It’s not just classics that find their way into our restoration workshops, this 2016 Range Rover Sport came in for our paint and body technicians to repair and repaint a few scuffs and scrapes on the car. The team carefully prepared the area before blending in with paint matched from our paint camera.
The 1955 Jaguar XK140 has safely arrived at its new home with lucky new owner, Richard. The car was prepared at our Suffolk HQ before the Bridge Classic Cars transporter team carefully loaded into our enclosed trailer for its journey to its excited new custodian.
As part of any cars arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, they all go through a process of appraisal by our restoration technicians. This time on the ramp, is the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Our technician Jon has methodically gone through the car inch by inch to compile his report to […]
The bodyshell of the 1978 Mercedes 350SL has made its way from the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop over to our finishing room for our restoration technicians to begin the process of getting the car to being a rolling chassis before it goes back into the paint shop for the final time. Steve, […]
Our transport team are the first people that our competition winners often meet, with our logistics co-ordinator Tony out and about across the country transporting everything from a classic Land Rover to a modern Ferrari in our enclosed trailer. But, Tony recently hit the road with Molly and John to deliver our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1 […]
Our workshop has always got a variety of jobs going on. From servicing, to diagnostics, set up’s and check overs, there is always something going on at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. This time, our workshop manager John has been carrying out an important upgrade on the 1966 Volvo 122S – fitting a new electric […]
The 1960 Jensen 541R currently undergoing its restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop has been making good progress across our various in-house departments. The mechanical workshop have begun to fit in some of the smaller pieces to the car such as boot latches, oil filter housing and the heater control valve whilst […]
The 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 is in the restoration workshop at our Suffolk HQ for the Bridge Classic Cars team to begin work on after its appraisal. Our technician Jon has been heading up the project on the mechanical side of things – carrying out various repairs in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. ”Start service. […]
Last night, our director Craig was invited to a true petrolhead attended evening – Alex Brundle hosted an evening with the Fressingfield Oily Rag Club. Alex, son of former F1 driver Martin Bruncle, is a well established and revered driver across multiple championships but recently he’s been more involved in the world of classics. From […]
With it’s new owner eagerly awaitings its arrival, the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been working on getting the 1955 Jaguar XK140 ready to meet its new home. Our technician Jon began working his way through his meticulous check-list on the car starting from the headlights, all the way to the end of the […]
Our restoration workshops have been a hive of activity over the past few days with several cars leaving us to start their journeys with customers, and a handful of new arrivals like these two – a 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a 1995 Jaguar XJS Convertible which the team will soon be getting on […]
The team in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body department have taken on their side of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe project recently. Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working his magic on the bulkhead of the rare, vintage Aston Martin.
The 1978 Mercedes 350SL is well on its way to getting back to a former glory, if not even better. The paint and body team have been working their magic on the classic Mercedes convertible over the past week or so. Chris, our paint manager, has seam sealed the entire underside and engine bay of […]
The fabrication team, Greg and Clinton, have been working their way through the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage bit by bit. Due to the car living out in the elements for quite a while, the rust and corrosion are pretty extensive but its nothing our team haven’t seen before at our Suffolk HQ and are […]
As part of the cars competition preparation, our team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been in the classic lounge to finish off a small job on the 1998 TVR Chimaera 500. Our technician Jon had ordered a new set of number plates for the car in the correct size. Because of the size […]
The 1973 Mercedes 250 which is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is getting some much deserved TLC by the team here at our Suffolk HQ. Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working his way through the bottom of the classic Mercedes on a mission to cut out any rust he […]
During the test drive of the 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat, our restoration technician Steve noted quite alot of freeplay in the gear linkage. So, as the 1990’s turbo coupe made its way back to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops inside our Suffolk HQ the team were determined to find out. After a thorough and […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been steadily making progress on the 1969 Audi 70L. Our restoration technician Dave, who is handling the reassembly of this rare Audi, has been methodically working his way through each job. Recently, he’s been test fitting the alternator and finding which order things in […]
Our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1, which was won recently by Eric, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for the team to carry out the last few jobs before it makes its way across the country to its new home. As part of a PDI on a more modern vehicle, our technician Jon checks to […]
The newly arrived Land Rover Series IIA has made its way into our restoration workshops and onto the ramp of our technician Jon. As part of the car arriving, Jon carried out a full appraisal on the classic Land Rover and found a couple of jobs to crack on with. ”Remove wheels and check brakes. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop is a bit of a magical place. Derelict, bare classics come in and beautifully reformed machines leave. The 1970 Aston Martin DBS is one of those machines. The team have been methodically working their way through near enough every single inch. Much of the cars pillar have deteriorate due […]
With the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team steaming ahead with their part of the restoration of our 2005 Mercedes Vito, our paint and body tech Adam has been working his methodically through the car. This time, he found a small patch of rust on our van so it had to go. He carefully […]
Another Jensen 541 at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this 1960 Jensen 541R that the restoration team are building from the group up for a customer. With most of the jobs complete under the bonnet, with the exhaust and inlet manifolds fitted to the 4-litre engine, the team here at our Suffolk workshops could […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are no strangers to the Jensen 541 – over the past 10 years we have restored numerous examples of this lesser known British GT car to the point where we tend to know them inside and out. This 1956 Jensen 541 recently arrived at our Suffolk HQ for a few […]
With work moving rapidly here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4, sometimes we run into hurdles. As our technician Steve was get the wooden sections of the doors installed, he began to screw the trim piece into the wooden only to find out the entire piece was rotten on […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have turned their expert attention towards the 1956 Jensen 541. Going through the list of items the cars owner had supplied, Jon could start off with us appraisal and check overs. ”Look into customer reported faults and note anything else whilst looking over. Steering […]
The latest update on the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop comes to you from under the bonnet of the 1980’s twin-turbo coupe as Jon begins to get the piping routed and test fit. ”Remove unwanted hoses from 5 way connector. Fit 3 way connector and fit pipes. View pictures […]
With the 1939 Jaguar SS100 seeing some serious use over the summer, the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been working on giving the pre-war sports car some TLC. After finding some uneven wear on the brake shoes, the team have fitted up a new set for the car. ”New brake shoes arrived. Remove wheels […]
As the bodyshell of the 1978 Mercedes 350SL is being worked on in the body and paintshop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our restoration technicians in the main workshop have been working on building up the freshly refurbished front and rear subframes of the car. Steve, with the help of our technician Ben, has […]
With our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1 Camper being drawn in a couple of days time, our restoration workshop have been working on getting the car ready for its future owner. Our technician Jon, who handles the majority of our competition vehicles, has been working his way through his checklist on the van to make sure everything […]