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Jensen’s back-catalogue reads like a greatest hits album pressed in fibreglass and V8 burble. Headline acts: the grand-touring Interceptor and its tech-laden twin, the FF, one of the first production cars with all-wheel drive and early anti-lock braking. Earlier stars include the sleek 541 and the muscular CV8, both paving the way for the brand’s Chrysler-powered swagger. In the ’70s came the Jensen-Healey roadster and rarer Interceptor SP, followed decades later by the short-lived S-V8 revival. Numbers were always small, character was always large, and build quality could be… let’s say artisanal. If you’re shopping one here, budget for specialist servicing and a healthy sense of humour about electrics older than most baristas.