Posts by Craig Ranson

Having now found the torque settings for our 1987 Mercedes SL500, thought it was best to share as they are very hard to come by. Tightening Torques – Cylinder Head Instructions Cylinder head bolts, tighten in the following stages: 30…

Confirmed to be attending our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show 2019 1964 Rover P5 1974 MG Midget

Arriving into today we have our 1959 Morris J Type van. We have been assigned the task to prepare and paint the body shell ready for the customer to rebuild in time for a family wedding later in the year.

Our brand new leaf springs have arrived from Moss Europe and have now been fitted onto the car.

We are looking at a possible fuel pump and/or solonoid issue on our 1965 Aston Martin DB5. The engine sounds healthy and eager to get going but unfortunately we are not getting her to fire up. Hopefully, having carried out…

One for the future, our 1967 Jaguar E-Type shell will someday be reproduced into a complete car. At this stage no decisions have been made as to how the car will look but the shell has now been delivered to…

Owning a right hand drive Mercedes 190SL himself, British racing driver Max Chilton saw, liked and shared our 190SL with his 96,000 followers on Instagram. Thank you so much Max, glad you like the car. Source: Wikipedia Max Chilton is…

Correcting the bodywork of our 1987 Mercedes SL500 was not on the immediate agenda, however, with the engine out and being rebuilt it made perfect sense to look at addressing the rotten areas and get the car ready for paint….

More chrome and brightwork heading over to Tony at Wyatt Polishing for a re-chrome and polish. In our collection today we have parts for our Jensen 541R, Jaguar E-Type and TVR Griffith.

Darren has now put our 1955 Austin Healey through the paint shop to give her a new and fresh look. The shell and loose body panels are now looking stunning in vibrant red. We are now ready to progress with…

We have now completed the rebuild of our 1963 Jaguar SS100 engine. The vehicle has been tested and the engine is now running beautifully. We have re-faced the cylinder head and block, re-faced the inlet manifold on both sides. The…

The final fit of our 1960 Jensen 541R body shell to the chassis. The body has been fixed back on to the metal framework and the complete unit has now been bonded back on to the chassis ready for paint…

Our 1980 Porsche 911 has been dry stored and off the road for 4 years now and unfortunately it is evident that it has suffered in areas and most certainly requires attention. Our original plan was to run her through…

We are currently preparing our 1957 Mercedes 190SL for resale. This very rare and unique car has been sitting for a little while and although in great mechanical order she is not running perfectly so we are spending some time…

The last few images of the car in final prime ready to be painted Chris has now started on the top coat paint of our Tundra Green 1975 MGB roadster. Later this week we’ll be able to reveal the new…

Work is well on with the preparation of the bonnet and front wings of our 1960 Jensen 541R (#493).

The preparation of the body shell is now complete and today we are ready to enter the spray booth to have the first coat of Tundra Green stone chip applied to the underside.

Thanks, as always, to the guys at Moss Europe for their fantastic service. Our brand new MGB roadster windscreen has arrived along with a huge assortment of parts for various projects we have running.

Brian has done a remarkable job of restoring the original horn push of our 1962 TVR Grantura.

Confirmed to be attending our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show 2019 1981 Toyota Celica

The engine from our 1963 Jaguar SS100 is now complete and currently being re-fitted. All being well, we are days away from being able to release the vehicle back to the owner but before this we will carry out many…

We have now stripped our Jaguar E-Type heater box of all of its individual components. Parts of this will have to be purchased new due to how badly corroded they have become. Once the new parts are in we can…

Our Austin Healey 100M is now in final stages of primer. The shell has been coated in a red primer before being flattened down once more and guide coated. At this stage, all of the panels will be removed ready…

New arrival into our workshops today we have our 1968 Triumph Vitesse Mk 2 convertible with overdrive. The car has come in for a new hood to be fitted due to the clear windows becoming very cloudy. Overall, the car…

Daisy is currently back with us and available for sale and as part of the re-marketing campaign we have removed the Daisy decals from the exterior. Some, I’m sure, prefer the originality of the car now in it’s ‘almost’ bare…

Having recently been in our workshops for a full interior re-trim it has been a hectic Saturday here at Bridge Classic Cars getting our 1965 Jaguar E-Type ready for this Monday’s CKL Track Day at Goodwood Motor Circuit. The re-trim…

The re-trim of our 1965 Jaguar E-Type has now been completed and although a relatively late finish we have successfully managed to hand the car back to the owner in time for Monday’s track day at Goodwood. A few alterations…

Available for sale… 1991 Alfa Romeo, 2.0 Spider S4 This beautiful Alfa has only come to market due to the necessity for the current owner having to relocate back to the UK and loss of storage. The car comes with…

Tight deadlines on this project as we carry out a full re-trim of our 1965 Jaguar E-Type. Work needed to be completed in time for the Goodwood track day on Monday 11th March. Kim and Tommy have worked tirelessly on…

The original 1977 MGBGT seats have survived 30 years of being in storage. Although very dirty and tired looking, the seats are in remarkably good condition so we decided to remain with the originality and look to restore them to…