Our 1970 Fiat 500, which was recently won by Neil, has been given its final check over and a top up of P1 before being loaded into our enclosed trailer and taken across the country to its excited new owner. Our technician Jon handled the last few jobs – torquing the wheels, inflating tyres, tightening […]
There’s always new cars arriving at our Suffolk HQ but recently we’ve had something different turn up… new technicians! We’ve recently welcomed Adam and Ben into the crew with open arms and our full support as they begin their journeys into the world of classic cars, restorations and having to deal with an intrusive marketing […]
A new arrival to our restoration workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ is my very own 2000 Mazda MX5 Jasper Conran Edition. The car has sat unloved and off the road for a few years but now, I’m on a mission to get the car back out on the streets with the help […]
Every car has a story – that is an unequivocal truth. At some point, someone walked into a showroom and ordered that car from new. They then spent weeks, if not months, waiting in anticipation of meeting their new car in the metal. Our 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante is no different. Ordered new through […]
We’ve welcomed another pair of classics to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here at our Suffolk HQ in the form of a stunning 1968 Daimler 250 V8 and a 1978 Mercedes 350SL. Both of these classics will be beginning their journey with the team, checking over every square inch before any work takes place.
This week it’s a bit of a change to Torque Show… Molly heads into our restoration workshops to check out a very special project just beginning its restoration journey – a 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante Mk2. One of just 140 Volante’s built, and a beautiful Dawn Blue matching numbers example, our restoration technician Pete […]
When the opportunity arises to bring together two iconic looks, we always take it. With our current competition of Coachbuilt Whisky’s limited edition FW18, celebrating the racing pedigree of the 1996 Williams Racing FW18 and the glorious 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante currently beginning its restoration journey, we couldn’t help but capture some photos of […]
Our latest restoration project has recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk ahead of the team beginning the journey to getting this iconic drop top back into concours condition. After its appraisal in the later part of last year, Nick and Pete combed over every single part of the car […]
Our 1964 Mercedes Benz 230SL ‘Pagoda’ has been loaded up into our enclosed trailer to make its way home from our restoration workshops and Suffolk HQ. The car, which has been with us for quite some time, has been carefully and meticulously cared for by our team to get this beautiful 1960’s GT car back […]
Apart from a few small bits and pieces, all work is now completed on our stunning 1960 Austin Healey 3000 here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. With that, myself and Craig fired up the iconic sports car and got it loaded into the Classic Lounge awaiting its next appointment in front of the […]
We’ve been going through some new year updates here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. Our new mezzanine floor has been extended out and a new office built over looking our main workshops, as well as the paintshop underneath the office being extended out – work is continuing on both areas to […]
Our restoration workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have welcomed a new arrival this morning with this stunning 1968 Austin Mini Cooper S Mk2. This pint sized, proto-hot hatch will be headed into our workshops very soon for the team to assess and inspect but it is an absolute stunner!
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop have just received a new member of the stable in the shape of our 1997 Aston Martin DB7. The car will be looked at and assessed by our restoration technicians to compile a list of woks needed to be completed to get the car back to its former glory.
Our paint and body team have been really busy lately with several projects coming in and out of the paint department here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. One of them, is our 1980 MG Midget. Our technician Adam has been heading up the work on this little pint-sized sports car with the bodywork sanded […]
The team have been hard at work to get our 2002 Ford Thunderbird back on the road, with a series of jobs needed to get the car ready for the UK roads. First up, our technician Jon, has been fitting up the new rear fog and reverse lights into the bumper of the retro-styled convertible […]
Molly and Rob are joined in the Classic Lounge by our friend, entrepreneur and Bridge Classic Cars Member Scott Russell, to chat about one of the most British of institutions – Land Rover. To coincide with the launch of our latest Land Rover Defender competition. Land Rover, a marque which has been part of the […]
We’ve recently welcomed this 1999 Vauxhall Omega to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for the team to take a look at a few issues with the V6 saloon car.
What have children’s books got to do with restoring classic cars? You have brought to life a classic car older than most people’s grandparents, what relevance does Rilee have in the modern world and what do you want this story to do? From an idea in Craig’s head, to words on a page, to a […]
2024 was full of friends (both new and old), exciting projects, lots of content, and even more classic cars. Trying to summarise it in full was always going to be impossible, so here’s a 17-minute video of the very best moments from The Torque Show of 2024.
What a year 2024 has been! So many exciting projects complete but so many more to come in 2025.
Our technician Pete has been completing the final jobs on the recommission of the 1967 Mercedes 250SL ‘Pagoda’ at our Suffolk HQ. This time, Pete has installed the new handbrake cables along with, new discs, the calipers and new captive backing plates. Once everything was in place and tightened to spec, Pete performed final road […]
The fabrication team here at Bridge Classic Cars have been continuing with their work of getting the 1963 Rover P4 at our restoration workshops ‘back in the metal’. First off, our technician Rob has been working on getting the right hand side A post repaired and welded up to give the strongest foundation possible. At […]
Pete has been working his way through the 1993 Jaguar XJS that is currently on the ramps here our restoration workshops at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. This time, it involves a bit of back and forth to get this round of jobs done on the car. First up, Pete removed the seats from […]
It’s that time again! This week’s Torque Show is absolutely jam-packed. Molly sits down with Rob to talk about a very exciting new release from the Bridge Classic Cars team – Driver. A gorgeous online publication designed, written and produced specifically with the classic and modern car enthusiast in mind. The first issue is out […]
Our technician Steve has been working away on the gorgeous 1967 Mercedes 250SL ‘Pagoda’ that we currently have in our workshop. The car had reportedly developed a knocking or clunking sound which was isolated to the selector rod hitting the gearbox mount due to excessive play in the mount itself. Steve swapped out the old […]
This week’s episode of the Torque Show comes to you from our usual spot, The Classic Lounge. Molly is first off joined by Craig and Gordon to talk about how we source cars not only for our classic car competitions but also restoration projects for customers, friends and ourselves but also some of the things […]
Our technician Jon has been working his magic on the 1969 Daimler 250V8 which is currently being checked over and repaired in our restoration workshops at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. When the car arrived, it was taken out on test and found that under load it would lose 2 cylinders. So, Jon […]
We’re lucky to have some incredibly talented and skillful friends, such as our friend Mike. Not only is he a sensational driver (who we did a Talking Classics with about his love for 1990s Formula 1 cars, which you can see here) but he also creates beautiful pieces of art and jewelry connected to the […]
It is probably one of the most charming cars that I’ve ever photographed. It wasn’t just the general feel of the day, the weather, the ambiance or what have you – this little car is just a wonderful thing. Molly and I set out one morning earlier this month to shoot the car at our […]
Our 1976 Jensen Interceptor has had a special delivery at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of more parts sent over by its owner for our team to organise and assess as the cars restoration journey begins here at our restoration workshops in Suffolk.