First registered in 1973, this Jensen Interceptor MKIII has the full-fat 7.2-litre V8 under the bonnet – and yet even that wasn’t enough for a previous owner because it’s also been fitted with some interesting tuning bits as well as a new fuel and ignition system.

We imagine it goes very well indeed.

The subject of a serious investment by both its previous and current keepers, it still offers its next owner the chance to add value by finishing up the few jobs that remain outstanding, not least because it’s being offered with no reserve so will sell from the very first bid, no matter how derisory that might be.

Food for thought, eh? With consistent shutlines and an absence of dents, dings and other damage, the red coachwork on this Jensen looks terrific, doesn’t it? The chap who’s selling it is a dealer who’s sold 64 of these to date, so he knows that one of the Interceptor’s few problems is the bodywork – so when he says this is “good and solid and straight” he’s speaking with the b...