Posts by Craig Ranson

This week has seen two stunning classics arrive. The first is a Vauxhall Viva GT, the second a TVR Chimaera. Stay tuned for more information about these cars and our plans for them.

Aston Martin has teamed up with the production company behind the 007 films, to make a limited-run of just 25 gadget-complete DB5 Goldfinger continuations. These hand-made cars will be a cool $3.37 million, before options! Source: Grand Tour Nation

Our 1967 Austin Mini has now been through the primer stage, the body is undercoated and the loose panels have been finished in the new Surf Blue top coat.

Brian has been hard at work on the interior of our Jensen 541R. He’s been working on the front cubby box/ armrest. He firstly stripped off the old covers of the cubby box and sanded the wood down to a…

Brian has added a few additional touches to our MGA interior. He’s fitted edge trim around the wheel hole and added strengthened metal bars to the door cards. We’ve also now fitted the seat runners to the seat frame.

Some repair work and re-chroming required on our 1956 chrome-work. All complete and back with the owner to continue with the rebuild.

Our 1996 BMW M3 E36 is currently being stored in one of our CarCoon’s within our classic car storage facility. The owner has come up from London for the day to enjoy some fish and chips at the world famous…

Our 1967 Austin Mini 850 is now in our paint shop ready to be finished in Surf Blue with Old English White roof. This very unique restoration will be leaving ours shortly after re-paint, to be passed back to Team…

John has worked on a full and thorough assessment of our 1960 AC Aceca. We will present our findings to the car’s owners on Friday afternoon and a decision will then be made for the future of the car. Will…

Last Friday we announced Chris Allitt as the latest winner of Bridge Classic Cars live competitions. Chris is now the proud owner of our 1974 Austin Mini 1000. Already owning a classic Mini and being a member of the Mini…

After blowing a head gasket 40 years ago, this car has laid dormant, tucked away in this barn. We’ve been asked to give the car a full inspection and report the findings back to the owner.

Day 1 of our 1960 AC Aceca barn find clean. After 35 years in storage the owner has decided it’s time to get a full assessment carried out on the car with a view of either restoring or recommissioning. We…

Arriving in our workshops later this week we are so excited to welcome our 1994 TVR Chimaera 5 litre with a seriously impressive history of works carried out. Grab yourself a cup of tea and sit back to read all…

Kath and Brian has done a wonderful job transforming the roof lining of our Jensen 541R. There’s a lot of black components on this Jensen specification. The roof lining however is finished now in this sumptuous perforated cream headlining fabric,…

Brian and Kath have continued working on our gorgeous 1960 MGA interior restoration. They’ve glued and fitted the rear wheel arch carpets and fitted the rear bulkhead carpet, making sure to perfectly cut around the gearbox tunnel.  They then fitted…

Our RS2000 returns to the workshops with a couple of issues to address. We have slight movement in the gearbox which needs to be looked at but also something happening down below on heavy braking. Upon closer inspection, a sudden…

“Thank you Bridge Classics, cannot fault how you ran the competition transparently. Congratulations to the winner ??when I win the Premium Bonds I’ll come to you for my E-Type”

Thanks to Mike at Shine Supply UK for opening up on a Saturday morning to help get our 2012 BMW 640D Convertible ready for collection. A quick turnaround was required on this one as we were contacted on Friday evening…

Congratulations to Chris Allitt who won our 1974 Austin Mini 1000 with ticket number 1558. To be in with a chance of winning your very own classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions

Having carried out a number of Jaguar E-Type restorations we have been very fortunate to have met some fantastic contacts and friends all with shared interests. This has come in extremely useful as a call to one of our good…

Two weeks ago we asked each and every one of your to get involved to help us thank the wonderful NHS staff and key workers as they continue to keep our country moving. We offered £200 worth of credit to…

We have started to work on recommissioning our Nissan 300ZX and get it ready for an upcoming MOT. The brakes caliper pistons are seized due to a seal on each being split. These will need to be overhauled as part…

Thanks to Graeme of WeFitAnyTyresAnywhere A. for the Instagram story mention and B. for visiting our workshops to fit new tyres on our 1980 MG Midget. We are now one step closer to being able to hand the keys over…

John and Paul have arrived to our Rendlesham hangar with our latest addition to the workshops, our 1960 AC Aceca barn find. First things first, we have been asked to carry out a full and thorough re-clean of the car,…

We had a visit to our workshops this afternoon from Lisa and her daughters in their wonderful 1968 Volkswagen Beetle. Certain areas are in need of a little attention from Antony and Scott in the fabrication department and Darren and…

Our 1973 Triumph TR6 factory hardtop is currently in restoration here at Bridge Classic Cars. The hardtop is also having a bit of a face-lift whilst in with us; with all chrome work being removed and a new black ‘stealth-like’…

Visiting our workshops this week and due in to have work completed in August we have our incredible 1989 BMW M3. Already causing quite a stir from an Instagram story we issued, the BMW M3 E30 has to be one…

Our 1982 Porsche 911 is in the workshops to have a couple of areas of paintwork addressed. The front nearside wing has a small but deep scratch that needs repairing. The rear spoiler has unfortunately suffered the effects of having…

Paul has been working on our unique race inspired E-Type. He’s had to modify the throttle linkage to fit our carburettors which are upgraded from standard. The linkage has now been fitted into the engine bay which is now tantalisingly…

Scott has been working hard on our Peugeot 504 project. This lovely classic was in need of some serious rust repairs. As with all rust repairs, it’s very difficult to tell exactly how far the rust has penetrated into the…