[@nij330]

Really enjoyed that well done shows real enthusiasm the buyer got a bargain in the end.

[@robertovers1863]

he says we saved it but they just gave it to someone else to do all the work ! apart from taking the gear knob to that bloke

[@TheMilford99]

The production company pay what the people are asking. There is no haggling with Drew what`s his name. A friend works for the production company and has to be confidential, but knows i wouldn`t blab.

[@ceased2care]

Wow! What a great bargain the new owner got. It's a shame Drew or Paul couldn't get to keep it after so much work and having it for so long, but I guess they had to recoup and fund future projects for the series

[@toptime888]

Hi guys!Its just unbelievable! That is really super car with History

[@DJDinaggio]

The seller looks like former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan. 😆

[@jadmann]

How about a pint mate and it’s a deal!

[@malcolmcowan9554]

Think dru the big spender should stick to retro antiques

[@geoffsaunders4960]

In every episode he shows his complete and total ignorance. a brief glance at the prices Interceptors are making would have told them that there was no way they could make a profit. And remember, they don't count the cost of labour in their own workshop, so the losses are much greater. They routinely lie about the prices they paid and the prices they get. Check the cars online and you will see.

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

true, light fittings are his field of expertise, not classic cars.

[@ChRiS00107]

So they had 70k+ into it and after 4 years sold it for 51k. Great success!

[@grantmail4112]

It's worth double what they sold it for now

[@davidlightfoot5508]

black wipers ???

[@campeau29]

My first car in 1975 was a 57 Jaguar xk140 that I bought for US$2700. It burned oil and had a faulty leaf spring, but such a beautiful car. I sold it for $3000 when I went to college. It's worth $50K or more now. Unbelievable.

[@Munter1]

Well some you win some you lose, as we all know classic car prices go up and down constantly. This one might of put you both out of pocket by quite a margin, but at the end of the day you've saved a bit of British motoring history, also l think everyone would agree it could'nt of been restored any better by anyone else so well done for deciding to go ahead with the complete restoration. Though why you would buy a car for over 20 grand known for rusting without putting a trolly jack under it to have a look at the underside, or even going over the bodywork with a magnet is beyond me. One other gripe why did Jenson build such a fantastic looking interia only to fit a hideous steering wheel?

[@greghall6950]

This car would have sold for alot more at a classic car auction in the u.s.a.

[@geoffsaunders4960]

Go online and see how much they are going for. US prices are higher generally but I bet you will be surprised.

[@dimik3855]

A real good automotive adventure from the Salvage Hunters, but don't worry, with the TV show they must have made back their investment.

[@matt6201]

I want it.

[@mikewilliams274]

Really don't feel that drew is a car restorer but more like an opportunist, Think he should have stuck to antiques where he's a real expert.

[@michaelhasse2568]

Enjoy these shows, didn't show the engine at all, wonder what was needed

[@michaelarchangel1163]

I don't know about the chassis, but Astons must surely command higher prices because the body panels are all unrustable, hand beaten aluminium. A gent in my home town had a mk3 Interceptor, in a lighter colour blue but he's 'only' got two Bentleys and his late dad's XJ6 now. Maybe the Jensen needed too much restoration to be viable.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

I'd have held it , selling at a 20k loss no way .

[@andrewdollery3807]

The mirrors don't look right?

[@phils2180]

The rattle of the driver's door shutting at 4:33 told the story😢

[@simon-oy6um]

Yup they were rattletraps built out of BMC parts bins with a big yankee lump under the bonnet🤫

[@alexbremner637]

Does anyone know the contact details - business name - for the glass polisher, Mike Smith?

[@robertovers1863]

what a nice bloke ! please, please, please someone who knows him tell him about his hair

[@bigraymie]

HD my back-end.... 🤔

[@MrFluffyalan]

My original employer from 1966 through to the late 80's owned while I worked for him a Jenson FF in believe it or not LIME GREEN, I wonder if that car is still around, it was very unusual not just the colour but Four Wheel Drive back then was only for Jeeps and Land Rovers, If you know of any LIME GREEN Jenson Interceptor FF STILL AROUND PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

[@JensenPlaysMC]

Jensen.

[@andrewsatchwell5780]

Can some fellow anorak explain to me why the other 3 Jensens have their wipers parked to the right, but Drew's car has it's wipers parked to the left. All 4 cars are RHD

[@geoffsaunders4960]

It all depended on exactly which parts Jensen used. They bought what they could afford at the time - they are not all the same.

