Having had a significant sum invested in recommissioning it following more than a decade in dry storage, ‘R 140’ is an unusually good example of the ever-popular Jensen Interceptor.

Built on the 3rd of April 1970 and fitted with the 6.3-litre V8 and an automatic gearbox, the odometer shows just 67,000 miles and it comes with servicing and maintenance records dating back to the year of its birth.

The accompanying Statement of Origin confirms the Cassis Red with black leather it features today is its original colour scheme, something the seller was keen to preserve when he invested £8,000 in a respray only a couple of months ago.

The Cassis Red paint was applied just eight weeks ago; the same colour it left West Bromwich in in 1970, the respray set the seller back around £8,000.

There are older invoices on file for rechroming too, both inside and out, as well as many others from what appears to have been a refresh of the coachwork in around 2020.

The paintwork is 1970s-vibrant, whic...