Although it has a long road ahead of it, we’re already pleased by the progress the TR5 is making. Our Triumph TR5 is set to have the full works here at Bridge Classic Cars. As a long-standing restoration project, we have some big plans for this car. So far in its journey, it has had […]
In our new feature, Thursday Time capsule, we look at classic cars celebrating significant birthdays in 2020. 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the classic Morgan Plus 4, a classic that was developed and released in 1950. This highly sought after sports car graced the scene with its 2088cc standard Vanguard engine which was installed on […]
The 1967 Jaguar MKII lives on to purr another day. This 1967 Jaguar MKII arrived after having been broken into and its interior gutted. After some careful surgery, the Jaguar’s interior was repaired to its previous pristine condition. The next stage was restoring the paintwork that had suffered over the years. A small job for […]
The 1971 Lotus Europa is set to travel to Scotland for restoration with its new owners. Back in September, a dusty 1971 Lotus Europa barn-find found its way into the Bridge Classic Car family. After a thorough clean, it started to resemble its original self. When the car first arrived, it had be collecting dust […]
We were recently mentioned in Vision Suffolk’s magazine in an article about two recent Mini winners. Chris Allitt and Courtney Barker both won Minis as a result of entering our monthly competitions. You can see the article in edition 28 available here. We run our competitions each month. By entering you could win a classic […]
Our success has been recognised by industry professionals, having recently been named Best Classic Vehicle Restoration and Maintenance Company at the Corporate Vision Global Automotive Awards. We would like to thank you, the classic car community reading this. Our successes are nothing without this community. We are so immensely proud of the wonderful group of […]
“We all buy a ticket in the hope we win, but we never expect to win.” Our most recent winner, Karl Reilly from Essex, was delighted to receive our 1957 Triumph TR3 today with his lucky ticket number 4174. He’s putting his new TR3 to good use this week, driving a close relative to their […]
Our success has been recognised by industry professionals, having recently been awarded the Innovation Award in Automotive Marketing 2020 at the Corporate Vision Global Automotive Awards. We would like to thank you, the classic car community reading this. Our successes are nothing without this community. We are so immensely proud of the wonderful group of […]
Our 1972 Peugeot 504 fuel tanks has now been prepared and painted and ready to refit to the car.
Our 1996 Nissan Patrol is due for the next stage in our in-house paint shop. Now the primer stage is complete, the final coats of her original green can be applied. The Patrol’s not keeping her original textured black wheel spats. Instead, they’re being smoothed off and painted in Zinn Grey. Once the shell and […]
Our 1972 MGB Roadster has had a quick pit-stop in the trim shop this week. Kath has been taking care of the front seats as the base webbing straps were in a pretty bad state. “All the old webbing straps were falling apart” Kath describes. “So I’ve taken off the seat clips to get to […]
Our striking 1972 MGB Roadster had been treated to a full valet this week. All thanks to Colin at Viper Auto Valet. Finished in the eye-catching ‘Blaze Orange’, a good clean is sure to make her shine even brighter! This lovely little sportscar is now at home in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. That is, […]
Our lovely little 1994 Nissan Micra Dot has been treated to new sills this week. Courtesy of our body shop expert Anthony. They’d become a victim of rust damage. And although not a highly valuable ‘classic’ car, this type of repair is still very much worth carrying out to increase the lifespan of older cars. […]
Our Director Craig’s 1987 Mercedes 500SL has been with Anthony in our body shop this week. Anthony has been carrying out some extensive work on the the Mercedes’ shell. “Now the body’s been completely stripped and primed” Anthony explains “we’ve put a full black raptor coating on the entire shell.” Raptor is tough and durable […]
Our in-house trim shop had some light building works taking place this week. Keen to keep our assortment of leather, carpet and vinyl in pristine condition, we’ve had a trim shelving unit built especially. Ready when needed to create our custom-made interiors. We’re sure it won’t be long until these shelves are packed full of […]
