The team have welcomed back an old friend to our Suffolk HQ this afternoon. We built this 1959 Jensen 541R here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, and was delivered back to the customer in the summer of 2024. The car has no returned to the workshop for the team to check the car over […]
Our technician Oscar has got himself a boat. His Fletcher Bravo may be nearing a classic, but to Oscar its all new and exciting. He’s spent the afternoon checking over everything and getting things ready for its first fire-up with the fluffs over the intakes to keep water circulating around the 90hp 2-stroke Mercury. He’s […]
The final parts and pieces on the 1972 Rover P6 4500S have been in with the paint and body team to get finished off here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. The wheels of the car have been prepared, painted and cleaned down before the team started work on the bonnet of the one-off V8 […]
The Bridge Classic Cars logistics team have very, very carefully loading the 2006 Jaguar XK into our enclosed transporter for its journey to auction at Kelham Hall. The team have managed to fit the large GT car in and safely strap the car down to ensure it doesn’t move and arrived in pristine condition.
The paint and body team have had the 1996 Mercedes SL320 in the paint booth here at our restoration HQ in Suffolk to breathe new life into the paintwork of the 1990’s GT car. Chris has repainted and repaired the wing mirror, front bumper as well as areas of the quarter panel on the car.
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL project has been going on in the background of the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. The team have been getting the brightwork ready for the car which involves hand cleaning and preparing each individual piece for polishing before it gets put back onto the car.
The paint and body team have been working their magic on the body of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. Our paint and body manager Chris has been heading up the project, with the car being taken into paint booth to have its next round of polyfan laid down before being levelled once more and […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been carrying on with the set up and tuning of the 1960 Jensen 541R. The team have worked on first adjusting valve clearances on the straight-six before retorquing the cylinder head and then moving onto tuning and adjusting the carburretors on the big torque straight six to give […]
As the team moved forward steadily on the 1980 TVR 300S, this update finds our Workshop Manager – John, routing the new dash harness through the front of the car to the numerous locations where the harness terminates as well as correctly routing all the harness underneath and inside the newly recovered dashboard by our […]
Jon, one of our amazing technicians, has been carrying out his inspections and checks on the 1998 Caterham Seven which was won recently to get it ready for its new life with its ecstatic new owner. ‘Carry out PDI. Tighten nearside headlight support bar. Inflate tyres including spare and torque wheels. Get on ramp and […]
One of the last remaining jobs on the 1995 Aston Martin DB7 for the Bridge Classic Cars team to carry out is repairing the rear arches of the car. Our paint and body technician Adam has carefully ground back the surface corrosion on the rear arches, treated them and then resprayed and clear coated them.
Oscar, one of our amazing classic car restoration technicians, has been busy working on the classic aircooled Porsche 911 here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. To start with, Oscar has serviced both front and rear brake systems as well as inspecting the components and systems before moving on to getting the engine bay prepared […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have begun work on the 1967 Austin Healey 3000. This classic British sports car is in for the team to carry out a full inspection and appraisal as part of the cars recommission to get back on the road under the skillful hands of our technician Jon. The car has […]
The team have finished off the last few jobs and shakedown of the 1965 Land Rover Series 2A project. Our technician Oscar has been going through and doing full system checks after the new wiring harness, gauges and other repairs done to the classic off-roader here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in the […]
Our paint and body team have got the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe into the next step of its restoration journey. After hours of meticulous work and obsessive detail, the team have got the body buck into primer to be refined and perfected further in its drive back to the road.
The 1975 MGB GT V8 has been making steady progress at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop under the careful ward of our technician Rob. Rob has been building up alot of the car’s driveline with the rear axle, brakes, front suspension and pedal box as well as the pedal box and rear lights into […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have had the 1967 Alvis TF21 on the ramps here at Suffolk HQ to carry out a full service and also repairs on the rare British classic for its owner. ‘Carry out service now parts here. Drain oil and filter. Clean out filter housing and bung. Fit new seal […]
The fabrication shop have been continuing on with the rust repairs on the 1958 Rover 90. Our fabricator Greg has been working his way around the classic saloon with repairs to the lower B pillar, door seal channel, wing tops, lower windscreen, door jams etc. to get them back into metal and solid with handmade […]
Ben, one of our amazing restoration technicians, has been carefully and methodically going over every square inch of the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. Whilst Ben checked every part and piece of the classic British GT car, our paint and body team have been inspecting and deconstructing the […]
Jon, one of our amazing restoration technicians, has been getting the 1996 Bentley Continental R checked over and ready for its new life with its new owner. So, here’s the story of how he got this 1990s luxury GT ready to go. ‘Carry out PDI. Top up levels etc. Raise and inspect as we think […]
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The team have had the 1981 Porsche 911 in the workshop to begin checking over the classic aircooled sports car. Oscar, one of our technicians has noted down a few areas which are going to require attention. To start with, there are a few areas of the interior which have begun to come away from […]
Oscar has been working away in the workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to get several repairs done on the 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTi. To start with Oscar replaced a broken knock sensor, coolant temperature sensor pipe, a broken bonnet earth strap as well as a new cam cover gasket. Plus, we test […]
Our fabricator Greg has been continuing with the rust repairs on the 1958 Rover 90. He’s been focusing on more of the lower side of the car with rust repairs to the OSF lower valance as well as the B pillar and sill, cutting out the corroded area and replacing it with handmade fabrication panels.
The team don’t just look after and care for classic cars. Our technician Oscar has been looking over and inspecting this 2014 Range Rover Sport for its owner to compile a report and work out the next step for this modern luxury SUV.
The workshop have been diving into the repairs for the 2002 Ford Thunderbird here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. To carry out the repairs, the team have had to teardown and remove the steering coulmn to get to the areas. ‘Plug in and check and clear codes. Strip and remove steering column cowling to […]
Jon has been underneath the 1995 Aston Martin DB7 whilst its on the ramps here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. During the cars appraisal and inspection, Jon noted that the gearbox mount for the car had more play in it than he was happy with so it was rebuilt and put back in the car […]
Ben, one of our amazing technicians, has been working on the bumpers of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS currently going through a full ground-up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. This time, Ben has been working on the bumper brackets to get the fitting correctly to the car as well sitting evenly […]
Mauro and Adam, two of our amazing paint and body technicians, have been working their magic on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. After getting the panels prepped, Mauro could take them into the spray booth to begin getting the next stage of primer laid down.
The team have welcomed a new arrvial to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop – a 1981 Porsche 911. This aircooled Porsche has made its way to our Suffolk HQ for the team to take a look at a few jobs on the classic 911 as well as carrying out maintenance and checks on the […]