About 20 years ago I used to own a red 1974 Mk 2. It was a LHD US car, rebuilt before I bought it. Except for a small oil leak from the seal onto the exhaust manifold, the Lotus engine was reliable. The Sunbeam 4-speed transmission was rebuilt shortly before I got it, and it felt like new. The electrics were mostly fine except for one day when the power to the added fuel pump vanished. That problem challenged 2 Ph.d. electrical engineers and 1 Cal Tech physics Ph.d. So I called up the experts at the UK's Cropredy Bridge Garage in UK, who sent me a wiring diagram. That helped and we fixed it. The Jensen-Healey was great fun to drive. I sold it at auction for about what I paid for it. The buyer owned a bakery in Arnhem Holland. He shipped it back there, which is where it likely still resides. It's former home in my garage has been taken over by a Honda S2000, which I keep pristine and fully stock. The S2000 revs higher, corners better, but sometimes I still miss the more primitive Jensen-Healey.
I used to have a '73 Jensen Healey in white . I used it to tow my MG Midget race car . It didn't like that and I had to replace the main bearings before selling it . I'm 6' 3" and had about a dozen Spitfires , got in them easily .
When i was gigging alot before covid it really did feel like I was driving alot! spending like £80 a week in fuel and having to be underneath the bloody thing all the time was brutal and i dare anyone to daily a modified VW like i did. Nuts really! This year the engine had enough in september when i came back from a show, so i built a brand new engine in just under 2 months. Still daily drive it 2 years later!
@@404MissingLink I did 120 miles round trip a day for work . I didnt/don't work 7 days a week 365... more like 200 days out of the year maybe a bit more... yes way.. I still drive the car off and on to this day. The big difference is, I don't call it "driving the sh!t out of it" its normal driving to me.. it has a highway flyer in it so it cruises at 70mph with no problem.. I don't drive it on extremely hot or cold days.. its not comfortable to
Hi Adam, great video, best Jensen Healey video on RU-vid 👍. I just watched another with you being followed by a blue JH fitted with a V8 engine and you were clearly easily pulling away from him in acceleration. I have a white 74 Mk 2 and have also done the 2.2 conversion. A couple of questions are you using the standard camshafts and how is the 4 speed. Gearbox holding up to the extra power. I heard the Sunbeam Rapier 4 speeds were only ever meant for 120 horses.
Hi Carl, I'm glad you enjoyed it (the thanks really goes to Adrian as he did all the organising - I just drove lots!) The chap in the blue JH could have accelerated away faster but his engine is in need of a reubild so I suspect he was taking it easier. Sure, I have 107s on mine and the 4 speed + overdrive copes fine with the extra power. I can downshift from 4th to 2nd aggressively (matching rpm to road speed ofcourse) and it has been absolutely fine so far. I haven't held the rpm at 6k and dumped the clutch in 1st as that may destroy it but letting the clutch in in a reasonable time has been fine to date. My box was built by a rootes guru from what I can rememeber but I can vouch it does work for fast road use. Hope this helps, if you have any other questions feel free to email me on adam.fischer@hotmail.co.uk
The whole point of driving the car is the smile on your face? We, who drive Mazda Miatas, know exactly what you mean! But absolutely, Alpines are magnificent machines. No doubt, most of us could be satisfied with a car like that!
Great Production!, and Awesome insight..but the most important question is....does Jay Leno have one? Considering his love for French cars. But your right this is a very original and very smart thinking, important car.
Beautiful video, I am French and I understand your English no point here. ;-) The sound is well balanced I don’t get the criticism. I subscribe because your work is fantastic and you deserve more subs.
Thank you for you kind words Arno! This channel is currently most dormant, all of my new work of this kind is posted over on Rebel Classics, take a look there if you would like to see more of this type of content. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AdmaMT_R2Gw.html
There's work to be done on the sound quality. The volume is too low - I barely hear the interviewees (I hear the birds chirping way better than the person speaking); your accent is quite noticeable and you mush your words, yet you put music in the background so we can make out even less of what you're saying... Too bad, because it looks interesting and the cinematography is quite good. Another vid ruined by unnecessary music and bad sound... Let's hope it will improve in the future. :)
Man shoutout to this guy for keeping it running and daily driving it. I feel the same about my old Volvo 240 wagon as this guy does for his car. Neat video. Side note, is it just me or is this fella’s accent sort of American? Could just be the accent of where he’s from in the UK but it’s something I noticed.
