Posts by Craig Ranson

Ady has now stripped our 1953 Mercedes 220 engine to identify the running issues. As you can see, we have discovered two major problems which will most certainly require repairing. Firstly, the pistons have been picked up in the bore…

Our Francis Barnett trials bike restoration is progressing well, the paint and parts for restoration are all away being worked on. The engine however has problems. The big end is shot and likewise the small end. Piston two is in…

Monday’s are a good day for the staff here at Bridge Classic Cars. In theory, Monday is a day where the technicians are not required to work. You see, we work a four day week here, Tuesday to Friday with…

The body work repair is now complete on our 1956 Ford Consul. The corroded areas have been cut out and replaced with new metalwork. Next stage will be to get the car up and running and mechanically sound before heading…

Today, we welcomed BMW Car Magazine to Bridge Classic Cars to photograph for an upcoming feature on our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions we are unable to show you the full photo shoot until the magazine…

Prostrip automotive restoration specialise in removing paint, rust and other contaminants from all types of vehicles and substrates involving steel and aluminium, ranging from classic cars to vintage motorcycles. Their vast in-house facility ensures they have the correct and most…

Our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa was the topic of one of awarding winning UK broadcaster and presenter Nick Pandolfi‘s recent posts on social media, sharing our post to his 800+ followers.

One for the future: we have our 1975 MGBGT V8 in need of a few remedial alterations and a possible full respray. The underneath of the car is in very good condition. Some of the under seal is missing and…

With the 1953 Mercedes 220 installed on our test bed Ady and Pete are running up the engine for the very first time.

The fibreglass bodyshell of our 1957 Jensen 541R arrived to us in a pretty sorry state, covered entirely in miniature cracks and blisters that have developed over time. Repairing the fibreglass body is quite a time consuming task but one…

Our Jensen 541R has now been fitted with the newly built Corvette Engine and brand new 5 speed Tremec gearbox.

Darren and Andrew are busy (well Andrew is, Darren’s chatting on his phone!!) working on the body of our 1959 Morris J, to get it repaired, welded and ready for paint preparation.

The engine is now set up on our stand ready to be run.

The boot area of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type has now been cleaned up and fitting with a new Tetrosyl sound deadening layer. Not only does this tidy up the area but also acts as a sound barrier to cut down…

Whilst cleaning up and refurbishing our 1972 Jaguar E-Type’s dash we discover, tucked neatly behind the dash, a rusty key. We have no idea what the key is for but what a fantastic hiding place. Brian has now stripped and…

Our objective is to investigate the poor running of our 1953 Mercedes 220 engine. Already, we have discovered a defect in the carburettor. As you can see from the images below, we have laid a flat edge across the top…

During this weekend’s Ipswich to Felixstowe run an unusual noise had appeared whilst driving. Now in our workshops to be investigated we have diagnosed it to be coming from the crankshaft breather pipe knocking against the exhaust. Having now re-routed…

John is currently rebuilding the up-rated rear diff for our 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1. We are fitting new groove and drill up-rated discs, pads and calipers. We are fitting a Series 3 set up and installing new easy bleed…

Late arrival this evening to Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8. Having enjoyed a day out at the weekend for the Ipswich to Felixstowe run our TR7 encountered a mysterious noise which we needs to be investigated.

This weekend saw the fourth year of The Turk’s Head Beer, Cider and Gin Festival. We were there with our good friends Jack and Arabella on Sunday to experience first hand the amazing selection of ales, real ciders and unusual…

In our paint shop this weekend we have our 2017 Volvo V90 for some subtle modifications. To tie in with the black wheels the owner would like all silver/chrome trims to be blackened. After masking up the areas in question…

Peter is working on getting our 1997 BMW M3 running. Having been stored up for many years first impressions suggest that the car is immobilised and that the fuel pump is not working.

The new badges are currently being re-manufactured by the guys at Pamela David Enamels. The initial template has now been drawn up to replicate the existing design. We have now approved the designs and the manufacturing process can now begin….

1974 Jaguar XJ6 will be visiting our paint shops very soon for some repair work. The bonnet hinge at the front requires some attention where age and weather has gotten to it. This has resulted in the nearside hinge becoming…

In our workshops this week we have our wonderful little 1966 Riley Elf. With the annual Ipswich to Felixstowe classic car run looming we are looking at repairing an oil leak which has recently developed as well as carry out…

Source: Instagram @mollieking BBC Radio 1‘s Mollie King showing off her impressive skills to her 830k followers in the driving seat of the new Land Rover Evoque at the Land Rover Experience Eastnor. Welcome to the Land Rover Experience Eastnor…

Having etch primed the exterior sections of our Bentley we are now in the stages of final high build primer. The car has now been smoothed down and masked ready for top coat to be applied.

Prior to our 1952 MG TD heading off to it’s new home, we need to carry out a few small but very important improvements to the car. The battery has become tired over time. Having checked the performance of the…

The strip down and repair of our 1956 Ford Consul is now well underway with Mauro concentrating his efforts full time on the project. Everything removed has been carefully wrapped,documented and accounted for and is now in storage awaiting refurbishing…

Work on our 1997 Bentley Turbo R respray has begun. Chris is busy stripping the car down. The bumpers have been removed and the top polished piece detached so we can look to remove the paint. At some stage, the…