July 19, 2019

Classic Spotting with Jack B

Our good friend Jack is still travelling the world on-board his luxury Superyacht, I believe is in currently residing in Italy enjoying the sunshine. He has sent through some fantastic classics for us to admire.

Painting the Bentley rear end

Bizarre but true, our Bentley’s rear bumper had found a mate in a friendly pheasant who decided to peck away at the paintwork.

Not a huge issue to resolve so we have now put the car through our workshops to tidy up the rear and make it look perfect once again.

Fitting up the front and rear hubs on our Jensen 541R

John has now built up the front and rear hubs.

The brakes have been upgraded all round with the front set up being converted to 4-pot calipers. We have also altered the set up to hold spoke wheels and have temporarily fitted a set for testing.

Restoring the window frames and hood cover

The original Austin Healey side screens have been stripped, cleaned and repainted. We have had to carry out some remedial repairs to the cracked frames which involved welding new metal into the affected areas. The material and perspex which makes up the window have been cleaned down before rebuilding both sides ready for refit.

The hood cover has also been cleaned ready for install.