Hey dude! I'm half Canadian which explains the accent! Thank you very much man, big envy on the 240 wagon :D. if you wanna keep up with the car's progress from time to time follow me on instagram @404_missinglink
The deal today for a sport car maker is not the race for engine horse power but it is to make a performant sport car with a light weight and a small CO2 emission. A ratio weight / hp combined with a light weight will always be more performant on a twisting circuit than the same ratio combined with heavy weight. in other words the ALPINE A110 S ratio 1114 KG / 292 HP (3,81) will be more performant than the same ratio 1440KG / 378 HP (3,81) (....Porsche 718 ). Unfortunately, on the commercial market, the car makers attract customers with the number of horse power.. 600hp, 700hp, and now some at 800 hp. This is the race to horse power with crazy CO2 emission because this cars are heavy. The Alpine A110 is the only one on the right way. The Alpine engineers worked a lot to save weight in a daily usable car. All sport car makers (Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes....have to change their strategy and work to create performant supercars, BUT with half C02 emission (I am not talking about electrical development which is not a solution because batteries create other big pollution issues people forget). ALPINE shows the direction
Nice little film which swayed me to go out and buy one which needs a bit of work to the engine and so I would love to know where you went for the rebuild?
@@wazzzup67 I haven't joined since it looked like it was mostly for Americans and it cost a bit. Is there a UK club? My engine is only firing on 3 and needs some work to the head so I would like to use a specialist to sort it. I may consider going up to 2.2 if I can find someone good to do the work and it doesn't cost a fortune, hence thought it would be good to ask you. Who was the Healey specialist you used?
@@acresd1 The club is mostly UK based, but has members globally www.joc.org.uk/ Martin Shirley built mine and it's still going strong 30k miles later (obviously with routine serivicing).
I first drove one of these in the early 90s belonging to a coworker. He kept telling me to rev higher before shifting - I'd had a TR6 and MGB prior. Once I hit that sweet spot around 5500-6k rpm I was blown away. I now have two in my garage undergoing restoration. Thank you for the motivation in this presentation and congrats to Adam on having such a fine example.
@@TheJensenInterceptor Well corrected 😉, glad you enjoyed it. The real thanks goes to Adrian and his friends for all their hard work making this happen.
Despite having once (about 1987) been a passenger in a J-reg Frog Eye Sprite (if memory serves) I'm sorry to say that I had completely forgotten about these motors. Thanks for the reminder 🤔. Can't afford one now as my £ is all tied up in a 1972 Rover P5B lol. Excellent production. Has there been any filming done on the Interceptor that I saw lurking on the garage? If so please post a link and I will watch it. Thanks 😃. Stay safe out there 👍.
It's an Interceptor variant known as the SP (six pack carburettor), here are a few links to gopro footage I took years ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-umKfuus3SBQ.html, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lrZKvI8kY-w.html. They're no way comparable to this video but should give you an idea how one sounds when setup correctly!
@@wazzzup67 Just checked those links out. Thanks very much 😎. Absolutely awesome - makes my P5B hang its head in shame. Wish they still made British cars the way they used to - nothing compared (apart from some old American muscle of course). All the best & stay safe bud 👍.
Thanks! Appreciated the kind words. I've got some shots of the SP, might look into putting them into a video form at some point in the future, sadly none of them show that engine singing!
Just got my 73 JH going after sitting for 12 years, she's running really nice. These are totally forgotten and overlooked classics. Nothing like the noise of a twin weber or del screaming away at 7k rpm. Mine is red too, somehow it's the best color for this design.
That's great to hear, hope to see more videos of yours. Yeah hopefully they'll get more recognition with this. Absolutely that engine note is a form of addiction I reckon! Yes I do prefer red, it has a good presence.
@@michaelkenny8574 Thank you! I'm originally from Poland (lived in the UK since age 11) so will definitely have to take you up on the offer if I'm ever in the area! BTW, This channel is dormant at the minute, I'm posting Car Stories and other automotive films onto a channel I run with friends called 'Rebel Classics' Feel free to check it out if you like this type of automotive content. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AdmaMT_R2Gw.html
Terrific stuff - very interesting and well produced, plus, looks like a great car,. The owner is clearly very enthusiastic and an asset to any classic car club! Well done.
Adrian's Carpinions I subscribed to your channel and will be on the lookout for your future videos. I’m also looking forward to seeing your channel grow!
@@1professor Thank You! In the meantime feel free to check out my 'Car Stories' series, it's in a similar style as the above video but focuses more on stories people form around their cars. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dZLccwS_xSY.html
Just one thing. What do you mean you couldn't own it sooner? I got my first and still only car to date when I was 14. I saved money since I was 11 with minor works and shows I'd do and when it went on sale I just had to get it. It's now been with me for almost 13 years.
hey there! well technically sure, I had wished I had owned it sooner. Technically that wasn't possible since it had only just come on the market at that time and I had only just started looking for a car that would drive. So when we say I couldn't own it sooner, really its down to logistics and on a practical sense of just having a perfectly good car I couldn't legally drive yet. Hope this helps!
I understood that xD I was just saying that not being able to drive it wasn't a reason. I only got my license to drive when I turned 19. 5 years of wait to drive it until I could drive it.
Hey it’s Jordan here, appreciate all the love you guys are having for the car. If you wanna keep up to date with me, follow 404_missinglink on Instagram :D
