It’s been another incredible week here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops – a whole, eclectic and varied collection of projects for the team to work on. From ground up restorations to servicing, maintenance and repairs the team excel and dive in with passion and dedication to the jobs.
Jon, our classic car technician, has been combing through the 1995 Aston Martin DB7 to carry out a full appraisal on the 1990s GT car before moving onto beginning repairs. ‘Carry out appraisal. Quick check and carry out road test. Brakes are dangerous. Snapped severely to left. Return to workshop and continue appraisal. Remove charger […]
Our technician Jon has been working his way through the job list on the 1982 Range Rover In Vogue. This time, it mostly consists of the smaller jobs underneath the bonnet of the classic luxury offroader. ‘Finish under bonnet lights and lagging. Make wire to offside light. Solder on terminals and fit light. Route wiring […]
Rachael, our fantastic trimmer, has been tailoring the carpet sets to perfectly fit the cabin of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Each piece has been individually adjusted, trimmed and edged to perfectly fit to the panel next to it in order to create a bespoke, handmade set for this incredible classic GT car.
We’ve recently recieved a new arrival to the workshop with the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 coupe ‘LML 532’. Now, she lives alongside her sister the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/3 ‘LML 529’ – 3 chassis numbers away from one another so the last time these sisters were together would have been over 70 years ago whilst […]
Another round of new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ to finish the week off and they’re eclectic as always! A 2008 Land Rover Defender 110 Pickup, a 1995 Fiat Coupe, 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI and a 2002 Porsche Boxster are all now safely in the hands of our classic car team at […]
Two classics have been out in the sunshine today so we took the chance to update the project photos for them. The first is the 1960 Jensen 541R, a full restoration project that the team are carrying out but as it begins the testing phase – it looks incredible. Then we have the 1975 Triumph […]
This 1969 MGC GT has recently been sold through our free of charge classic car sales platform MyClassics and is waiting to be collected by its new excited owner.
Mauro, one of our amazing paint and body technicians, has been working his magic on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Since the cars bodyshell has had its first round of Polyfan laid down, Mauro has now begun the process of levelling the panel work to get it ready for the next stage of […]
Greg, our amazing fabricator, has been chipping away at the corrosion on the 1958 Rover 90. This time, he’s been carrying out the repairs to the bottom side of the passenger wing, with carefully cutting out areas to completely remove the corrosion before neutralising and then repairing with specially made patch panels.
We’ve had a pair of incredible arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in the past couple of days, these two sensational motorcycles. First, a 2021 Ducati Supersport ‘Senna’ and then a ‘Golden Era’ 1998 Suzuki GSXR 750.
The 1936 Riley Merlin Nine has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop for the team to take a look into the pre-war saloon car. Our technician Oscar has gone through the car from front to back to take a look at each system. The main issue, is the coolant pipe. After looking through […]
Jon, one of our amazing technicians, has been working away on the parts and pieces of the 1982 Range Rover In Vogue. In this stage, Jon has been working under the bonnet of the classic offroader. So with that, he has removed the under bonnet insulation to begin working away. ‘Remove all old broken light […]
After being cared for in our secrue, discreet storage facility, the 1975 Triumph Stag has made its way over to our restoration workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ to be checked over for the cars owner ahead of it beginning its summer in the sun with some small repairs being down to the […]
Jon, our classic car restoration technician, has been working on and checking over the 1975 MG B Roadster before it heads off to its new life with its excited expectant owner. ‘Carry out PDI. Stop lights not working. Interior light stays on. Handbrake needs adjusting. Washers not working. Unable to find locking wheel key. Fuel […]
Our technician Oscar has been getting deep into the 1965 Land Rover Series 2A project. With the rear loom now in place, the side lights and indicators as well as the engine are now all wired up with the new loom.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have recently got the 2006 Jaguar XK on the ramp to carry out a full PDI and check over before giving the car the green light.
A pair of our competition cars have made their way from our Suffolk HQ to their new owners across the UK. Our 1966 Land Rover Series 2A and Daimler 250V8 have gone on to begin their lives with their new excited owners.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working double time on getting the 1955 Ford Thunderbird project back on the road for its owner. As the newly refurbished cylinder head was on its way back to HQ, our technician Ben was marking out the power steering line which will need to be shortened. But, with […]
The Bridge Classic Cars logistics team have been off on their travels recently to head over to Europe in order to collect a parts package which goes alongside our next restoration project, the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4. The car itself, has arrived at our Suffolk HQ to be built alongside its sister – our 1953 […]
The team have been working on testing and refining the 1991 Jaguar XJS project as the team get closer to getting this V12 GT car bach on the road for its owner. ‘Look into wind noise when driven. Strip offside door panel and adjust window angle so it fits rubber better. Also slide rubber weather […]
The paint and body team have been working on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe following the bodyshell being put into polyfan. With the body moved back into the prep area, Mauro could get things sorted and shot in polyfan for the bodypanels. While the bodyshell was being flattened and levelled by Adam, Mauro […]
Greg and our fabricator Greg have been working together to get the 1966 Land Rover Series 2A ready for its new owner. ‘Carry out pdi. Fit nut and bolt to nearside door check strap. Remove earth strap from engine and re route and secure. Replace fuel pipe from lift pump to carb and secure. Check […]
Our trim shop have been working their magic and skill on the seats for the 1960 Jensen 541R. Our trimmer Lydia has been working alongside the owner to get the padding and shape just right for the car and the driver as the car will be used and needs to be just right for its […]
Our workshop manager and wiring guru John has been working his magic on the 1980 TVR 300S. The car has arrived for our team to completely rewire so John has been carefully working each and every system and connection to make sure that its just right and as it should be for the cars owner.
Steve has been working his way through the jobs list on the 1962 Lotus Elite here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk. This stunning, lightweight sports car has been in the workshop for the team to get the car back up to top shelf condition. So, here’s what Steve has been up […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been chipping away at the jobs left to do on the 1987 Mercedes 500SL. Jon, one of our amazing technicians, has been carrying out some of the smaller jobs on the classic Mercedes. ‘Attend to nearside scuttle cover. Clean off old gasket and prep. Glue on new foam gasket […]
A new arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ this morning is this absolutely stunning 1995 Aston Martin DB7. This classic British GT car will soon be headed into our restoration workshop for our classic car restoration team to carry out a full appraisal on the car.
Our technician Will has been working his way through a series of routine maintenance jobs on the 1972 Rover P6 4500S meanwhile checking the entire car over and making a list of repairs which he will get to work on too. ‘Appraisal of car and make checklist of all things to do to car, drain […]
It’s been an eclectic week here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops, and we don’t just mean the weather. The team have welcomed a 1966 Austin Healey 3000, a 1996 Mercedes SL320 as well as a 1936 Riley Merlin Nine to our Suffolk HQ.