THIS MONTHS FEATURED CAR(S)

JULY 2008

Mike Humphries’ Cars 

1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500

Strictly speaking, this is no longer my car, but I am custodian of it and doing most of the restoration. I bought the car in 1980 and commuted in it for about 6 years, before passing it on to my elder son. He drove it across country, and kept it in California for a number of years. It was shipped back and used by my younger son, and has now been passed on to my grandson. It started out brown, I repainted it black in 1988, and it has now been almost completely restored. Just wiring remains, witness the wires hanging down at the front. When complete, I’ll ship it to its new home in California.

This is the Spitfire en-route to the body shop, for a bit of repair welding and a touch of paint.

1971 Jensen Interceptor 2

I bought this car in 1988 and used it as my daily driver until I went overseas in 1988.  I returned in 1991 to find it a non-runner. Since then it has had a complete restoration. At the moment it is waiting for me to finish installation of a re-covered dashboard.

This car has the high compression version of the Chrysler 383 big block engine, and automatic transmission. They were only available in auto transmission because there was no manual transmission available that could handle the power. It’s a great car to drive and handles well, because the engine is set well back.

1989 Bentley 8

I’ve owned this car since 1992. I bought it with 35,000 miles on the odometer and now it’s up to 57,00. It’s a joy to drive, but parts are an astronomical price. It has a V-8 motor, but not quite the horsepower of the Interceptor 2.

1974 Jensen Interceptor 3

I bought this car, sight unseen, from an elderly gentleman in Monterey California. It was rust free, but the interior needed a complete cleaning, and I re colored the seats. After I bought the car, the seller told me that he’d bought it in 1978, and since then it had never been out in the rain. It has the lower compression Chrysler 440 engine and is a little less powerful than the Interceptor 2, but performance is adequate.

1974 Jensen Healey

This car is currently in pieces. I bought it in 2004 and drove it for a while, until I discovered that I could see daylight through the floorboards. It is currently (slowly) being restored. The engine is a Lotus 2 liter twin cam and seems to be in very good shape, and the interior is pretty good. When finished, it will be repainted in its original orange shade of red.

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