Since returning from the sandblasters, the chassis of our 1956 Jensen 541 has spent some time in our paint shop being painted. It’s not very often that you see the chassis of a car in this state so it’s always interesting to see this stage of restoration work.
Now that the chassis of our 1959 Jensen 541R is back in the workshop, classic car technician Rob has started the process of putting everything back together again. This will obviously take some time and it will require a huge amount of patience and skill. Fortunately, our classic car technicians have both of these so […]
The chassis of our 1959 Jensen 541R has arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It has been moved from our storage facility, The Hangar, ready to begin the next stage of the restoration process. Now it is back with us, our classic car technicians will carry out a thorough inspection of it before […]
Classic car technicians Monty and Christian have taken the front wings off of our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3 to make way for the new ones to be fitted at a later date. They made sure everything was done accurately and safely so, when the new wings are ready, they will fit perfectly into place.
Classic car technician Alan has been doing more work on our 1956 Jensen 541. After repairing the roof and bonnet of this classic car, Alan turned his attention to the doors. He removed the door skins from the frames so he could apply epoxy primer to both sides. Epoxy primer was also applied to the […]
Classic car technician Alan has once again been repairing and replacing parts of the fibreglass body of our 1956 Jensen 541. He ground back the cracks in the bonnet before covering it in a new sheet of fibreglass. In addition to this, Alan also reinforced all the bonnet supports as they were weak and loose. […]
Classic car technician Brian has continued his work on the interior floor of our 1958 Jensen 541R. After attaching the transmission tunnel cover, he then refitted the tunnel into the car before fitting the carpet. He then went on to fit the side panels, and refit the rear seat, before giving the new carpet a […]
To get our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3 back on the road, some new body panels were needed. We now have these and they will soon be fitted to the car as it continues to move through its restoration journey. We found it very exciting to see the new panels sitting on the shell of the […]
Our classic car technician, Clinton, has been making parts that will ultimately go on to be fitted into one of our ongoing Jensen projects. The bonnet strips he made can be seen in the photos below.
For the last few weeks, the interior of our 1958 Jensen 541R has been getting lots of attention from Lydia and Brian. Recently, Lydia turned her attention to the boot of the car – specifically, the boot carpet. After lots of measuring, cutting, making patterns, and double-checking everything, Lydia was able to get the boot […]
Not only has classic car technician Alan been busy repairing the fibreglass roof of our 1956 Jensen 541, but he has also been repairing a hole in the bonnet too. He repaired the inside first by attaching some meshing which would provide more support for the repair. Once the inside of the hole was sealed, […]
The history of the Jensen 541 is an interesting story that goes all the way back to 1953. Before the release of the 541, Jensen Motors predominantly used aluminium to make the bodywork of their Interceptors. Interestingly, the boot lid of the Jensen Interceptor though was made from fibreglass. Fibreglass was not commonly used in […]
Classic car technician Paul has been making several different parts that will eventually be used on one of our Jensen restoration projects. These include parts such as seat runners, bonnet supports, gutter trim, and door frames. All of these will go on to be further prepped before being installed in one of the cars. Paul […]
Brian and Lydia continue to work on the interior of our 1958 Jensen 541R. Lydia has been busy covering the remaining door card as well as covering the back of the rear squab with black vinyl to give it a neater and more appealing look. She also covered the metal frame that Clinton made, which […]
The Jensen 541 was a car produced by Jensen Motors. Each one of these cars has an individual story to tell, but the story of the Jensen 541, in general, is one that many car enthusiasts should be keen to hear. If you want to know more about these truly iconic classic cars, then this […]
Considering they were first fitted to the car all the way back in 1959, the newly refurbished brake calipers for our Jensen 541R are looking like they could have left the factory only yesterday. After removing them from the car, we sent the calipers off to Norfolk Brake and Clutch as they were in need […]
Our 1956 Jensen 541 has been the target of our classic car technician’s attention as of late. Over the past few days, the bonnet has been repaired so that it now lines up beautifully with the doors, some body panels have been gapped and aligned, and a new layer of fibreglass has been added to […]
A little while ago, we shared some images of some of the previous classic Jensens we had restored that went on to be featured in The Jensen Journaal – a magazine published in Holland for people who love all things Jensen. We have recently found even more photos of one of our previous cars from […]
Our 1958 Jensen 541R has been seeing lots of progress recently. This has continued with Clinton making new air vent shutters and runners for the car. In addition to Clinton’s hard work, Brian has been making the dash pad metal rail and covering this in foam and vinyl. Brian has also made the metal brackets […]
Lydia has completed more interior work on our 1958 Jensen 541R by getting the door cards and rear quarter panels finished. She used original Jensen pieces as patterns to make new leather and vinyl versions. Lydia sewed these together before they were glued and stapled to the frame.
The interior of our 1958 Jensen 541R is beginning to make some good progress. In addition to the interior carpets and the interior leather that has already been installed, work has started on the kick panels, door panels, and rear quarter panels.
There are quite a few Jensens being restored in our workshop at the moment (7 at the last count including 541s, 541Rs, and an Interceptor MK3). As there is a lot of work to get done on these classic cars, it’s usually very beneficial to bulk produce some of the smaller parts so they are […]
More repair work was needed on the subframe of our 1955 Jensen 541. This work has been undertaken and completed. The finished subframe will now be able to offer the support it needs to, in order to keep the classic car running smoothly and safely when it is fully restored.
After a trip to the blasters, our 1959 Jensen 541R has made its way back to the workshop. Once the newly blasted shell has been inspected by our classic car technicians, the next stage of restoration can begin.
Some of the peripheral parts belonging to our 1959 Jensen 541R are currently being cleaned up and prepared for refit. Once they are ready to go back on the car they will get packaged and stored away and await refit.
The 1958 Jensen 541R has worked on getting all the panels onto the car to double-check fitment after paint. The team have put the one-piece clamshell bonnet and both doors and boot lid onto the classic GT cars to begin adjusting and checking over everything to make sure there’s no interference and damage any of […]
The 1960 Jensen 541S ‘Peony’ which was restored by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house team has won Best Restored Car at Classic at Glemham 2022. It’s amazing to see the reception and accolades that this particular Jensen has been chalking up since being completed by the workshop here at our Suffolk HQ. We can’t wait […]
The trim shop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working on more parts of the 1958 Jensen 541R. The team have been working on finishing up the amazing fluted rear seat bases. Each line of the fluting has been carefully stitched by hand by Lydia closely following the original as a reference. The […]
With the paint shop now finished with the 1958 Jensen 541R, the Bridge Classic Cars trim team can begin working on the interior of the car insitu. To begin with, the trim shop have made new wooden bases for the front seats of the classic 541R which have been made specifically to fit each individual […]
The 1958 Jensen 541R has been having more pieces of its interior made by the Bridge Classic Cars trim team but this time with some unique and personal touches. The rear seat bases of the classic Jensen have been completely stripped back for the team to inspect and take measurements for the rarely seen fluting […]