Posts by Craig Ranson

Confirmed: Shaun will be returning to our workshops with his 1965 Jaguar E-Type. Also confirmed this morning is Francis with the 1983 Mercedes 230E

All levels have been checked, all objectives have been met and our 1965 Jaguar E-Type is now ready for this weekend’s wedding duties.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The highlight of the year for Bridge Classic Cars’ Pete; his annual trip to Goodwood for the Festival Of Speed. This year’s highlight…the guys camping next door brought their own gin bar!!! Source: goodwood.com Festival of Speed – The Silver…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we see the return of our beautiful 1965 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type. She’s on wedding duties next week so we have a bit of work to do to get her ready. Firstly we need to carry out a full…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have just received confirmation of our Jensen leaving the US for the UK and photographs of it being loaded up. ] At this stage we do not have a due date but we are very excited for the arrival….

The green piped in yellow will soon be disappearing from the interior of our 1971 Bedford, to be replaced with a classier looking brown vinyl. Vinyl gives the same overall appearance of leather but at a fraction of the cost…

The battery light has come on on the Range Rover so it’s in our workshops having the alternator replaced. It’s a fiddly job on the Range Rover with some reporting that it is a full ‘body off’ task. We’ve managed…

The refit is now complete and our 1983 Mercedes 230E is now ready to head back to Ipswich. We will next be seeing her at the Bridge Classic Cars Classic & Sports Car Show on Sunday 26th August

Our 1983 Mercedes 230E has returned from the paint shop having had the welded areas blended  back in. The loose components have also returned so we are now on the final stages of fitting up. The internal arches have been…

The front end of our E-type is almost complete with the lights and surround now in position. The front grill surround just requires tightening and it’ll be ready to be fitted.

Over 30 years apart but the iconic 3 pointed star remains the same.

With the new flooring now in position we are now able to re-install the fuel tank to our 1960 Jensen 541S.

I won’t lie to you, fitting up the power steering hasn’t been ‘EZ’ (sorry, couldn’t resist), through no fault of anyone in particular but simply due to the fact that this may be the only Jensen 541S of it’s kind…

Looks like the boys are enjoying the sunshine up in Scotland. Gordon has been joined by our good friends Shaun Harkness and Greg Lister for a spot of dinner and drinks. Shaun has brought along his latest toy, a Triumph…

Due in to our Woodbridge workshops mid August we have a small collection of classic motorcycles. Currently stored away up in the highlands of Scotland the small collection is an exciting prospect for Bridge Classic Cars and we look forward to…

Our Audi 100 Coupe S is well on the way to be completely stripped. We’ve hit the ground running with this project and have managed to strip all major components from the car within a couple of days. We have…

May not be a classic just yet but here’s Instagram sensation @confetti_5 enjoying the sunshine in a beautiful Ferrari in the Moscow International Business Centre, Russia. #thefutureofbridgeclassiccars

So before arriving to us here at Bridge Classic Cars our 1987 Mercedes 500SL had been stored for some time under a tree. With her now up and running and all levels checked our first trip was to drop her…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The strip down of our 1974 Audi 100 Coupe S is now in full swing. Andy has been set the task of removing our the interior today ready for the trimmer to take control. At the minute, it has still…

It’s time to bring our 1974 Audi 100 Coupe S into the workshops for the strip down to commence.

In our workshops this week we have a 1987 Lada Riva with some running issues. The car looked and felt to be starving of fuel so we needed to look into what could have been the cause. Firstly, the air…

Our 1971 Bedford J Series truck arrived in with us in desperate need of a radiator overhaul. Thanks to the guys at Sheldrake & Wells in Ipswich the radiator is now fully refurbished, looking lovely, working as it should and now…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had an issue to resolve on our 1954 MGTF, the seat was permanently stuck in position and would not move forward or back. Upon closer inspection the runners were actually loose but this gave the opposite affect when weight…

The new brakes have arrived today for the Capri so we are one step closer to having her back on the road looking gorgeous.  

Confirmed: Sean with his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.  

Just as we were ready to return this beauty back to her owner we discovered a slight weep from the sump. The gasket has deteriorated and needs replacing. Mike from Railton Owner’s Club has one on the shelf which is…

Just waiting on the door cards to be completed but we have made a really good start with the refit of the Jensen interior. We have had very little to do with the interior as it came to us look…

Source: Railton Owner’s Club Always fit a new cylinder head gasket, and make sure all the holes line up properly. Smear a film of non-setting type gasket cement on both sides and carefully lower the gasket over the studs, taking…

We took a trip up the A14 to Bury St Edmunds today to see our friends at Past Parts as we look to see about getting our 1971 Bedford’s Master Cylinder, Servo and Brake Cylinders overhauled. As we expected, it doesn’t…

The parts have now arrived in from Mike at the Railton Owner’s Club so Pete has gotten straight on to the task of refitting the head gasket and machined head. The car is also in for a full service so a…