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Molly recently sat down to speak to Clement from Smashing Wines about our upcoming wine tasting event and a very special competition that is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Wine, classic cars, competition winners – a
In this episode of the Torque Show – Molly, Craig and Rob sit down to talk about all of the goings-on at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ including recent live draws, workshop updates and some recent automotive news. But this
Jon has been busy in our workshop! In this update, he has began repairs on the 1977 Triumph 2500TC which is in with our team at our Suffolk HQ to be recommissioned. First off, was a couple of simple jobs
Our workshop is well versed in all things Jensen 541 – having restored over a dozen of these classic GT cars (with 2 more in our workshop currently going through their restoration journey). So, when it comes to getting this
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1975 Cobra Replica, checking off the jobs needed to get the ready for its inspection and certification. At this point, Steve has been working on the throttle cable to control that thunderous
The gearbox for our 1960 Jensen 541R project is back in the building. The transmission had been with a trusted specialist for a rebuild as part of the project to get this incredible classic GT back on the road.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been going full steam ahead with preparing the 1979 Ferrari 400. Our technician, Jon, has been heading up the project from the moment the car came into our workshop a couple of months
In this week’s Torque Show, the Bridge Classic Cars team sit down to talk about how online car platforms are changing and the impact that has on both traders and consumers, before having a chat about a very important moment
This week, the team headed to the incredible Imperial War Museum in Duxford for the recent H&H Classics auction where two of our cars were being represented surrounded by the most sensational display of aircraft anywhere in the UK. Molly
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been at it again! After another jam packed week they sit down to go through everything that’s been going on at the Suffolk HQ. They talk through synthetic fuels after our visit from Jake
The Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ is always a busy place – with classics and modern cars coming in and out of our workshops every week. Last week, we welcomed 2 more brand new arrivals. A 1956 Jensen 541 and
Our paint and body specialist Alan has been working on getting the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup back into tip top condition. He has been working the panels and making sure that not only are all the gaps perfect but also
Our amazing workshop manager, John, has been working on the 1979 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window which is in our workshops for a couple of jobs. This time, John has been rebuilding the carburettor of the classic aircooled Volkswagen chasing
The workshop team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working their way through our classic 1979 Ferrari 400, recommissioning each system of the car. This time, Jon has been continuing his work on the underside of the
Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has taken a massive step forward over the past week as the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have reunited the repaired body back onto the refurbished and refinished chassis of this classic Aston Martin. Rob,
The workshop team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been continuing their work on getting the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe closer to getting back on the road – this time quite literally! Rob, one of our
From Molly’s weekend at the ‘Steam Back to the Forties’ event hosted by North Norfolk Railways to Jaguar C-Type Replicas, and a q&a about classic car auctions, this episode is full of a whole lot of automotive chat. Filmed in
Molly, Craig and Rob sat down at the Bridge Classic Cars Classic Lounge to go through all the exciting things which have been happening at our Suffolk HQ this week. We speak about our latest competition car, which we’re very
It has been another busy week here at Bridge Classic Cars. Craig, Rob, and Molly sat down to talk about everything that’s been going on, including highlights of Goodwood Revival 2024. Chris, our paintshop manager, talks about dry ice blasting
For many of us, the petrol began to course through our veins from an early age. Whether it was a family influence, afternoons in the garage with your old man helping to get those little jobs done that you were
We’ve had quite a few new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ over the past week. A really diverse mix of classics in for all sorts of jobs that our amazing workshop teams will be tackling to get these
A lot has happened this week at Bridge Classic Cars… From a trip to the Morgan Motor Company to Goodwood Revival happening this weekend, there’s so much to talk about. Join Molly, Craig, and Rob as they discuss what’s been
The team have been working on the 1991 VW T4 Transporter at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our technician Steve has been heading up the work on the van. Starting with some electrical work. After looking into an issue with
The bespoke head gasket for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. This means that the team can now begin getting everything back together, including its beautiful one-piece clamshell front end before it begins
Steve has been working on the driveline of the 1973 Dino 246GTS while the car is in the fabrication bay at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. After pulling the calipers off the car, Steve began to inspect the units on
Our body shop team have been working on the 1975 Cobra Replica which is going through its restoration journey at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. Whilst working on the panels gaps and line up, Mauro noticed that the relationship between
Jon has been working hard on the 1973 Rover P5 Coupe, this time he’s been working inside and underneath the classic 70’s coupe. ”Adjust nearside chassis seam to avoid exhaust flange hitting floor. Flange is fixed in position so unable
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have finished up work on the drivers side of the gorgeous 1973 Dino 246GTS. Chris has been working incredibly hard to make all of these panels from scratch to make sure they all fit
Our trim team have been hard at work on the 1952 Fiat 1900A which is in the finishing workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our trimmer Lydia has been making a whole new carpet set from scratch for this
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1973 Dino 246GTS at our Pettistree workshop. At this point he is beginning to strip down the suspension of the car to be inspected, so with that he has taken many reference
Molly recently sat down to speak to Clement from Smashing Wines about our upcoming wine tasting event and a very special competition that is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website.
Wine, classic cars, competition winners – a perfect Friday night.
In this episode of the Torque Show – Molly, Craig and Rob sit down to talk about all of the goings-on at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ including recent live draws, workshop updates and some recent automotive news. But this episode is mostly from the heart.
The team talk about people’s deep connections to cars, sometimes beyond their mortal years which becomes a different story when those left behind have to make a decision on what to do once the owners are gone. Or, the emotional attachment that we had to a car at a certain time in our lives where we have to try and somehow keep it as close to our hearts in order to fan the wistful flames of nostalgia.
Rob talks about his latest acquisition, a 1976 MGB GT (affectionately known as Orb) and how he has developed a whole new filing system for the cars history which puts Craig’s teeth on edge and shocks Molly but it does lead the team to discuss a previous idea about how, through technology, we can make sure that Rob can never do that again.
Jon has been busy in our workshop! In this update, he has began repairs on the 1977 Triumph 2500TC which is in with our team at our Suffolk HQ to be recommissioned. First off, was a couple of simple jobs such as fixing a brake/stop light and replacing the windscreen wipers before Jon could move onto the more serious jobs.
To begin with, Jon started to look into the cooling system on the car. Looking into the system, he found that it had quite a lot of debris and corrosion in areas so he carefully removed all of the hoses to inspected them for damage or wear, before carefully blowing them out and cleaning them on the bench before taking the classic Triumph outside to run water through the system and flush anything left over out of the engine.
Once flushed, Jon could remove the thermostat and check it over before cleaning it out thoroughly and refitting it along with the newly cleaned hoses and getting the car back on a ramp.
Our workshop is well versed in all things Jensen 541 – having restored over a dozen of these classic GT cars (with 2 more in our workshop currently going through their restoration journey). So, when it comes to getting this beautiful 1956 Jensen 541 back up and running the team were eager to jump in.
Our technician Jon has been working on this particular car. He has been stripping down the interior in order to gain access to the gearbox as part of the team prepping for a clutch replacement. Jon has carefully gone through the systems to make sure that everything is undone as well as assess each component for its condition and operation.
As part of the clutch replacement, Jon has also serviced and inspected the car thoroughly which involved a repair to a HT lead and new spark plugs for the straight-six. While the car is up in the air, it gave Jon the chance to remove all of the wheels to inspect and strip down the brakes. All of the brake shoes were due for replacement, so they have been removed and are off to be refurbished. This exposed the backing plates for Jon to take a closer look at, cleaning up the units and repainting areas which had bare metal exposed.
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1975 Cobra Replica, checking off the jobs needed to get the ready for its inspection and certification. At this point, Steve has been working on the throttle cable to control that thunderous V8 that lives under the bonnet.
After test fitting, Steve noted that the access hole for the cable in the bulkhead/pedal box doesn’t actually land anywhere near the accelerator pedal. So, Steve had to remove most of the pedal assembly to redrill a new access hole for the cable to run.
Whilst working under the dash, Steve has worked his magic on the heater for the car. After testing the unit and pressurizing the system, he could strip it all back down and paint it in matching black ahead of it being installed back onto the car.
The gearbox for our 1960 Jensen 541R project is back in the building. The transmission had been with a trusted specialist for a rebuild as part of the project to get this incredible classic GT back on the road.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been going full steam ahead with preparing the 1979 Ferrari 400. Our technician, Jon, has been heading up the project from the moment the car came into our workshop a couple of months ago.
To begin with, Jon has had to replace the heater valve nestled deep under the scuttle of the classic Ferrari and on the back corner of the glorious V12. Once the new heater valve arrived, Jon had to make some modifications to get the unit to fit and operate correctly while also modifying the clamp attachment before getting it ready to fit back into the car.
After it was back in the car, Jon could begin testing. The first stage was to refill the coolant and pressurize the system to check for any leaks and then he can began to tune and check over the V12, but on a brief start up Jon noted that the car is now running on all 12 cylinders.
With the engine now ready to run, levels topped off in both the V12 and the automatic gearbox, Jon could turn his attention to making sure the luxury classic GT car stopped. He inspected each individual caliper as well as tracing all the brake lines and pipes back to check for corrosion, pinches or leaks. Once Jon got to the nearside front caliper, he noticed a very slight weep when the caliper was under pressure. Upon inspection, he found that previous to the car coming to us someone had stripped out the threads on the caliper and retapped it from 7/16th to 1/2 inch, Jon found a suitable bolt and had our technician Paul turn it down in a lathe to make a suitable union.
While waiting for Paul to machine the bolt, Jon stripped down the speedometer which he found small shards of plastic obscuring the warning lights. Once he had cleaned out the unit, he reassembled and got it back into the car.
With the new union suitably modified, Jon could remake the brake line which runs to the caliper. After bending up new pipework, he found that with the new union in place the top brake pipe would not tighten where someone had previously modified the unit and the threads were very badly worn.
In this week’s Torque Show, the Bridge Classic Cars team sit down to talk about how online car platforms are changing and the impact that has on both traders and consumers, before having a chat about a very important moment in every petrolheads life… when we passed our driving tests of the back of a recent study by Young Drivers.
We take a look at this week’s live draw for our latest competition cars before Molly grabs a couple of minutes with our Technician Jon to talk us through what goes into getting a car ready for competition and then ready for its new owner with our 2010 Land Rover Defender 90 which leads us on nicely to take a look back at our most famous Defender, given away during our Evening With TV adventurer Ed Stafford.
Staying in the workshop for a bit, Molly talks to our paint technician Mauro who is hard at work getting a Rover 75 Estate back into better than new condition before catching up with our workshop manager and all-round good guy, Big John.
Finally, head back over to the Classic Lounge with Molly and she rejoins Craig and Rob to talk about some recent changes to our competitions as well as sharing some of the awesome comments we’ve recently got on our other episodes of Torque Show.
This week, the team headed to the incredible Imperial War Museum in Duxford for the recent H&H Classics auction where two of our cars were being represented surrounded by the most sensational display of aircraft anywhere in the UK.
Molly caught up with Tony, our logistics coordinator, to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes of moving our competition and restoration cars around the length and breadth of the country to and from their homes and our Suffolk HQ – after unloading our 1929 Dodge DA Six.
Next up, Molly managed to grab Paul Cheetham during the set up for the auction – one of the wonderful team from H&H to chat through how the process of the auctions work and a bit of an insight into the history (and future of both H&H and the wider auction world).
We took a look back at the live draw of our 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 which was won by a very excited Andrew and then finish up with a look at our ‘Evening with the Three Chordettes’. A brilliant evening of vintage music and a chilled out atmosphere in the Bridge Classic Cars Classic Lounge.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been at it again! After another jam packed week they sit down to go through everything that’s been going on at the Suffolk HQ.
They talk through synthetic fuels after our visit from Jake at P1 Fuels, our love of Aston Martins as well as a sneak peek at our latest episode covering the restoration of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 barn find and then, they sit down with our in-house photographer/videographer Nick to have a chat about what goes on behind the cameras here at Bridge Classic Cars.
The Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ is always a busy place – with classics and modern cars coming in and out of our workshops every week. Last week, we welcomed 2 more brand new arrivals. A 1956 Jensen 541 and a 2007 Porsche 911 Carrera S. Both of these stunning cars will be looked at and taken care of by our restoration technicians.
1956 Jensen 541:
2007 Porsche 911 Carrera S:
Our paint and body specialist Alan has been working on getting the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup back into tip top condition. He has been working the panels and making sure that not only are all the gaps perfect but also the cab panels are perfectly level and curved where they need to be.
Our amazing workshop manager, John, has been working on the 1979 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window which is in our workshops for a couple of jobs.
This time, John has been rebuilding the carburettor of the classic aircooled Volkswagen chasing down a slight dead spot. John completely cleared out the entire carburettor including spending meticulously inspecting and cleaning out the jets. After that, John fitted up the new gasket and filter kits before getting it back on top of the flat-four engine.
The workshop team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working their way through our classic 1979 Ferrari 400, recommissioning each system of the car.
This time, Jon has been continuing his work on the underside of the Maranello masterpiece with the exhaust system. He has to make several new sections of the rear of the exhaust which involved cutting, slotting and clamping the replacement pieces to the back boxes, while also having to remake 1 of the original exhaust mounts.
Next up, Jon moved over to the offside of the classic Ferrari to get the exhaust and oil cooler sorted out. To begin with, Jon had to modify the mounts to add some extra clearance, before installing the exhaust system. With that now in place, Jon could fit up the rear anti-roll bar links before moving onto getting the gearbox oil cooler into place with some modifications to the hoses and pipework to get everything safely fit back into the car, which included sleeving some of the pipework in what could become contact areas over time as well as putting heatwrap on the pipes to protect them from the exhaust which run close by.
Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has taken a massive step forward over the past week as the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have reunited the repaired body back onto the refurbished and refinished chassis of this classic Aston Martin.
Rob, one of our technicians, has been heading up this phase of the project – He, along with several members of the team, carefully reunited the body and the chassis inch by inch for the final time before it heads off to the body and paint team to begin its journey back into colour.
The workshop team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been continuing their work on getting the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe closer to getting back on the road – this time quite literally!
Rob, one of our restoration technicians, has been working on building up the front suspension of the rare sports car. Focusing on the right hand side, he has built up the front uprights after they had been stripped, inspected and refinished. These will be carefully wrapped up and put into storage awaiting their time to be fitted to the chassis of the car soon. Along side that, Rob has bench built the rear brakes which also await their moment to be reunited with the rest of the running gear on the car.
From Molly’s weekend at the ‘Steam Back to the Forties’ event hosted by North Norfolk Railways to Jaguar C-Type Replicas, and a q&a about classic car auctions, this episode is full of a whole lot of automotive chat.
Filmed in The Classic Lounge, this week’s Torque Show involves Molly, Craig, Rob, Gordon, and John as they sit down over a cup of coffee to talk about what has been going on over the last week or so.
Molly, Craig and Rob sat down at the Bridge Classic Cars Classic Lounge to go through all the exciting things which have been happening at our Suffolk HQ this week.
We speak about our latest competition car, which we’re very excited to share with you, our 1970 Jaguar E-Type which could be yours for less than a cup of coffee! And generally about the E-Type and going on road trips with classics.
The team talk about our amazing time at the International Autojumble thanks to our friends at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum and the incredible display they have in their wonderfully curated museum – and the results of our automotive interior design challenge where Rob & Nick were challenged by Molly to find some pieces for our Members Club HQ, The Classic Lounge.
We look back on this week’s competition winners, who won our 1959 Ford Zephyr and Frederique Constant Runabout Watch Set.
It has been another busy week here at Bridge Classic Cars. Craig, Rob, and Molly sat down to talk about everything that’s been going on, including highlights of Goodwood Revival 2024. Chris, our paintshop manager, talks about dry ice blasting our Ferrari Dino. We prepare for the final episode of The Grand Tour.
For many of us, the petrol began to course through our veins from an early age. Whether it was a family influence, afternoons in the garage with your old man helping to get those little jobs done that you were told only your hands could do, or an external influence – the revered and legendary tones of people like Murray Walker dancing across the living room as you tuned into the coverage of Formula 1. Later, a car show on the BBC would change the automotive world and thus began a beautiful 2 and 4 wheeled journey for so many of us.
Within that octane fueled world, 22 years ago, a trio of presenters made up of an automotive journalist, a qualified musician and an art school graduate began their journey on our screens. Capturing so many moments behind the wheel of cars many of us could only dream of, and heading to far flung places that had you scrabbling in the loft for an atlas. It is of course, the Three Amigos – Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.
This unlikely group of friends would travel the world, sabotage each other and find themselves in some of the most truly unique and beautiful places imaginable – driving lorries in Burma, building a car and driving it across Mongolia, Racing against trains, planes and James May, it all unfolded on your television screens. This Friday, the 13th of September, it will all be coming to an end as we know it.
This Friday is the release of the final outing of that rag-tag team, with One for the Road. These 3 pals have helped to shape not only modern automotive media, but the larger automotive world with their catch phrases become part of the vernacular – for example, if we use the word ‘Jag’ as an example. Chances are that a fair few of you have expanded that middle vowel in your best ‘Clarkson’ voice…
Or ‘POWWWWWEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR!’ instead of just saying ‘accelerate’ when your hanging out with your other horsepower obsessed friends. Either way, the three of them managed to capture, stimulate and inspire entire generations of would-be hero drivers with their on-screen antics.
To pay tribute to this milestone in automotive media, we decided to get a couple of our team together and ask them one very simple question – What is their ‘One for the Road‘?
Anything with an internal combustion engine, any where in the world – but it’s the last time you ever get to do it – Inspired by the 2 decades of adventures ‘our’ 3 amigos have undertaken.
Jon:
Jon, one of our amazing technicians, is through and through a Ford man – legend says that when he cuts his thumb open its actually in the shape of the blue oval. Not only that, he is also a massive rally fan – especially of the late 1980’s Group B era he remembers so vividly as a young man, and an important time in his automotive life.
Car: Ford RS200
Location: Stelvio Pass, Italy
Reason: Regarded as one of the worlds most formidable and legendary driving roads with a series of sweeping and breathtaking switch back hairpins – the perfect place for his last drive.
Craig:
Craig, our managing director, began his petrol fueled journey on two wheels with his motocross bikes in the family paddock at a young age before the world opened up behind the wheel of his beloved Citroen Saxo. Accomplished on both 2 and 4 wheels, Craig’s choice comes truly from the heart and behind the wheel of his favourite car.
Car: 2010 Land Rover Defender
Location: Scotland, UK
Reason: Using his favourite car to take his family up to Scotland is a heartfelt move. Craig, who is an amazing dad to his son Loick, would take a trip up to Scotland to show the family where his family originally come from as a last octane fueled blast.
Steve:
Steve, another one of our amazing technicians, is also a man of many talents. A true petrol head at heart, he grew up building quick Mk2 Escorts with his friends while also being an accomplished motorcycle rider – having owned dozens of motorcycles, but his choice is closer to his heart. For his ‘One for the Road’ he’s decided to go back to something he’s done several times and in his mind, it doesn’t get much better.
Bike: 2003 Honda Fireblade
Location: Roads surrounding Lyn Celyn in Wales
Reason: In Steve’s mind, the roads which snake around the picturesque lake nestled in the naked, open landscape of this area of wales don’t get any better. Towards the top of the lake, is a hairpin. A long, flowing switch back which if you ever get a chance to ask Steve about, there is a light in his eye as he describes it which you just simply can’t put into words.
Nick:
Nick, which is me – so if you don’t mind I’m going to swap to 1st person for this one… I’ve been a petrolhead since I can remember. I don’t come from an automotive family really – I only found out about their 4-wheeled interests later in life once I had gone down my own automotive path. I’ve owned several air cooled cars over the years and I grew up in the Middle East, that is where my heart will forever be – lost in the sand some say…
Car: 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR
Location: Dubai, UAE to Salalah, Oman.
Reason: Having grown up in the Middle East from a very early age, the road that leads up the coast of the Gulf holds so many memories of family road trips in my mum’s Series 1 Discovery V8 to visit friends in Muscat. As you leave behind the skyscrapers, the lights and in someways the 21st century, the world becomes a much simpler place and just follow the coast and the breeze that rolls off the gulf. As you reach the peninsula, you simply just keep heading for the coast towards Salalah, which my father has described as the closest point to paradise on earth. That, is why for the final time, I’d go there.
Rob:
Rob is another one of our technicians, who is probably the worlds foremost authority on Triumph TR6 fuel pumps, but away from that was a very accomplished grass track racer back in the day while also lending his talents to stock cars/banger racing and anything which you drive off road and always with a bit of angle on near a wall – he also has an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage rallying. Formerly, Rob was one of the team at Classic Team Lotus helping to preserve and promote the fabulous collection of vintage race cars which have come out of Hethel. But, his choice goes back in time to what began that journey for him…
Car: MG Metro 6R4
Location: Brands Hatch, UK
Reason: Much like our technician Jon, Group B rallying was a pivotal era in the progression a young Rob would take with his tool box. He has a memory of being a young man and going to Brands Hatch to watch the Rallycross Grand Prix in, or around, 1988. Because of this, it has to be a 6R4 around the track for his last time out with the smell of fuel in his nostrils and nostalgia beating with full force in his heart.
