Racing Jaguar E-Type: Custom Door Inlays
June 15, 2020
Kath has been hard at work on our unique Jaguar E-Type Racecar. The interior is going to be very different to any other E-Type. The
June 15, 2020
Surf’s Up: Our ‘Surf Blue’ 1967 Austin Mini 850 Mini
June 15, 2020
Darren has now completed painting our Austin Mini. He’s now completed the external painting in ‘Surf Blue’. This colour choice works so well on a
Jensen 541R Interior Update From The Trim Shop
June 15, 2020
Brian has been making some superb progress on lots of smaller jobs on our Jensen interior restoration. He firstly stripped down the scuttle air vent
Jensen 541R Floor Fitted
June 15, 2020
Another milestone has been hit in our 1960 Jensen 541R restoration as she now has a doors and a floor! Paul has installed the newly
1957 Jensen 541R Interior Door Pockets
June 15, 2020
Brian and Dave have been making up the Jensen door pockets that intrude into the door card, providing storage space. Using the original wooden pocket
Racing Jaguar E-Type: Custom Door Inlays
June 15, 2020
Kath has been hard at work on our unique Jaguar E-Type Racecar. The interior is going to be very different to any other E-Type. The stripped out, lightweight interior will be functional, sleek and stylish.
Kath has made door panel inlays in orange leather. She’s marked out the leather before backing onto board, trimming off any excess.
Kath has then sewn around the edges in a slightly lighter contrasting shade of orange. She has then glued them into position within the metal doorframe with contact adhesive. There will be some additional components to come on our door panels but they are already looking great.
Surf’s Up: Our ‘Surf Blue’ 1967 Austin Mini 850 Mini
June 15, 2020
Darren has now completed painting our Austin Mini. He’s now completed the external painting in ‘Surf Blue’. This colour choice works so well on a Mini of this age, simply gorgeous. The cream roof compliments the blue superbly.
Wonderful work, Darren.
It’s now heading back to Ted at the Mini Centre to continue restoring this lovely classic. This Mini is being converted to run on a completely electric motor. We cannot wait to see this vehicle when Ted completes the restoration.
Jensen 541R Interior Update From The Trim Shop
June 15, 2020
Brian has been making some superb progress on lots of smaller jobs on our Jensen interior restoration. He firstly stripped down the scuttle air vent covers ready to retrim.
Brian has also stripped down and recovered the main Jensen dash panel. He has re-trimmed this in black vinyl. This black vinyl is extremely tactile, providing a luxurious, understated finish that will offset the chrome work superbly.
Brian has restored the original glovebox, re-trimming the glovebox with new carpet.
Brian has also made one pair of rear door capping from 9mm ply wood. He chiselled the correct cutouts and shaped the wood to perfectly match the original. Great work, Brian!
Jensen 541R Floor Fitted
June 15, 2020
Another milestone has been hit in our 1960 Jensen 541R restoration as she now has a doors and a floor!
Paul has installed the newly painted doors onto the vehicle.
We’ve also now installed the floor into our 541R.
1957 Jensen 541R Interior Door Pockets
June 15, 2020
Brian and Dave have been making up the Jensen door pockets that intrude into the door card, providing storage space.
Using the original wooden pocket as a template, Brian has cut new wooden inserts and handed them over to Dave.
In the workshop, Dave has custom fabricated new metal surround for the pocket. This will head back into Brian in the trim shop for final fabric trimming and fitting. Although this task alone is but a small detail, it needs to perfectly match the original door pocket to ensure the vehicle is restored as true to the original as possible. The overall quality of a restoration is determined by how precisely the smaller details are restored. Wonderful work, Dave and Brian!
