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The Body of a Brit, but the Heart of a Mopar....

Don't forget the Interceptor's somewhat less pretty predecessor, the C-V8, came with Chrysler V8s too
Ah yes, my buddy Cliff had one of those in his shop earlier this year. He needed gaskets that were not available anywhere at the time, so I gave him all the ones I had.

I somehow lost the photos I had, but I do still have a video walkaround of the CV-8.

It's a Mopar .... nearly.....

 
Ah yes, my buddy Cliff had one of those in his shop earlier this year. He needed gaskets that were not available anywhere at the time, so I gave him all the ones I had.

I somehow lost the photos I had, but I do still have a video walkaround of the CV-8.

It's a Mopar .... nearly.....


that is bad *** looking Roger

Is that the older gentlemen farmer, guy with the cannon's car ?
 
53 c3 coupe

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that is bad *** looking Roger

Is that the older gentlemen farmer, guy with the cannon's car ?
No, just another older guy with a passion for old cars.....lots of them around still. :thumbsup:
 
Not exactly the body of a Brit. Original body design, style is Italian.
From the Jensen Owners Club "The original design penned by Touring of Milan was taken to Vignale of Turin who had the capability to produce the car in much higher numbers than Touring. Fully trimmed and painted bodyshells were delivered from Italy for assembly at West Bromwich by October 1966."
The Jensen Interceptor - Jensen Owners' Club
 
Greta cars....rust easily, but still great cars.

A friend of mine (also called Roger) had one of those. :thumbsup:
Not a picture of his Jensen Interceptor, but I did re-find an old photo I took of Roger while out driving one day. He was in his '69 Corvette, while I was following in my '69 Charger. One of those car club runs I suspect.... almost home when I took the pictures.

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Latest records show that the 'Vette has under 80K miles on it and is currently not roadworthy.
 
Here's another vehicle using a 383 Chrysler.
1962 Ghia. Currently on Ebay at 249k.
One of only 26 produced by Ghia in Turin, Italy

Ghia D-500 two-door convertible featured stunning Ghia styling on Chrysler underpinnings but was short-lived, with fewer than 120 units produced from 1956 through 1958.
In 1961, Ghia created the L 6.4, a fully bespoke fastback coupe on a custom chassis and fewer off-the-shelf Chrysler components. Built exclusively to order, it was produced entirely by Ghia and marketed by Dual-Motors in Detroit. Power came from a 383-cubic-inch Mopar V-8 producing well over 300 horsepower. Without question, the hand-built L 6.4 was among the finest automobiles in the world and had an astonishing price to match, north of $13,000. Unfortunately, the cost of production and complications that came with building a car in Italy and selling it in the United States meant that the L 6.4 was destined to a brief yet glorious existence, with only 26 examples built and sold. It marked the end of an era as one of the last custom-bodied Italian/American GT hybrids.
The remarkable Ghia L 6.4 offered here is finished today as it was from the factory, in the attractive combination of Rosso Rubino over English Saddle Leather. A car of this same color combination was shown at the 1962 Paris Motor Motor Show in October of that year, copies of photographs of which are included in the accompanying history file.
This Ghia L 6.4 was sold new in late 1962 or early 1963 to its first owner, who was a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, according to a history report by marque expert Dyke W. Ridgley. Remarkably, the car remained with its original owner for some 60 years until it was acquired by the consignor in May 2023 and imported to the United States.
Now offered with a history file that includes the Ridgely report, this stunning Ghia has clearly benefitted from six decades in single, original ownership and marks an extremely rare opportunity to acquire among the very last of the custom-bodied American/Italian GT hybrids, a masterful and fully bespoke fusion of fine Italian design with American engineering.

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Here's another vehicle using a 383 Chrysler.
1962 Ghia. Currently on Ebay at 249k.
One of only 26 produced by Ghia in Turin, Italy

Ghia D-500 two-door convertible featured stunning Ghia styling on Chrysler underpinnings but was short-lived, with fewer than 120 units produced from 1956 through 1958.
In 1961, Ghia created the L 6.4, a fully bespoke fastback coupe on a custom chassis and fewer off-the-shelf Chrysler components. Built exclusively to order, it was produced entirely by Ghia and marketed by Dual-Motors in Detroit. Power came from a 383-cubic-inch Mopar V-8 producing well over 300 horsepower. Without question, the hand-built L 6.4 was among the finest automobiles in the world and had an astonishing price to match, north of $13,000. Unfortunately, the cost of production and complications that came with building a car in Italy and selling it in the United States meant that the L 6.4 was destined to a brief yet glorious existence, with only 26 examples built and sold. It marked the end of an era as one of the last custom-bodied Italian/American GT hybrids.
The remarkable Ghia L 6.4 offered here is finished today as it was from the factory, in the attractive combination of Rosso Rubino over English Saddle Leather. A car of this same color combination was shown at the 1962 Paris Motor Motor Show in October of that year, copies of photographs of which are included in the accompanying history file.
This Ghia L 6.4 was sold new in late 1962 or early 1963 to its first owner, who was a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, according to a history report by marque expert Dyke W. Ridgley. Remarkably, the car remained with its original owner for some 60 years until it was acquired by the consignor in May 2023 and imported to the United States.
Now offered with a history file that includes the Ridgely report, this stunning Ghia has clearly benefitted from six decades in single, original ownership and marks an extremely rare opportunity to acquire among the very last of the custom-bodied American/Italian GT hybrids, a masterful and fully bespoke fusion of fine Italian design with American engineering.

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1962 Other Makes Ghia | eBay
I'd drive that. Anyone want to sponsor me???
 
Body of a Brit AC/Bristol & Ford/Shelby power-driveline

1962 AC Cobra # csx0001 1st ever protype

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Lola/Shelby/Ford GT40 test-car 1964

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1964 Roadster Prototype Lola/Shelby/Ford GT40

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