Behind The Scenes: 1949 Morris Minor MM ‘Lowlight’
March 10, 2021
In February, we shot this characterful Morris Minor ‘Lowlight’, which you may recognise as out current competition car. We were lucky with the weather as
March 10, 2021
Arriving soon: 1953 Francis Barnett, 1962 BMW Isetta, 2000 BMW Z3 3.0
March 10, 2021
We are very excited to reveal 3 incredible machines arriving in our workshops very soon. First up we have our beautiful 1953 Francis Barnett Rigid
EADT: Morris Minor Lowlight – March 2021
March 10, 2021
We’ve been featured in the EADT who have written about our charming 1949 Morris Minor Lowlight. We love seeing our work in local publications!
Custom Made Battery Box
March 10, 2021
Our friend Clinton from Holdsworth Artisan Metalwork has made this custom battery box for Craig’s 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T cafe racer motorbike. Clinton has carefully
Grey Jensen Snag List
March 10, 2021
Our 1957 Jensen 541 R(S) is currently being worked through its snag list, which is essentially a list compiled of areas that need to be
Austin Nippy Mouse Trap Springs Cause A Snag
March 10, 2021
These tangled looking metal pieces are fondly named ‘mousetrap springs’ which are fitted on the clutch fork fingers. However, these have unfortunately given in and
Daytona Headrest and Seats In Process
March 10, 2021
Our trim shop have been dedicating their efforts to our Ferrari Daytona recently, which is one of the largest nut and bolt restorations we have
Peony Red Jensen Progression: Trim, Engine And Steering
March 10, 2021
Brian has been working on the door cappings for our 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541S. He began by fitting metal brackets to the rear door
Silver Jensen Gets New Straps And Springs
March 10, 2021
We’ve been working on securing the 1959 Jensen 541R’s rear axle frame. New rear axle straps have been manufactured by hand in the workshop and
Behind The Scenes: 1949 Morris Minor MM ‘Lowlight’
March 10, 2021
In February, we shot this characterful Morris Minor ‘Lowlight’, which you may recognise as out current competition car. We were lucky with the weather as a warm late winter sun graced the skies over Bentwaters RAF base. Ellie and Freddie headed down to our hanger to start photographing and filming our beloved Morris in preparation to be launched on the website.
Alongside our stationary photos, we always capture in-motion shots of the car driving, as well as videos to capture the spirit of the motor.
Detailed shots of the exterior and interior are captured in several locations, giving the team plenty of content to post over the course of the competition.
We were lucky to have our presenter Charlotte join us for the shoot as well, allowing Ellie to snap some portraits of her with our characterful moggy. Charlotte selected her outfit carefully to compliment our motor and set the scene of a sunny roadtrip.
One of our skilled technicians, Lydia, a vintage lifestyle enthusiast joined us on the shoot as well for some portraits. With a carefully selected colour co-ordinating outfit, Lydia perfectly captured the era and charm of our Morris.
Arriving soon: 1953 Francis Barnett, 1962 BMW Isetta, 2000 BMW Z3 3.0
March 10, 2021
We are very excited to reveal 3 incredible machines arriving in our workshops very soon.
First up we have our beautiful 1953 Francis Barnett Rigid Trials bike. A perfect addition to the Hangar to sit beside our 1961 Francis Barnett Trials 85. The current owner has kindly taken some photographs of the bike prior to us taking ownership…just to keep us excited!
We are planning to collect later this week so we will have more images to share with you very soon.
A very rare find is our 1962 BMW Isetta ‘Bubble Car’. Purchased some time ago for a family member the car was very rarely used by the current owner and therefore has been offered to Bridge Classic Cars to find a new home.
And our 2000 BMW Z3 3.0 Widebody. A fantastic colour combination of Silver with two-tone red and black leather interior. The car has covered just 27,000 miles from new and it’s one to enjoy now knowing that it will be future collectible. Prices of the Z3 are already starting to rise and the desirable 3.0 litre engine is no doubt one to keep hold of for as long as you can.
EADT: Morris Minor Lowlight – March 2021
March 10, 2021
We’ve been featured in the EADT who have written about our charming 1949 Morris Minor Lowlight. We love seeing our work in local publications!
