Posts by Craig Ranson

In our workshops this week we welcome our wonderful 1957 MGA for a full exterior respray and new carpets. We may be a little while off from starting but with the owner currently residing overseas we accepted delivery as ‘one…

Outside our Woodbridge workshops last week we had a couple of absolute beauties. First up, we have the 2014 Morgan Plus Four. The sun was out and we saw this stunner visiting our neighbours at Suffolk Plant Centre. We also…

Not the easiest of wheels to restore our friends at Wheelcare Refisnishing had their work cut out when we presented two sets of original Rostyle wheel in need of restoration. Our 1975 MG B Roadster and 1977 MG BGT will…

Progress on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type project has not been fantastic recently so one success story to report is the completion of the carburettor rebuilds Ady has been busy stripping the carbs, cleaning up and replacing the seals and gaskets….

Unfortunately due to incorrect piston rings being fitted some time ago this has resulted in our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 require an engine rebuild. The incorrect size piston rings have meant that there has been some movement and vibration within…

Work continues on refurbishing parts for our 1972 Jaguar E-Type. The handbrake lever has been stripped, polished and rebuilt. The pedal box has also been cleaned up and is now ready for refit. We have also now fitted up the…

New in to the Bridge Classic Cars showroom this week we have four wonderful British classics. Firstly we have our truly stunning, award winning 1990 Jaguar XJ6. We also have our 1989 Daimler XJ6. Next up, we have our 1998…

Friday 24th May we got the keys to the new Bridge Classic Cars showroom. Work will now commence this week on the sympathetic internal decorations ready for the collection. Previously home to one of the many iconic air crafts stored…

Brian’s been busy this week fitting new wiring looms into our 1965 Amphicar and our 1972 Jaguar E-Type.

Craig and the family have been away for the week in Devon exploring some of the beautiful sights and of course, seeing some classics out enjoying the sunshine too. Thurlestone, Bantham, Malborough, South Milton, Salcombe, Kingsbridge,

The front frame is now securely fitted to the E-Type and ready for the engine install later in the project.

What we assumed would be a relatively straight forward diff upgrade on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type has unfortunately turned to be much more serious. We have discovered rust coming through which will need to be addressed before we do anything…

Building up a couple of Jaguar E-Type rear set ups at the same time this week. First up, we have our E-Type race car back axle. Secondly we have our up rated back axle with adjustable shocks, all new bushes…

Our 1956 Ford Consul is now in the hands of painters Chris and Darren to prepare the body and components for the blue respray paint.

We have now preserved our 1967 Jaguar E-Type body shell by applying a thin layer of primer. The restoration will eventually commence but until then we know that the body shell is safely inside and not open to the elements.

More images of our 1957 body shell being repaired.

The freshly painted black arches have now been covered up by the refit of the front wings. The rebuild is coming along very well on our 1977 MG BGT with the wiring and new ceiling cloth now securely in position….

In our workshops today we have our 2008 Range Rover V8 Sport to have the front bottom arms replaced.

Our 1975 MG B Roadster restoration is progressing nicely. With the bumpers having been repaired and restored they have now been fitted to the car. The brakes have been built up and the plates have now been fitted. The badges…

BBC Radio 2 and BBC 5 Live’s Orna Merchant has sent us some exclusive footage of The Back To The Future DeLorean arriving at BBC Manchester earlier today. Orna was one of the first to see writer Bob Gale arriving…

Our good friend ‘Superyacht Jack’ is once again out and about on his world travels and this time has reported back from the IWC Classic Car Show in Schaffhausen.

The brand new boot lining has now been fitted out in the rear of our 1955 Austin Healey.

Introducing Project 668, the new home of Bridge Classic Cars classic car and motorcycle showroom. Due to our recent expansion within our Woodbridge workshops and with the opening of our in-house engine building facilities, body shop and trim shop we…

The weather strip rubbers in our Bentley Turbo have perished over time so Chris has cut and fitted new rubbers as a direct replacement.

Our 1972 Jaguar E-Type dash top, glove box and dial section have now been cleared up, repaired and polished ready for the dials to be refitted.

Today we welcomed to Bridge Classic Cars Duncan Potter, Classic & Vintage Auction Consultant from Brightwells auctioneers with his beautiful 1931 MG C. The Brightwells story: “Established in 1846, Brightwells is a leading provider of auction services, estate agency and…

Andrew has been working tirelessly on getting the bodyshell of our 1959 Morris J Type into a position where the paint preparation guys can take over. The body repairs are almost complete and we’ll be looking at wheeling her in…

Travelling down from Leicester and arriving in our workshops today we have our 1973 Triumph TR6. An original right hand drive Triumph TR6 2.5 PI CP Series, the 150 bhp model comes finished in Sienna brown with tan interior. Our…

The radiator of our 1956 Ford Consul is completely blocked with dirt and grime. We’ve now run water through the system to clear the lot out.

Source: Motorious At least 20 classic American cars circa 1990 have been destroyed in a fire that engulfed 613 Automotive Group during the early hours of Thursday morning. A ferocious blaze has ripped through a beloved car dealership used by…