Double Aston Martin Day For Brian
December 8, 2023
…and they say men can’t multitask! Brian’s day has been spent on 1953 Aston Martin’s today. He started off sorting out all interior parts, labelling
December 8, 2023
Jensen Boot Floor Plate
December 8, 2023
Rob is back into the swing of things now as he makes and fits an access plate to cover the fuel tank sender unit. He
Battery Box Framework
December 8, 2023
The battery box metal frame is almost complete and will eventually have an ash wood box for battery to sit in.
Triumph Spitfire mask and paint
December 8, 2023
Alan is busy masking up the body of our Triumph Spitfire ready for the new Java green colour. Wet on wet primer to cover over
The Mince Pie Drive
December 8, 2023
On 1st December 2023, we set off on a festive adventure across the Suffolk countryside – our first-ever Mince Pie Drive. The day dawned bright
Amphicar Trim Fitted
December 8, 2023
The side mouldings have now been fitted, this involved James making the tapered ends and ensuring they were a snug fit and secured in place
Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe Stripdown
December 8, 2023
Brian has begun work on stripping down our 1955 Aston Martin Drophead Couple. He has removed the rear boot panels, the rear seat base and
MGC GT repair work…
December 8, 2023
Christian is assessing the corroded areas and getting the car prepared for the repairs.
Cobra Primed
December 8, 2023
The Cobra body, chassis and engine bay are now all primed.
Spitfire Seam Seal and DTM
December 8, 2023
Alan has applied a DTM gloss black to some of the suspension parts. DTM or Direct To Metal paints are created to provide your metal
Fabricating various small components for our Jensen 541
December 8, 2023
Rob returns to work this week, having taken a extended break to recover from some recent surgery. He gets straight back on to our Jensen
Fitting new winch to our open trailer
December 8, 2023
Monty is fitting a new electric winch to our Wessex open trailer. He is fabricating new bracketry to house our winch which will go over
Lotus Europa Check Over
December 8, 2023
On, what we thought would be, our final drive of the Lotus Europa prior to it leaving us for its new home, John heard a
Double Aston Martin Day For Brian
December 8, 2023
…and they say men can’t multitask! Brian’s day has been spent on 1953 Aston Martin’s today. He started off sorting out all interior parts, labelling up, bagging up all of the small parts of the Aston martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
Swiftly followed by work on our other 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. He’s a little further forward with the interior of this one as he fits new clips to the door panels, cutting out foam, gluing the foam to boards, trimming the foam to size, cutting and gluing the leather to the door panels, gluing and trimming onto the back of the boards as well as turning the leather around the pocket holes.
Jensen Boot Floor Plate
December 8, 2023
Rob is back into the swing of things now as he makes and fits an access plate to cover the fuel tank sender unit.
He has fitted up the interior door handles to both doors, repainted motif on gear knob and fitted to car.
The fuel tank breather pipe has been fitted to the tank and run out of boot floor.
He’s made up and fitted an alloy bracket to hold a new charging socket. Wire up and fit inside glove box.
Battery Box Framework
December 8, 2023
The battery box metal frame is almost complete and will eventually have an ash wood box for battery to sit in.
Triumph Spitfire mask and paint
December 8, 2023
Alan is busy masking up the body of our Triumph Spitfire ready for the new Java green colour.
Wet on wet primer to cover over the seam sealer. He has painted inside the boot, cabin area and bulkhead.
The Mince Pie Drive
December 8, 2023
On 1st December 2023, we set off on a festive adventure across the Suffolk countryside – our first-ever Mince Pie Drive. The day dawned bright but extremely cold and icy. We decided to still venture out, albeit with a smaller convoy than first planned. The Bridge Classic Cars team wrapped up warm and headed out (special mention goes to our friends Garry Catchpole and Derek Rush for joining us).
The idea behind our Mince Pie Drive was to take classic cars to several local residential care homes to bring nostalgia and festive cheer to the residents and staff. There were mince pies, kindly provided by The Bakehouse Bakery Woodbridge, and carol singing from Molly and me (sorry about that folks!)
We went first to Highlands in Woodbridge before making our way to Bucklesham Grange Care Home, where we were greeted by the lovely Amanda-Jane Frank, who introduced us to the residents. Several came out to have a look at our cars, with Derek’s BMW proving to be a favourite here. Luke Deal from BBC Suffolk came along to chat with us and see what we were up to. You can listen to that interview here.
Next, we headed to Glebe House in Hollesley. The residents were just having their lunch, and talk about a meal with a view! The mince pies were a very welcome dessert! Lastly, whilst chasing the last hour of daylight, we popped to our neighbours at Lehmann House in Wickham Market.
We are so humbled by all the lovely residents and incredible care workers we met on our Mince Pie Drive. It was so wholesome to be able to remind them of yesteryear by bringing along a spectrum of cars. There really was something for everyone.
We can’t wait to do more events like this in future.
Amphicar Trim Fitted
December 8, 2023
The side mouldings have now been fitted, this involved James making the tapered ends and ensuring they were a snug fit and secured in place to the back of the trims before being fitted to the car. Then the centre seats were cut to length and fitted after all the fixings were checked and sealed.
Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe Stripdown
December 8, 2023
Brian has begun work on stripping down our 1955 Aston Martin Drophead Couple. He has removed the rear boot panels, the rear seat base and door panels. The cappings and door pockets have been taken out and the sill carpets. The carpets under the dash, the dash top panels and window surround panels are all now out.
The project will be a big part of our diary for 2024 but heading up to Christmas we have a few weeks to really get started on the strip down.
MGC GT repair work…
December 8, 2023
Christian is assessing the corroded areas and getting the car prepared for the repairs.
Spitfire Seam Seal and DTM
December 8, 2023
Alan has applied a DTM gloss black to some of the suspension parts. DTM or Direct To Metal paints are created to provide your metal substrate with protection from corrosion, yet provide a good cosmetic finish at the same time.
The internal joints have also been seam sealed and are now ready for colour.
Fabricating various small components for our Jensen 541
December 8, 2023
Rob returns to work this week, having taken a extended break to recover from some recent surgery.
He gets straight back on to our Jensen 541R as we finish off this fantastic restoration. He has fabricated a bracket for mounting a battery cut off switch in the boot. Fitted a bracket and switch to car. Made new earth leads to run from the battery to the switch and the switch to the chassis. Make up a wire to connect the horn button to the steering column. Fit steering wheel and horn push and test. Fit an extra throttle return spring and make and fit a bracket to attach the spring to the engine.
Fitting new winch to our open trailer
December 8, 2023
Monty is fitting a new electric winch to our Wessex open trailer. He is fabricating new bracketry to house our winch which will go over to the paint shop for painting up prior to installation.
Lotus Europa Check Over
December 8, 2023
On, what we thought would be, our final drive of the Lotus Europa prior to it leaving us for its new home, John heard a slight knocking noise coming from the front so he now needs to do some further investigations to diagnose and repair what is creating this noise.
