1960 Jensen 541R

Black Jensen’s Clutch Retouch

The clutch pedal had worn where the clevis pin goes through which allowed for too much movement on the pedal, so the clutch was not releasing as it should. The remedy was to weld up the elongated slot and re-drill it to the correct size, unfortunately, the whole pedal box had to be removed to […]

Gordon’s Jensen Gets New Metal Work

Our director Gordon, Craig’s father, also has a car in with us at the moment, however it doesn’t look much like a car currently.. This is a 1960 541R Jensen which will, when reassembled, be painted a two tone purple. So far its been welded and hand crafted in our fabrication bay. The rear arches […]

Workshop Walkabout

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 the cold winter months ahead. Now fully refurbished, Gordon’s Range Rover is ready to take […]

The Joys of the Jensen

We love classic Jensen’s here at Bridge Classic Cars. So much so, that we have five in for restoration work as we speak! Along with our projects, we also recently sold our 1962 Jensen 541S. This stunning Jensen was officially verified by Concours d’Elegance and the Jensen Owner’s Club with a incredible score of 386/400. […]

1960 Jensen 541R in Epoxy Primer

Chris has completely painted our Jensen 541R in epoxy primer, this will weather seal the car until it is ready to be prepared for paint.

1960 Jensen Chassis Preparation

Jensen Components for Chroming

We’ve got a few more Jensen components that are ready to be chromed. We can’t wait to see the A pillar windows fitted to the car and shining once more.

Day 2 of our 3 day trip: Ian Forster’s Jensen Collection

We left Shaw Hill Golf and Spa Hotel mid morning to continue with our journey up to Cumbria. As we climbed higher and higher up the hills we quickly begun to realise that our decision to pass the previous fuel station without stopping, thinking ‘we’ll go to the next one’, was not the best decision […]

Day 1 of our 3 day trip: 1977 Ford Escort RS2000

Day 1 of our 3 day trip and it was a good start as we made our way up the M6, to Chorley, to view a lovely 1977 Ford Escort RS2000. Our intention was to view 3 x RS2000’s during our trip. Working on behalf of our client, our objective was to source a good […]

1960 Jensen 541R – Awaiting Restoration

Awaiting restoration, we have our 1960 Jensen 541R with matching number engine. The Jensen Owner’s Club have confirmed the identity of the vehicle so she will be stored away until such time as a full restoration can begin.

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 […]