The fuel pump in our 1967 Mercedes SL250 has been dripping consistently since the workshop team got the car up and running. Peter removed the pump and stripped it. He found that it had previously been sealed using normal silicone sealant. After everything was cleaned off, fuel safe liquid sealant was used as a replacement.
Peter has made more progress with our 1993 Jaguar XJS. The front and rear brakes were checked over and he cleaned up any loose debris. He made minor repairs to the driver’s front backing plate as it was misshapen leading it to catch the upper arm ball joint bolt. The rear brakes were checked over […]
Jonn has been adjusting the carb mixtures of our 1956 Jensen 541. He left the air filter housing in place and removed the brass jet covers from underneath and adjusted each jet in turn. He then refitted the brass caps, jacked up each corner of the car and checked the brakes.
Earlier today, Tony loaded and delivered our 2003 Rover 75 back to its owner.
Steve has been fitting the heat shielding around the inner wings of our 1975 AC Cobra replica, where the exhaust manifold exits the engine.
Peter has been conducting an appraisal on our 1968 MGC Roadster. Here are his findings: Appraisal.. drivers door lock seized, can’t check keys, passenger door lock spinning in door can’t seem to fit a key, passenger door button sticks in handle, drivers door isn’t closing correctly, drivers sun visor mount broken, drivers quarter window handle […]
It’s been a long time coming but our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT is now pretty much ready to be photographed and filmed before going live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. After Jonn took the car out for a road test, he came back to the workshop and rectified a couple of minor issues […]
It’s been a busy week in the headlines for Jaguar and it’s been a busy week for Jaguar in our workshops too. Peter started with us at the beginning of the week and he’s already making great progress on some of our cars. Work has commenced on the Jaguar XJS as he has been stripping […]
Technician Jonn has been continuing his work on Craig’s 19897 Mercedes 500SL. After removing the front valance and fitting the power steering cooler into position, he secured it with new bolts before refitting the valance. He then disconnected the power steering pipe in the engine bay and fed it through the chassis and secured it. […]
Chris has been applying primer and seam sealing the engine bay our 1973 MGB Roadster. Once this was complete, he painted the area.
Technician Jonn and paintshop manager Chris have been assessing our 1969 Aston Martin DB6. Here are their notes: Nearside wiper blade split. Drivers door lock and boot lock stiff. Nearside front fog light cover missing. Coolant low and rusty brown colour. Offside front sidelight not working. Reverse lights not working. Drivers quarter light seal split. […]
Jonn has now finished the wheel bearings on our 1970 Fiat 500 and has refitted the offside wheel. Both front uprights have been greased and the car is now almost ready to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
Technician Jonn has been looking at our beautiful 1961 Austin Mini. He has been working on the clutch hose and has made the following notes: Fit new clutch slave cylinder flexible hose. Refit cylinder and bleed system. Top up fluid. Clutch dragging. Repeat bleeding process 3 more times but still the same. Adjust clutch arm […]
Jonn has been servicing our 2010 Renault Wind Roadster. Here are his notes: Carry out service. Check all lights and levels. Drain oil and filter. Check over. Remove air filter and blow out. Clean and regap spark,plugs. Refit air filter. Visually inspect brakes. Fit new oil filter and refill with oil. Torque wheels and inflate […]
Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been powder-coated. Others have been painted too.
Our 1961 Austin Mini has been in the workshop being checked over by Jonn. Here are his notes: Clean outlets and refit rad hoses. Carry out vacuum test. Fit a small washer to heater valve to help seal. Re vacuum test and tighten all hose clips. Refill with new coolant. Raise in air and clean […]
Technician Jonn has been looking at the cooling system of our 1956 Jensen 541. He drained the system and removed various hoses to allow the system to be flushed with water. Once the flush had finished, Jonn ran a hose through the radiator. He opened the blocked drain and let everything drain away. The heater […]
Technician Paul has been rebuilding our 2003 Rover 75. He has now refitted the chrome trim and door parts as well as the chrome window surrounds. He then went on to rebuild the boot. Jonn has also been working on our early 2000s estate. He prepped the car for its fuel tank to be refitted. […]
I just had to drop you a message and congratulate you on the way you have run the competition and delivered the mgc – the car is exactly as described if not better. The delivery was executed professionally and promptly by Tony and it was a pleasure to meet him. I will send you some […]
Technician Jonn has been working on the brakes of our 1956 Jensen 541. Here are his notes: Started by reassembling the rear brakes, Fit rear shoes and refit drums. Rears locked up once drums refitted. Unable to pump brake pedal to centralise as no shoes on front axle yet. Refit rear wheels and swap over […]
Before Tony delivered our 1970 MGC GT, Jonn gave it a final checkover and made some minor repairs. Here are his notes: Remove car from Classic lounge. Carry out full Appraisal. Adjust bonnet secondary catch. Attend to offside rear axle strap. Rethread broken stud and fit new nut and washer and apply loctite. Grease all […]
Our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser is coming to the end of stage one of its restoration. The rust issues are almost repaired and the integrity of the underside has been returned. We are now looking forward to stage 2 of its restoration and its journey back out onto the road.
Just like to say thank you for looking after the Stag roof during the summer. Also, the guy who looked after us while they attached the roof – I think his name was Nick – was very kind and particularly good with my wife, who has Alzheimer’s. He made us coffee and showed us some […]
Bridge Classic Cars workshop manager, John has been working on our 1957 AC Ace. He has been investigating why it was listing to one side (the near side was sitting lower than the rest of the car). As he was investigating, no apparent cause could be identified so John had to dig a bit deeper […]
I just wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting Tony again, & thank you for delivering to me a wonderful car. Also a big thank you to all the team at Bridge Classics for providing & preparing a stunning vehicle for the competition. I consider myself extremely fortunate & lucky to now be the […]
Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been taken for sandblasting.
As the lucky winner of our Caterham competition chose to take the cash alternative, Tony transported it to our secure storage facility.
Originally Aston Martin welded the body shell to the chassis on the DB2/4 Drophead Coupe models. As Rob didn’t want to weld the two together after they are painted, he modified the brackets so they bolt to the chassis. This involved welding threaded bushes into the chassis and making mounting plates to go between the […]
After undergoing a pre-delivery inspection, our 2003 MG ZT was delivered to its new owner, who won it through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.