Arriving and Appraisal on the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12

Arriving and Appraisal on the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12

Earlier this week, we welcomed this 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 for the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team to take a look at for its new owner. Once the classic Jaguar coupe was in the workshop under the keen and sharp eye of our technician Jon, he carried out a full and complete appraisal for the […]

Repairs on our 1998 TVR Chimaera 500

The restoration workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on getting the 1998 TVR Chimaera 500 ready for a very lucky winner very soon. As part of all of our competition preparations, our technician Jon goes through each and every car with a fine tooth comb. Here’s what Jon has been […]

In Place – Installing the engine and gearbox to the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe

The 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe, which is being fully restored from the ground up here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops Suffolk HQ, has met another massive milestone in this amazing project. The freshly rebuilt straight-six and manual gearbox arrived back recently at our restoration workshop ready to go into the refurbished […]

Fixing Up – Welding on the 1973 Mercedes 250

Mauro, one of amazing restoration technician here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been working on getting the bottoms of the rear wings repaired on the 1973 Mercedes 250. With the bottom of the rear wings having corroded, Mauro has carefully cutaway the rust to expose healthy metal for the team to be able […]

Final Changes – Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type heads to auction

With the winner of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type deciding to take the cash alternative instead of the car, the team had to move to the alternate plan for the car. The car would be heading to auction, but regardless of its the auction block or a customers driveway our technician Jon had to get the […]

Digging Deep – Repairing the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage

The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have been digging deep into the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage which is being rebuilt from the ground up here at our Suffolk restoration workshops. The car, which was trapped in a local barn for 30+ years, has had a series of extensive metal work repairs done to it […]

On The Ramps – Repairing the Bodyshell of the 1978 Mercedes 350SL

Go behind the scenes of our restoration workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, as we catch up with our classic car restoration technician Greg as he works his way through the metalwork needed to get this 1978 Mercedes R109 350SL back to better than new condition.

Heating Up – Refitting the Heater Box into the 1969 Audi 70L

The progress on our 1969 Audi 70/72L has been relentless recently. Our technician Dave has been flying ahead with the classic German saloon car. This time, Dave has been working on getting the heater system put into the firewall of the car. Dave has made new clips and hold on tabs for the heater box […]

Strip Down – Getting the Front Bumper of our 1973 Mercedes 250 Torn Down

The restoration workshop have begun to dive into the 1973 Mercedes 250 project head first. After Jon had worked on the engine and running gear he stripped the front bumper down so it can go off to specialist to be refurbished for the project. All went ok apart from one bolt which had to be […]

Pre-War Pre-Delivery Inspection – Final work on our 1931 Austin Twelve Six

As our 1931 Austin Twelve Six will soon be leaving our Suffolk restoration workshops to begin its life with its very lucky new owner, who’s been waiting 40 years to get a pre-war classic, the car needs to be checked over and ticked off by our amazing restoration technician Jon. Here’s what Jon has been […]

Last Part – Final Repairs on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1

Our recent competition car, the 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk to have its pre-delivery inspection and final repairs carried out. Although the car was won by Seamus, he has decided to take the cash alternative – a life changing £30,000. However, that doesn’t […]

Making Moves – Transporting our 1956 Jensen 541

Our transport team have been pretty busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. Bringing in a whole host of project cars and parts. This time, its an outbound trip with our 1956 Jensen 541 as it is transported a few hours away to Anglia Car Auctions to which it will be heading off […]

Back to Base – The Engine for the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe Arrives

A very important part of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ – the engine and gearbox. These units have been rebuilt and refreshed by a trusted marque specialist who have decades of experience building these kind of engines, so our transport team collected it […]

Repairing the Floors and Frame on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage

Greg has been hard at work repairing sections of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. As a result of the car being left for many years in a damp environment, with aluminium bodywork, the car has suffered a fair amount of corrosion which the Bridge Classic Cars team have been expertly working their way through […]

Finer Details – Bespoke Badges for our 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’

As part of our latest ‘special’ project – handcrafting a one-off bespoke Jaguar XK120, we’ve had a set of custom made enamel badges just for this car one its complete. As with everything on this project, many of the small details are entirely unique and bespoke to the XK120B. This project is steadily moving ahead […]

New Arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ

At the end of last week, the Bridge Classic Cars team had the arrival of two incredible machines. A beautifully restored 1971 Land Rover Series 3 and a wonderfully cared for and cherished 1991 TVR V8S. Both of these cars will be checked over by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop restoration teams very soon. 1971 […]

On the Ramps – 1939 Jaguar SS100

As part of our new workshop video series ‘On the Ramps with Bridge Classic Cars’, we take a look at what it takes to care for one of the rarest ‘Jaguars’ of all time – the SS100. Our technician Jon has been doing some routine maintenance and a few repairs to the pre-war sports car […]

Inspecting and Repairing our 1967 Jaguar E-Type

The 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 was won early this week, however the winner decided to take the cash alternative – which still means the team have got to get the car prepared and ready for whatever happens next. ”Carry out check over/pdi. Start repairs. Inflate tyres and knock up wheels. Grease all points. Check […]

Helping the Big Cat Roar – New Exhausts on the 1939 Jaguar SS100

One of our personal favourite projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this absolutely stunning 1939 Jaguar SS100. Since it arrived back recently from a summer of use, the team here have been working their way through a list of jobs on the pre-war sports car. This time, our technician Jon has been […]

Polishing the 1987 Mercedes 500SL

After its recent repaint here at Bridge Classic Cars, the 1987 Mercedes 500SL has been moved to the detailing bay for our paint and body technician Mauro to begin the process of getting the car to a mirror finish. This involves several highly skilled steps of flattening back the paint work before gently and meticulously […]

Removing the Centre Console of our 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat

As our 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat gets prepared to head off to its new home very soon, the Bridge Clasis Cars team have removed the centre console for our in-house trim team to take a look at. The gear stick gaiter has split apart, so its been taken out of the car for the team […]

Repairs to the 1959 Austin Healey 3000

Our 1959 Austin Healey 3000 was won recently, but the lucky new owner decided to take the cash alternative for the classic sports car but that doesn’t stop our workhsop team from getting back up into fighting health. Our restoration technician Steve has been busy getting the car ready, including replacing the O/S kingpin bushes […]

Appraisal and Repairs on our 1998 TVR Chimaera

A recent new addition to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ is this 1998 TVR Chimaera. Our restoration technician Jon has been working his way through the appraisal and repairs on the car. ”Carry out appraisal and start repairs as i go.. Tighten steering UJ’s. Make small plate to fit behind rear exhaust mount to […]

Test Fit – Checking the Sill Extensions on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe

With so much work going on at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ its always incredible to see how the technicians devote time and precision to the tasks on these classic cars. For example, the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. With the restoration of this ultra-rare Aston Martin moving along at quite the pace, […]

Headed Home – Transporting the 1994 TVR Chimaera

The 1994 TVR Chimaera has been loaded up into our enclosed trailer to make its way home after being at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops for some TLC and work having been done on it.

Finer Details – Working on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL

This time, both the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team and our paint and body team are working side by side to make progress on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL. Whilst our paint and body technician Adam has been getting many of the panels prepped and primered, our restoration technician Greg has been getting rid of the […]

Progress on the Bridge Classic Cars 2005 Mercedes Vito

The paint and body team here at Bridge Classic Cars have been working hard on getting our 2005 Mercedes Vito back to its former glory. The team have been working alongside our fabrication shop to get any repairs needed done before they can get the whole van and all of the trims/panels into epoxy for […]

Repairing our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage

Our 1970 Aston Martin DBS has been under the knife with our technician Greg. Greg has been carefully and methodically working his way through the classic, ultra-rare Aston Martin in order to get it back on the road again. He’s been battling significant corrosion in the usual areas and is making up new pieces to […]

Starting Point – Working on the 1973 Mercedes 250

The Bridge Classic Cars team aren’t just passionate about a particular car, we love all of them the same – like this one, our 1973 Mercedes 250. This has come in to our Suffolk HQ as a non-runner so the workshop team are going to be getting it in, and up on a ramp to […]

Signed, Sealed and Delivered – Our 1988 Volkswagen Golf GTi Heads to its New Home

Our 1988 Volkswagen Golf GTi, which was recently won by our lucky winner Adam, has been loaded up by the Bridge Classic Cars team for the journey to its new home with its lucky new owner. We all here want to wish Adam many happy miles with his new Mk2 GTi.