We see a lot cars come through our workshops on a weekly if not daily basis here at Bridge Classic Cars. Some scheduled for work, and others urgent repairs for their owners, much like this week. A handful of classics and a Rover 75 Estate which we need to get back on the road for […]
Our paint and body manager Chris has been working his magic on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing its ground up restoration by the Bridge Classic Cars team at our Suffolk HQ. Chris is going all the way through the bodywork of the car, gently refining it with the use of minimal […]
Our latest ‘special’ – the 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ has been slowly finding its shape and form in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop in the masterful hands of our fabricator Clinton. This entirely bespoke classic Jaguar is being built in the style of a pre-war boattail special, with influences coming from some of the truly […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed a trio of stunning classics to our Suffolk HQ this morning, with a pair of beautiful classic Austin Healey’s and a gorgeous classic Triumph motorcycle. 1958 Triumph T100: 1958 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite: 1959 Austin Healey 3000:
Our paint and body team are always busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ, especially this week with the the addition of two new projects for the team to get to work on. Joining the Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe are another pair of Aston Martins. A 1953 DB2/4 Coupe and our 1969 […]
Our fabricator Clinton has been hard at work on the latest of our Bridge Classic Cars specials, XK120’B’. This time, Clinton has been building the ‘birdcage’ forward to give the handbuilt classic car more of a shape and form with its waist line. The sides of the cockpit gently roll out and back in towards […]
Our fabricator Clinton has been hard at work on the handbuilt 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ – Our bespoke, coachbuilt, boattail classic Jaguar special. At this point in the build, Clinton is busy building up the birdcage which will help to shape the final look of the car once we begin to shape the aluminium sheets into […]
With the weather being incredible this week, we took the chance to update some of the arrival photos for a group of classic cars which are in at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk workshops. 1955 Austin Healey 100: 1957 MGA Roadster: 1960 Jensen 541S: 1967 MGB Roadster: 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet: 1999 TVR Chimaera:
Our workshop team have been doing a few small jobs on our 2014 Volkswagen T5 Camper, during the cars inspection we found that the heater cables weren’t working correctly on the camper – so a new set were ordered. Our workshop technician, Jon, carefully took apart the dash to replace and reroute the heater cables. […]
As part of our recomissioning work on the 1934 Hornet, our workshop manager John has been getting the cooling system back up and running correctly. Part of this, is getting the aftermarket fan controller working. Being in one of the cooler hoses, the sensor/switch it had corroded from being submerged for a length of time. […]
Our 1957 MGA Roadster has been at our Suffolk HQ for the restoration technicians to work on getting it back up and running. Part of that, was correcting the starter motor on the car. To make sure that the starter motor engages correctly, it has an angled mount. So, with the new starter motor Steve […]
Our paint shop manager Chris has been hard at work getting our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Coupe ready to begin its journey into paint. At this point, Chris has been test fitting panels with their correct gaskets and seals to make sure when the team begin to finesse the bodywork and adjust them, everything is […]
Adam, one of our incredible paint technicians, has been busy getting the body, chassis and some parts ready for epoxy on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. This ultra rare, classic Aston Martin is part way through its restoration journey, but after its metal work being completed by the fabrication team it is now […]
Our 1978 MGB GT project, has been cleared by the workshop and then handed over to our logistics coordinator to get cleaned up and loaded into our enclosed trailer and headed home to its owner.
Our amazing bodyshop are always incredibly busy with the restoration of our classic car projects, like our beautiful 1960 Jensen 541R. Our paint shop manager Chris has been working on this particular project and with the body now in colour, he has been going through all the individual parts and pieces to get them into […]
Our 1976 Jensen Intercept is looking absolutely incredible in colour! Our paint technician Mauro has been working his magic on getting each and every piece of the classic Jensen being restored by us into as good of a shape as the body of the classic 1970s GT car.
Every week, there’s a varied array of classics, modern and retro cars that come through our gates at our Pettistree workshops. This week, we’ve had modern Porsche’s, classic Triumph and Jaguars, plus a beautiful 1947 Wolseley. 2002 Porsche 911: 1971 Triumph Herald and 1947 Wolselley: 1963 Jaguar Mk2 2.4:
The latest in our run of ‘specials’ is beginning to take shape in the fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. Our incredible fabricator Clinton has been working after hours to begin creating the skeletal birdcage which will form the shape of our XK120’B’. Piece by piece, the shape is refined and […]
It’s always fun when you get to take your friends to your hometown to shoot some really special cars. So earlier this week myself, Rob and Molly grabbed the keys to our 2024 Caterham CSR Twenty and our 2014 Volkswagen T5 Camper and headed out on the open road bound for the coast. You’ll see […]
Our paint technician Mauro has been hard at work to get this 1976 Jensen Interceptor into colour over the past few weeks. After meticulous bodywork, and hours of refinement, it was time to lay down the gorgeous dark blue on the classic 70’s GT car – so I of course had to jump in the […]
Two of our recent competition cars, our 1968 MGC Roadster and Lotus Cortina, will soon be making their way to new homes north of the border in Scotland. As with all of our winners, they become part of the Bridge Classic Cars members club – and with that receive a free miniature of Coachbuilt Whisky […]
This week’s new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ, come from two very different eras – a 1937 Triumph Dolomite and our 2007 Bentley Flying Spur. 1937 Triumph Dolomite: 2007 Bentley Flying Spur:
Our restoration workshops are always busy with cars coming in and out of our Suffolk HQ. Today, we’ve welcomed a pair of arrivals from very different eras. The first belongs to our director, Craig, whose Range Rover has developed a slightly coolant leak which our workshop teams will be looking into. Along with that, a […]
It’s always a strange feeling getting to photograph cars everyday. For many of our restoration projects, I’m there at the beginning – shadows of their former selves which arrive for our restoration team to bring them back to a former glory, and then I find myself at the end – gleaming, beautifully finished and individual […]
Our latest classic Jensen restoration is finished, so our workshop manager Big John took the rare, unique, classic GT car out for its first proper drive. ”The straight-six sounded absolutely magnificent and it drove like a dream” – Feedback doesn’t get much better than that. Over the past 10 years we have become known for […]
Our workshop have welcomed a new pair of vans which will form part of our restoration workshop fleet very soon. A 2011 and 2014 Vauxhall Vivaro, which the team will be carefully going over and getting them back into proper working order.
Our paint and body team have finished up their work with the gorgeous 1960 Jensen 541R which is in at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ for a full and complete build. This classic GT car has been under the care of our head painted Chris, who has worked his magic on the fibreglass body. […]
Our technician Jon has been working on our beautiful little 1978 MG Midget over the past few weeks. The latest job is to get the new heater fan switch mounted in the cabin of the classic sports car which is in the workshop here at Suffolk HQ. In Jon’s own words ”Mark and drill switch […]
The whole team here at Bridge Classic Cars are excited to take the first steps into our latest ‘special’ – the entirely coachbuilt ‘XK120B’. Our master fabricator, Clinton, has been working his magic on beginning the cars skeletal birdcage which will serve as a buck for the handmade aluminium panels that will make up the […]
Our 1960 Jensen 541R has got a new look thanks to the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. Chris, our head painter, has worked his magic on this 1960’s GT car to make its fibreglass body panels look like they’re made of glass straight out the gun with a painting technique he has perfected over the […]