A Successful Day At Auction
March 15, 2023
Craig has spent the day at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire at an auction hosted by H and H. There was a wide variety
March 15, 2023
An MGA Arrives
March 15, 2023
A new arrival has entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1960 MGA 1600. It usually resides in Spain with its
Steve Severn – Via Facebook Messenger
March 15, 2023
Have been to this event before, and thoroughly enjoyed our night, we were invited into the workshop to see some of the projects and of
Competition Cancelled
March 15, 2023
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, our 1977 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing competition has been cancelled. Here’s what you need to
From Ultra Rare To First Of The First
March 15, 2023
We have always known that our 1905 Riley 9HP is a very special vehicle. It was believed to be just 1 of 3 remaining examples
A Successful Day At Auction
March 15, 2023
Craig has spent the day at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire at an auction hosted by H and H.
There was a wide variety of vehicles available for sale throughout the day, and Craig ended up purchasing more than one, which will find their way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the next week or so.
A successful auction trip is always a good day and we are very pleased with the new additions to our collection – more on those very soon!
In the meantime, here’s a little behind-the-scenes look at some of the vehicles going to auction.
An MGA Arrives
March 15, 2023
A new arrival has entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1960 MGA 1600.
It usually resides in Spain with its owner but has been left with us to recommission. While the recommissioning won’t happen straight away, due to how busy our team of classic car technicians are with our current projects, the car will stay with us until work is complete.
We are very much looking forward to having our MGA in the workshop and we are excited to get work started on it.
Steve Severn – Via Facebook Messenger
March 15, 2023
Have been to this event before, and thoroughly enjoyed our night, we were invited into the workshop to see some of the projects and of course, the filming of the live draw for the competition cars was going on, very interesting to be a part of. Highly recommended 👌Â
I’ve entered the little Mini Clubman comp, 🤞
Go go you won’t be disappointed.
I’ll probs see you there.
Competition Cancelled
March 15, 2023
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, our 1977 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing competition has been cancelled.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Everyone who has purchased tickets for this competition will receive a full refund on Monday 20th March 2023
Or
- If you would prefer, you can receive £10 in competition site credit for each ticket you have purchased
If you have entered the competition, please check your email inbox as you would have received additional information about your refund options.
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation and wish to thank you for your ongoing support.
From Ultra Rare To First Of The First
March 15, 2023
We have always known that our 1905 Riley 9HP is a very special vehicle. It was believed to be just 1 of 3 remaining examples since it first arrived in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, however, we have recently learned that it might actually be even rarer and even more special than that!
After being contacted by Geoff Haviland, Chairman of The Riley Cars Heritage Trust, it appears that our Riley 9 is likely to be a prototype for the model that went into production, and was the first automobile to come with removable wheels. If this is the case, then it is a possibility that our Riley is the very first of the first cars to have removable wheels.
The Riley 9HP V-Twin was first released to the public at the 1906 Motor Show and was known as a 1907-season car. However, we have information to say that our Riley dates back to 1905, again, indicating its prototype status. The bench seat of our 9HP also shows its prototype potential as the vehicles that came off the production line had 2 seats instead of the one that ours has.
All signs seem to be pointing to the fact that our 1905 Riley 9HP is something extraordinarily special and helped to lay the foundations of the highly successful run of Riley vehicles that followed.
