Our 1973 Triumph TR6 Delivered
January 30, 2023
The lucky winner of our 1973 Triumph TR6, Barnaby Page, took delivery of his car recently. Won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Barnaby had winning
January 30, 2023
A Classic Car Auction
January 30, 2023
Last weekend we went to an auction hosted by Anglia Car Auctions. Our 2 special Daimlers were included in the lots for sale and both
More Interior Work And Engine Progress
January 30, 2023
Classic car technician Brian has been doing some more work on the interior of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 1. His work started by
Investigating A Rattle
January 30, 2023
Our 1972 Jaguar E-type V12 Series 3 has been in the experienced hands of classic car technician Jonn. A rattling sound has been heard coming
Paint Stripping And Rust Repair
January 30, 2023
The paint on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been stripped of some of its paint so that Chris and the rest of the paintshop team
Tracking, Ignition, And Timing
January 30, 2023
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He checked the tracking before adjusting it to parallel. Jonn wanted to
More Interior Work
January 30, 2023
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has had more interior work completed by Lydia recently. Lydia has continued her work on the seats which are now almost
Strip Down And Paint
January 30, 2023
Our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110 has been stripped down by classic car technician, Mauro. Once it had been stripped, Mauro rubbed down the roof
Saab 99 Progress
January 30, 2023
Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo has continued making progress over the last week. The final metalwork has been going on and rust removal and repairs
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 Delivered
January 30, 2023
The lucky winner of our 1973 Triumph TR6, Barnaby Page, took delivery of his car recently.
Won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Barnaby had winning ticket number 2351 which was randomly selected during our live draw held on 26th January 2023.
Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars would like to congratulate Barnaby again for his win and we hope he enjoys his very own Triumph TR6.
A Classic Car Auction
January 30, 2023
Last weekend we went to an auction hosted by Anglia Car Auctions.
Our 2 special Daimlers were included in the lots for sale and both ended up selling and will now move on to a new owner.
The story behind these 2 classic vehicles is a very interesting one and we hope that the future is bright for both of them.
There were lots of exciting vehicles and vehicle-related items available to buy at the auction including a number plate displaying RAD 101 (Radio 1).
This number plate was initially going to be purchased by Chris Evans when he was working at the radio station. After the sale fell through, the celebrity DJ never became the owner of the plate. However, it was successfully sold last weekend for a little over £23,000.
More Interior Work And Engine Progress
January 30, 2023
Classic car technician Brian has been doing some more work on the interior of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 1.
His work started by cutting out a new top panel for the rear base seat. This was trial fitted in the car before Brian then went on to fit the front rail trim panel to the front edge of the seat base. The top panel was then glued and screwed to the base seat.
Once the base seat was in the car, Brian moved on to cutting the strips of leather to go around the inside of the boot opening. These were then glued into place.
Brian also fitted the rear side panels as well as the rear floor panels.
The carpets were the next focus of Brian’s attention. He glued calico material to the back of the carpets and marked where the carpets will go on the panels inside the car. The carpet was glued to the rear side panels as well as to the bottom edge and side of the interior wheel arch panel. Brian repeated this on both sides of the vehicle.
After the carpets, Brian fitted the metal channels to the boot floor panels and fitted rubber strips to them.
The boot floor panels were put in place and the middle metal channel was fitted to join the two panels together. Brian went on to fit all of the metal access covers to the boot floor.
Cover panels for the rear base seat to cover the bolts were next to be made before the rear squab was fitted in the car.
After the carpets and boot floor panels had been fitted, Brian turned his attention to the passenger side dash tray.
With all of this interior work ongoing, the rebuild of the engine for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 1 is also making good progress.
The cam timing is now being sorted so it won’t be too much longer before the engine will be ready to go back into this rare classic car.
Investigating A Rattle
January 30, 2023
Our 1972 Jaguar E-type V12 Series 3 has been in the experienced hands of classic car technician Jonn.
A rattling sound has been heard coming from under the dash of this beautiful classic car. Jonn has been investigating what could be causing the noise and finding the best way of resolving it.
During his investigation, Jonn traced the rattling noise to a loose ac fan.
Once the fan was properly secured, Jonn found that the noise was no longer happening and everything was working as it should.
Paint Stripping And Rust Repair
January 30, 2023
The paint on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been stripped of some of its paint so that Chris and the rest of the paintshop team can resolve some of the vehicle’s rust issues.
Some parts were also sandblasted and prepped ready for their coat of epoxy primer.
Affectionately known as Delilah by its owner, our Beetle has been getting lots of attention lately. With the rust repairs still ongoing, progress continues to be made in bringing this beautiful car back to all of its former glory.
Tracking, Ignition, And Timing
January 30, 2023
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He checked the tracking before adjusting it to parallel.
Jonn wanted to get the car running properly so he checked the ignition timing. While doing this, he found that the HT leads were not fitted in the correct firing order. After carrying out additional checks, Jonn set the engine to top dead centre on cylinder one compression and fitted the HT leads in the correct order.
Once he had done this, Jonn did a test start and our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 started straight away.
Jonn set the ignition timing and put everything back together. Then it was time to take the car outside so it could run up to temperature and tune the carbs.
Jonn found a kinked heater hose during his checks so this was replaced. Once the carbs had been tuned, everything was running nicely and our AMV8 looks to be in good shape moving forwards.
More Interior Work
January 30, 2023
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has had more interior work completed by Lydia recently.
Lydia has continued her work on the seats which are now almost complete. Once the front base cushions are finished and fitted, the seats of our Jensen 541R will be ready to be installed in the car.
Alongside her work on the seats, Lydia also made the cubby box as well as completing work on various panels.
Brian has also been doing some work on the seats too. He bolted the front seat base frame to the wood section before trial fitting it into the seat tub. Brian then went on to make the patterns for the top wood sections and cut these out. The top wood sections were then fitted to the base seat frames.
Brian went on to add the wood sections to the inner edge of the base frame to allow the cover to be stapled in place later on. The base seat frames were then put into the seat base tubs.
Our 1959 Jensen 541R continues to make good progress and it will be interesting to see it continue through its restoration journey with us.
Strip Down And Paint
January 30, 2023
Our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110 has been stripped down by classic car technician, Mauro. Once it had been stripped, Mauro rubbed down the roof ready for it to be painted.
It wasn’t just the roof that had the attention of our paintshop though, as the wheel arches, front grill, and front headlight surrounds were also prepared to be painted black.
Once all the prep work was complete, the roof and the other prepped components were painted.
As you can see from the photos below, our Defender is looking great now that some of its paintwork has been completed. With more paintwork coming very soon, we are looking forward to seeing it continue looking better and better, the longer it spends in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Saab 99 Progress
January 30, 2023
Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo has continued making progress over the last week.
The final metalwork has been going on and rust removal and repairs have taken a big leap towards completion.
There is still quite a bit of work to do on our Saab before it has reached the end of its restoration journey. With new ceiling cloth and paintwork coming in the near future (along with other restoration work too), our 1980 Saab will soon look much better before heading back out onto the road.
