Mince Pie Drive 2024

Mince Pie Drive 2024

Christmas is just around the corner and we will be beginning our festive celebrations with our Mince Pie Drive 2024. On Friday 5th December, we will be taking a small convoy of our classic cars to four local care homes to deliver mince pies, festive cheer, and some nostalgia in the form of cars from […]

Alfa Repairs

Jonn has been repairing our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider. Here are his notes on the work completed: Check digital clock not working in centre console. Connections good, face illuminates but no digits visible. Refit and leave as requires new clock. Adjust alternator belt. Look into steering issues. James fitted new top arms and springs to […]

Spitfire Bodywork

Mauro has been polishing the bonnet of our 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500. He has repaired the chips and cracks along with completing some light welding next to the headlights. The car was then prepped and primed.

Front Crossmember Overhaul

The front suspension crossmember of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been stripped and overhauled. New bearings and seals were fitted to the main part, then the steering idler was stripped and new parts fitted. Now it has been masked up for a clear coat with the other aluminium parts, this will stop any future […]

Bentley Polyfan

Our 1963 Bentley S3 Continental has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with technician Chris. He finished the panel levelling before masking the car up and applying polyfan.

Spitfire Bushes

Classic car technician Neil has been working on the rear bushes of our 1968 Triumph Spitfire.

DB2/4 Bulkhead

Christian has been repairing the bulkhead of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.

Finished Hood

The hood of our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet is finished, cleaned and ready to go. Clinton made the side tension cables for Lydia, as these could not be sourced online and appear to not exist! As soon as the tension cables were fitted, Lydia could commence with finishing off the hood installation.

A Rare Non-Starter

Our 1965 Aston Martin DB5 has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It has come back to us so we can investigate a non-starting issue. Here are Jonn’s notes for the work completed: Strip carbs and clean pistons. Use a micrometre to set jet depths to approx 1.6mm. Remove float bowl tops and […]