Our 1961 Jensen 541S has been safely transported home to its owner. Tony was responsible for its care and, as you can see from the photos below, this beautiful classic is now back with its fellow garage mates.
The very first Jensen we restored, our 1961 Jensen 541S has been in the paint shop with Chris. He has rubbed down the damaged area, primed, and painted the sill.
As many know, we have become somewhat of a Jensen 541 specialist. But today, was a special day at our Suffolk HQ as our very first Jensen 541 project made its way back to our workshops for the team to begin work on. This 1961 Jensen 541S was the one of the first, if not […]
Our friends at Wyatt Polishing recently completed some restoration work and zinc plating for a number of seat runners and bonnet struts for the Jensens currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. When components like this look as good as they now do, you can tell that the fully restored cars they become a part […]
The Jensen 541 was a car produced by Jensen Motors. Each one of these cars has an individual story to tell, but the story of the Jensen 541, in general, is one that many car enthusiasts should be keen to hear. If you want to know more about these truly iconic classic cars, then this […]
Local artist Paul Seymour has sent us in this beautiful watercolour painting of our 1959 Jensen 541R that he sketched at our stand at this years Helmingham Hall Classic & Sports Car Festival. We brought along the 541R which is in the early stages of its restoration with us. We’ve even got some photos of […]
We’ve been sent an amazing photo from the lobby of Seckford Hall here in Suffolk. The photo in the frame is from a photoshoot that Bridge Classic Cars did with the 1961 Jensen 541S restoration we had carried out at Seckford Hall. It’s always a very proud moment to see both our photography work and […]
It is lovely to receive a copy of the Zomer 2021 Jensen Journaal in the post this week. Several of our Jensens that we have restored have been featured in this month’s copy of the Dutch magazine, Jensen Journaal! https://jensenholland.nl/ It’s an absolute privilege, so thank you. The magazine talks about our 1957 Jensen 541R, […]
We call it the Jensen bible and in order to protect it Kath has made a bespoke leather book bag. Jensen Genome Richard Calver July 2019 Edition She started the process by drawing, measuring and working out the dimensions and design for the bag. Black leather was cut out to the required shapes and measurements […]
Earlier in the week we got delivered this 1961 Jensen 541S that had been the victim of a crash, and is looking a little worse for wear on the front end. The incident occurred when the bonnet flew up on the motorway and smashed the windscreen, tearing the fibreglass bonnet in the process. This was […]
Some of you may remember we mentioned our busy Jensen workshop last year, and it hasn’t slowed down in 2021. We’ve become the Jensen Specialists of the UK with a constant set of Jensen 541R and 541S projects passing through our doors on a regular basis. With projects ranging from full nut and bolt restorations […]
antique.inc have shared this stunning photo of our 1961 Jensen 541S on Instagram. This vehicle was fully restored by ourselves here at Bridge Classic Cars and was one of the first Jensen 541’s we fully restored. Since then, we have worked on several of these stunning vehicles and become very familiar with their quirks and […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month we told you how delighted we were to feature in the May 2016 edition of the EADT’s Suffolk Magazine with a fantastic piece on our very own Jensen 541S restoration. On Wednesday 25th May we received a lovely email into the office from a Mr and Mrs Smith: “I was thrilled to see […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]History of the Jensen 541S The Jensen 541S was Jensen Motors luxury GT model of the Jensen 541 series, being 4″ wider than the 541R, which had the advantages of making the interior roomier and improving the road holding. The 541S had a conventional radiator grill (as opposed to the flap of the 541) to […]