Bespoke Tables
March 6, 2023
The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars continues to transform into a unique events space. Whether it is being used for a live draw through Bridge
March 6, 2023
Paint Prep
March 6, 2023
Our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo has continued its time in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop as it is being prepped for a new coat of
Enjoying A DB9
March 6, 2023
Nick Jones was the lucky winner of our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 back in December last year. Since he took delivery of his new car,
More Fabricating And Welding
March 6, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on our 1960 Jensen 541R. Rob has made new door steps and fitted these. He has also
More Green
March 6, 2023
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued its transformation with more paintwork being completed. This time it was the sill covers and bonnet flap being painted
Going Into Storage
March 6, 2023
We recently welcomed a new vehicle into our secure storage facility, The Hangar. Vehicle storage is important to get right to ensure your car is
Investigating Issues With Our Sunbeam Lotus
March 6, 2023
Our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus has been with classic car technician John as he began his investigation into why it won’t turn over and why
Bespoke Tables
March 6, 2023
The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars continues to transform into a unique events space.
Whether it is being used for a live draw through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, a car meet, one of our coffees and classics, or any other occasion, it is a creative space that brings any event to life.
As The Atelier is such a unique space, it is only fitting that the furniture within it is unique too. That’s why our skilled team have made bespoke tables that are now being used in The Atelier.
Paint Prep
March 6, 2023
Our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo has continued its time in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop as it is being prepped for a new coat of paint.
Classic car technician Mauro took the bonnet back to bare metal before preparing the body for primer.
Once everything was prepped, our Rover 220 Turbo had primer applied in preparation for its new paint to go on very soon. The bumpers also had primer applied.
Enjoying A DB9
March 6, 2023
Nick Jones was the lucky winner of our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 back in December last year. Since he took delivery of his new car, Nick has clearly been making the most of it, and recently sent us an update on how life as a DB9 owner has been going.
He has had bespoke luggage made for the Aston. It was made by Bagworld in Redditch and Nick is also getting a holdall made up too as there is enough room in the boot for a holdall to sit on top of the cabin bags he had previously made. A personalised number plate has also been added.
Nick told us that he is thoroughly enjoying the car and still can’t believe that it only cost him £15! Now that we have had two double winners, Nick continues to enter in the hope that he might one day be our third!
We love hearing from our winners and it’s always great to hear that they are loving the vehicles they won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
Thank you to Nick for sharing the below images and update with us, we are very happy to see the DB9 is being appreciated and enjoyed as it should.
More Fabricating And Welding
March 6, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on our 1960 Jensen 541R.
Rob has made new door steps and fitted these. He has also made the left-hand B post and welded this in before doing the same for the left-hand rear body frame parts.
The rear floor mounting panels were replaced too.
More Green
March 6, 2023
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued its transformation with more paintwork being completed. This time it was the sill covers and bonnet flap being painted by classic car technician Al. Prior to this, Al also prepped and painted the wheel arches.
While Al was painting the bonnet flap and sill covers, classic car technician Chris was applying Raptor paint to some of the panels. The bonnet, boot lid, and wings also had Raptor applied before the fixings and support were re-fitted.
As more of this rare classic car gets painted, it is becoming more and more obvious that it will be a stunning car once its restoration is complete.
Going Into Storage
March 6, 2023
We recently welcomed a new vehicle into our secure storage facility, The Hangar.
Vehicle storage is important to get right to ensure your car is safe, secure, and kept in the best possible conditions.
When we store customers’ vehicles, we use Carcoons to create a protective environment around them.
As we welcomed a 2008 Porsche 997 911 Turbo to The Hangar, we captured a video of it going into its Carcoon where it will be securely stored until its owner is ready to take it back out on the road.
Investigating Issues With Our Sunbeam Lotus
March 6, 2023
Our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus has been with classic car technician John as he began his investigation into why it won’t turn over and why it overheated recently.
John started by checking all levels which were fine. He checked the timing which was also fine before turning the car over by hand. The spark plugs were removed and John noticed that the starter was hardly turning over. There was also a puddle of petrol on the floor under the near side front of the vehicle. However, the fuel to the engine goes to the offside of the vehicle.
The only reason that John could think of for this to happen was stuck valves causing petrol to go down the exhaust and leak. Once the car was turned over a few times, it seemed to be a bit better.
John carried out a compression test of all cylinders which were all fine so he refitted the spark plugs and tried to start the car. It started on this attempt so it looks like John has resolved the issue.
While our Sunbeam Lotus was with John, he also removed the radiator as a fan switch was weeping in the bottom of it. The coolant was drained and the grill was also removed. It was during this process that John noted that there were areas of slight damage to the grill on both sides before he removed the radiator.
To make sure the paintwork was safe during the radiator removal, John masked up the area near the radiator to avoid causing any damage or scratches.
