Adam has masked the 1960 Jensen 541R and progressed it into the colour stage. An undercoat was applied first, followed by the main colour and then the clear coat. The wheel arches have been prepared, primed using a wet-on-wet process, and finished in satin black.
A guide coat has been added to our 1960 Jensen 541R. The primer was then rubbed down ready for final paint. The car was then masked up and will soon have its beautiful new paint applied.
Our 1960 Jensen 541R has been fully masked and been in polyfan. A guide coat has been applied to the car, and the polyfan has been rubbed down using 180-grit sandpaper. The vehicle is now ready for its final primer application. Before sending the side trims for chroming, they have been marked out and aligned […]
Chris has been continuing his work on our 1960 Jensen 541R. Recently, he has applied a guide coat and rubbed the car down. As he continues to prep the car for paint, it’s getting more and more exciting to see the progress being made.
Paul has fabricated a temporary engine support for our 1960 Jensen 541R. He then fitted the engine and the steering arms. Once this was done, Paul then fitted the front hubs and started mounting the front subframe.
Looking lovely sitting in the middle of The Atelier. The final touches are being made to the door and the car is hopefully only days away from the testing stage.
After Tony collected the engine of our 1960 Jensen 541R, Paul fitted the clutch and brake master cylinders to the car. He then cut the heat shield to shape and fitted it to the bulkhead. Paul went on to prepare the fuel tank before fitting it. The flywheel has also been prepped.
Tony has been out on the road again delivering two vehicles to their very happy owners. The first was our 1959 Jensen 541R. After loading it into the trailer, it was soon back home. The second delivery was to the lucky winner of our 1960 BSA A10.
Our trim team are always engaged in the constant pursuit of perfection, and their most recent exploit is the dashpad of our 1956 Jensen 541. Our trimmer Lydia made the dashpad for our classic Jensen a few months ago now, but the project is now at the stage of having its interior put into the […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and is now back with its very happy owner. Tony loaded the car up and safely delivered it home earlier this week. This is a stunning classic car and one that has been with us for a while. It’s great to now see it […]
As we prepare to say goodbye to our 1959 Jensen 541R, I thought it would be nice to take some photos of it in its almost-finished state. A bit more testing is needed and then it will be off home to its owner.
The near side lower corner of our 1960 Jensen 541R has been repaired by Alan. He also replaced both quarter-panel window rubber holders. Once all the repairs on the underside of the body were complete, Alan masked out the parts that need sealing when they are attached to the body frame. He then blacked the […]
The body of our 1960 Jensen 541R has been removed ready for work to begin on it.
Lydia has been stripping the seats of our 1960 Jensen 541R ready for new covers once the fabric has been chosen.
Rob is back into the swing of things now as he makes and fits an access plate to cover the fuel tank sender unit. He has fitted up the interior door handles to both doors, repainted motif on gear knob and fitted to car. The fuel tank breather pipe has been fitted to the tank […]
Rob returns to work this week, having taken a extended break to recover from some recent surgery. He gets straight back on to our Jensen 541R as we finish off this fantastic restoration. He has fabricated a bracket for mounting a battery cut off switch in the boot. Fitted a bracket and switch to car. […]
Part of our 1959 Jensen 541R has been undergoing some work in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication bay. Technician Monty has been straightening the front crash bar before it goes back onto this beautiful (and nearly finished) classic Jensen.
Bridge Classic Cars workshop manager, John found that the hose was not sealing on the water pump of our 1959 Jensen 541R, so he found another pump and fitted it into the engine. Our 541R is getting closer and closer to being completed and we are looking forward to seeing it leave the workshop very […]
Brian has been giving our 1959 Jensen 541R some attention. He screwed the door cappings to the top of the door panels and fitted the chrome trim along the top of the door cappings, before cutting & filing holes in the chrome trim to fit around the quarter light brackets. He then adjusted & fitted […]
Fitting inner glovebox top section and outer panel. We have glued the vinyl to the bottom section, fitting hinges to the glovebox lid, fitted lock to the lid before fitting lid to the glovebox outer panel. Brian has also made up the leather door straps, glued leather together ready to be sewn and bolted leather […]
Some additional shaping was needed to the floor mats upon inspection. Lydia cut down the sides slightly and shaped the back edge. She added a rubber floor mat to the drivers side to give some protection for the mat. The front carpet mats have been altered to improve the fit and she also located the […]
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work putting our 1959 Jensen 541R back together. The steering wheel has been stripped and a new rim has been fitted to the refurbished hub. The rear screen is also back in the car and there has been great progress made in the engine bay. Rob also fitted […]
Lydia and Brian have been working hard on the interior of our 1959 Jensen 541R. Brian has been making and fitting the door panels, while Lydia has been focussing on the interior carpets and seats of our classic Jensen. The restoration of this beautiful car is getting closer and closer to being finished and we […]
Over the last few weeks, a lot of progress has been made on the restoration of our 1959 Jensen 541R. Both the interior and the exterior of this beautiful classic car are looking very different now and are getting closer and closer to being completely finished. Classic car technicians Brian and Lydia have been working […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued to make good progress as its interior is coming together nicely. Both Brian and Lydia have been working hard to make the interior of the car look as good as the exterior. They have made and fitted the carpet for the boot lid. They also made the patterns and […]
Classic car technician Alan has been busy painting several components of our 1959 Jensen 541R. These were then passed on to Rob who is continuing his work rebuilding this beautiful classic car. As well as the main body of the car being rebuilt, our interior trim team, Brian and Lydia, have been working hard on […]
Since the chassis of our 1960 Jensen 541R returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, classic car technician Rob has been completing repairs. However, recently, Rob progressed to starting the long process of putting our 541R back together again. The main body is now back on the chassis and the whole thing is starting to […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued to make great progress towards being fully restored, leaving the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, and returning to its owner. As classic car technician Rob continues his work rebuilding this beautiful classic car, Mauro has been painting various components black in preparation for them to be re-fitted to the car […]