Tony has collected the body and various parts of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 from the sandblasters. These will stay in storage for a short while until they are ready to be put back onto the car.
The engine and gearbox have been put back onto the chassis of our 1954 Jaguar XK120. After being lifted into position, Jonn secured the mounts and everything in place. The wheels were then put back on so the stands could be removed.
Technician Julian has begun the process of fitting up the chassis of our 1954 Jaguar XK120.
The rear axle of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has begun being put back together ready for the next stage of its restoration to start.
The chassis rebuild of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has begun. The front suspension and front stub axle have been fitted and, once the axle arrives back at the workshop, the rebuild can continue.
Our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has been in paint with Chris. While in the paintshop, Chris applied dtm gloss to various components.
The clutch arm and fixings were replaced on our 1954 Jaguar XK120, as they had been welded at some point in the past. Then the flywheel was refitted with new bolts along with a new 3-part clutch kit. Then the engine and gearbox were mated up and connected with new fixings.
Rebuilding the engine of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has begun which is an exciting part of the restoration. After dismantling the engine, it was noted that the head has severe corrosion close to and within the sealing part of the head. This means that it is not serviceable but, fortunately, we have a good replacement […]
After the engine and gearbox of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 were removed from the car, they were separated and strapped securely to a pallet ready to be shipped to Rushton Engineering, who will be rebuilding them. Once they are back with us, in a little while, the classic XK120 will be able to continue making […]
After the chassis of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 was repaired by our fabrication team, it moved over into the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. While there, classic car technician Mauro painted the chassis black. As you can tell from the photos below, the chassis looks much improved and marks a step forward in the restoration of […]
Classic car technician Chris has been completing some welding repairs on our 1954 Jaguar XK120. After stripping the car, bracing it, and then removing the body, Chris has got to work on making the required repairs to the metalwork. There’s still a long way to go before our classic XK120 looks its best but, with […]
Various components of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with classic car technician Mauro. He has been priming the parts before painting them black ready to eventually be re-fitted to our classic Jaguar. The wheels were also in the paint booth to be primed too. Our Jaguar XK120 […]
After being stripped, our 1954 Jaguar XK120 spent some time in the fabrication bay with technicians Monty and Chris. While there, they braced and removed the body of our classic Jaguar from its chassis. After being a paused project for a while, it is great to see our XK120 make good progress towards, eventually, leaving […]
The strip down of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has continued as classic car technician John has been removing and cleaning components of the car that will be reused during the restoration. This included the instrument cluster strip with the gauges being prepared for cleaning. The torsion bars have been dot punched to mark the spline […]
Classic car technician John has been working on our 1954 Jaguar XK120. After being a paused restoration project for its previous owner, it has spent some time at our secure storage facility waiting for a spot in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that the time has come for its restoration to continue with our […]
Bridge Classic Cars have recently acquired this beautiful 1954 Jaguar XK120 for sale as a project to be restored. This XK120 was in the process of being restored by its previous owner who could not complete the project, unfortunately. This XK120 project comes with a full V5 as well as a spare chassis and boxes […]
The latest arrival into The Hangar, the Bridge Classic Cars secure storage facility is this legendary 1954 Jaguar XK120. This car was acquired by ourselves due to the owner, unfortunately, passing away and therefore the project has been left incomplete. Tom and Brian went to pick up the car, the spare chassis and the numerous […]
Bridge Classic Cars will soon be welcoming this 1954 Jaguar XK120 to our secure storage facility, The Hangar. This XK120 is an incomplete project with numerous spare and replacements parts in boxes, including a complete spare chassis for the car. The car, all the spares and the V5 have been acquired by us so while […]