The interior of our 1960 Jensen 541R has had a visit to our in-house trim shop this week. The customer is going full-black exterior and interior. Kath and Brian, our trim experts, have been hard at work fitting all the interior trim right through the car. First up, the sound deadening was glued and fitted […]
Class car technician Scott has been looking after our 1957 Jensen 541R this week. He’s been doing a bit of everything, working through a varied check list of parts to fit. “I’ve put the rear 1/4 windows in” Scott explains “I figured out placement of the catches too, so they work with the window and […]
The Bridge Classic Cars engine team have been hard at work investigating a knocking noise coming from our 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo. Ady, our engine expert explains the process; “we removed the whole engine to investigate. The pistons were in bad shape. We’ve gone right through the whole engine and all its components.” The Lotus […]
With cold weather approaching, Paul, one of our master classic car technicians was asked by the owner of this majestic MGA to fit a heater box. We elected to import a period correct Smiths heater box from the US. Paul has had to adapt the bracket between the heater unit and the fan motor to […]
The Royal Automobile Club has been forced to cancel the 2020 RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Due to take place on Sunday 1st November. Announcing across their social media pages that “this decision has not been taken lightly.” The event, that’s run uninterrupted for nearly 75 years is due to be celebrating […]
Our 1972 Peugeot 504 is having her Zinn Grey paint application completed this week by Darren in our in-house paint shop. A full restorative paint job has many stages. Before the body sees any paint whatsoever, she’s had several visits to the body shop to sand the shell down. This includes filling any areas needing […]
This quirky 2002 BMW belonging to our good friend the CarCrazedFool visited our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show last year. It’s quite a striking looking car isn’t it? It’s certainly hard to miss! You can imagine our surprise when the pictures below were sent through. Look closely, the car you see is a […]
We have a new arrival here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our delightful 1972 ‘Blaze Orange’ MGB Roadster. First things first, we gave her a good check over to see what work (if any) needed doing. As it turns out, she’s a brilliant little runner as she is with very little engine work to be […]
Our trim shop team Kath and Brian have both been working hard on our 1972 Peugeot 504’s seats. “I started by marking out all the positions of the different parts” Kath explains. “I then unpicked all the seams, removed all the hog rings and marked out the seats pattern onto the new leather.” Kath then […]
One of our classic car technicians Mauro has been working on the injectors on our 1973 Triumph TR6. “I’ve refurbished the fuel injector pumps” Mauro explains. Which is a fairly involved process of stripping all the removable parts and giving them a thorough clean. There are then several tests carried out to ensure all the […]
American owned car manufacturer Shelby SuperCars (SSC) have just set the new world record for the worlds fastest production car. Driven by our very own British racing driver Oliver Webb. The Tuatara reached the eye watering speeds of 331mph in two directions in Las Vegas, Nevada last week. Knocking the Bugatti Chiron’s vmax of 304.77mph off […]
This stunning V12 Jaguar E-Type is being worked on today in the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop. The old, original oil filter wasn’t quite up to the job of keeping this beautiful V12 singing. To fit an upgraded, modern oil filter we have had to adapt the oil filter housing to accommodate the larger cartridge-style filter. […]
Anthony in our in-house body shop has been spending time with our 1996 Nissan Patrol this week. He’s fabricated new seal panels and lower quarter panels. “The bumper has also been repaired” he tells us “that’s now been sent away for re-chroming”. Which is done by our good friends at Douglas Metal Finishing. Darren in […]
The 1000 Miglia or ‘Mille Miglia’ as it’s also know, takes place this week in Italy. This yearly rally re-enactment is in honour of the historical race that took place between 1927-1957. There are 400 carefully selected cars that take part each year, based on very specific criteria. The rally is due to set off […]
Our incredibly rare 1953 Taunus Ford Transit visited our in-house paint shop this week. Her owner wants to keep her patina look and our paint expert Darren knows just what to do. “We’ve done a pre-clean and a gentle scotch sanding” he explains. “I’ve then used a direct-to-metal binder to act as a corrosive protector.” […]