Posts by Craig Ranson

Our 1959 Morris J Type is complete and ready to return home for rebuild.

More images from the body work preparation. Here we have the fibre-glass front wing/arches as well as the side skirts being perfected; to remove all blistering and get them repaired and ready for paint.

Our 1947 MG TC has arrived in our workshops for a recommission. The c ar has been regularly used up until recently so we are hoping not to have to carry out too much work to get her back on…

Having owned the car for just under a week, the current owner is new to the classic car scene but has always wanted the iconic 60’s Ford Mustang. later in the month the car will arrive in our workshops for…

One of the star attractions of last week’s Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show was our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera. The engine work is now complete and the car is ready to return home. The car came to us…

We had the pleasure of Owen joining us for work experience here at Bridge Classic Cars. We were really impressed with Owen’s attitude and know he’ll go far in this industry. We really hope Owen gained some valuable experience and…

Busy weekend ahead as we work on the final preparations for the biggest event of the Bridge Classic Cars calendar, our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show on Sunday 28th July. Vincent has arrived with his incredible Mk1 VW…

Our engine guru Adrian Offord’s freshly painted Lightning Rod featured on UK Vintage Oval Racing‘s Facebook page, viewed by their 1700 avid followers.

Pete has replaced the nut on the De Tomaso Pantera’s wheel bearing.

Ady is currently cleaning out the corrosion in our Mercedes 220 engine.

In our workshops this week we have our 1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow with a suspected head gasket. Upon starting, we are immediately experiencing pressurise in one cylinder going into the water way.

Running up our 1962 TVR Engine after rebuild. Prior to Ady rebuilding the engine, it had been left in bits for many years with the main block being buried in the garden. This was a big engine rebuild but very…

Our boys Ady and Andrew are keeping themselves busy of their time away from the workshops preparing their race cars for some upcoming events. Ady has just completed the body and paintwork on his Spedeworth Formula Lightning Rod with the…

Our fantastic little 1933 Austin 7 is in our workshops with an ongoing charging issue. The dynamo has been rebuilt a number of times but the previous garage have been unable to work out why the car is still not…

Work is progressing well on our 1962 TVR Grantura as we continue to fit up the exterior, at the same time working on the full interior re-trim. The dash is complete and ready to fit before we look to wire…

Whilst refurbishing the wheels we have taken the opportunity to repaint the calipers.

New metalwork has now been fitted and shaped on our Triumph TR3 to replace the areas affected by rust. The colour has been matched and the car has been painted just in time for Sunday’s Classic & Sports Car &…

Our 2008 Bentley Continental back bumper is now complete. The wheels have been fully refurbished and the back bumper has been painted. Next up, the interior trim needs addressing. But what a beautiful car…

Collected from London this morning we have a very rare modern classic. Perfect for the collector, investor, petrolhead, thrill-seeker. 2003 Vauxhall VX220i, registered new in January 2003. 1 of only 7 remaining in the iconic British Racing Green, a very…

Today’s the day we introduce our 1975 MGB Roadster to it’s new home in the city. First trip out was a big one, we’ve heard from the owner that the trip from London to Luton went very well. Next stop…

Our 1959 Triumph TR3 is now in primer and ready for paint.

Brian has been busy cleaning up the existing door cards to give them a nice, fresh, clean look ready for refit.

Our running issues on our 1974 Rolls Royce Shadow 1 required new points and a condenser. Whilst in we topped up the oil in the carburettors. She now runs beautifully and back home ready for an upcoming wedding trip.

Our good friend Jack is still travelling the world on-board his luxury Superyacht, I believe is in currently residing in Italy enjoying the sunshine. He has sent through some fantastic classics for us to admire.

Bizarre but true, our Bentley’s rear bumper had found a mate in a friendly pheasant who decided to peck away at the paintwork. Not a huge issue to resolve so we have now put the car through our workshops to…

John has now built up the front and rear hubs. The brakes have been upgraded all round with the front set up being converted to 4-pot calipers. We have also altered the set up to hold spoke wheels and have…

The original Austin Healey side screens have been stripped, cleaned and repainted. We have had to carry out some remedial repairs to the cracked frames which involved welding new metal into the affected areas. The material and perspex which makes…

Here we have the new pictures of our boy Andrew Warne’s BriSCA F2 Stock Car. His car is powered by a Ford 2.9 litre Zetec engine for the short oval racing. …now complete with the Bridge Classic Cars logo proudly…

Confirmed to be attending this year’s Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show we have the very special 2019 Aston Martin DBS 59. Source: Jardine Motors Official Website Aston Martin DBS 59 – The Latest Limited Edition Model From Aston…

Images back from Tony at Wyatt Polishing as he continues to work through the various re-chroming and re-polishing projects we have given him. Here we have bright work from our TVR Grantura, Jensens 541R’s and Jaguar E-Type.