Posts by Craig Ranson

Kath and Brian have been making superb progress on our Jensen 541R Interior restoration. Kath has been re-working our doors. They were first made to match the original specification. However, we have been asked to change the design slightly. Kath…

The 1987 Mercedes 500SL has received a new floor in welding shop this week. The car arrived to us with so much work to have done, so we really are stripping it back to it’s bare metal and rebuilding it…

John has fitted a dynamator into our 1960 Jensen 541R. A dynamator is an alternator fitted within the original dynamo housing. Our Jensen 541R project required a dynamator to cope with the additional electrical draw required to run the power…

Another major stage in the restoration of our 1961 Mini has been hit. Darren has completed painting the body shell. After a polish it’s looking absolutely stunning in the sunlight. Our Mini has been painted in the original cherry red…

Today we rescued our Fletcher speed boat from years of being hidden in the undergrowth of a garden in Suffolk. The boat comes with 2 engines and lots of ancillary parts and has been covered over in a fitted cover…

Every cloud might have a silver lining, but not every Ford Escort RS2000 does! The team have been hard at work making our RS2000 the best example of it’s kind around. So, adding these chrome trims to the interior doors…

Ady has taken our 1962 Triumph TR4 this morning to our good friends at Hangar 111 to improve the running. The carburettors and jets have been adjusted to get the best possible performance from the car in it’s current state.

Dave, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ technicians has been working on modifying the light shield surround on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. There was previously a slight gap between the light shield and the bodywork. Dave has let in fresh metal…

Colin from Viper detailing has been up to the showroom to give a couple of our vehicles a detail. The first of which was this gorgeous Rover P5 which has been in the classic car workshop for repair work. The…

Pete has been working on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. There was a leak coming from the choke unit. We have identified it was a failing washer that was causing the leak. Pete’s installed new copper washers to remedy the fuel…

Dave has been working on our 1960 Jensen 541R restoration. He has taped up the side rear windows to test fit into the car for a trial fit. The rear windows are fitted in place after some polishing and filing….

As we near completion on our TR6 Restoration, Mauro is working hard refurbishing components to fit back into the car. He has refurbished all of the dash buttons and switch gear which are now all ready to be installed into…

Our gorgeous 1957 Triumph TR3 is the latest classic car available to be won. Our competitions give you the chance of winning a classic car for just a few pounds. We limit the maximum number of tickets that can be…

Congratulations to tonight’s winners! Ian Summers, winner of our 1994 TVR Chimaera with ticket number 2214 and Courtney Barker, winner of our 1990 Austin Mini with ticket number 665. For your chance to win your dream classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions

Busy day today as we welcomed this beautiful 1987 Porsche 944. The owner has owned the car for 20 years and the car very rarely gets used but as the sun was shining he popped by our workshops to see…

Russell’s Transport have arrived this morning with our latest project, our beautiful 1966 Mercedes 250 SE. The car has recently been handed over to it’s new owner who has asked us to carry out a full assessment so we can…

Arriving in our workshops we have our 1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster. Having been owned by the same family for 20 years the car we have purchased the car ourselves and will look to carry out a few remedial works…

Our TVR Chimaera has just got even more appealing!  We noticed a few stone chips on the front end of the car which let the car down slightly. Chris, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ painters has treated the Chimaera to…

Freddie and Tom were in the workshop this weekend. Marketing Co-ordinator tuned apprentice mechanic, Freddie swapped his camera for a spanner as he undertook his first oil change. Under the watchful eyes of Tom, they replaced the oil filter and…

This gorgeous 1967 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type is in the classic car workshop today for a front brake upgrade. The original front brakes are single piston callipers. We are installing uprated two piston callipers which will be able to apply…

Mauro has been working on our Triumph TR6 restoration. He’s made fabulous progress over the past week, the car is really starting to take shape now. Mauro has recently fitted the Heater box with a new matrix. He has also…

This stunning white Scimitar is in the workshop today. Whilst in our care this Reliant will be given a full service and MOT. It currently has a couple of electrical issues with the temperature gauge and windscreen washers which will…

Ady Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has been working on repairing our 1959 Ford Consul’s engine. The valve seat had to be re-cut due to debris found on the seat. This debris was blocking the valve from closing fully and…

Coming soon to Bridge Classic Cars Source: Collecting Cars. Photographs taken by Matt Collett A gorgeous example of a coveted pillarless coupé, this 1966 Mercedes-Benz (W111) 250 SE Coupé benefits from the fitment of a more powerful 2.8-litre straight-six from…

“Congrats on the business, competitions and all your social media pages, just great to see those classic being brought back to life! Awesome! Keep up the good work!”

This Monday tomboy_a_bit visited our workshops to discuss some possible future projects we would like to do together. Exciting ideas so watch this space… Thanks for the Instagram stories, glad you like the place

Long trip today as we made our way up the A1 to Mold, Cheshire to collect our 1905 Riley 9HP. First things first, we had to marry the body up with the chassis just to see what she really looks…

Paul and Scott are working on both our 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R’s. This lovely chromework has just arrived back at the workshop and will now be installed onto the car.

We’ve completed work on this gorgeous, luxurious Rover P5B. This stunning example is now leaving Bridge Classic Cars to be enjoyed by it’s owner again. Colin from Viper Automotive Detailing has done a superb job preparing this vehicle for the…

Chris has been working on a wheel hub refurb. There is no job to big or too small for the team to tackle! Chris sanded down and smoothed the wheel trim surface before priming the wheel trim. He then applied…