Although our current gel coated steering was in better than average condition we needed to look at freshening it up so that it did not stand out against the rest of the car once the restoration was complete. This task proved very difficult as there are very few companies that are able to offer the […]
The new floors are now shaped and cut for our 1960 Jensen 541S.
We’ve found a few more Jensen and Jaguar bits to go to chrome. A couple of weeks with Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford and we’ll have them looking as good as new.
Whilst the car has been away in our paint shops John has been busy preparing for the rebuild. Now that the car is back with us the newly refurbished parts can be fitted back up and the car can start to take shape once more. We are rebuilding the car to the original factory specification […]
Our 1960 Jensen 541S is now back in our workshops having undergone a full colour change respray. Now finished, once again, in her original factory spec Pearl Grey and black exterior, the time away in our paint shop has given us the opportunity to fully prepare ourselves for what we hope will be a relatively simple […]
The bonnet has been primed and ready for the final paint. All panels now prepped and painted John and Tommy have been fitting up the sills and bonnet ready for transportation back to the Bridge HQ. We are now on to the final phase which is the full fit up before we can officially sign […]
The majority of our chroming work has already been carried out by Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford but having found a couple of extras on both the Jensen 541S and Jaguar V12 E-Type it’s another trip over to get these started.
All repair and preparation work has now been completed on our 1960 Jensen 541S bonnet. Next step will be to spray the bonnet in pearl grey to match the bodywork before returning it back to our workshops for re-fit.
Having blasted the exterior of our 1960 Jensen fuel tank ready for paint it revealed a couple of tiny pin holes that go unnoticed to the eye but a pressure test reveals that something is not quite right. These holes need correcting prior to paint. We have called upon the skills of our colleagues at […]
Kim has been working with us this afternoon on our 1960 Jensen 541S to fit up the brand new black parcel shelf. With the parcel shelf fixed down and in position we can now refit the rear window and trim.
The gloss black wheels arches are finally back on the car, having been stripped back, repair, prepared and re-painted.
John’s continuing to progress very well on ‘Project Prototype’ as he fits up the Jensen 541S dashboard. The top has now been re-covered, the newly refurbished dials are now back in to position and the interior mirror is securely fitted up.
The brand new, bespoke exhaust system is now complete and fitted to our Jensen. A fantastic job by our good friends at Demand Engineering who told us of having a very special visit from a journalist who loved seeing our car.
The reproduction of the new ceiling cloth is now complete and Kim is currently fitting back up to our 1960 Jensen. Apart from one piece missing from the front which will tighten up the cloth it is in position and looking amazing.
Being a rare car to start and with the unusual set up of a single down pipe to a double exit it is not the kind of exhaust system that is readily available on the shelf so we have called upon the help of our friends at Demand Engineering in Stonham, Suffolk to re-manufacturer a stainless […]
It was a tight squeeze but our 1960 Jensen 541S prototype engine is now back in the car ready for the ancillaries to be fitted back up. All of the brake and fuel lines are in as is the gearbox, axle and propshaft. Today, John has been fitting up the carbs.
As the existing rubbers had perished on our 1960 Jensen 541S gearbox mounts we have stripped, cleaned and re-manufactured with new rubbers. Here they are rebuilt before and after primer.
When our 1960 Jensen 541S (the prototype) arrived in our workshops back in 2016 we discovered that the rear half-shaft was 20mm too short and not only that but the nut at one end was only secured by 3 turns. Something somewhere was wrong. The previous owner has since been in touch, his father owned […]
Work is now well underway on refitting our Jensen 541S with the front assembly now reattached. John has been busy re-wiring the loom this week.
As always, Tony at Wyatt Polishing has done a superb job of re-polishing the original Jensen 541S handbrake lever. Before After
Due to heavy corrosion on the rubbers of our Jensen 541S gearbox mounts, it is simpler and more cost effective for us to re-manufacture the mounts ourselves as brand new are non-existent and good second hand will be more work than is necessary. This is not the first time we have had to reproduce the […]
The doors have now been temporarily fitted up as this is safer than having them wrapped up and away on shelves. Within the coming weeks we’ll be able to show you huge progress on the car as we start to build her back up.
Here we have some classic pictures given to us from our good friends. It’s lovely when we have visitors with stories to tell and pictures to show. We carried out some work on Trevor Murray’s 1949 MG TC last year and whilst here he was thrilled to see the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S we had in undergoing […]
Today we accepted delivery of the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S, now back in its original factory colours of pearl grey with a black roof. Now the rebuild begins!
So the moment has finally come! The original Pearl Grey and black finish that our 1960 Jensen 541S prototype wore when she left the Jensen factory all those years ago is now back. We still have a bit of correcting to do and a full polish but the transformation is definitely well on it’s way. […]
As we start to refurbish the rocker cover we realised that we had missed having one piece of bright-work chromed, the rocker cover cap. Not to worry, it’s now over with Tony at Wyatt Polishing to have the chrome treatment. It’ll soon be back to us looking brand new.
The two stage primer is now complete and she’s ready to be transformed back to the original factory colours. Soon to be Pearl Grey and Black.
The eagerly awaited Australia package arrived with us this morning from Jensen Spares. Here we have the brand spanking new interior metal covers. As is often the case with classics and certainly the Jensen 541S’s certain parts are only obtainable from one source. The metal trim covers are very rare and Tony at Jensen Spares […]
As I took in impromptu visit to the paint shop today here we have some more pictures of our Jensen 541S in prime ready for paint. The shell is due to be painted next week so the next set of pictures will be hugely different. It’ll be lovely to see this prototype Jensen 541S back […]
On one of the hottest days of the year our newly painted Jensen 541S oil filter housing took no time at all to dry. Along with the steering column sleeve, work on refurbishing the loose components is really picking up pace. The shell should be returning from the paint shop very soon and the parts […]