Custom Made Battery Box
March 10, 2021
Our friend Clinton from Holdsworth Artisan Metalwork has made this custom battery box for Craig’s 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T cafe racer motorbike. Clinton has carefully made this box by hand, bending the metal into shape and welding the corner together.
Grey Jensen Snag List
March 10, 2021
Our 1957 Jensen 541 R(S) is currently being worked through its snag list, which is essentially a list compiled of areas that need to be checked and tweaked before its finished.
John is going through all the electrics to check that everything is live and works, and modifying wiring as he goes. He is also readjusting the bonnet lift lever as traditionally it would sit a little too close to the throttle peddle.
Kath is modifying the boot lid trim as the rubber and material is causing some irritation against the metal sills. Kath is currently taking the material off the metal to modify.
Scott is altering the bonnet pin so that the screw fits in tighter as the hole is currently slightly too small as the screw is getting caught mid way.
Due to the V8 Corvette engine that was fitted in Boston in the 1960’s, the owner of this Jensen has decided to have his own personalised model tag fitted to this Jensen that describes it as a 541 R S as it has features of both models.
Austin Nippy Mouse Trap Springs Cause A Snag
March 10, 2021
These tangled looking metal pieces are fondly named ‘mousetrap springs’ which are fitted on the clutch fork fingers. However, these have unfortunately given in and in the process of their demise, got caught in the clutch. Although we managed to rescue these springs, it has meant we’ve had to take the engine back out of our Austin Nippy Seven and order new mousetrap springs and clutch fingers.
Daytona Headrest and Seats In Process
March 10, 2021
Our trim shop have been dedicating their efforts to our Ferrari Daytona recently, which is one of the largest nut and bolt restorations we have in currently.
Kath had already made the template cover for the Daytona headrest, and has now made the final copy using her own template. She began by unpicking her template and marking out a new one in the green material, which she then sews together and fits to the inner section of the head rest. Kath glues in place the excess material and pulls is taught. She then marks out the other parts which she clips together to sew. Adding a skirt to the outer section, Kath then adds a top stitch around the outer edge and sews all the pieces together. The next step is to then fit the foam inside and put all parts together. The foam rests are padded out with an extra 3mm of foam to ensure comfort and support. Once this is all complete, the same process is mimicked for the other head rests. Kath also needs to cover the back of the head rests in her next step.
Lydia has been concentrating on the back boards of the seats. She has unscrewed the back panel from the frame and taken off the old leather, calico and fibreglass. She’s glued on the headlining foam to the face of the fibreglass backboard once and taken all the original fabric off. She then drew around the original covers onto the new leather hide to create the new covers. Lydia then glued the leather into place on top of the foam and sealed around the edges underneath. After this, she trimmed it into place around the cut out sections. Then she glued a piece of black calico onto the back for the cut outs and another piece of leather on top of this.
Lydia has also been sewing inset strips for the door panels to add to Brian’s Daytona instalment which can be seen below.
Peony Red Jensen Progression: Trim, Engine And Steering
March 10, 2021
Brian has been working on the door cappings for our 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541S. He began by fitting metal brackets to the rear door capping and then glueing in the wadding. Brian then glued the leather cover to the door capping and turned the leather over onto the back to neaten up the corners and pull taught the material.
Paul and Ady have recently fit the engine into the Jensen which is arguably one of the key milestones in a restoration. With this now in place, engine refurbishments and adjustments can be made to ensure its up and running.
The assisted power steering pump has also been prepared and fitted into our Jensen.
Silver Jensen Gets New Straps And Springs
March 10, 2021
We’ve been working on securing the 1959 Jensen 541R’s rear axle frame. New rear axle straps have been manufactured by hand in the workshop and bolted in place to avoid unwarranted pressure being applied to the shock absorbers. This also ensures that the rear axle doesn’t move. Our Jensen didn’t originally have these so we’ve had to remove the exhaust lines to fit the straps.
The new front suspension springs have turned out to be too long so we’ve resorted to fitting the old ones back in be recomissioning them by painting and sandblasting them so theyre back to working order.
We’ve also discovered a hole in the front axle which has been welded and fixed before this classic Jensen swiftly leaves us this week.
