[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had a fantastic day down in Sandown for Baron’s latest Classic Winter Warmer auction. The ‘Beast From The East’ threatened to spoil the day but no such luck as we saw a great turn out of cars and spectators. The morning started out bright and sunny with Russells Transport meeting us over in Pettistree to load up […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is almost complete on the de-seaming of our Jaguar E-Type race replica. The alignment of the bonnet has been the most challenging part of this particular stage but Asa has conquered the beast and everything lines up as expected. The boot lid is now a permanent fixture and the bodywork for the new fuel […]
The paint preparation is well underway on our 1968 Jaguar E-Type roadster. We are looking to complete a full rear re-spray, including the doors, as well as tidying the bulkhead in the certain areas that would benefit from freshening up.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The final photos are now in from Jason at Sugar and Spice Photography of our 1980 MG Midget 1500. The shoot took place inside the newest barn within the Suffolk Plant Centre complex in Pettistree. Recently completed, the barn is currently empty and makes for an amazing indoor shoot especially with the white background behind the black car. Our […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Saturday morning whilst at home looking after the youngest member of the Bridge family, 10 month old Loick, Craig received a text from his cousin Claire… ‘Are you at classic car show in excel?’ Unfortunately we were not in attendance this year but good job cousin Claire was as she took some fantastic photos…so […]
Here we have John and Tommy fitting up and aligning the front bumper and over-riders.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are very pleased to have secured the restoration of a very rare 1937 International and a Ford F100. Both projects have been stored for a number of years right here in Suffolk, without any works being carried out. Once in our workshops we will assess what actions need to be taken and we’ll put […]
From our good friends at Jagsworld, our newest addition will soon be leaving Phoenix, Arizona for the 6 week trip over to our workshops here in Suffolk for a full restoration. A matching number 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 Roadster.
Asa has now completed the task off fitting up the new sports pack and larger 13″ wheels to our 1971 Mini convertible. Our customer Allan is now looking to complete the rest of the project himself, due for completion May 2018.
Unfortunately not all projects are completed as anticipated. We received a call from Stewart at Splash Of Paint in Nantwich, Cheshire. Stewart already owns an Eldorado and needed a donor car to complete his project. As the parts he required were in such good condition on ours he decided to purchase the car ‘as is’ so he […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A huge thank you to Mike at Shine Supply UK for producing this fantastic video from our 1975 Maserati Merak photoshoot at Butley Priory. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7335OFgzhjY”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And then we have a full walk round of the car on location.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zubwYW_Ek0″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
We took a trip down Faversham with the Bentley in tow so whilst the sun’s out we thought it’s only right to take her out for a little photo opportunity.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First stop of the day was to collect the car from Mike down at Shine Supply UK. It has been with him for a couple of days now getting polished and detailed in preparation for the final photo-shoot.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”17790,17791,17792,17793,17794,17795,17796,17797,17798″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The location for one of our most eagerly anticipated shoots is the beautiful setting of Butley Priory near […]
The arches have been painted up and fitted and the final piece to the jigsaw is to fit in the rubber strips between the body and the arches.
Rather than replacing original parts unnecessarily we have spent some time cleaning up the original heat shield and refitted. It now looks as good as new.
The rear axle is now fully rebuilt and Pete and John have secured it safely into position, back on top the car ready for her to be put back onto her wheels.
Our Bentley Special is currently in our workshops have a clean over due to the recent works. As we haven’t many pictures of her inside our workshops now was the perfect opportunity to take a few.
Back at the end of last year we had our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 in the workshops to inspect a brake binding issue. She’s now returned to have some touch up work carried out to the exterior paintwork. The rear end will be painted and the engine bay around the bulkhead will be tidied. […]
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. With the steering wheel complete and in position we then had the tough task of […]
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 has been able to crack on with the project. We are hoping within the next […]
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 to the final phase which is the full fit up before we can officially sign […]
[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 special 2014 and several other episodes “Rock and Chips” the Prequel to Only Fools and […]
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 to get these started.
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 the weekend. The arches are now in our paint shop and we should be expecting […]
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 need correcting prior to paint. We have called upon the skills of our colleagues at […]