Some additional pieces of bright-work have been added to the collection over at Wyatt Polishing. No major repair work is required so this collection will just require stripping, chroming and polishing.
Here we have the first pictures of our Jensen 541S in prime ready for paint. The original colours have now been approved and the car is ready to be transformed from maroon back to the original factory Pearl Grey with a black roof.
The big day is almost here…the day our 1960 Jensen 541S body preparation is complete and ready for first stage primer. Within the next few days we’ll have the first pictures of the car in primer. As one of 3 prototypes original built and the only one to be built as an original automatic, our […]
The body of our 1960 Jensen 541S has been successfully refitted back on the newly painted chassis. With the original colours now confirmed we can continue with the body preparation ready for the full respray. Extra images from Trevor at the paint-shop…
Another assortment of Jensen 541S components have now arrived back from paint shop ready and waiting for exciting rebuild to commence.
With all of the chassis preparation now complete, the gloss black finish has now been applied. We can now move forward with refitting the body that we removed earlier in the build. Once this is fitted we can progress to the paint shop for the fill respray back to the original, factory set, colour.
The final task to undertake before the chassis is finished in it’s new gloss black coating is to seam seal all of the edges. Good seam sealing will prolong the life of a vehicle after restoration. Virtually all rust problems on a car will start in the seams. Here is a very informative article written […]
It has probably seemed a little quiet recently on our 1960 Jensen 541S project but be assured we’ve been very busy making the final tweaks to the chassis ready for it to be painted. Before the chassis entered our paint shops it was so full on for Tommy and Asa working on both the chassis […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tommy has now completed the repair work on the body. With the chassis arriving back soon from the paint shop, the freshly repaired body will now be permanently fixed back on the chassis ready for preparation and paint. Lots of work has gone into perfecting our Jensen 541S body. The bottom of the A post […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With the body shell once again removed, the final improvements to our Jensen 541S could then be completed. The wheel arches, boot floors, bumper hangers, body retainers, closing panels all round and all floor retainers have now be re-fabricated. We have also removed the battery casing to replace with a safer, enclosed and vented […]
Tommy has now completed tacking the new rear arches to the chassis. The next stage will be to complete the welding work on the rear arches before the chassis can go off for paint preparation.
We are so close now to being able to remove the shell once again and paint the chassis. Tommy is very happy with the new steps, the doors line up as they should, the measurements are mm perfect so Tommy can now move on to the next stage.
With the chassis rebuild progressing very well it is time for us to temporarily refit the body to ensure all alignments are accurate. Whilst the body shell is in place Tommy will continue to work on the areas of the chassis that still require welding work but needed the body to be in position. The […]
The sun is shining over Bridge Classic Cars HQ and here we have our 1960 Jensen 541S bodyshell back in the workshop ready for it to be temporarily fitted to the chassis to ensure that all dimensions are accurate in looking perfect!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve managed to successfully tackle the main tasks of our 1960 Jensen 541S prototype chassis rebuild. As you can see, we have had to replace one side of the chassis with new but we have managed to save certain areas of the other side which is great news. The rear tube has also been replaced, […]
We posted earlier this week images of the bumpers finished in copper. They have now been polished ready for the chrome plating process.
The first site of our newly formed 5″ Jensen 541S chassis, moments before it was fitted to the beautiful 1960 Jensen 541S prototype that we are currently restoring. Asa has been busy fabricating the piece to replace the rotten component that unfortunately we had little option but to remove. I am hoping tomorrow that I […]
Wyatt Polishing of Thetford have now completed the majority of the chrome brightwork on our 1960 Jensen 541S and as I was over there collecting Tony kindly showed me the stage he is at with the bumpers. Here we have a very unusual site, the chrome bumpers have been fully cleaned down prepared for the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve been blessed with the presence of renowned race engine builder Don Warman today in our workshops as he spent a second day testing the engine of our 1960 Jensen 541S. The engine is running beautifully and has been for the majority of the afternoon and with the gearbox soon to be arriving back after […]
Our 1960 Jensen 541S chassis tube has now been successfully removed on one side. This will soon be replaced with brand new tubing to make up the chassis frame once again.
With the rear cross members and leaf hangers in place it was time for Asa to focus on the rear wheel arches which are in desperate need of repair. It is a common issue we’ve found with the Jensen 541 chassis’, they rot…and unfortunately it is often not until you remove the sills do you […]
The corroded rear cross members and leaf hangers have now been cut away from the chassis of our Jensen 541S to be replaced with new. The new components will be fabricated and refitted in our Ipswich workshops. A new component has now been manufactured and fitted to replace the rear cross member and leaf hangers. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our 1960 Jensen 541S chassis has arrived back at our workshops from the blasters. With the body completely removed and all of the areas exposed, we thought it was best to blast the chassis to remove years of debris, grit and rust that had been collected. Only then could we truly see the challenges […]
Our 1960 Jensen 541S is one of 3 the prototypes that were original built by the Jensen brothers. Two of the prototypes were built with a manual gearbox and only one was developed with the automatic transmission…this, is the automatic. A very special and unique car that deserves the very best and that is why […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the body now completely removed from the chassis and the chassis away for assessment, Asa could turn his attentions to the body itself. A lot of work is required on our Jensen 541S body and it’s even more challenging when fibreglass is enthused with steel. Here we have the doors fully stripped to reveal […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1960 Jensen 541S (750CEA), the prototype, is still in our workshops as Asa spends another day repairing the steel bodywork sections. This was always set to be one of our most challenging projects as fibreglass is so delicate. The Jensen body is predominantly made from fibreglass but the areas where the body meets the chassis […]
Now that the shell has been completely removed from the chassis and it is now away being prepared, this gives Asa the opportunity to investigate and come up with a plan to resolve the issues with the body. The A-Post and surrounding area was where the majority of the work was needing to be carried […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having built one of the very best Jensen 541S’s in the world back in 2015 Asa and the team at Bridge Classic Cars have a very good knowledge and understanding of this beautiful vehicle. Having said that, we were very fortunate with our previous Jensen that the chassis had already been worked on prior to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The bright-work has now been delivered to Wyatt Polishing in Thetford ready for Tony and the team to carry out a full refurbishment of them. Every inch of chrome work on this vehicle will be worked on. It is a very delicate task to undertake as not only are these parts small and intricate but they […]
The Jensen dials have been packaged up and sent for refurbishing by world renowned restorers Speedograph Richfield Ltd. Within a couple days we’ll touch base with them, by which time they would have fully assessed the extent of work that will need to be carried out. They are the experts in this field, we have trusted […]