[@francisbrown5469]

Wheeler Dealers reinvented with a Bald Head ... I must admit Mikes Pit Pat was tiresome ...

[@maverick4177]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 they lost their shirt on that one

[@warwicktregurtha4198]

I wouldn't have thought that they would have taken on a Jensen. And so I was proven right, they made a loss.

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

This was just before JD Classics went bankrupt?

[@MrSoppysod]

Woodham Mortimer picked up the remains of JD Classics

[@Eastsussexbiker]

Still shows as a white car on the MOT gov checker

[@karlos543]

Looked better in white.

[@newking70]

What's the old adage, something along the lines of a fool and his money.....

[@Ubique2927]

Big V8s do no need to sound like a tank.

[@simon-oy6um]

Lost money on car made lots on video 😅

[@johncoutts9237]

Strip the engine and find out what happened If it needs new pistons and shells and timing chain with gaskets must be cheaper than buying a second hand engine.

[@ceedoubleyou]

so sorry, to hear they took a 20k pound loss on it, can't imagine, not putting it up on a lift, before buying it.

[@geoffsaunders4960]

I will bet they lost much more than £20k on it. I gave up watching their series after discovering that they routinely lied about the price they paid and sold for. But the point is that in none of those shows did they account for the labour - just the purchase price and parts. Watch the shows and go and find out how much they actually paid for the cars and how much they sold them for - big big difference to what they say on the show.

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

​@@geoffsaunders4960 whilst that sounds about right, and doesn't surprise me, how did you find that out?

[@ToycarsaddictDaily]

​@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 thought the same. From where did you get that?

[@geoffsaunders4960]

@@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311 I went online and looked up the cars on auction sites. That showed up the Drew person to be an idiot when he got rid of the chrome wire wheels (CWW)on one of the cars (Alpine I think). The actual results show that cars with CWW achieved prices £3450 higher than alternatives, and painted steel wheels, as insisted on by the style genius Drew achieved the lowest prices.

[@stickymoan]

At 1min32... The TR4A they ruined.

[@gazmini81]

jensens restorations can cost thousands if rotton condition so have the biggest pockets of cash They are hard cars to value because people want to pay so little they defentley not a porshe 911

[@lesliephillpott8989]

I had an interceptor briefly in the late 80s, what a pile of junk. Massive engine guzzled fuel like crazy but couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. God knows what it weighed but it was like driving a barge. My subsequent mk2 jag could run rings around it

[@bernardwarr4187]

It’s a hand built masterpiece, not a mass produced piece of junk.

[@lesliephillpott8989]

@@bernardwarr4187 do you have one ?

[@bernardwarr4187]

@@lesliephillpott8989 yes, rebuilt 3 of them! Had an SP and she was in the 13 on the Drag strip and all stock! And very much in comfort Definitely more economical than a boat. Many smiles per mile. Stick to the Hyundai, great economy?

[@russcooke5671]

It must have had a dodgy engine. I’ve driven a few and thy are quick. 330 bhp. Faster then a mk two jag. 👌👌

[@russcooke5671]

You should have had it Dyno tested because there’s a lot of power in these engines. Mainly tourqe. Did you not consider that the engine was somehow losing a lot of power. Sometimes it could be the fuel coming through slowly because of a lazy pump Or even if the distributor was retarded ???

[@jjmac3561]

Cheap looking wipers and set backwards to where they started and the opposite way around to the others on display. I would have expected a rotisserie restoration after having the bare shell sandblasted. That's a big loss at the end.

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

I would NEVER have it sold for such a cheap price!! I’d have waited to find buyers that would want it so bad, there’d be a bidding war, making the car go so much over asking price, I’d walk out with a huge profit. The way he let that beautiful classic car go for so cheap…I’m upset, shaking my head in disbelief. I’d want to say to him “What the bloody hell were you thinking, taking such a low bid?? That’s incredibly stupid, dude!! Don’t be the one selling any more cars you restore! Have someone else, who would make a profit do it instead! You’re not allowed on the sales floor!! Here’s a bucket and mop! Go polish the floor. It’s what you’re most good at…”

[@Tigerskys-6699]

I doubt they could care less about the selling price. It’s all about how much the program will make which will be quite considerable given it’s global outreach.

