Posts by Craig Ranson

The two John’s have been working on our Ford Escort Twin Cam rewiring project. The front loom has been stripped and refitted to take an electrical fan. The middle loom was very good so having cleaned it up we felt…

Take a look at this little firecracker! Owner Ross has brought his wonderful Austin morris in to see Ady, our engine specialist. Ross noticed the car wasn’t running quite right as the air/fuel mixture looked to be running a touch…

Lydia, can normally be found in the trim shop, has been helping out with getting the Honda Integra ready for a re-paint. She’s been sanding down various panels, including the front grill, spoiler, wing mirror surrounds and fuel tank cover….

Ady has been balancing the carbs on our 1963 Jaguar MkII to improve the running and overall performance of the car.

Customer reported that he was having difficulty in getting the overdrive to engage every time. We established the overdrive unit was functioning correctly which lead us to believe was, possibly, all we needed to do was change the oil. When…

Kath has been busy manufacturing the new seats for the Aston Martin DB2/4. She’s started with the front base seats. The first step was to unpick the seams of the original covers. Then laying out a new hide of deep…

Graham Cousins entered one of our classic car competitions. His ticket, number 382 was drawn and today he has come to our classic car workshop to collect his prize. New, these CL600’s were £100,000! A dream car for many, Graham…

Although the seats on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 were re-trimmed not that long ago, the colour and finish were not correct to factory specification. Original records show red with grey piping and grey carpets. We now begin the process…

Somewhat of a mobile task for Ady this week. Fuel was leaking from our 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12. Ady visited the car to see what, if anything, could be done with the car in it’s current location. The…

James has been getting on with making a pair of new air vent panels for the 1951 Riley! The original ones were heavily corroded, so it was easier and more efficient for him to make brand new ones… They provide…

Ady continues work on the service of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12. We have changed the air filter and fuel filter, we have also changed the thermostat. The gas ram on the bonnet require replacing as well as the door…

Our 1996 Toyota Hilus has been treated to a brand new, custom made, ceiling cloth. Although some may consider it ‘not yet a classic’ parts for the Toyota Hilux are becoming increasingly difficult to source. A ceiling cloth is one…

Dave has been repairing one of the rear wheel arches of our 1968 Jaguar Mk2 . He has welded new metal into places where corrosion was beginning to take over. He then fitted the jacking point back in to position!…

Today, the interior wiring was completed on our 1969 Ford Escort Twin Cam. Along with completion of the interior fit out. All other wiring was then checked over for any issues; things like poor earths, bad connections etc.

Scott’s attention is now on the nearside floor pan of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12. He is welding and repairing areas in need of attention.

The Jaguar E-Type 4.2 has been getting serviced in the workshop recently. The oil has been been drained to get rid of any impurities that may have been in it.

Scott continues to rebuild the offside rear hub assembly. He has fitted new drop link bushes on to the rear anti roll-bar and has now started to refurbish the rear callipers.

James has been busy repairing one of the protective covers for the brake and fuel lines, which sits underneath the back of the Jaguar E-Type V12. This one had gone misshapen and had some corrosion, from moisture being let in…

Brian and Kath have been busy continuing to make the new interior for the Continental Bentley. Brian took the old covers off the front door armrests and rear quarter panels. The rear quarter panels become armrests once in the car,…

Lydia has taken a step away from the trim shop to join James C and James P in the preparation area. Parts for the Honda are now in the process of being cleaned and prepared. The door handle surrounds and…

Tamas has manufactured a spare wheel carrier bracket to hold the carrier in place. Having recently recovered the original dash, when fitting to the car we recognised that the dash was slightly larger than required. We have now stripped the…

Brand new Newbury Motors plaques have been refitted to both side steps of the car to replace the existing and tired looking Newbury Motors plaques.

Coming soon to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops, we have our 1978 Land Rover Series 3. This will undergo a full restoration here with Bridge. Having been off the road for some time we look forward to getting her back…

Scott has been busy rebuilding the hub carriers for the Jaguar E Type 4.2. He started by fitting the universal joints, and then cleaned up all the parts because they were covered in old grease! Scott then inspected all the…

Source: BBC News Business – Theo Leggett: Business Correspondent Vauxhall owner Stellantis has announced plans to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. It produced its first car, the Vauxhall Viva, in 1964, and produced the Viva,…

We have discovered a slight fuel leak whilst preparing our VW T2. Upon closer inspection a fuel hose was disintegrating so we have replaced the hose with new and the fuel leak is no more!

Our beautiful blue Morris Minor is in the paint booth ready for paint to finish its visit.

We’re in the process of reconstructing the Aston Martin DB2/4 bonnet which is showing signs of dubious structural integrity. The team have removed the frame from the bonnet so that they can fix it. This had to be done by…

This charming Beetle came into us due to a breakdown caused by a condenser wire rubbing against the body and causing issues with the distributor. Ady is attending to the engine problem whilst Mauro carries out a service.

The exhaust on our Peony Jensen has been fitted by Demand Engineering. We now need to put the seats and pins in, air filter, bleed the gearbox and modify the number plate.