Posts by Craig Ranson

Today we visited the lovely town of Peacehaven, Brighton to collect our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche. The car will go through our workshops to be prepared ready for a place in our wonderful showroom. More images will follow soon but…

Recently, Bridge Classic Cars spent the afternoon with Alan from Silverstone Auctions as we were given ‘access all areas permission’ of the RAF Bentwaters site for a very unique and special photo shoot on our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS QV….

Always one to spot and admire a classic car, Radio 1 DJ Mollie King took to Instagram to share her latest find, a 1970 Chevrolet. “Saw a FAB car… pretended it was mine for 10 minutes… All going so well…

Our 1964 Morgan 4/4 wiring loom is one of the select few that Autosparks hold on the shelf. So expecting to be ordering the loom for a 6 to 8 week delivery we were over the moon to receive the…

The current owner has owned our wonderful 1970 Jaguar E-Type for over 25 years. Just over 1 year ago, on a drive back home, the brakes seized on causing a burning smell. They soon free’d off but when home the…

Later this month our 1966 Lotus Elan will be partaking in a competitive hill climb. We have the car in our workshops this week to diagnose and hopefully repair a small oil leak that has developed and to get her…

First pictures of our 1986 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet fresh out the paint shop.

Dave has been battling with the mammoth task of encouraging the Jensen 541R doors to fit as they should. The initial fit out was a long way from where they need to be with the expected perfect lines being far…

Lovely to log on this morning and see across social media some familar cars enjoying the sunshine this weekend. Our 1976 VW T2 Ambulance at Glemham Hall and our 1969 Pontiac Firebird 350 parked up in Southwold.

On Friday 23rd August 2019 Ipswich welcomed home Ed Sheeran for four nights at Chantry Park as he completed his two year Divide tour back home with us. Bridge Classic Cars attended two of the four nights. Mauro and Gordon…

Work continues on the strip down of our 1973 Triumph TR6. THe car is now fully stripped and the parts are being organised into the relevant areas, whether they need to be restored or replaced.

The body is now off which gives Mauro and Andrew access to more parts needing to be removed. We are assessing what parts require restoration and what will be replaced with new. Once segregated, all parts will be labelled and…

With a constant flow of traffic to our classic car showroom it is difficult to juggle the last few pieces of decoration and interior work as well as keeping the places stocked and busy. All of our current stock is…

We’ve spotted a couple of fantastic classics on our travels this week. Firstly, our 1969 Volvo P1800 S parked up looking beautiful (and wet) outside Ufford Park Hotel, Golf and Spa. Next up we visited the guys down at Broadwater…

Recently purchased by the current owner and intended on being his everyday drive back and forth to work, our 1965 Ford Mustang is fresh in from the US. In our workshops to have a general look over and to carry…

Our 1984 VW Golf cabriolet is now in the paint shop awaiting the new re-spray scheduled for later in the day.

Here’s Lieke from girl group Angels Inc alongside the iconic classic Ford van.

Our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS will feature in the Silverstone Auctions Ferrari & Porsche 2019. Showcased here to their 25,000 Instagram Followers. Viewing will take place as follows: From 1.00pm to 5.00pm on Friday 20th September;From 9am Saturday 21st September. The…

The Fifty-First Great Dorset Steam Fair The show has something for everyone, whatever your interests! Maybe you are a collector, a steam fanatic, an exhibitor, a heavy horse fan, an avid camper, a music fan or just on holiday in…

Alicool produce Intercoolers, radiators, oil coolers, fuel tanks and aluminium fabrication work. The company was set up thanks to the coming together of industry leading professionals. Their design and drawing team have 25 years’ experience in aluminium cooling products and…

Part of the Station 119 BrewHaha Beer Festival this weekend was the annual CarCrazedFool Cars & Croissants at Station 119. Hosted by the CarCrazedFool, it was an opportunity for anyone and everyone to showcase their eclectic mix of Supercars, Sportscars,…

Almost £1.4 million was reached under the hammer on Saturday when 173 of the 234 cars on offer were sold. Bridge Classic Cars spent the day with Rob, Lyn and the team at Anglia Car Auctions for their classic car…

Our bike is currently with Steve at JAL Restorations being fully restored. Since our last post we have made huge leap forward in the restoration projects. Here we have the latest images from the build.

Due to excessive play, Dave has stripped back our original Jaguar E-Type door hinges and rebuilt them to house a new centre pin.

Mauro and Andy continue to work on stripping our 1973 Triumph TR6. We will soon be in a position to remove the shell from the chassis ready to remove the engine, gearbox and running gear. As we always say, it’s…

We have made the decision to revisit the underside of our Amphicar. the reason being is that we collectively felt that it could be better. We stripped back what had already been done, repaired and repainted. We are all now…

Our Morris C8 engine is now out of the truck and Ady has started to work on the strip down. A lack of oil has chewed the bearing and scored the crank shaft. As expected, deposits of metal shards can…

Mauro is currently in the process of building up the 1972 Jaguar E-Type doors. The chrome work is being refitted, the rubbers are going back into position and the window and frame is now, once again, secured.

Chris is busy in our paint shop preparing our 1986 Volkswagen Golf cabriolet for re-spray. All external components have now been removed including the trims, windows, doors, boot lid, bonnet.

The seats belonging to our 1972 Jaguar E-Type are now in the process of being stripped, blasted and the frames painted, as we prepare for the full colour change re-trim. The interior will be recreated in Cinnamon using an existing…