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We’re delighted to announce that after being smoothed and polished, our beautiful Peony Red Jensen has entered the trim shop. Chris spent yesterday smoothing and polishing the body so that the paint looks smooth and perfect. We’re loving the richness…
Chris has been working on some of the exterior panels for our Peony Red Jensen. Although the body can be painted in one go, the exterior panels and doors need to be done separately to ensure the paint can get…
Yesterday afternoon was the moment we’ve all be waiting for. The first drop of Peony Red paint has been applied to our 1960 541S Jensen. For months we’ve been watching our skilled technicians work on rebuilding and reworking the body…
Step by step, our Peony red 1960 541S Jensen gets closer to actually being Peony Red. We’ve been referring to it with its colour but its been nothing more than various shades of white or metal for quite a while….
Our Peony Red Jensen is getting closer to actually be Peony Red. This classic Jensen has been sat in parts for a while as we work through the rust but is now on the final steps before it can be…
Parts of our 1960 541S Jensen are sat in our paint bay whilst Chris works on them. The door hinges have been sandblasted, the door frames and door skins have been painted, and the boot, front bumper part and wheels…
The restoration to the Peony Red Jensen’s doors continues. James is working on correcting the corrosion damage by welding and fabricating new parts to replace the corroded elements. Both doors are bespoke and custom to the car, so James, one…
Our Peony Red Jensen has been masked and primed and is now ready for paint.
Brian from our trim shop has been working on creating more interior fittings for our 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541S. The first steps in creating new door panels were to remove the old metal from the door panel board and…
Our 1960 Peony red Jensen 541S is making good progress in the workshop. Here are the latest developments. Fabrication Bay Our technician Chris has been working on the Jensen body in the fabrication bay. He’s been ‘gapping’ the doors so…
We’ve sent off a collection of our dials back to Speedograph to refurbish them. These all belong to our Lilac Jensen 541R, the Amphicar, the Peony Red Jensen and a Mercedes.
It goes without saying, 2020 has been tough for everyone but there have been some positives! Bridge Classic Cars turned 16, we welcomed in more unique and interesting cars, expanded the team and took new ventures. 2020’s Winners This year…
We’ve taken apart the old rear quarter panels on our 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541s, ready to make new ones. This is done by cutting out new mill board panels, cutting out new plywood panels, fitting new plywood panel to…
Our Peony Red 1960 Jensen 541S is getting closer and closer to evolving into a beautiful Peony Red classic. Before it can be painted, our workshop technicians Paul and Scott are assembling and fitting the parts before its sent back…
We are currently on the look out for new door closures for our Jensen 541S. Unable to source them from our comprehensive book of suppliers, we will look to manufacture them new.
Our week has been very busy with two photoshoots at the start of the week and new projects arriving in the workshop. Tr6’s new hood cover Our trim shop has been fitting the frame to the TR6. This includes riveting…
There’s been a lot going with week already and its only Wednesday! Take a look at what’s been going on s far. Range Rover Sport 2016 One of our directors, Gordon, had his Range Rover Sport’s tyres refurbished, ready for…
As we progress to the final stages of our 1960 Jensen 541S body preparation the next major step is to fully assess our fibreglass work, to ensure we have covered all grounds before coating the full body shell in a…
Some drama in the engine workshop! All was seemingly well with the engine re-build however, unbeknown to us, the dipstick tube had previously broken off inside the cylinder block. If Ady’s keen eyes hadn’t noticed, this would have led to…
More work has been done on our 1960 Peony red Jensen 541S. The latest instalments are the seat covers and pockets that have been made by our trim shop. This involved marking out the leather for the seats, sewing the…
The Peony Red Jensen 541S has had its engine rebuilt. Our engine specialist has been working to refurbish and rebuild the old engine. No one ever claimed that rebuilding engines were easier, nor pretty… Ady cleared out this huge sludge…
Our specialist technicians have been working hard on the 1960 Jensen 541S restoration. The latest refurbishments include smoothing and correcting the doors by filling any holes, taking out rust and installing custom made metal pieces. Our engine specialist Ady carried…
Its been a busy week, with once again, many cars leaving, lots making big milestones and photoshoots! Behind the scenes on the Rolls Royce shoot We were extremely lucky with the weather on Wednesday for our Rolls Royce Corniche shoot…
You’d be right in saying that this isn’t a red 1960 Jensen 541S. But with a bit of imagination and a lot of hard work from our specialist technicians, this car soon will be a beautiful Peony Red. However, that’s…
We popped into our in-house paint and trim shops this afternoon to check out what our classic car technicians are working on today. Darren, one of our specialist painters is sanding down the fuel tank on our 1972 Peugeot 504….
These car parts have all undergone a special cleaning treatment of vapour blasting here at our Pettistree workshop. The inlet manifold, cam cover, sump and side covers from a Mercedes Pagoda, a 1972 Peugeot 504 and a 1961 Jensen have…
Derek, the proud owner of the 1961 Jensen 541S came along to our workshop this week to choose the colour scheme for the restoration. After some careful deliberation, Derek finally decided on peony red coupled with kelvin grey for the…
We will soon be ready to start the restoration of our 1961 Jensen 541S. Another very exciting Jensen project as we get to work restoring the car back to its original, factory spec, finish. For now, the original engine has…
Our recently purchased Jensen 541S has arrived at the showroom. An almost completed restoration, this vehicle will be available for sale soon with the option for us to restore or to restore yourself. It is chassis number 3 so really…
We’ve just collected our latest showroom addition, this stunning Jensen 541S. The third ever 541 S to roll of the production line, this example is 90 percent restored. If purchased, we can either supply the car in its current condition…