Posts by Craig Ranson

Our 1980 Austin Morris Mini City is in our workshops this week for its annual MOT. Whilst in, we will look at a little oil leak that has developed and we’ll also give it a full service.

The repair of our 1975 Triumph TR6 front section is now complete having been unfortunately involved in an accident on the way to this year’s Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sportscars. We were on a strict deadline to repair…

We have now diagnosed and repaired the small leak coming from around the sump.

We have successfully managed to remove the engine of our 1944 Morris C8. Ady can now get it on the bench ready for the rebuild to commence. No oil pressure has knocked out the big ends. The crank shaft bearings…

Andrew has now started to cut out the corroded areas of our Mini body shell. This is a joint project between Bridge Classic Cars and Team C Racing. The shell is with us at Bridge Classic Cars to be repaired,…

In our workshops for a full body shell restoration we have our 1996 Rover Mini Cooper 35th Anniversary. Work will commence very soon with the majority of the work being carried out by our bodywork and welding expert Andy.

With all the new parts sourced and the existing parts restored we can now put our engine back together ready for a test run.

We have now arrived home with our latest addition, our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000. Sourced specifically for a client, we now await his visit and instruction as to what, if any, work he would like carried out. Whilst on the…

Last week saw an unfortunate incident between two classic cars on their way to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. One of the vehicles, our 1975 Triumph TR6, is currently with us having undergone a full repair using original…

Mauro and Andy L have been busy stripping our 1973 Triumph TR6 to a bare shell ready for the restoration to comment. Due to the importance of this very special car we are under strict instruction to restore to the…

“Just wanted to say how much smoother my Pantera feels after the work you have done on it. There used to be a bit of a mid-range dip in power but that has now disappeared. It obviously pulls much better…

We left Shaw Hill Golf and Spa Hotel mid morning to continue with our journey up to Cumbria. As we climbed higher and higher up the hills we quickly begun to realise that our decision to pass the previous fuel…

Day 1 of our 3 day trip and it was a good start as we made our way up the M6, to Chorley, to view a lovely 1977 Ford Escort RS2000. Our intention was to view 3 x RS2000’s during…

April 2nd 2016; we first announced our plans to import our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster from Canada, with a view of restoring her back to the original and deserving factory specification. Having been used as a drag car, the…

Last weekend Gordon and Eva spent the day at Bressingham Steam & Gardens. Source: Bressingham Steam & Gardens There really is something for everyone at Bressingham. The Bressingham Gardens The unique Bressingham Gardens are renowned worldwide for their horticultural excellence….

In our workshops this week we have our 1930 Rolls Royce 20/25. The main concerns to address are; a leak on or around the sump and the brakes squealing under pressure.

Arriving in our showroom and available to market very soon will be our 1935 Morris 8.

The intricate door rubbers have been expertly fitted by Mauro today. He has also painted up the existing windows to freshen up the look before re-fit. The fuel tank has also been fitted this week so the car is really…

Chris has now prepared the body, masked up the areas not requiring paint and getting the area ready for paint application.

Working alongside JAL restorations on this project, the forks have now bee stripped and new seals and washers have replaced the old worn ones. We’ve fitted a new chrome plate on the slider extension. The fork condition is generally good….

We have begun the strip down of our 1986 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. All external parts; trims, windscreen and components, lights, locks, hood are all being removed.

Donna is currently working on designing a new pattern for our 1962 TVR Grantura door cards. She is using the existing material to help with the design. The door cards will be finished in the same colour as the new…

The sill and rear wing panel has now been cut out and replaced with new on our 2003 Mazda MX-5.

Mauro returned from his holiday this week and got straight into rebuilding the doors of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type.

John has successfully re-wired our Riley wiper wiring without removing or affecting the ceiling cloth. Great result.

The restoration of our 1987 Mercedes SL500 is now well underway with the car completely stripped, the windscreen removed and the rotten body panels having been cut out. The new panels have arrived from the guys and girls at the…

Our 1936 Riley Merlin Nine has returned to have the brakes fully rebuilt. The brakes have been stripped, machined and re-shoed. Whilst in, the wiper motor wiring loom has also been replaced within the headlining as a fault was continually…

The water leak on our 1947 MG TC is due to a leaking core plug. We have now replaced the core plug and the pool of water on the floor has now gone.

Thanks, as always to Matt Wood from motorshots.co.uk who has done a fantastic job of capturing the angles of our very rare 2003 Vauxhall VX220.

Work continues on the TVR Grantura interior rebuild. Donna is working on recovering the seats with the Poppy leather and has manufactured the new piping.