Alan is refitting the rear lights to check the fit. He is masking up for polyester primer preparation. Body was first epoxy primed then polyester primed.
Cutting and gluing the leather to the front side window surround panels. Trimming onto the back of the panels, cutting and gluing leather onto the front window surround panels. Trimming onto the back panels, filing out the holes for the door panel brackets, fitting the door panel brackets. Cutting and gluing leather to the door […]
Mauro is still busy stripping down the car of it’s components ready for shape preparation.
We have some very exciting changes afoot at Bridge Classic Cars in early 2024. In preparation for these changes, 4 new containers have arrived on site. Not only do we love a container but we also watching the cranes lowering them into position… Next up…paint the containers to smarten them all up.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gordon and your team for the swift resuscitation of my dead Volvo! Great to know there are skilled technicians who can fix the older car.
Steve is showing here our old cambelt with damaged teeth causing the belt to slip. He has now fitted a new belt, tensioner and spring.
Christian has been working on our Austin Ulster this week. He has modified the battery tie down.
John has found a damaged water pipe on the Aston Martin DB2/4 so has replaced with new.
The doors are being built up right now on our 1987 Mercedes SL500 R107.
The new clutch has been fitted and the engine re-installed in the car. All of the ancillaries have been refitted, the radiator has been tested and refitted also along with the exhaust. The engine has been run up with new oil and coolant, and the engine lid attached. Now on to the door seals and […]
The MG B Roadster is now in epoxy prime and ready for paint.
Christian is continuing with the Austin Devon body panel fabrication.
Monty has completed the weld repairs to the arch of the S2000.
To begin with, Lydia has made a mock-up panel to test the measurements for the tuck and roll flutes. This requires precise measurement and calculation to ensure that the flutes end up at the correct width. If they do not, then the panel will not fit! Tuck and roll requires the correct measurements on both […]
Fitting inner glovebox top section and outer panel. We have glued the vinyl to the bottom section, fitting hinges to the glovebox lid, fitted lock to the lid before fitting lid to the glovebox outer panel. Brian has also made up the leather door straps, glued leather together ready to be sewn and bolted leather […]
Today the interior was refitted; seats, seat belts and boot areas that were removed for metalwork/welding. On refitting the passenger seat, we found the back rest bolts had worked loose and fallen out, these were refitted with thread lock to stop them coming undone again.
Now that the wheels have returned from our good friends at Wheelworx having been re-coloured from red to silver, Jon has refitted them to make the car mobile once again. He has then removed the axle stands and dropped to the floor so he can knock all wheels up tight.
Mauro is continuing on with the MG B Roadster rust removal.
Monty has started on the corrosion repairs on our S2000 this week. As you can see, the rear inner arch requires some fabrication and welding to correct the corrosion before the paint shop take control to make it all look lovely once again.
Brian has fitted weather strips to the top of the doors, adjusting the ends of the door cappings to let the doors close properly./ He has cut out door panel insert panels and covered in leather. He has fitted insert panels into door panels, fitting door panels back on, fitting top and bottom sections of […]
Our Christmas line up is being prepared as we speak. We have an amazing selection of competitions coming up between now and Christmas. Something for everyone I’d say. Our incredible 2015 Jaguar F-Type is currently going through it’s inspection and assessment. We have replaced the spare remote key battery and tested. Reset the service indicator. […]
Fitted new distributor cap and rotor arm. Gap and fit new spark plugs, run and test briefly, all ok. Ready for full road test and tune. Weather permitting…
Terry is already getting his teeth stuck into things here at Bridge Classic Cars. He is busy stripping down the front suspension of our Austin Devon pickup.
The bumper of our Ford Transit Tipper MKII is all painted and now finished in a satin clear. The rear suspension springs have also been in the paintshop and have had black dtm applied. Chris has also fixed and painted the grill.
Jon is currently carrying out the pre delivery inspection on our 1958 Austin Healey 100-6. He has secured both front seat bases as the bolts were missing in the frames. Tighten and test and all ok. He has drained approximately 3 litres of coolant and replenish with anti freeze. He has slackened the handbrake cable […]
We are so so close now with our Volkswagen Beetle completion. Jon has attended to the bonnet seal at the bulkhead. Align and cut to length in the new channel. We have drilled holes along the length. Align on car and drill scuttle panel to match. Give channel to body shop to paint. Touch in […]
More progress fitting the doors and locks, bonnet catches and lock covers, final assembly of the dashboard and controls including cables. The front and rear bumpers and over riders have been fitted along with the outer door handles.
Brian has glued the flaps around the rear side window area of the frame, fitting rubber seals, fitting rear of headliner to the parcel tray. He has glued the metal side bars to the hood cover, bolted the metal bars to the car, fitting rear window in place. He has fitted the headliner around rear […]
Jon is preparing the Escort for next week’s competition draw. He has stripped and removed the carburettors. Stripped and checked that the jet sizes correspond with the 2000cc engine in 32/36 carb setting. The jet sizes are all ok. He has cleaned and blown out the carb and rebuilt before refitting to the car. We […]
Some additional shaping was needed to the floor mats upon inspection. Lydia cut down the sides slightly and shaped the back edge. She added a rubber floor mat to the drivers side to give some protection for the mat. The front carpet mats have been altered to improve the fit and she also located the […]