June 2019

Jaguar E-Type: Replacing the engine mounts and underseal

Two tasks to carry out today on our 1968 Jaguar E-Type. First up we have the replacement of the split engine mounts.

Thanks, as always to Pete and the team at SNG Barratt for the quick turn around on new mounts. Arrived next day to our workshops and ready to be fitted.

We have now prepared the under side for the under seal application. The area has been cleaned up, the components that we need to avoid with our under seal have been masked up so we are ready to go.

Progess on our new showroom

Work is now well underway on the new home of our classic car showroom. The cars are starting to move in now but at present this is a slow exercise as we are waiting on the space being deep cleaned and prepared for when we fill it.

New electrics have been fitted with LED ceiling drops and wall mounted LED’s all round.

The industrial cleaners start work on the ceiling to floor brush down so all cars are being removed to make way for the cherry pickers to get to work.

Faulty indicator on our 1957 Triumph TR3

Our 1957 Triumph TR3 is in today with a faulty indicator. Firstly we cleaned out the connections to the switch. We then replaced the relay and bulb and cleaned out the connections on the bulb. This repaired the fault so the car was good to leave us once again.

One for the future: 1973 Wolseley Six

Visiting our workshops today we have a wonderful little 1973 Wolseley Six in need of some TLC inside.

The carpets need to be replaced throughout, the seats require recovering, the dash recovered and some parts of the wood needs attention.

Detailing the TR7 engine bay

With the V8 engine out for a rebuild it was a great opportunity to detail the engine bay of our TR7 to bring it back up to wonderful condition once again.

Rover Vitesse MOT

Our 1987 Rover Vitesse is currently in with us having some small issues rectified ready to run it through the annual MOT.

Repairing our Jaguar E-Type Floor

We are currently in the process of remedying the corrosion issues we have discovered underneath our 1965 Jaguar E-Type.

We discovered the rust and corrosion whilst the car was with us for an upgraded rear differential. In order to complete the task properly the rust needed to be removed and new sheet work applied before we could even consider fitting up the new diff.

The area is now addressed and under seal has been applied.

Coming Soon: 1991 BMW 318i E30 Cabriolet

Coming soon, we will have available our 1991 BMW 318i E30 convertible.

A limited edition, believed with be one of only two hundred built in Neon Blue and only twenty of them being an automatic. Makes this classic quite a rare car.

The current owner has owned the car for over 20 years with it only being used on bright and sunny days. On the dark and rainy days the car has been dry stored and away from the elements.

We hope to have the car with us within the next two weeks where we will prepare and be able to offer more photographs and information.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or to book a future appointment. Finance can be arranged by a third party. Office hours are Monday to Friday (Saturdays and Sundays can be arranged) 8am to 5pm. To arrange a viewing please call Craig on 01473 742038 or email info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk