Body and Paintwork

Painting A Thunderbird

Our 2002 Ford Thunderbird has been in the paint shop. After its bumpers were primed and painted, other parts of the car received the same treatment before it was put back together again.

Under Seal

Our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has been in the experienced hands of classic car technician Steve. He cleaned up the loose sealer and surface rust around the rear arches and the rear chassis rails before applying a new coat of under…

Strip & Paint

Dave has recently been extremely busy with our 1969 Audi 70L. The car needed to be completely stripped down for the rest of the work required to be completed. Once Dave had finished stripping our Audi, the car moved on…

A little work on our own cars…

2000 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet It’s been a while since my 306 Cabriolet has had a nice fresh service so today Steve carried out a cambelt, and at the same time, a water pump change. 1987 Maserati BiTurbo Meanwhile, Chris was…

1993 Jaguar XJS Restoration Work

Today, Pete has fitted the DAB antenna, hands free microphone and made adaptions to the way the stereo cage fits in the dash using some hand made rubber spacers. He has made a minor repair and location change to the…

Paint Prep

Our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo has been in the paint shop with Chris. He has been rubbing down the primer ready for its colour to be applied. The boot and rear end was then painted. John also removed the dashboard ready…

Rover P4 Repair Work

Mauro has not only been busy taking photos but he’s been working on perfecting our Rover P4 corrosion. The interior has been completely and the welding on the bottom of the A and B pillar, along with the chassis bracket…

Weld Repair

Clinton has been repairing parts of the body of our 1963 Rover P4.

MGB Engine Bay

Chris has been applying primer and seam sealing the engine bay our 1973 MGB Roadster. Once this was complete, he painted the area.

MGB Progress

Our 1973 MGB Roadster has been spending some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop.

MGB Roadster Bits In Paint

Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been powder-coated. Others have been painted too.

Pursuit of Perfect – Priming the Dino 246GTS

Our paint and body team have been working their magic with the Dino 246GTS we have at our Suffolk HQ for restoration. Like all of our restoration projects, the team here are obsessed with the details as that is where…

First Stage Of Restoration Almost Complete

Our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser is coming to the end of stage one of its restoration. The rust issues are almost repaired and the integrity of the underside has been returned. We are now looking forward to stage 2 of…

Aston Martin Drophead Coupe Fabrication Work

Rob has relocated for now from the main workshops to the fabrication shop as he gets stuck in to the fabrication of the boot-lid. He has cut off the lower half of existing boot lid, remove the lower section due…

Ferrari Dino – polyfan work

Chris is now finishing off the final few areas of panel levelling and preparing the car for Polyfan. Polyfan is spray polyester putty, used as a levelling primer with high filling properties. t is very easy to work with a…

DB2/4 Body Mounts

Originally Aston Martin welded the body shell to the chassis on the DB2/4 Drophead Coupe models. As Rob didn’t want to weld the two together after they are painted, he modified the brackets so they bolt to the chassis. This…

Devon Going Back Together

After our 1951 Austin Devon was brought back to the workshop, it was reunited with the other part of itself. After being with us for a little while now, it’s fantastic to see this classic pickup coming back together.

Aston Martin Bodyshell Work

Rob has continued his work on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. He has carried on fabricating and welding on the rear bodyshell.

More Classic Pick Up Progress

Our 1951 Austin Devon continues to make progress on its restoration journey.

Priming Our AC Cobra

Our 1975 AC Cobra replica has been primed in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop.

Aston Martin DB2 Bodywork

Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been in the fabrication bay with Rob. He has bolted the body centre to the chassis as well as bolting on the rear wheel arches ready to start assembling the rear bodyshell. \rob then…

Dino In Paint

Our 1973 Ferrari Dino has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop where Chris masked it up and applied epoxy primer ready for bodywork and panel levelling. Chris then fitted the under tray and the sills to the frame work…

Mercedes 500SL fitting up continues

To help with the fitting up of our Mercedes 500SL Jon has used the Mercedes 380SL that we currently have in The Classic Lounge as a good reference point. As with all of our restorations the technicians and marketing teams…

Continuing Work on the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup

Our paint and body specialist Alan has been working on getting the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup back into tip top condition. He has been working the panels and making sure that not only are all the gaps perfect but also…

Land Rover Defender – preparing for competition

With the arrival of my new (old) Land Rover Defender 110 I have decided to hand my beloved 2010 Land Rover Defender 90 over to the competition team as a future giveaway. For some time now we’ve all been torn…

Back Together – The Body of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Back on the Chassis

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has taken a massive step forward over the past week as the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have reunited the repaired body back onto the refurbished and refinished chassis of this classic Aston Martin. Rob,…

More Panel Levelling

More panel levelling has been taking place on our 1951 Austin Devon.

Sill And Wing Repairs

Clinton has fabricated new sill and wing sections for our 2003 Rover 75.

Devon Panel Alignment

Alan has continued the panel alignment and levelling on our 1951 Austin Devon.

In Primer

Chris and Mauro have been prepping our 1975 AC Cobra replica for painting. After Mauro prepped the car, Chris masked the car and panels up before applying the polyfan.