Posts by Craig Ranson

Our 1960 Jensen 541R (#328) will have ungraded and improved con rod bolts, supplied to us by ARP Automotive Racing Products, California. We are now in the process of resizing the big ends on the con rods to give the smooth finish…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This morning, bright and early we welcomed one of our new projects for 2019, our 1977 MGBGT. One owner from new, our little MGBGT has been barn stored since the 80’s with little to no attention but 2019 will be…

Both of our Jensen 541R chassis’ have now been painted in POR15 Top Coat Chassis Coat Black. In the new year we will be able to start work on reassembling the chassis’, to get them back on their wheels. POR15 Top…

We are loving the Christmas classic cars on Instagram at the minute…send in, tag @craigranson or #bridgeclassiccars if you see anymore! Source: @nickpandolfi Source: @classiccarvoyage and Source: @thevintagesociety_ Source: @autofinesse Source: @retro_classica Source: LinkedIn: Benedict Ficken

The original steering column has now been removed of it’s wheel and clean down, treated and painted ready for refit.

The car came in to us with some after-market number plate surrounds but with the car being so beautifully original we wanted to try and keep the car exactly how it came in to us. At the time, the surrounds…

With the engine and gearbox now completed Ady is able to reconnect the two.  

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We managed to secure another day with Paul Johnson Valeting this weekend so he spent the day detailing our 1939 Packard 120. Although we are yet to complete the engine works on the car (due to a couple of valves having to…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the engine now successfully refitted into position we can now look to rebuild the car with all of the brand new and refurbished components. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24664,24663,24662,24661,24660,24659,24658,24657,24656,24655,24654,24653,24652,24651,24650,24649,24648,24647,24646,24645,24644″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

The bodywork of our 1975 MGB is nearing completion. We are hoping to have the welding work wrapped up this week so we can then get the shell ready for paint preparation at the beginning of the new year.

We’ve had an amazing year here at Bridge Classic Cars, most notably the huge relocation from Deben Road in Ipswich to our new premises at The Nursery, Pettistree. We’ve hosted our very own Classic and Sports Car Show which was…

We believe the oil filter of our 1947 Standard Flying 14 may not be working to the best of it’s ability. Compared alongside a new oil filter you can see just how clogged up the existing filter has become. This…

Due to popular demand we have taken some more images of our 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 Roadster body shell.  

Apart from needing a thoroughly clean and some certain area detailed and freshened up, our 1961 Jaguar XK150S engine is running and driving wonderfully. With that in mind we concentrate our efforts on perfecting the look rather than re-writing the…

Just as we thought our work was complete and the car can be returned we discover a slight leak coming from under the car. Upon closer inspection we can see that the slave cylinder of our 1968 Jaguar E-Type has…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our good friend and colleague Tony at Wyatt Polishing is very useful when it comes to pinching pictures. When he’s not busy re-chroming for our restoration projects he is often out and about enjoying the classic car scene in one of…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New arrival, our 2009 MGTF 85th Anniversary – a very rare car, one of only 50 produced to mark the 85th Anniversary. 38,000 miles with great service history. Cam-belt and water pump replacement was carried out at 32,000 miles. Comes…

Ady has now completed the rebuild of our 1955 Austin Healey 100M engine. We have replaced with a full set of gaskets throughout, refitted with new studs, plugs, leads. The water pump and oil pump have been replaced, new cover…

We have now had our brakes returned from the manufacturers Zeus Engineering having undergone an overhaul. Pete is currently fitting up so we can test them and hopefully ahve some good news to report back to the owner with.  

Source: Aston Martin Club Spain, re-posted by Aston Limited The beautiful Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, spotted in Zurich, Switzerland.  

We are now underneath the car to inspect the under seal for any signs of wear that need to be addressed. Tackling this job sooner rather than later is hugely beneficial, to keep on top of the maintenance rather than…

First job of the day is to replace the timing chain tensioner on our 2002 Honda S2000. As well as this, we are looking at getting the car ready for the winter with a gearbox oil replacement, differential oil replacement,…

In our workshops today we have our 2002 Honda S2000. The main objective today is to replace the timing chain tensioner but as well as this we will be replacing the fluids and oils throughout the car and getting her…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Source: The Suffolk Punch Trust This weekend we took a trip to The Suffolk Punch Trust to visit Santa and his Elves in the Grotto We had such an amazing time and it’s a great place to visit with the…

We are now into the very final stages of our 1960 Jensen 541S restoration. This very special and very unique car was one of only 3 prototypes produced by the Jensen brothers and was the only prototype to hold the…

With so many projects currently being worked on our very own 1965 Amphicar as taken somewhat of a back seat recently. With the new year just round the corner our aim is to somehow squeeze our Amphicar into the projects…

One of the first projects to be painted in the new year, we are now finishing off the preparation of our Mini bodyshell.

Today, Ady has carried out a front conversion, also known as a lip seal conversion. The lip seal conversion takes out the existing felt seal.

Work is now complete on our 1965 Aston Martin DB5. The points and condenser have been replaced, we’ve tweaked the mixture and balanced the carburettors and the spark plugs have been cleaned out. We’ve discovered a lot of play in…

The dials that arrived in our Jensen 328 were not correct and the customer wished to have them changed for this set. These will now make their way to Speedy Cables to join the many other sets of ours they…