“It was lovely to see, as part of the Kersey Mill Drive It Day, the Webb family van. A very famous Suffolk family who for years have been paramount in producing lorry bodies. Always seen on the mud flaps when following their product. For many years my father worked for Albert next to The Bull […]
With the newly tiled assembly room now in full working order, today we moved our stunning 1976 Maserati Merak back in ready for the assembly operation to start.
Our 1961 Jensen 541S and 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa was liked by @MollieKing‘s Instagram page reaching over 633,000 subscribers. Click here for the full story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So it’s Saturday morning, after a very busy week tiling the new assembly area, the room is now complete. Today’s the day we move back in ready for work to start on re-assembling the Maserati Merak. Just as I was about to get started my phone buzzed to alert me that I had 3 new […]
Our 1961 Jensen 541S featured in Suffolk Magazine in May 2016.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So today’s the day work gets underway on our newly refurbished assembly workshop. After a busy 2 days of taking down and clearing up, the assembly area in our Deben road workshop has been completely emptied ready for work to get underway. Day 1 saw the floor get levelled and prepared ready for the guys at Cristallo Living, Thetford […]
Be sure to check out the latest edition of the EADT’s Suffolk magazine, in stores now. The May 2016 edition features a fantastic piece on our very own Jensen 541S restoration.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We finished preparing and packing the Jaguar V12 E-Type engine, manual gearbox and limited slip diff, ready to be loaded up and taken to Steve at Rushton Engineering in Cullompton for the full concours restoration. The engine was originally purchased as a runner from a retired Jaguar restoration company owner along with an amount of other […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shaun is a very good friend to us here at Bridge Classic Cars. Some time back he felt it was time to restore his beloved Lambretta. With a little help from Bridge Classic Cars to revive the tired looking chrome work Shaun has finally completed the project and she looks truly stunning. Ready for the summer, […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exciting times ahead of Bridge Classic Cars as we look to expand the Bridge family and grow our team of exceptional classic and vintage car restorers. If you have the experience we have facilities…[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Join Our Team”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Time served motor restorers required to join our small but growing team. We are looking for 3 individuals with […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvIuyhHdO8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is this a publicity stunt or a pure stroke of genius from the British public?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_B0SK4yZms”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ll soon be welcoming in to the workshops 2 new classic car projects. They are currently en-route from Canada so will be hitting our shores in approximately 5 weeks time. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3394,3396,3395,3393,3392,3391,3390,3389,3388,3387,3386,3385,3384,3383,3382,3381,3380,3379,3378,3377,3376,3375″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
With final preparations all complete, another four stunning classics were today loaded up at our workshops in Ipswich ready for next week’s Norfolk auction. Join us Saturday 9th April 2016 at Anglia Car Auction for another amazing day.
If you are as passionate about cars as we are here at Bridge Classic Cars, you’ll know yourself that it is always wonderful to hear the stories and the history behind these amazing classics we get to see everyday. Just like their owners, all cars have a history. The new ones may just be starting […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Eagle, a British company that has specialized in restomodding classic Jags for over thirty years, has rolled out a new version of their modified E-Type called the Eagle Spyder GT. If you’ve heard of Eagle already, it’s probably for its gorgeous Speedster. The company subsequently followed up with the fixed-roof Low Drag GT, inspired by […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ll soon be welcoming in to the workshops 2 new classic car projects. They are currently en-route from Canada so will be hitting our shores in approximately 5 weeks time. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”1971 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Convertible”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The £125,000 cost shown in the ‘For Sale’ section of our site is for this rare E-Type […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Currently sorting through thousands of images, reminiscing about some past classics that have passed through our doors…this beauty brings back some great memories. 1965 Ford Thunderbird. Photographs taken in April 2013[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3342,3343,3344,3345,3346,3347,3348,3349,3350,3351,3352,3353,3354,3355,3356,3357,3358,3359,3360,3361,3362,3363,3364,3365,3366,3367,3368,3369,3370,3371,3372″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Source: Instagram @thylaneblondeau French model and founder of clothing brand Heaven May, Thylane Blondeau showing off her ride choices to her 2.9 million Instagram followers. She’s clearly a classic girl at heart.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Real life Wolf of Wall Street’s Ferrari made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio is up for sale. Jordan Belfort’s white 1991 Ferrari Testarossa is just as pristine as the day he bought it, having racked up just over 8,000 miles. A Ferrari owned by the real Wolf of Wall Street has is up for sale. […]
Two cars made famous by the television series Minder are to go to auction next month and both look set to become ‘nice little earners’. A 1981 Daimler Sovereign, driven by the most famous second-hand car dealer on TV, Arthur Daley, and a 1977 Ford Capri driven by his sidekick Terry McCann, have been listed […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We recently met Ian from Nottingham. Ian saw our Lotus Cortina jack that we were advertising on eBay and that got us talking… He has kindly sent us some pictures of his beautifully restored Mk 2 Series 2 Lotus Cortina. “The car is an original 1969 Ford Lotus Cortina Mk2 Series 2 in its original […]
Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc is to be one of the new presenters of Top Gear when the motoring programme returns to BBC Two in May. The US actor will be the show’s first non-British host in its 39-year history. “Matt’s a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I’m thrilled he’s joining Top Gear,” said Chris Evans […]
DeLorean cars – made famous by the Back To The Future movies – are set to go into production again for the first time in around 33 years. The car was originally made by the DeLorean Motor Company in Northern Ireland. Around 9,000 cars were made between 1981 and 1983. Only 6,500 are still believed […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lotus Cortina is the commonly used term for the Ford Cortina Lotus, a high-performance sports saloon, which was produced in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1970 by Ford in collaboration with Lotus cars. The original version, which was based on the Ford Cortina Mk 1, was promoted by Ford as the “Consul Cortina developed by Lotus”, with “Consul” later being dropped from the name. […]
It’s always nice to see old friends. Carl and Lesley Fry are part exchanging their Austin Seven Nippy for our fully restored concours 1957 MGA. 1500cc. They bought the Nippy last year and it has done probably done about 5000 miles as it has been its own little covered trailer with its coat on being […]
Whilst most of the team at Bridge Classic Cars are busy working hard back home others are keeping themselves occupied spotting classics out in Vegas. Taken this morning outside the hotel…wow!
Henrik Fisker designs another swoopy sports car and now there’s a V10 in place of the batteries! Though little has been heard of Henrik Fisker since his resignation from Fisker Automotive, he’s clearly been a busy man. He is now a shareholder and designer at VLF Automotive, a collaboration between Fisker, former GM vice president Bob […]
It’s been a very busy day today at Bridge Classic Cars, busy but very fulfilling. It was the day Asa and Tommy fitted set to task fitting the brand new roof to the MGA. I, on the other hand, had a busy day in front of the computer. Amazingly I heard no swearing coming from the […]