1960 Jensen 541R

Jensen Owners Club Visit

David Turnage from the Jensen Owner’s Club has visited today to inspect our three Jensen’s. In order to register the cars, a representative from the club is required to verify the paperwork and confirm the authenticity of the vehicles. And, as always, he arrives in style…

Removing the 400 bodyshell

And now we have the amazing chassis 440 separated from the shell. We will still look to tidy the chassis up in places but having this chassis will save us a lot of time and money. A lot of the hard work has been carried out by the previous owner so a much better option […]

Germany Yesterday – Bridge Classic Cars Today

Leaving Germany yesterday was our latest ‘soon to arrive’ additon to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration family, a 1960 Jensen 541R. It is the last 541R that to be built by Jensen Motors (#493) and is in need of a little TLC. Upon arrival to the office this morning we were all greeted by one very […]

One for the future: Jensen 541R

The Jensen 541R is a closed four-seater GT-class car built in the United Kingdom by Jensen between 1957 and 1960. The original aluminium prototype appeared in 1953 as the 541 at the London Motor Show, although this changed to glassfibre for all production cars. Within a year, the new 541 had already earned rave reviews from magazines, notably Autocar, whose testers drove the grand tourer to […]