From Scrapped To Millions
February 16, 2023
A 1954 Aston Martin DB2 Vignale has gone up for sale for an eye-watering £3.6 million. While the price tag may seem steep, the story
February 16, 2023
Priming A Jensen
February 16, 2023
Our 1956 Jensen 541 has had the fibreglass on the inside and exterior of the roof completed. The body of the car had its coating
Carb Jets
February 16, 2023
Our 1980 Triumph TR7 has been in classic car technician Rob’s experienced hands recently. Rob removed and stripped the carbs in order to replace the
Just Arrived – 1964 Daimler V8 250
February 16, 2023
A recent arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1964 Daimler V8 250. As it has been off the road and in storage
From Scrapped To Millions
February 16, 2023
A 1954 Aston Martin DB2 Vignale has gone up for sale for an eye-watering £3.6 million.
While the price tag may seem steep, the story behind this vehicle is certainly one that gives the car an interesting history. The car was commissioned by King Baudouin of Belgium in 1954. It was designed by Alfredo Vignale and was kept in the former Kings collection for a while.
Eventually, it was sold to a palace aide and, at some point after that, it was sold to an American soldier who purchased the car before selling it on one more time to a scrap yard in Virginia, USA as a non-runner.
When Aston Workshop owner, Bob Fountain, heard about the car, he purchased it from the scrap yard and had it shipped over to his workshop in Newcastle.
Bob and his team worked on restoring the rare Aston for 16 years, transforming it from a shell into the stunning car now worth more than three and a half million pounds.
During the restoration process, Bob used historic documents to handcraft the fawn leather interior to the exact specifications the King of Belgium had ordered back in 1954.
When asked about the project, Bob said “It’s always great for us to discover vintage Aston Martins in need of restoration, but when we found that this one had been specially commissioned by a king it added a real sense of excitement to the project”
It’s not every day you get to rebuild a royal Aston Martin but, after 16 years of hard work and commitment, this DB2 Vignale is looking better than ever and has earned its £3.6 million price tag.
More details and images can be seen here.
Priming A Jensen
February 16, 2023
Our 1956 Jensen 541 has had the fibreglass on the inside and exterior of the roof completed.
The body of the car had its coating of epoxy primer while the back of the doors were prepped ready to be fitted up too.
It’s always good to see progress like this being made and it will be an exciting time when the car is painted in the near future.
Carb Jets
February 16, 2023
Our 1980 Triumph TR7 has been in classic car technician Rob’s experienced hands recently. Rob removed and stripped the carbs in order to replace the waxstat jets with the earlier style fixed jets.
Once he had done this, Rob set up the carbs and road-tested the vehicle. While driving the car, it was noted that the previous issue of an erratic tick-over had been resolved so the road test was a successful one.
Just Arrived – 1964 Daimler V8 250
February 16, 2023
A recent arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1964 Daimler V8 250. As it has been off the road and in storage since 2003, our team of classic car technicians will give it a full assessment and highlight any issues that are found.
The owner put the car away in 2003 after being called into action during the war in Iraq. With little notice to make plans, the vehicle was put in a garage and has remained there ever since due to work commitments keeping the owner from getting it back out on the road.
Our Daimler has been part of the current owner’s family since 1986. Prior to their ownership, the car was purchased from new by an elderly couple who had left it to a close friend after their death. Once the friend sold it to a classic car dealership, its current owner found it and took it home with them.
With a little over 36 thousand miles covered from new, our 1964 Daimler V8 250 is a beautiful example and we are very much looking forward to seeing it return to its former glory in the coming weeks.
