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[STEMO]

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/

The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.

A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now.

A decade ago, would you have wanted a rusty old interceptor?

[Rangie]

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/

The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.

A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now.

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Just watched the full video at that price it would go straight back until they sorted the squeaking out .

[Sir Tigger KC]

£235,000, surely not out of Opti's reach? 

£2.35 and even £23.50 is not out of my reach. I shall give him a bell.

£7700 in 1969.........roughly the cost of a couple of 3 bed  semi-detached houses.

So even at the 'new' price of £350,000 it's effectively cheaper now* than it was in 1969. 

*Depending where your 3 bed Semis are located of course.

I thought I heard him say at the end they go for £235,000 now. Bargain.

You're right he did. 

That's what they want for it now.  It cost the 'first' owner after it was rebuilt £350,000. 

[Nick W]

If your spending that sort of money on a reworked old banger then why try and buy one of these rare beastie to drop in the front..
 https://www.wheels.ca/news/hellephant-426-1000hp-crate-engine-from-mopar/

The big block Mopar is a large part of an Interceptor's appeal to me, so it has to stay. Improving it to crazy levels is now cheap enough that I'd have to do it. Pete's used 4 Dellortos and a Megaspark ignition which woke up the basic 440 a treat. That $2300 I quoted for the stroker kit is for the entire rotating assembly - crank, rods, bearings, bolts and pistons - and will live with over 1000hp if you think that's necessary in a road car.

A decade ago an old rusty Interceptor could be had for about £10000. Not now.

A decade ago, would you have wanted a rusty old interceptor?

A decade ago £10k would have still just about bought a usable car. Scruffy, but usable. The biggest problem with using such a thing is the thirst, but that applies to anything with similar power - mental turbo four cylinder cars struggle to break 20mpg.


And yes, I've always fancied one although a good XJS would have made for a difficult decision.

[henryd]

I saw Eric Morcambes old Interceptor go through auction at the NEC, it made around 100k I think but was a standard car and very nice too

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

[STEMO]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

[Doctor Gollum]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars.

[Doctor Gollum]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars.

And an auto one at that

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars.

And an auto one at that

Yep....an Astra derv auto. That combination is not going to give the old boy a seml.

[STEMO]

https://youtu.be/eP_l6dnoYlM

I love the Interceptor, FF, and SP.......but if push came to shove would prefer one of these.

A clock. Each to his own.

No, it's a Jensen CV8 silly

The old boy drives an Astra derv. You can't expect him to be interested in cars.

And an auto one at that

Yep....an Astra derv auto. That combination is not going to give the old boy a seml.

Very little does these days