Posts by Craig Ranson

Today, we welcomed a beautifully little 1990 Evante in to the workshops. From the factory, the interior of the Evante is best discussed as ‘fits where it touches’ so the current owner is looking for us to spend a little…

Whilst in our workshops Donna has taken some time to work on tidying a couple of areas within the interior that would benefit from a little improvement. We have changed some of the fixings for new, double stitched the gearshift…

Thanks, as always to Matt Wood from motorshots.co.uk who has done a fantastic job of capturing the beauty of our ‘un-restored’ 1957 Mercedes 190SL.

The day of our 1957 Mercedes 190SL and 1971 Jaguar E-Type photo shoot at Bentwaters Park. Automotive photographer Matt Woods from motorshots.co.uk shared some behind the scenes images with his 5000 followers.

Ongoing discussions continue on the telemetry of the new hubs so as not to widen the track.

Bridge Classic Cars Classic Car Transportation. A busy day on the road today as we delivered our Lagonda down to New Milton. From there, we took a trip into London to collect our 1929 Morris Minor from Putney before heading…

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Visiting our workshops this week we have our 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. The car has been very much enjoyed and used but the current owner is now looking to limit the miles and take out the car on summer…

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 is now with us having undergone a full inspection report put together on behalf…

Our 1964 Morgan 4/4 is in the workshops for a service and to look into an over-heating issue that has developed. Whilst in we need to look at running issues that looks to be coming from low compression on No3…

This weekend we heard reports of an unfortunate incident between two classic cars on their way to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. One of the vehicles, a beautiful 1975 Triumph TR6 will be visiting our workshops very soon…

A busy weekend this weekend at Bridge Classic Cars as the team spread themselves across three amazing local motoring events. Pete, Ady and Donna spent the weekend at Festival Of Wheels, Trinity Park in Ipswich. Meanwhile, Craig spent the day with the…

A busy weekend this weekend at Bridge Classic Cars as the team spread themselves across three amazing local motoring events. Craig spent the day with the guys at Team HARD Racing, supporting Carl Boardley as he continues his season in…

A busy weekend this weekend at Bridge Classic Cars as the team spread themselves across three amazing local motoring events. Gordon took our 2008 Bentley GT Continental over to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. Pete, Ady and…

We have called in the services of Paul Johnson Valeting this weekend to give our 1947 MG TC a thorough clean up. As the car has been sitting outside (under cover) for some time the body work was looking really…

Awaiting restoration, we have our 1960 Jensen 541R with matching number engine. The Jensen Owner’s Club have confirmed the identity of the vehicle so she will be stored away until such time as a full restoration can begin.

Looking for a new home. Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type body shell is now primed and in storage ready to find a new home or a new owner looking for a restoration project.

We often get asked if it is possible for 2 people to go on a 2 week holiday, take everything they need, including the 2 person inflatable kayak, all in a jaguar E-Type Roadster…and as we always say, ‘yes it…

We have some substantial engine issues to contend with on our 1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1. The head gasket has gone which has resulted in the water getting through and over heating the engine. One of the push rods…

Our 2008 Bentley Continental rear seat has now been repaired and re-fitted and we are ready for the weekend at Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars.

We have discovered that our newest arrival, our 1947 MG TC has little to no brakes so busy has got to working stripped and rebuilding. Whilst the wheels are off we will also touch up the red and black areas…

David Turnage from the Jensen Owner’s Club has visited today to inspect our three Jensen’s. In order to register the cars, a representative from the club is required to verify the paperwork and confirm the authenticity of the vehicles. And,…

A leak from the roof has caused the rear seats in our Bentley Continental to stain. We’ll look at a cleaning option for removing the stain, failing that we will need to come up with a plan B for how…

A common issue on the MkII Mazda MX5 is the corrosion within the sills. Our 2003 Mazda MX-5 has arrived in our workshops having failed a recent MOT inspection. The outer sills and front wing section on both the offside…

The newly trimmed dash, complete with polished dials, is in position which means the electrics can now be wired up. Thank you, as always, to the guys and girls at Autosparks for manufacturing the rare super rare wiring harness for…

Our freshly polishing wheels trims are now back on the wheels and back on the car look lovely.

Arriving in our workshops today we have our 1986 Volkswagen Golf cabriolet. The car is in for a full respray which will also consist of a very sympathetic restoration of various components.

Donna has fitting out our 1956 Ford Consul with brand new carpets throughout. Whilst doing so, Brian has been busy cleaning up the existing interior and securing back into position.

Arriving soon to join the Bridge Classic Cars family we have our 1947 MGTC. We’ll be looking to carry out the routine checks with an aim to get her back on the road in very little time. The car has…

We have just received a lovely email from the owners to show us it’s new home. ‘Stain in his new home. A big thank-you to you all A&N’