The engine has now been removed in preparation for the engine rebuild.
Turning up in style. Today we received a visit from one of our customers and was treated to a glimpse of his stunning Lotus Emira. In my opinion, one of the prettiest, useable sports cars on the market today. A few years back, we were lucky enough to be visiting the Lotus HQ when they […]
The Atelier. For a couple of years now this amazing space has been the home of Bridge Classic Cars Competitions and the versatile space we use to host some of our incredible live events. We’ve welcomed many guests from the world of automotive to sit down with us and record their Talking Classics, we’ve packed […]
John and Jon have been out this weekend calibrating the Brantz historic rally navigation unit, fitted to our C-Type replica. The unit installed on our car has the remote speedo and distance indicator. Sensors on the prop shaft and front wheel ensure that the greatest speed accuracy occurs. The calibration process involves driving the vehicle […]
Quiz time!! So I took the final seat in a team of 4, made up of my good friend Tim from Gifted Melon Comedy (he’s got a proper job too!) and a couple of his cleverer friends to take part in Volunteering Matters quiz held at Seckford Hall. My specialised subject was obviously cars, Tim’s […]
The automotive wizard which is our very own Alan has worked his magic on our 1958 Austin-Healey 100/6 to breathe new life into the look of this wonderfully British sports car. To begin with, he stripped down all of the trims from the car before reworking a few areas of the car to get its […]
Today, I challenged the bank holiday traffic, experienced the overturned tractor on the A14 and met every traffic jam as I headed up the M6 to Runcorn for tomorrow’s Manor Park Classics May 2024 auction. My 7 hour trip meant I arrived with just over an hour to take a look around the cars that’ll […]
Our technician Julian has been hard at work with the rebuild of our 1975 Cobra Replica. With the engine back in the newly painted frame, he could begin to get the various system test hit and then fully placed into the car such as the cooling system, as well as some of the various brackets […]
We recently helped our good friend Ted from Team C Racing by painting his latest race project before his debut race in the UK Autograss Championship. Ted has recently joined the Leicester club with race number L771 so if you frequent the fixtures yourself, be sure to look out and support Ted.
The Rover 75…is it a future classic or one that’ll be forgotten? What about if you whack an MG badge on it, add the ZT styling and upgrades and drop the mighty Ford Mustang 4.6 V8 in it. Now we’re talking! Let’s talk about this very special car, underneath you might say ‘it’s a Rover’ […]
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll see lots of new classics arriving at our workshops, all believed to be in fantastic condition so we are not expecting to have to carry out much work on these…but I’m sure they’ll be something! First up, we have a super impressive Fiat X1/9 Bertone. First registered in […]
Earlier in the month I received a lovely email from Chris. “I have just seen your blog posts regarding the red TR3A you gave away in 2021…. well, after you guys took her to the Silverstone auctions at the NEC, she ended up in Aberdeen, where the buyer never ended up using the car. Step […]
“Hi Craig, I have just seen your recent blog post regarding spotting the red TR3A you gave away in 2021…. well, after you guys took her to the Silverstone auctions at the NEC, she ended up in Aberdeen, where the buyer never ended up using the car. Step in us, who purchased it last August […]
A familiar face was looking back at me this morning as I made my way through the recent updates on my Facebook feed. The Triumph Cars Facebook group posted an article about Triumph Ladies and it was lovely to see our Charlotte in front of the Triumph TR3A we gave away back in 2021.
Lovely to welcome back our 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series 3, having been away and enjoyed for the passed year. The car returns for a general service and to look into a potential blown exhaust. Whilst in with us we are also going to check the electric fans are working and fit an electrical over-ride switch […]
In the hands of Lydia, our expert chair do-er upper, our office chairs are about to get a bespoke makeover in preparation of the opening of our new events space. Although the chairs are your typical office chairs with no real character we didn’t want to see them scrapped so Lydia will look to strip […]
Arriving to us via H&H Classic Auctioneers, from world renowned luxury and performance car specialist Hilton and Moss, here we have the absolutely stunning 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Being a 500SL R107 owner myself I have a real soft spot for this model. In my opinion, one of the coolest cars to own, as an everyday […]
Arriving in with us this week is our 1964 Mercedes 230SL. The car has come in for a possible engine rebuild but at this stage we are not convinced that this work is required. We want to carry out a few tests and checks before we make the decision of whether the engine needs to […]
It’s been a long time coming but we have finally completed the pre delivery inspection on our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100. The road test proved a success. Just had to inflate the tyres and torque up the wheel nuts. Jon has refitted the engine identification plate after the engine work has been carried out […]
Every day is that one step closer to revealing the finished project. Our 2023 Jaguar C-Type replica is coming on leaps and bounds now with the refit well and truly underway. John has been busy fitting the lights back up and the wiring back in. The next biggest piece in the colour changing process was […]
With our 1956 Jensen 541 project moving quickly now, the team have had a chance to try out some new ideas for the car. One of which being the cars wheel colour. This 541 is going to be fitted with wire wheels and to change things slightly, the team have opted for the dark red […]
Jon has just completed the task of replacing the filter in the power steering set up on our Jaguar S-Type
On a recent visit to the fuel station my existing fuel filler cap decided to fall apart in my hands so a new replacement cap was ordered and fitted.
Congratulations to Hugh Carville, winner with ticket number 358. Tony set off bright and early this morning to meet Hugh and hand him the keys to his wonderful new car.
We’ll start with our 1962 Norton, Paul has cleaned out the tank and carb. He has checked for a spark. Our 1961 Matchless up next. We have checked for spark, cleaned out the fuel tap and free’d up the carb float needle. Paul has then attempted to start but the carb needs removing and jets […]
We recently said goodbye to two of our cars, our Vauxhall Belmont and Mini Mayfair Berkley have headed off to their new homes. After being recommissioned and put back on the road, the cars have gone off separately with their new owners to be loved and enjoyed.
Now heading off to it’s new home, our 1975 MG B GT V8 has come out of storage, had a general check over and is now in the hands of it’s new owner.
Received a call from Luke at LRH Cars this morning to tell me he has sold his freshly listed Fiat 500, just 6 days after listing. He’s a very happy man and I’m sure he will soon have a very happy customer, if not already! Great work, great result. If you have a car for […]
‘So we ended up owing the bank £1bn… ’£1bn was a lot of money in those days’ One of the many beautifully timed, quick-witted quotes from Gerald Ratner this morning. He had the entire room fixated, hooked on hearing the fascinating story of the moment his infamous 1991 speech very quickly crushed his entire fortune. […]
Our 1988 Vauxhall Jubilee has had some great interest in eBay this week and with only 23hrs to go the car has bids which therefore means it should be finding a new home soon. We’ve had a great message from Fazza196 on eBay which I felt I needed to share. We often talk about the […]