Long awaited Pre Delivery Inspection complete!

Long awaited Pre Delivery Inspection complete!

It’s been a long time coming but we have finally completed the pre delivery inspection on our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100. The road test proved a success. Just had to inflate the tyres and torque up the wheel nuts. Jon has refitted the engine identification plate after the engine work has been carried out […]

Jaguar C-Type Replica rebuild progress

Every day is that one step closer to revealing the finished project. Our 2023 Jaguar C-Type replica is coming on leaps and bounds now with the refit well and truly underway. John has been busy fitting the lights back up and the wiring back in. The next biggest piece in the colour changing process was […]

Tracing – Looking Into an Indicator Issue on the 1939 Jaguar SS100

Workshop Manager John has been working on getting to the bottom of an issue with the indicators on the 1939 Jaguar SS100. For this, John has been tracing the wiring back through the car to get to the bottom of why the nearside indicators won’t cancel. For this, he has had to remove certain sections […]

Like New – Shock Absorbers for the Aston Martin DB2/4’s Headed to V&C Engineering for Refurbishment

The shock absorbers for both Aston Martin DB2/4 projects have been stripped down by the workshop team to be sent away to the masters at V&C Engineering for refurbishment for the projects. Both the Coupe and Drophead’s shock absorbers will be inspected, cleaned up and rebuilt by the team before heading back to our Suffolk […]

Like New – Shock Absorbers for the Aston Martin DB2/4’s Headed to V&C Engineering for Refurbishment

The shock absorbers for both Aston Martin DB2/4 projects have been stripped down by the workshop team to be sent away to the masters at V&C Engineering for refurbishment for the projects. Both the Coupe and Drophead’s shock absorbers will be inspected, cleaned up and rebuilt by the team before heading back to our Suffolk […]

Final Checks – Checking our 1976 MG Midget Before Delivery

Our 1976 MG Midget is off to its new home! But before that, our technician Jon carried out the final checks on the classic sports car. After a couple of adjustments and reworking the choke system, he got the classic sports car to idle perfectly from a cold start and repeated this test multiple times […]

Finish Touches – Final 1905 Riley 9HP Parts Painted

The final parts of our 1905 Riley 9HP restoration project have been in the booth under the gun of our paint technician Mauro. Mauro has been working on finishing these handmade parts in thick, gloss black for the workshop team to get back on the car ahead of the car’s unveiling at the Practical Classic […]

On Top – Repairing the Roof of the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup

Chris, from the fabrication team, has been working on repairing the metalwork in the roof of the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. After carefully removing the piece from the top of the vintage truck, he has carefully remade the part in order to get it to fit back flush and […]

Under and Over – Preparing and Priming the underside of the 1979 Triumph Spitfire Bonnet

Mauro has been working on getting the underside of the bonnet for our 1979 Triumph Spitfire to look just as good as the top side! He carefully went through and treated any areas of corrosion before carefully working the surfaces and finally taking it into the booth for it’s matching yellow paintwork to be laid […]

Fresh Start – 1951 Austin Devon Parts Off for Blasting and Rechroming

John has been working methodically and meticoulsly through the various parts and pieces of the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. All of these parts have to be stripped back in preparation of them going to be blasted ahead of being rechromed as part of the restoration project.

Delicate Touch – Repairing the Rear Valance on the 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupe

Fabricator Chris has been working his magic on the valance of our 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupe. With such an impressive and handmade car, adjustments sometimes have to be made in order to get the best fitting parts and ultimately the best end result, so the valance was handed over to our fabrication team to […]

Back in Place – Refitting the speedometer of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1

Our technician Julian has been working on getting some of the final bits and pieces finished on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1. We previously had found that the speedometer had an internal fault and had to be sent back to our gauge specialist for repairs but now, it can be fit back into the […]

A New Shade – The 1956 Jensen 541 Gets New Wheels

With our 1956 Jensen 541 project moving quickly now, the team have had a chance to try out some new ideas for the car. One of which being the cars wheel colour. This 541 is going to be fitted with wire wheels and to change things slightly, the team have opted for the dark red […]

Moving Along – Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire Project is Progressing

Our technician Rob has been working on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire restoration project and getting it closer and closer to handing over to its excited owner. With various pieces of trim both inside and out have found their way onto the Java Green 1970s sports car to take those steps towards the project being completed.

Coming Together – Trim team work on the interior of the 1905 Riley 9hp

Ahead of its unveiling at the Practical Classics Restoration Show at the Birmingham NEC this weekend, our restorations teams have been working flat out to get our 1905 Riley 9HP ready for its first public appearance in what is thought to be nearly 70 years. The trim team have worked on getting the bench seat […]

Another One! – Our 1990 Jaguar XJ6 is here!

Our 1990 Jaguar XJ6 arrived at the workshop earlier this week and joined the growing crowd of stablemates at our HQ hidden away in the Suffolk countryside.

Room for a little one? – Our 1968 Lotus Elan has arrived at the worshop

Another new arrival this week! This time in the shape of our 1968 Lotus Elan. This bite-sized, cult classic sports car has arrived at our Suffolk HQ for the restoration teams to take a look at and work their magic on this iconic Norfolk built sports car.

Welcome Home – Our ‘New’ 1991 Jaguar XJS Le Mans V12 Arrives

To celebrate their win at the 1990 24 hours of Le Mans, Jaguar would take their flagship coupe and create a very special car to pay tribute to their illustrious racing history – the XJS Le Mans V12. And this, is our one! Recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, the 12-cylinder GT car […]

A New Arrival – 2006 Nissan Micra

We’ve welcomed a few new arrivals this week at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ! One of them being this 2006 Nissan Micra for the team to take a look at. Although not a classic, its adored and enjoyed by its owner who wants to keep the car in the best condition possible so has bought […]