Posts by Craig Ranson

Spending the day with Matt of Matt Woods Photography and motorshots.co.uk as he photographs our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche for re-sale.

The Volcano Orange engine frames are now fitted into position, complimenting the Magnetic Grey engine bay perfectly. The Magnetic Grey underside is also in colour and complete. We have applied a layer of Raptor to the underneath for extra protection….

Donna has stripped the existing seats and re-covered using brand new, age related material. The style is exactly the same as the original factory specification but the seats are now tightened and looking beautiful once again.

We are aiming for the 1964 Cadillac to arrive in our trim shop some time in the very early new year. Our objective is to perfect the bolsters that have worn over time. If we can rescue them without affecting…

Our team grew by one this week as we welcomed Paul to the Bridge Classic Car family. Paul brings with him a wealth of knowledge and skills that he has gathered working alongside classic cars and motorcycles for many years….

Our heavily pitted hinges Jensen 541R hinges made their way down to London to be assessed with a view to repair by the guys at Douglas Metal Finishing . The results are outstanding… Douglas Metal Finishing is one of the…

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera seems to be weeping around the rocker cover. We have discovered that the rubber gasket has slipped due to it being slightly ill-fitting. This is the only option for gaskets in the UK so we…

After other work commitments and a busy work diary taking priority over our 1965 Amphicar it was time to give the project a new lease of life. We are now on with the rebuild process, the start once again, of…

The front and back seats of our 1977 Ford RS2000 have now been removed and are in the hands of Donna in the Trim Shop to be re-covered.

Ben shared new vs old images of his 1972 Jaguar E-Type restoration project to his followers on his Instagram page. Thank you for the share Ben, glad you like the journey with us…

The new addition to our Trim Shop is the cutting and glue room. This ventilated room has been purpose built to segregate the clean from the ‘dirty. As you may be aware if you have visited our Woodbridge workshops, cleanliness,…

Slight problem with the exhaust. The silencer needs a modification to allow it to pass the rear shock. The mod requires a scallop section to be cut out and a replaced a with a concave plate. It’s the only way…

A few recent spots by the guys at Bridge Classic Cars. During a recent trip from Manchester back down to Suffolk we spotted a very unusual site on British roads. Next up, we found our 5.0 Ford Mustang GT whilst…

The car that gets everyone talking! International DJ and model Emily Scott appeared in our news feed recently having liked our re-post of Aston Martin Cambridge’s Aston Martin DBS59 up for sale. Emily boasts an impressive 32,400 followers on Instagram…

Since 2017 we have been revisiting the preparation of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type project car. It started with an idea between Gordon and Craig, to create a project car that not only highlights what we do here at Bridge Classic…

A couple of exciting open discussions taking place at the moment with over some possible future classic car restoration projects: We have 2x MG B’s in need of some attention. 1967 MGB Roadster, owned since 1983 and 1969 owned since…

Whilst cleaning up our original flywheel we have discovered a very small crack through the moulding. This has resulted in the flywheel being unacceptable to refit. Having searched online for some time and speaking to some very useful contacts we…

We have now masked and covered up the exterior areas of our our VW Golf ready for the under-seal application to commence. The underside has been stripped, tidied and cleaned up and we have coated in a Schultz based application….

Although our 1962 TVR Grantura race car is in storage for a little while whilst we complete the work on some of our current projects, we have photographed the engine bay in its current position. The reason being that we…

The brand new Cinnamon upholstery is now being fitted in to our 1972 Jaguar E-Type. The seats are re-covered and ready for install when the rest is ready. We hope to have the majority of the interior work fitted in…

Our objective was to source a very beautiful example of the modern Mustang. Although our client is based overseas so mileage per year will be very limited, he wanted a low mileage, un-molestered example of the 5 litre GT in…

Pete has got to work stripping our Jaguar E-Type rear cradle. Our previous rebuilt cradle that was due to be fitted to our race car was passed on to a new project so we acquired a replacement and have to…

It started with a phone call yesterday morning from MGM Cars at Elstree Studios, followed by a fantastic effort from the whole team here at Bridge Classic Cars to get our 1972 Vauxhall Victor ready for it’s exciting new adventure. Collected last…

Ady is replacing a cracked head on our 1964 MG B FIA Race Car today. The owner has supplied us with a new head but whilst apart we have agreed to check compression ratios, clean the block down, change the…

The Automobile Club of Aix-en-Provence took place this weekend in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southern France. A collection of incredible classic on display and our man Jack was there to captured a few shots for us. Meanwhile, Jack also…

“For my fifth classic car experience and after having sworn never to do another and an interval of fifteen years [two of the five were verging on the fraudulent in quality terms], I turned to Gordon and Craig Ranson of…

This weekend we spent the weekend with Silverstone Auctions for their Ferrari and Porsche Sale in partnership with Porsche Club GB. The sale took place in the beautiful surroundings of Dallas Burston Polo Club within the IXL Event Centre. Upon…

Ecurie has been created to explore and celebrate the best of car culture and creativity. Showcasing all aspects of design, photography and art through to iconic cars, past and present. Ecurie featured our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS in their recent…

We were very pleased and honoured to have number 1 of 24 visit us at our recent Classic and Sports Car and Bike Show here in Woodbridge and now we can reveal some more exciting news from the world of…

Our recently completed 1975 MG B Roadster has already enjoyed a trip around Europe and has been back with us for just over a week being prepared for the upcoming concours competition. A late trip to the London’s city centre…