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August 12, 2022

Headed Off – The 1959 Jensen 541R Off to Blasting

August 12, 2022

The 1959 Jensen 541R ‘Hepburn’ has been completely stripped back to a bare shell by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop as part of its restoration and to prepare it for blasting.

The bodyshell has been loaded onto a rotisserie for media blasting so that every part of the frame and body can be got to and exposed with the carefully selected blast media. The bodyshell was then loaded onto one of our trailers to be transported to a local trusted specialist to carry out the job.

Once complete, it will come back and be inspected and assessed by the restoration departments.

American Car Show – Stonham Barns

August 12, 2022

In association with the Knuckle Busters UK Car Club, The American Car Show is back again with a massive range of American Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods and Bikes on display.

There will be a Show ‘n’ Shine parade along with Trophies for the best in category.

There will be Rock ‘n’ Roll Bands and DJ’s, Slot Car Indy 500 Racing, Walkabout Characters and Showring Displays.

Plenty of Trade and Club stands, an Autojumble and food and drink outlets.

Please Note – this event is for all American Vehicles; any non-American will not be permitted onto the Showground.

Please pre-register your vehicle if you want to show it to help with our parking areas.

Arrival for Show Cars is between 7am and 9.30am.

Passport Holders can receive a 50% discount on tickets, please call the Events Office to make a booking. 01449 711 111

A range of food and drink outlets will be available on the showground with outdoor and indoor seating. We also have an onsite restaurant located in the shopping village or a tea room located in The Teapot Pottery by the bouncy pillow.

Stonham Barns Park does not just offer great shows and events, we also have many attractions onsite including an owl and bird of prey centre, pirate adventure golf course, 9 hole golf course, vintage dodgem rides and funfair rides, indoor soft play centre, fishing lakes, teapot pottery, restaurant and tea room and plenty of unique shops and much more.

Classic Car Show – Stonham Barns

August 12, 2022

Stonham Barns Park are proud and thrilled to be hosting The Classic Car Show.

The show, which has been staged at Stonham for over 15 years, is a wonderful day out for all the family with an abundance of things to do and see.

Come and see the 100’s of Classic Cars and Classic Bikes that will be at the show, along with Club Stands, Auto Jumble, Trade Stands, numerous food outlets, bars and great live music.

Everyone is welcome, whether you are a classic car enthusiast, a family wanting to try something different for a day out or wanting to display your pride and joy.

Stonham Barns Park look forward to welcoming you to the Classic Car Show.

Parts & Pieces – Painting the Panels and Doors of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible

August 12, 2022
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The doors and panels of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible have been moved and set up inside the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint booth to be finished in matching Snowberry White to the rest of the body.

Each of the pieces were carefully cleaned, set up and then cleaned again. This is crucial to achieving the best possible finish for the car. The specific shade of Snowberry White has been mixed to purposefully be uniform across the entire car as part of its restoration.

Her Majesty – The Jensen White Lady Has Been Restored

August 12, 2022

Close friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Joerg, has recently completed this absolutely beautiful restoration on a very special car.

He has recently completed the complete and total restoration of the Jensen White Lady. The White Lady is the very first prototype, car number 1. Not a prototype for a model, but for Jensen itself. The Jensen Brothers created the car in 1934/1935, an entirely handbuilt and beautiful touring body.

The car has had an amazing and storied past. Sold in 1936, it was recommissioned in around 1957 before being put up for sale around Bristol. It was then bought by a Canadian gentleman, who organised the White Lady to be transported over to Canada at the end of 1957 before arriving in early 1958 with the cold weather had damaged the engine block. The car was used in Canada throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s, in the mid-1970s the car was stripped back to its bare aluminium with all intentions of being fully restored. There is sat until 2016 when it was bought by a collector and restorer.

The car then made its way back over the Atlantic into the hands of our friend Joerg, who is a world authority on the Jensen marque. He has been building up the car and putting it back to its original specification complete with Ford V8 and exquisite white paintwork which gave the car its original name.

And now, thanks to Joerg’s hard work and dedication, the White Lady is once again back in full splendour.

Behind the Scenes – Live Draw of the 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10

August 12, 2022

This week’s live draw was a very special one. Not only was it for our incredible 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10 but it was the first of a new format for our classic car live draws thanks to our amazing friends over at Bruizer.

The new way of doing the live draws means the ability to swap between multiple cameras during the live stream but also to play in some of our videos of competition cars and updates from our restoration workshop! We’re really excited and hope you are too!

The imposing Viper sat in the centre of our competition building, pride of place. This is one of the most exciting cars we’ve ever had the opportunity to bring to our amazing followers. Molly, Craig and Freddie showed our watchers around the eclectic mix we currently have at our Suffolk HQ. From a 1950 Land Rover Series 1 to a 200 MPH 2008 Bentley and everything you can imagine in between.

But, everyone wanted to know if they had the ticket which would mean they were going to take delivery of the iconic 1990s supercar. As always, our pre-published entry lists go live on our website after the tickets close at 7:10pm. We use Google Random Number Generator to spin the metaphorical wheel of fortune, and find the winner ticket number. After a test run using numbers not included in the entry list, it was time to find our winner.

Molly input the criteria of 1 to 9999 and with one swift touch of a button, the Viper had a new home. The winner was Mike Fairley with ticket number 3938. The ecstatic new owner of the legendary Dodge Viper!

Full-Size Fun – An Aston Martin DB5 Made from Lego

August 12, 2022

Video Credit: Metro.co.uk

How amazing is this! A full life-sized replica of an Aston Martin DB5 but made entirely of lego!

This unique creation will be sitting pride of place at the Lego flagship store in London for all to see. It’s made of nearly 350,000 individual pieces and took 67 days to complete with help from the Aston Martin Heritage department who provided all the necessary specifications to make it an exact 1:1 scale.

Take a look at the video from the Metro website!

Routing – Running the New Wiring Harness in the 1971 Bristol 411

August 12, 2022

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars has been working on routing the new wiring harness on the 1971 Bristol 411.

At our Suffolk HQ, the Bristol has come in to be rewired and with that, the team have paid careful attention to the routing of each individual wire and its placement/length. The team have used period correct ‘P’ clips to clamp the wiring runs and separate them into the various systems for the car. Along with that, the team have made up some new wires and added them into the harness for the temperature sensor and the ignition coil.

Each of the wires was then prepared and tightened down into the power blocks in advance of the car being tested soon.

Replaced – New Hazard Light Switch on the 1987 Daimler Double Six

August 12, 2022

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have completed the final job on the 1987 Daimler Double Six which has been with us for restoration.

The hazard light switch, located on the steering column on the Daimler Double Six, was found to have an issue. So, the workshop team have carefully removed the shrowding on the steering column to remove the old switch. With the old unit removed, the team could replace it with a new piece and then test to confirm everything worked as it should.

With everything being given the green light, the car was loaded up and taken over to our secure storage facility, The Hangar, to be stored for its owner.

Coming Along – Body of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible in Colour!

August 12, 2022

Recently, the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop has been getting various panels and parts for the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible finished in its original colour of Snowberry White.

Now, it was time for the team to bring the bodyshell into our paint booth and bring it all together, with the bodyshell finished in the classic off-white colour.

After thoroughly cleaning down the bodyshell and bootlid, our partner Alan could begin laying down the layers of colour. These are built up carefully to produce the best finish possible for the car and also to have enough paint to sand back in preparation for the polishing.

Bridge Classic Cars are award winning Classic Car Restoration and Maintenance specialists. Your pride and joy is in safe hands with our expert Classic Car Technicians. Take a look at our awards here.

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