[@geoffsaunders4960]

I will bet they lost much more than £20k on it. I gave up watching their series after discovering that they routinely lied about the price they paid and sold for. But the point is that in none of those shows did they account for the labour - just the purchase price and parts. Watch the shows and go and find out how much they actually paid for the cars and how much they sold them for - big, big difference to what they say on the show.

[@OldLien1]

I hate to say it but Drew made a right twat! of himself, at the end when they go to see the other Jensen interceptors he's bragging about how "I bet they're saying OH look the press cars is coming" lol unfortunately, his is just a demonstrator, and the real press car is actually there plus a car that belong to Eric Morecambe. that combined with the fact he lost his shirt, is not a good look, maybe a little humility next time

[@normanmunns4743]

They lost 20K on the sale price but made that up easily on the TV royalties By the time the video was syndicated around the world they would have made hundreds of thousands. So I read ,Drew gets about £75000 Plus each time a Salvage Hunters Programme is repeated , so i, guessing the same applies to Restoring Classics. Good luck to him I say. Very entertaining and such a nice bloke

[@Spitsz01]

But a pretty ugly car really. I'll take the Capri any time over this.

[@stickymoan]

"Very entertaining and such a nice bloke"... Really? He's a complete and utter bell-end... in my opinion.

[@alanbell6999]

Dunkin' ripped off for 10000 that said that car looked special from the start

[@michaelhart895]

All of that money and all of that effort and they stick crappy black modern wiper blades on it FFS 🤔

[@alfienelson6345]

Takeing the world by storm and everything is so cool all gone to his head lost a load of money big hit wheres drew at the end too embarrassed poor paul see it all before same cars as wheeler dealers programme gone off that as well big head brewer car sos is the one for me they have a laugh don’t take it to seriously and totally rebuild the car

[@PierrePinson-gf5xt]

39:58 Car for girls like fiat 500.

[@exeuropean]

I bought and sold/exported 1000 cars and trucks. Also to the UK. This series is absolutely BS. Same as the other car program, they never ever add up all the costs like labor etc. Plus this guy buys really crummy cars anyway. He should stick to furniture and other crap

[@MegaReddevil71]

Cars like this get bodged and painted and painted and painted until one day the black underseal hides a multitude of sins if u ever see that crap on a car run 🏃‍♂️

[@deldavies855]

now put body filler over the lead it just an old way of doing the job takes extra time and money but with no benefit ,iv been a panel beater for 56 years

[@_PJW_]

"it's a Playboy's motor"? Never! It's a gentlemen's car. But horrible in this gaudy white. It should be bluish silver or gunmetal. 80K is a steal, 51K is a ripoff. If I had the money I'd happily pay that.

[@user-qu9fg1qi2k]

Takeing the car world by storm copying wheeler dealers same cars they did years ago and loseing a lot of money waste off time He knows nothing he keeps telling us everything is so cool soon disappeared at end of programme when they lost all that money cool man car sos is the top show to watch these days

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

I know it's only a TV show, but this is insulting our intelligence. Why would a guy who can afford a brand new Bentley sell a rare car? Why would a classic car dealer not have the car inspected? Put it up on a ramp. Check the history. How many miles? How many owners? This is drivel.

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

Thanks. I hope you were not insulted, but programs like this tend to ignore details such as mileage and originality. My family have been dealing in quality second hand cars since the 1950s. Mostly British and German, although for some reason my Father liked Peugeots! Daft! Now I stick to late 80s, early 90s Mercedes. The huge difference now, as you know, is that if you have the reg, you can Google the MOT history. That Jensen was gorgeous though. "Supersonic Velvet"!

[@JDClassics.official]

@SirDigbyMinge-or8md No not at all, all opinions welcomed. It’s light entertainment for tv, so if it was us buying the car certain procedures would have been in place for assessing the cars suitability first.

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

Thanks. The market has been fickle for years. Everyone wants old sporty Fords. For the less money you can buy a Bentley, Jag, or Merc.

[@rgraham-ncal]

Abysmal video quality. What on earth? I had cell phones 20 years ago with better video

[@williamwilliam5066]

Is that really that rough chap from Eastenders? Has he given up acting?

[@williamwilliam5066]

Could be that pickled shark guy from Ilfracombe though. Damien Grifter Hirst

[@primitivo4604]

It looked so much better in white.

[@mctend9108]

Sorry, I disagree