Highlights of Drive It Day 2023 can be seen here. Bridge Classic Cars are pleased to be hosting a Drive It Day on Sunday 21st April 2024. National Drive It Day was created by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs in 2005. It celebrates the 65 cars that attempted to drive 1000 miles from […]
Our 1940 Morris Gun Tractor has been the focus of classic car technician John once again recently. Now that John has had this imposing vehicle running, he is happy to reassemble the front end and, as you can see from the images below, he has very nearly finished doing so. John has run into an […]
Classic car technician Scott has continued his work on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4. After getting the engine back into this rare classic car, Scott turned his attention to the doors. He fitted and built up the doors before fitting the glass, handles, and trim. On a car that is as rare and as beautiful […]
On Sunday, 16th April we welcomed the Rolls-Royce & Bentley Enthusiasts to Bridge Classic Cars. Having such a fantastic collection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars parked outside the workshop was a great sight to see on a Sunday morning. The event was extremely well attended with around 50 members of the club visiting us and […]
On Sunday 23rd April, Bridge Classic Cars hosted Drive It Day. Starting at The Hangar, at Bentwaters Parks, around 150 cars arrived and were put on display. Tea and coffee were available and there was plenty of time to admire the wide variety of vehicles in attendance. At midday, we all travelled, in convoy, to […]
Our 1971 Ford Escort RS Mexico Recreation is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Starting its life as a standard Ford Escort in Maroon, it was rebuilt from its shell between 2010 and 2014 and is now a fantastic recreation of an Escort Mexico. Finished in Le Mans Green, it has had […]
Our 1990 Nissan Figaro has spent a short time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It came in for our team of technicians to fit a new hood. Classic car technician Brian started by undoing the roof and folding it back before removing the rear window inner trim. He then undid the headliner at the […]
On Wednesday, we welcomed Oscar-winning Writer and Director, Mat Kirkby to The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. Mat sat down with Craig to have a chat, and it was great to hear all about his work, his Oscar win, and his upcoming projects. As an added bonus, Mat actually brought his award with him and […]
Classic car technician Scott has been putting the engine of our 1964 Amphicar 770 back together again. Now that is rebuilt, it will soon go back into our amphibious vehicle which continues to progress through its restoration journey in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Work is still ongoing for our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. After the prep work was complete and after having primer applied, the first few parts of the car have been painted Deep Carriage Green. As you can see from the photos below, the new colour looks great and we know that once the whole car […]
Since the engine has gone back into our 1940 Morris Gun Tractor, classic car technician John has continued his work on our Quad in order to get it up and running for the first time in a while. John rewired the solenoid and starter switch as there must have been a broken wire inside the […]
Classic car technician Steve has continued his work on our 1956 Ford Thunderbird. His recent work began by fitting a new battery tray before also fitting new power steering rams. Steve went on to clean the sump and engine gasket faces as well as painting the sump and oil pump. After painting, these were also […]
We have recently welcomed an old friend back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1973 Triumph TR6. It has come to us for a full service and some paintwork. While it is with us, our team of technicians will also be fitting new bushes and adjustable trailing arms. We are […]
Join Bridge Classic Cars In Celebrating National Drive It Day As well as raising funds for the NSPCC, National Drive It Day celebrates the epic journey undertaken by 65 cars in 1900. These driving pioneers attempted to drive 1000 miles from London to Edinburgh and back again with the goal of proving the viability of […]
It’s no secret that our 1937 Vauxhall 25 Wingham Cabriolet is a very interesting-looking vehicle. If you add its rarity to the mix, then you have a very special classic car that we have in the workshop. Classic car technician Lydia has been working on our Wingham lately by making and binding the carpets. She […]
Classic car technician Monty has been completing more repair work on our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3. This time, his attention has been on the floor, the inner sill, and the doors. Repairing the metalwork of our classic Interceptor has been a long and challenging process but, both Monty and Christian have been doing a great […]
Al has, once again, been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. This time he has been applying epoxy primer to this eye-catching classic car. After prepping and priming the body, Al stripped the remaining components back to bare metal and prepped them for primer too. Parts of our AMV8, like the bonnet, also went […]
Our 1965 Aston Martin DB5 has come back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop as its handbrake has broken. Classic car technician John gained access to the mechanism so he could remove it and make the required repairs. As the seat had to be removed in order to fix the handbrake, while it was out, […]
Classic car technician Brian has begun the trim work on our 1929 Riley 9 Tourer. The first step of this was to remove the front seats and base boards from the car. Brian then removed the rear axle cover so that it could be used as a pattern to make the rear seat base board. […]
A 2017 Volvo V90 recently spent some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. Our paint team were repainting the black parts of the car that needed some attention to bring them back to the condition the car’s owner wanted them to be. Upon leaving the paint shop, the V90 looked fresher and ready to […]
Our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has recently gone through an IVA (Individual Vehicle Assessment) in order to get licensed with the DVLA. This time, everything went to plan and we are now waiting on the number plates to be delivered before we can finally take our C-Type Replica out on the road.
One of our Harrington Jackets has been spotted in London. This style of jacket first appeared in the 1930s, however, it wasn’t until the 1960s when the Harrington Jacket really took on its classic and stylish persona. To celebrate 20 years of Bridge Classic Cars, we teamed up with Trojan Records Clothing to create the […]
We were recently contacted by one of our clients who will be hosting some guests at Goodwood later this year. As part of the experience, our client asked us to source a special gift for their guests. After some searching, we found what we think to be a great addition to the guest’s experience in […]
The rebuild of our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued recently with classic car technician Rob making and fitting the front floors. The boot floor rear panel was fabricated before being bolted and riveted into place. The front hubs were also assembled and installed. Rob went on to assemble and fit the rear brakes and hubs. […]
Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo has been going through the last few stages of its restoration as of late. Classic car technician John continued his work by fitting the rear quarter vents and trims as well as the boot lock and latch. After he had done this, he began the long and laborious task of […]
In 2022, more than 77,000 speeding offences were recorded in Kent alone. If that wasn’t worrying enough, over 500 drivers were actually recorded travelling at speeds in excess of 100mph, eight were caught going over 150mph, and one driver was found to be driving at 164mph on the M25. These eye-opening numbers show a 23% […]
Delilah, our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with classic car technician Mauro. He has been applying epoxy primer to the stripped body of this iconic vehicle. Mauro also applied epoxy primer to the doors of our Beetle too.
Our 1964 Amphicar 770 has recently had its engine removed by classic car technician Scott. Once the engine was out of the car, Scott was able to start prepping the engine bay for paint as well as repairing any components that needed some attention. As our Amphicar continues to make progress through the Bridge Classic […]
We have recently welcomed our 1981 Triumph TR7 back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. We have worked on this beautiful classic car before so it’s nice to see it again. This time, it is in for a service and to have a new radiator fitted. Classic car technician John installed the new radiator and […]
It has been a little while since our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 has had its engine fitted. However, that has now changed thanks to classic car technician Scott putting it back into the car. This is a big step in the restoration of this very rare Aston. With only 451 made, it’s important to us […]