Posts by Craig Ranson

Our original 1961 Francis Barnett badges are now in the hands of our good friends at Pamela David Enamels to be reproduced. Pamela David Enamels was established in 1971 as family-run business. It has been the only one to specialise in the complete restoration…

Our 1975 MG B restoration is progressing nicely with the rear axle now stripped and ready for refurbishment. The brake drums and suspension components are also stripped and ready for media blasting. The metalwork from within the rubber bumpers are…

Our window mechanisms are now stripped, cleaned, galvanised and ready for paint.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ady has been cutting a 45′ seat with a Mira. We have also made a new valve guide. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

The underneath and inside of our 1963 Mini is now finished in Almond Green as work continues on the full respray. The car is in with us for body preparation and paint and we then hand back to the owner…

Work has now begun on the rebuild of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type. Brian is sorting through the components that will need to be media blasted, painted and refurbished to get them ready and on the shelf for the refit stage….

With the iconic Jaguar E-Type bonnet making up almost half of the exterior of the car, the day we are able to fit up the bonnet is the day an E-Type restoration really starts to take shape. With the bonnet…

More parts removed and ready for blasting and repainting.

We are now very close to our amazing 1967 Jaguar E-Type racing project being ready for the full respray colour change. The exact colour has now been chosen but will be kept under wraps for the big reveal. The body…

We are pleased to welcome Chris Jeffreys to the Bridge Classic Cars family as of today and already he’s getting stuck in to one of our many paint projects that we have. Our 1961 Jaguar XK150S will be one of…

Ady is now reassembling the V8 Corvette engine to be fitted into our 1957 Jensen 541R (chassis #328). The block has been refaced, the bores have been honed and we have fitted new pistons with piston rings. Now the engine…

We had a visit today from a beautiful 1957 MGA. Gordon was on hand to look over the work that we are hoping to carry out. This will be a possible re-paint in 2019 to get on top of a…

Our 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 diff has now been stripped, cleaned, galvanised and repainted. This is now on the shelf ready to be re-fitted when the time comes.

Our brand new fuel tank pickups have arrived this morning from Chris and the guys at Four Ashes Garage. Because of the rarity and complexity in the fuel tank pickups, our old units have been returned to Chris for a…

Although we do some long days here at Bridge Classic Cars we do allow the occasional 15 minute break…a bit of rest time for the guys to put their feet up!!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving into our workshops very soon we have our 1963 Jaguar E-Type, in for a possible restoration. The car is a US import and whilst in the states had undergone various modifications and alterations, including a V8 engine. Our objective…

Our 1972 Jaguar E-Type’s V12 engine is now fitted up to the test rig to check it’s running capabilities. It turned over first time with very little effort which is great news so Ady now knows what he needs to…

A rare item to source new, this piece of metalwork is from the classic Westerly Oceanquest. We will look to strip back and re-chrome the existing piece.  

As we start a new year here at Bridge Classic Cars we open our inbox to a fantastic breakdown of last years stories from the guys and girls at AutoClassics. Source: autoclassics.co.uk “As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time…

No rest for Brian over the Christmas period as he began work on the refurbishment of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12 gearbox. The external components have now been stripped where necessary, blasted, cleaned and repainted. With the individual parts complete…

The now famous MGC GT owned by the Sheesh Restaurant is still a popular choice for a photo opportunity by the restaurant’s clientele. Instagram sensation @MissCatherinePierce shared an amazing photo with her 20,500+ followers when she last visited the Sheesh…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to Tony at Wyatt Polishing for the photos once again… “Nice drive with P5 on the Brass Monkeys run today”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24890,24891,24892,24893,24894,24895,24896,24897,24898,24899,24900,24901,24902,24903,24904,24905,24906,24907,24908,24909,24910,24911,24912,24913,24914,24915″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

A lot of work is required on our hood frame to get that back to an acceptable standard. We are looking to refurbish the original hood frame and once stripped and blasted the task should be relatively straight forward, albeit…

We have now completed the re-upholstering of our 1936 Riley Merlin Nine front seats using the customer’s own leather hyde. The hyde that has been supplied to us is very similar in colour to the original and has come to…

Arriving in to our workshops in the early part of 2019 we have our 1960 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite MkI. We will wait for the arrival before deciding what the future holds for our little Frogeye but always a favourite…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]’It was the night before Christmas…’ …when we received the phone call from Ian at Schumacher Cargo Logistics to confirm the arrival of our 1969 Pontiac Firebird into Felixstowe docks. She had been at sea for a number of weeks taking the…

Work on preparing the bodyshell of our 1967 racing E-type is well underway by our friends at Simon Morris Commercial Vehicle Paintshop and Repairs. They are working on the preparation before handing her back to us, here at Bridge Classic Cars,…

Source: Instagram Spotted this week here in Suffolk by Ipswich 102 afternoon presenter Paul Morris. Ipswich 102 – welcome from everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars After three months of hard work behind the scenes (from lots of people you’ll never hear on…

Dave has now successfully re-instated the air intake to filter set up within the engine bay compartment. The radiator surround has also been fitted into position. …and the rubbers are also now being fitted up around the door.

We have managed to salvage the original seat frames of our 1975 MGB. They were in quite a bad state but we have successfully repaired and re welding the frames before blasting and re-coating. With the frames now complete we…