Posts by Craig Ranson

With the existing Bentley steering wheel being just that little bit too big to comfortably fit your legs in we decided to re-manufacture a 15″ steering wheel. Trickier than it sounds when we are having to use the original bezel….

We are now on the final stages of building up the axle of our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. It has taken us a little longer than expected due to parts coming in from Jaguar but now we have them Pete…

Lots of areas of our 1971 Ford Capri have suffered from corrosion so Trevor and the team are working hard to fabricate some of the components required to correct the areas worst affected.

Having stripped our 1944 Ford GPW Willys head Peter has discovered a valve that is stuck open. Parts have been ordered in from Sweden and once they arrive we can start working on getting her back on the road.

The bonnet has been primed and ready for the final paint. All panels now prepped and painted John and Tommy have been fitting up the sills and bonnet ready for transportation back to the Bridge HQ. We are now on…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of our good friends Hugh Cormack from Buckie in Bonny Scotland has just landed himself an absolute gem. A Mk8 Hillman Minx deluxe. Not just any old Hillman Minx but a TV start to boot. “Call the Midwife” Christmas…

Off to China our samples go as we work alongside our 1971 Jaguar E-Type Roadster’s customer in decided the final colours for the hood, leather and vinyl.

The majority of our chroming work has already been carried out by Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford but having found a couple of extras on both the Jensen 541S and Jaguar V12 E-Type it’s another trip over…

The doors were open all weekend at Bridge Classic Cars as Asa started work on fitting up the sports-pack wheel arch kit to our 1971 Mini. He made fantastic progress on the fit and managed to complete the task over…

All repair and preparation work has now been completed on our 1960 Jensen 541S bonnet. Next step will be to spray the bonnet in pearl grey to match the bodywork before returning it back to our workshops for re-fit.

Trevor is now getting his teeth into the body preparation of our 1971 Fords Capri.

Having blasted the exterior of our 1960 Jensen fuel tank ready for paint it revealed a couple of tiny pin holes that go unnoticed to the eye but a pressure test reveals that something is not quite right. These holes…

Kim has been working with us this afternoon on our 1960 Jensen 541S to fit up the brand new black parcel shelf. With the parcel shelf fixed down and in position we can now refit the rear window and trim.

We’ve removed the front and rear seats in preparation for the colour feed treatment. The seats will be cleaned up and carefully fed with new colour before being imprinted with the leather pattern. This process is a fantastic way to…

The gloss black wheels arches are finally back on the car, having been stripped back, repair, prepared and re-painted.

We picked a great day for our first indoor photo shoot (forgetting our 4am 1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 shoot as that was done in our workshops), it was pretty nippy but at least it was dry. Our shoot took…

John’s continuing to progress very well on ‘Project Prototype’ as he fits up the Jensen 541S dashboard. The top has now been re-covered, the newly refurbished dials are now back in to position and the interior mirror is securely fitted…

In preparation for the return of our Amphicar body shell from the paint shop, we have started to go through the parts to decide whether to renew, replace or refurbish existing components. We have put together a selection of parts…

To convert the wiper motor from left hand drive to right hand drive we’ve called in the assistance of our good friends and world renowned Jaguar specialists SNG Barratt. They’ll look to refurbishj the unit as well as carrying out the…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, we are in the highlands of Scotland on a trip to see a 1981 Alfa Romeo Spider. We are in the stunning setting of the Tigh An Eilean Hotel where we believe the car has been dry stored for over 15…

With the underside almost complete Pete has sealed up the arches before building back up the suspension components.    

With only the rocker box cover a different colour, the Amphicar engine is actually one of the simplest engines to paint as it is all black. Before removing the engine from the car we had it all up and running…

The day has come where I will no longer be seeing this beautiful piece of V12 engineering out side my office window but will soon have to view her further down our workshops sitting proudly inside the car. Today’s the…

The inside of the bulkhead was in desperate need of repair so having cut out the affected area we have now replaced with new before sealing back up. Although this is a section that will not be clearly visible it…

Looking forward into February we have our 1998 Daimler Super V8 coming into the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. Currently securely stored in East Suffolk and has been for some time she is coming in to have the entire carpet set…

Work is progressing nicely on the re-shaping and alterations of our 1967 Jaguar E-type race replica. We expect the weld work to complete within the next two weeks ready for the paint shop to do their magic. Colours are yet…

Race Retro – International Historic Motorsport Show  23rd – 25th February 2018 Stoneleigh Park This year’s Race Retro powered by Motor Sport, Europe’s #1 historic motorsport show, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ground-effects era in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame…

It’s not very often we showcase other vehicles for sale around the world and especially when it comes to modern but we couldn’t resist this beauty. What a stunning looking future classic! Source: Classic Motors For Sale – The Showroom to…

Our 1980 MG Midget is now complete and with the photo shoot arranged for Friday 26th January we took a trip to Shine Supply UK for the full and final detail. They are currently in the process of renovating their…

The big task of welding up and repairing our 1983 Ford Capri is now complete and today we deliver her to the paint shop to be prepared for re-paint.