Steve was born in
December 1962 in Newport, Isle Of Wight, which is an island off the
south coast of England.
His parents neighbours had an Interceptor, in
which he would get a lift to school. This is how the seed of Jensen
ownership was sown.
Steve left the Isle of Wight in 1979 to became
an engineer in the Royal Air Force, working on Lightening fighter jets
for 9 years. After leaving the RAF, Steve worked as a manager of a
company producing water cooler bottles for a while, before
starting his own business, which he currently still runs.
He divorced in 2000, and purchased a cottage in
rural Oxfordshire. This was built in 1870, and had been a roadside cafe
for travellers until 1973, when it became a private residence. He added
a large, purpose built garage to the cottage, and this led to the search
for an Interceptor. The cars he saw fell into two categories: ones
that were either in poor condition; or dealers cars that were very
expensive.
He eventually found one advertised in the
Jensen Owners Club magazine. The car had been used as a company car for
4 years, and while not in perfect condition, was the best he had seen so
far.
He brought the 1973 Interceptor 3,
chassis number 136- 8494 in 2000 for £6500.
The cars has received extensive refurbishment
and modification since, and has become a test bed for many new ideas for
updating the classic car theme.
Steve married Sarah in 2018 and they are enjoying his car
together by taking it on holidays and trips.