Our friends at Wyatt Polishing recently completed some restoration work and zinc plating for a number of seat runners and bonnet struts for the Jensens currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. When components like this look as good as they now do, you can tell that the fully restored cars they become a part […]
The White Lady is a very special car. It was the first-ever car made by the Jensen brothers all the way back in 1935. The owner of The White Lady and friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Joerg, recently had the original number plates of this impressive car refurbished by Tippers Classic & Vintage Plates. It […]
You can now enter the draw to win our 1975 MGB GT V8. This beautiful classic car is 1 of only 30 finished with the rare Bracken bodywork and Autumn Leaf trim. There is extensive paperwork and history that comes with this car and it is a fantastic example of how good these classic British […]
Progress continues to be made in The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. We recently opened our bar for the very first time at our festive live draw in December and we are soon to be installing a brand new coffee machine too! The bar recently got a bit of an upgrade and, as you can […]
Classic car technician John has once again been working on our 1971 Jensen FF MKII. He stripped and removed the tachometer and clock from the car as the tachometer needs to be converted to electronic ignition and the clock needs to be repaired. John went on to polish the chrome window trims at the rear […]
Obviously, everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars has a passion for classic cars. However, we love finding interesting vehicles of all varieties and, recently, we found another. On our travels, we got to experience Bassenthwaite Lake Station. This is a cafe in a restored railway station on the former Cockermouth to Keswick line. What we […]
Our 1978 MGB GT is getting even closer to leaving the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Classic car technician Brian has been busy making and fitting a new sunroof for this eye-catching classic car. Brian started by fitting the wood sections to the metal brackets that surround the sunroof opening. He then laid the frame bars […]
On Thursday 22nd December 2022, Bridge Classic Cars hosted our festive live draw from The Atelier. During the event, lucky winners were found for our 2005 Aston Martin DB9, our 1985 Ferrari Mondial, and our REC Tourer Watch and there was live music from The Three Chordettes (featuring our very own Molly). The event also saw […]
We recently took a drive all the way from our Suffolk workshop to Cornwall to deliver our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 to its new owner – Nick Jones. Nick was the lucky winner randomly selected in our live draw held on Thursday 22nd December 2022. His winning ticket number was 1643. While we were on […]
Yesterday the Bridge Classic Cars New Year’s Car Rally took place. The rally began at our workshop where participants enjoyed hot drinks and the opportunity to speak with fellow car enthusiasts. Once everyone had spent some time admiring each other’s cars and had a cup of coffee, we all set off, in convoy, towards our […]
Most classic cars come with a unique history of memories and stories that date back decades and even multiple generations. A lot of the time though, these stories and these memories are very personal to the current and former owners of the vehicles. However, from time to time, the story of certain classic cars extends […]
The engine of our 1940 Morris Gun Tractor has been undergoing a complete rebuild. This has been making good progress and we are now expecting the newly rebuilt engine to be back with us in the next few weeks. Once the engine is back at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the restoration journey of this […]
Welding work has continued on our 1968 MGB GT by classic car technician Rob. He cut out and started to repair the corrosion on the right-hand side of the rear chassis leg. Once this was complete, the right-hand wheel arch and chassis rail was finished too. Rob then went on to repair the rear spring […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued to make progress through its restoration journey over the last week or so. Lydia has been hard at work finishing her prep work on some metal parts of this rare classic car. Lydia’s prep work is to get these components ready to be painted at a later date in […]
Classic car technician Steve recently began his investigation on our 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI. During his work, he found a few issues that will need to be resolved while our Alfa is here with us at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. One of the first things that Steve noted in his investigation was that […]
The newest arrival has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and it is our beautiful Volkswagen Beetle. Affectionately known as Delilah (thanks to the first part of the number plate), this iconic and extremely popular car has come to us for a full restoration. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars will look after Delilah […]
After its recent visit to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 has returned to us ready to be restored for its owner. Amphibious cars are always interesting vehicles to look at and to work on and this one looks like it will be no different. Everyone in the workshop is looking forward […]
The marketing team here at Bridge Classic Cars are getting a bigger office! As the business continues to grow and develop, more space is needed to help us operate as effectively and as successfully as possible. As you can see from the photos below, the office extension is making good progress. With the floor going […]
Hannah Burgess is the owner of Hannah Burgess PR. She spends a large part of her life around cars and she is extremely knowledgeable about all things automotive. Hannah was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to sit down with us and answer some of the questions we had for […]
Our 1971 Jensen FF MKII has been in the hands of classic car technician John lately. He has spent quite a bit of time working on this beautiful classic car replacing all of the interior switches with new ones. As well as his work on the interior switches, John also replaced both headlights. The sidelights […]
Our 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that it is with us, the work on its brakes can be undertaken as well as any other investigative work to ensure this beautiful classic car stays on the road for as long as possible. Our classic car technicians have […]
Attached to the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop is our studio/competition room/showroom building. As this explanation is something of a long-winded one, we recently renamed this building The Atelier at Bridge Classic Cars. The Atelier has been undergoing quite a lot of change recently with a new bar being installed (which officially opened at our Festive […]
When you work on as many vehicles as we do here at Bridge Classic Cars, the chances are that you’re going to make a mess at some point. The most recent messy incident involved our Director Craig, 4 litres of milk and a Ford Ranger! Fortunately, no classic cars were harmed, but our truck needed […]
We love Jensens here at Bridge Classic Cars. We think they are very special cars and we have spent lots of time working on various Jensen models from Interceptors to FFs, 541, 541R, and more. One extremely special Jensen is our 1960 Jensen 541S which has recently returned to the workshop. While it has been […]
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on our 1968 MGB GT. He first focussed on the left-hand front suspension. This was stripped ready for new bushes to be fitted before rebuilding. The left-hand sill and wheel arch underwent some more welding before being primed and sealed, while the right-hand inner sill and arch […]
Rally driver Ken Block has sadly passed away at 55 years old following a snowmobile accident. After beginning his rallying career in 2005, Ken won Rookie of the Year in the Rally America Championship before going on to compete in the world rally championship and winning multiple medals at the X Games. As well as […]
Entry is now open for our 1964 Rover P5 Coupe. After successfully going through its Bridge Classic Cars workshop inspection, our team of classic car technicians are happy that a new owner can be found for it. This is a great example of British car engineering and the lucky winner will have a beautiful classic […]
Simon Benton has always had a love of Minis. In particular, the first Mini he ever experienced – the one gifted to his Mother for Christmas in 1977. For those of you who don’t know, Obie is a 1967 Austin Mini 850. However, this isn’t any ordinary Mini, because Obie has been fully converted into […]
Abigayle Andre, better known as She Talks Cars is a true car fanatic! She has a wealth of knowledge about all things cars and she has driven some very cool vehicles over the course of her personal and professional life. We were fortunate enough to sit down with Abigayle and pick her brains on some […]
Soon to be making its way to us is our 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI. This beautiful classic car will be coming in for some work on its brakes before heading back to its owners to enjoy many more miles on the road. As you can see from the photos below, this looks to be […]