September 12, 2016

Why a new body shell was more cost effective

Here you can see the extent of work that is required on the existing body shell of our MGBGT.

We are never put off by the amount of bodywork that is required on a restoration. At the end of the day, we are restoration specialists so no task is ever too daunting but we always consider our customer’s purse strings; our time in labour is not always the most cost effective option!

This is a prime example of why a new body shell for our 1968 MGBGT restoration was by far the better option.

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

1968 MG BGT Stripped

A lot of time and effort would be required to get this back up to Bridge Classic Cars standards whereas…

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

As you can see, we try, as best as we can, to match our coffee mugs with the colour of the vehicle we are working on!!

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

1968 MGBGT New Body Shell

Our new MGBGT body has arrived…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]…and we were expecting to be carrying out a lot more remedial work than what is actually required on this one. Good news for us as Asa, John and Mark can be working on different parts of this project now and even better news for Mr D as he’ll be incurring less labour charges which will all help keep within his his budget.

Now all of the components are removed and the bodyshell is here the next stop is the body shop. The next time we see this beauty she’ll be Snowberry White.[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”6403,6402,6401,6399,6398,6397,6396,6582,6583″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

‘Flippie’ Director showing off a classic find

He’s been dubbed as Suffolk’s answer to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, here’s Kieran Roper, Director of social media platform ‘Flippie’ showing off a classic Triumph Vitesse in Westerfield, near Ipswich.

Get it to us Kieran, we’ll show you that it’s not beyond repair!!

Triumph Vitesse - Kieran Roper