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DO/DON’T MEET YOUR HEROES

“ONE CLICK RIGHT, THE BIG STARTER BUTTON GLOWS. THUMB IT AND HOLD UNTIL THE THROBBING V8 CATCHES”

car that quite as satisfyingly as this Jensen Interceptor. There’s something deeply pleasing in the act of in it. People say the reason the Interceptor has never been worth big money is that it lacks pedigree, but having spent a week with one I find the combination of Carozzeria Touring styling and lumpy great Detroit motor utterly

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