August 2, 2017

Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our old friend Brian couldn’t resist a drive round to the Mansion House Hotel to show Gordon how good his Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia really

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Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster back in our workshops

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Now finished in Jaguar Golden Sands sitting proudly next to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 both ready for rebuild.

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Jensen 541S prime is now complete

The two stage primer is now complete and she’s ready to be transformed back to the original factory colours. Soon to be Pearl Grey and Black.

 

Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our old friend Brian couldn’t resist a drive round to the Mansion House Hotel to show Gordon how good his Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia really is.

It is so original with all it’s factory stickers. Even it’s paint sticker in the boot.

Only in Elgin to give it a run. Fill up with fuel and a final clean before the classic car show in Old Meldrum on Sunday.

Another win I am sure will be under this season car enthusiasts belt on Sunday night.

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Working on the Triumph Spitfire brakes

With the engine out and being stripped and rebuilt we could now concentrate our efforts on stripping and correcting the seized brakes.

The brake shoes are totally seized from years of sitting around so we have removed them and are in the process of unseizing and stripping them to assess what work needs to be carried out on them.

Touching up the wheel arch

We are now mid way through repairing the scrape on the nearside rear wheel arch. Here we are having prepped the body ready for the Signal red application later this afternoon.

Tidying up the engine bay

With the front springs and dampers removed and the bushes changed we concentrated our efforts on tidying the engine bay.

The tops of the springs have been stripped back to bare metal and the air intakes have been removed ready to be re-painted.