These car parts have all undergone a special cleaning treatment of vapour blasting here at our Pettistree workshop. The inlet manifold, cam cover, sump and side covers from a Mercedes Pagoda, a 1972 Peugeot 504 and a 1961 Jensen have all had the impressive cleaning treatment and just look at those results! Vapour blasting is […]
Following stripping the interior of the 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe, our trim shop extraordinaire Brian has been hard at work rebuilding this iconic beauty. With the chairs stripped right back to the bare metal, Brian’s rebuilt the chairs starting with new rubber straps fixed to the frame. “I used hessian to line the base and […]
We promised earlier in the week you’d see some professional shots of the 1989 BMW M3 following her full paint job. So here she is! Finished in the quintessential Diamond Schwartz, this stunner of an 80’s classic came to use with dents, scratches and fractures which have all now been rectified. The BMW M3 was […]
Our 1960 Jensen needed a new number plate bracket, the trouble was, none that fitted were in existence. Therefore, our creative and very talented classic car specialist technician Paul manufactured a custom built bracket to take it’s place. Using aluminium, he cut and bent the metal into the correct shape and fitted it seamlessly into […]
Final high build primer has been applied to the doors and bonnet of the 1963 Morris Minor by our paint-shop-pro Chris. “All they need now is a final rub down ready to be painted,” he explains. The side panels have also been prepped and shaped with filler, ready for their polyester primer. Inside the car, […]
Restoration work continues on the black 1960 Jensen 541R. This week the brakes have been given some special attention by our classic car expert technician Paul. “I’ve refurbished the handbrake caliper,” explains Paul, “then fitted the repaired unit back into place.” Next stop – the trim shop.
After spending many years stored under a tree before arriving here at Bridge, we continue to uncover rust and corrosion throughout the 1987 Mercedes 500SL. One of our welders Toby has completed welding work in the boot this week. “There was excessive corrosion all over the boot floor,” Toby described. “So I’ve welded a new […]
Mauro, our master mechanic here at Bridge has been completing work on the doors of the 1973 Triumph TR6. Along with getting all the mechanisms working on the handles and windows, Mauro had been busy finishing up other bits. “I’ve also finished the surrounds on the doors and windows,” Mauro explains. “So all the rubber […]
Our classic car Technician Dave has repaired a couple of damaged driveshafts on our lovely 1947 MG TC. “Originally, the car came in with differential problems” explains Dave, “but once the differential had a complete overhaul we realised then that the driveshafts were all twisted.” Dave’s now replaced two of the four driveshafts and the car […]
Our trim shop duo Brian and Kath have been working wonders on the 1973 TR6 interior. Brian started by making this centre console cover, pulling the leather around the edges and gluing it to the rear. He’s then made the trimming and speaker panels in the same way. “I stapled the leather around the speaker […]
The 1926 Riley Merlin Nine Briggs came to us with a rigid exhaust pipe. Eventually, the natural movement of the engine would lead it to break. Our specialist classic car technician Dave has built her a new, more flexible, exhaust pipe. “A rigid exhaust pipe would eventually break the exhaust manifold,” explains Dave. “I’ve now […]
Bridge Classic Car’s Directors, father and son team Gordon and Craig visited the British Motor Museum this week on one very specific mission – to learn all about their 1905 Riley 9HP. The museum is home to what is believed to be one of only three 1905 Riley’s in existence. Gordon and Craig were invited […]