A Competition Camper – Live Now
April 28, 2023
Our 2000 Toyota Regius Camper is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. If you’re planning lots of summer adventures out on the
April 28, 2023
Undersealing
April 28, 2023
Our 2013 Mazda MX-5 recently spent a short period of time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it was here, the underside was cleaned
St George’s Day Run
April 28, 2023
We have been sent some great images of the St George’s Day Run hosted by the Lancashire Automobile Club as part of the Federation of
F3 Track Day
April 28, 2023
Our good friend Jack recently spent some time at Circuit Paul Ricard for an F3 track day. Driving an F3 car around a track like
Golf Headliner
April 28, 2023
Our 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI has been with classic car technician Brian as he has been fitting a new ceiling cloth. After removing the sun
MGA Carbs
April 28, 2023
Classic car technician Steve has been working on the carbs of our 1960 MGA 1600. He stripped the carbs, cleaned them, and fitted new seals
Headliner Finished
April 28, 2023
Classic car technician Brian continued his work on our 1993 Mercedes E220 and recently finished repairing the headliner of this classic car. He glued the
How Many Balloons Can You Get In A Spitfire?
April 28, 2023
As part of our Drive It Day event, to raise money for the NSPCC, we held a competition for attendees to guess how many balloons
A Competition Camper – Live Now
April 28, 2023
Our 2000 Toyota Regius Camper is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website.
If you’re planning lots of summer adventures out on the road, then you can’t really go wrong with this home on wheels.
With all the home comforts you need such as a fridge, stove, TV, bed, and microwave, there’s no reason why you can’t travel in comfort and style.
Entry is now open and you can get your tickets for just £7.50
Undersealing
April 28, 2023
Our 2013 Mazda MX-5 recently spent a short period of time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it was here, the underside was cleaned and prepped for undersealing before classic car technician Chris completed the undersealing.
It was nice to see our Mazda come into the workshop and leave in even better condition than it arrived in.
St George’s Day Run
April 28, 2023
We have been sent some great images of the St George’s Day Run hosted by the Lancashire Automobile Club as part of the Federation of British Historic Vehicles Club’s annual Drive It Day.
The drive covered around 90 miles and went through areas such as Treales, Knott End, Trough of Bowland, the Ribble Valley, and Pendle Hill.
As we celebrated Drive It Day here at Bridge Classic Cars, along with our friends at the NSPCC, it’s great to see other classic car enthusiasts enjoying their special vehicles too.
F3 Track Day
April 28, 2023
Our good friend Jack recently spent some time at Circuit Paul Ricard for an F3 track day.
Driving an F3 car around a track like this must have been an unforgettable experience and, as you can see from the photos below, it looks like an amazing thing to do.
As cool as Jack looks in the car, we couldn’t help but notice his extra cool attire when he was out of the car too!
Golf Headliner
April 28, 2023
Our 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI has been with classic car technician Brian as he has been fitting a new ceiling cloth. After removing the sun visors, centre panel, light, and grab handles, he undid the headliner clips and removed the seal around the roof.
Brian then had to undo the headliner around the sunroof before undoing the seat belts and C Post panels too. After undoing the rear window trim panel, the headliner board was removed.
The sunroof inner panel was next to come out before the clips were removed from it. New material was cut out and the sunroof inner panel was covered.
Once the old glue and foam had been cleaned off the headliner board, Brian cut calico material to use to repair the broken parts of the board. There was a missing part of the board which Brian repaired with a piece of millboard. The calico material was glued to the back of the board to repair the damaged areas as well as to strengthen the board.
Once the headliner board was repaired, new foam was glued to it before the cover was glued on too. The interior components that had been removed were cleaned and the roof centre panel was recovered before the light was refitted.
The headliner board was fitted into the car and new sun visor clips went in too. The sun visors were fitted before Brian replaced the missing nuts on the speaker. The C-post panels and rear seat belts were next followed by the rear grab handles and the B-post panels.
Brian went on to fit the front seat belts back into the car as well as fitting longer clips to the rear edge trim panel before trimming the hole for the sunroof. The trim was fitted to the edge of the sunroof hole and the sunroof headliner panel was reinstalled. Finally, the wind deflector and headliner clips were put on and the headliner repairs were complete.
A new DAB aerial was also fitted recently.
MGA Carbs
April 28, 2023
Classic car technician Steve has been working on the carbs of our 1960 MGA 1600. He stripped the carbs, cleaned them, and fitted new seals before reassembling.
Now that work has begun on our MGA, it should be on the way to going back home to Spain in the near future.
Headliner Finished
April 28, 2023
Classic car technician Brian continued his work on our 1993 Mercedes E220 and recently finished repairing the headliner of this classic car.
He glued the wood to the back of the headliner board for the rear blind hooks before glueing the foam to the board too. Brian then glued the headliner material to the board and fitted a velcro strip behind the sunroof opening.
The board was fitted into the car and the light was put back into the rear of the roof. The grab handles were reinstalled, as were the front pad and sun visors. Brian fitted the metal trims to the edge of the sunroof and the headliner repair was complete.
How Many Balloons Can You Get In A Spitfire?
April 28, 2023
As part of our Drive It Day event, to raise money for the NSPCC, we held a competition for attendees to guess how many balloons we had put inside our 1973 Triumph Spitfire.
Of all the people who entered the competition, there were several who were surprisingly close. However, the correct answer was……there were 74 balloons in our Spitfire.
The winner, whose guess was the closest, thought there were 76 balloons inside – just two away from the actual number.
The prize of £150 Bridge Classic Cars Competitions site credit will soon be on its way to the winning balloon counter.