Gordon:
Gordon, is Craig’s dad and a massive part of the company. His knowledge and experience is unparalleled. There probably isn’t a car in the last 40 years that he hasn’t either driven or at some point owned. With such a wealth of experience to draw from, and a completely open idea put to him his choice comes once again totally from the heart. Gordon would end his driving career, where it all began…
Car: Ford Anglia 105E
Location: Glemsford to Long Melford, Suffolk
Reason: This is the exact route the Gordon began his driving life with. He bought an Anglia 105E the night he passed his test, and drove it along that very route back home to Long Melford, from that fateful evening we all pretty much find ourselves today – what a way to finish…
We’ve had quite a few new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ over the past week. A really diverse mix of classics in for all sorts of jobs that our amazing workshop teams will be tackling to get these classics back into tip-top shape.
1970 MG C GT
1979 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window Camper
1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 2+2
1966 MG Midget
1976 MGB GT
A lot has happened this week at Bridge Classic Cars…
From a trip to the Morgan Motor Company to Goodwood Revival happening this weekend, there’s so much to talk about. Join Molly, Craig, and Rob as they discuss what’s been going on as well as a chat about why classic cars are more important now than ever before.
The team have been working on the 1991 VW T4 Transporter at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our technician Steve has been heading up the work on the van. Starting with some electrical work.
After looking into an issue with the fog lights, Steve found some poor wiring which he rectified with correct, shielded connectors before reinstalling the switch back in place. After that, Steve could move onto servicing the van for its owner.
Along with a fluid change, Steve installed new filters – oil, fuel and air.
Whilst inspecting the vehicle, Steve did find a few items which were brought to the owners attention. The wiper blades had split, which were replaced by the team. The tyre, which Steve had found a screw in, was later sorted out by the owner.
The bespoke head gasket for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ.
This means that the team can now begin getting everything back together, including its beautiful one-piece clamshell front end before it begins testing very soon and then delivered to its excited owner.
Steve has been working on the driveline of the 1973 Dino 246GTS while the car is in the fabrication bay at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops.
After pulling the calipers off the car, Steve began to inspect the units on the bench. Looking into them, he found that the piston seals had failed causing the internal pistons to corrode and become stuck in the body of the calipers. These will be sent off to be completely refurbished and looking as good as the rest of the car will along with some of the other driveline parts which have been sandblasted ahead of refinishing and refurbishment by the team.
Our body shop team have been working on the 1975 Cobra Replica which is going through its restoration journey at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops.
Whilst working on the panels gaps and line up, Mauro noticed that the relationship between the rear tyres and trailing edges of the arch was different from side to side. After checking that the axle was square in the chassis, which it was, the team found that it was an issue with the mold when the body was cast. So, Mauro had to carefully measure, cut and sections the rear part of the arch to make sure it was even on both sides of the car before fibreglassing it back into the body and then could continue his work on shaping the bodyshell.
Jon has been working hard on the 1973 Rover P5 Coupe, this time he’s been working inside and underneath the classic 70’s coupe.
”Adjust nearside chassis seam to avoid exhaust flange hitting floor. Flange is fixed in position so unable to turn.investigate headlights not working. Eventually trace to faulty switch and also main beam dip switch faulty. Continue to wire in new fans. Route wiring and tape into loom. Find ignition live feed and fit connector so able to make connections when ready. Remove air filter assemble and inspect throttle linkage etc.”
”Finish wiring fans. Mount brake fluid reservoir with bracket supplied. Investigate horn not working. Check horns for power supply, ok. Remove steering wheel centre push. Short out wiring and horns worked once or twice and now they don’t. Check continuity from horns to steering wheel, none. Start looking at tracing horn wires.”
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have finished up work on the drivers side of the gorgeous 1973 Dino 246GTS. Chris has been working incredibly hard to make all of these panels from scratch to make sure they all fit perfectly on the car as well as allow him to take his time blending them into the original bodywork.
With this side now complete, Chris can move on to getting the passenger side of the car into the same condition.
Our trim team have been hard at work on the 1952 Fiat 1900A which is in the finishing workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our trimmer Lydia has been making a whole new carpet set from scratch for this unique classic Fiat to fit perfectly inside the cabin and to replace the original which was very heavily worn and damaged.
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1973 Dino 246GTS at our Pettistree workshop. At this point he is beginning to strip down the suspension of the car to be inspected, so with that he has taken many reference photos for the car when it goes into the finish room for reassembly.
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