Posts by Craig Ranson

Craig Ranson is the Managing Director – Bridge Classic Cars at Bridge Classic Cars.

Behind the Scenes – Photoshoot with the 1990 Porsche 944 Turbo

The beautiful and mechanically superb 1990 Porsche 944 Turbo has been fully inspected, tested and assessed by the restoration workshop at Bridge Classic Cars. And, with a clean bill of health, it was time for the car to head out…

To The Core – Repairing the Arch and Sills of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible

The fabrication team at Bridge Classic Cars have been continuing their work on getting the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible back into the best shape possible. Our fabricators have begun working on removing the heavily corroded pieces from the inner wheel…

Back Together – Putting the Engine and Gearbox of the 1933 Austin 7 Back Together

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have begun to put the engine and gearbox of the 1933 Austin 7 back together in preparation of it being put back into the front of the classic Austin. With the new clutch…

A Vintage Day Out – Trinity Park, Ipswich

Fresh & Clean – 1969 Bentley T1 Gets a ViperAuto Valet

The 1969 Bentley T1, which has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop, has been treated to a Viper Auto Valet. The team at Viper worked on cleaning up the classic Bentley after the team have been…

Back in Place – Refitting the 1969 Bentley T1 Interior and Fixing an Electrical Fault

The Bridge Classic Cars restoration teams have been working together to get the 1969 Bentley T1 back together. The trim team have been focusing on the inside of the classic Bentley. Firstly, the team refit the repaired kick panels into…

Perfect Fit – Making New Boot Boards and Centre Console Extension for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona

The in-house trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have been busy hand-making several key pieces for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. Starting in the boot of the classic Ferrari replica. The trim shop has hand-made new boot boards for the…

Getting Stronger – Inspecting and Strengthening the Sills of the 1970 Bristol 411

The restoration technicians from the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have been working on inspecting inside and then strengthening the sills of the 1970 Bristol 411. The team cut off the chassis cover in order to inspect the structural pieces of…

Solid Foundations – Further Metal Work on the 1978 MG B GT

The Bridge Classic Cars restoration teams have been continuing work on the metal repairs to the 1978 MG B GT. Our technician, Rob, has been systematically carrying on with removal and repairs to the body shell and doors for the…

Heading to Auction – The 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10 at Silverstone Auctions

The 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10 that is in with Bridge Classic Cars will be going under the hammer at this year’s Supercar Fest by Silverstone Auctions on the 28th of May. Our 1995 Dodge Viper will be heading to the…

Final Push – Priming the Last Panels for the 1987 Mercedes 500SL

The final panels and trims for the 1987 Mercedes 500SL in for restoration have been prepared and primed by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint shop. Alan, one of our painters, has been carefully preparing each individual piece before carefully…

Out & About – Taking the 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider Out For Lunch with Friends

The Bridge Classic Cars team had a lunch meeting with some friends of ours who turned up in a beautiful 911SC and a Mercedes R129, so we decided to take the perfect summer car. Our 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider The…

One After Another – Working on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona

The restoration team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on making progress on several key jobs to do with the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. After fitting the heater matrix in the classic Daytona replica our technician,…

And Then There Was Light – New Glovebox Light in the 1970 Bristol 411

The Bridge Classic Cars in-house trim team have upgraded the hand-made glovebox for the left-hand drive converted 1970 Bristol 411. The glovebox has had a new lighting system installed into the car to take into account the change over in…

Delicate Touch – Painting the Iconic Coach Stripe on the 1969 Bentley T1

The iconic coach stripe which adorns the lengths of many classic Bentley’s has been applied to the 1969 Bentley T1 by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint team. Chris, one of our painters, carefully measured and masked the coach lines…

Support – Repairing the Inner Wings of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible

The fabrication team at Bridge Classic Cars have been busy repairing the inner wing structure of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible. Our fabricator Monty has been sympathetically repairing the classic Morris and paying close attention to structural areas of the…

This Just In – 1985 Porsche 911

Today, the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team at our Suffolk restoration HQ welcomed this beautiful 1985 Porsche 911SC. The car, finished in black with a black/red interior, will go through our various restoration teams in order to be completely inspected…

Clear View – New Wipers on the 2016 Range Rover Sport

The 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport belonging to our director Gordon has popped into the workshop recently to replace the wiper blades front and rear. Since the current cold snap, he noticed the wipers weren’t clearing the screen as…

Key Pieces – Repairs on the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible

The 1969 Morris Minor Convertible has been in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop to have the necessary repairs carried out to the body and parts of the structure beneath the car. The fabrication shop has been meticulous but also…

First Fit – Beginning the New 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona Carpet Set

The in-house trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have begun the process of creating the one-off carpet set for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. Our trimmer Lydia has been working on the project to create the bespoke carpets. To begin…

Progress – Body Repairs to the 1978 MGB GT Continue

The restoration team at Bridge Classic Cars have made good progress on the body repairs to the 1978 MGB GT which is in for restoration. The team have been systematically and methodically working through the classic sports car to get…

Piece Together – Interior Pieces for the 1955 Jensen 541

The Bridge Classic Cars in-house trim team have been continuing on the hand-made one-off interior for the 1959 Jensen 541R Princess Grey. Lydia has been working on getting the centre console and rear seats finished up for this particular 541R….

This Just In – 2007 Jaguar XKR

This gorgeous 2007 Jaguar XKR has just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ to go into our restoration workshop. The car will be going through our various in-house departments to be inspected and assessed to compile their report…

All By Hand – Hand Stitching Dash Pieces for the 1970 Bristol 411

The trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working alongside the workshop team on the left-hand-drive conversion of the 1970 Bristol 411. In the last update, we showed you getting the dash panel pieces test fit into the car…

Headed Home – 2015 Ford Mustang Heads Home from Storage

The wonderful 2015 Ford Mustang GT which has been stored at our secure storage facility, The Hangar, over the winter is heading home for the summer months to be enjoyed by its owner. The car has been with us for…

Out & About – 1972 Jaguar E-Type Used in a Wedding

This stunning 1972 Jaguar E-Type, which was restored and recommissioned by the Bridge Classic Cars team, took pride of place on a very special day recently. The car, which belongs to our friend Ben, was used in a special wedding…

On An Adventure – 1973 Triumph TR6 Begins Its Road Trip

The 1973 Triumph TR6 that has been restored by us here at Bridge Classic Cars has begun its newest adventure. The Magenta TR6 was built for our friend Stephen Norman by our restoration workshop who recently came to our Suffolk…

This Just In – 1959 Jensen 541R

The Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop at our Suffolk HQ have welcomed this beautiful 1959 Jensen 541R for our teams to carry out a series of jobs for its owner. Apart from its stunning colour combination, this is a beautiful…

Behind the Scenes – Photoshoot with the 1993 Rover Mini Sprite

After having its inspection and being given a clean bill of health by the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, it was time to pull our latest Bridge Classic Cars Competitions prize out and shoot some photos of it. That’s right,…

Now Sold – Our 1999 Alfa Romeo Spider Twin Spark Sold on MyClassics

The 1999 Alfa Romeo Spider Twin Spark arrived late last week to Bridge Classic Cars and has already sold! The car was listed for sale on our classic and collector car online sales platform MyClassics and within a few hours,…