Body and Paintwork

Paint Stripping

Chris has been stripping the paint off of our 1963 Rover P4. After he removed the paint from the doors, he noted that the bottoms of the doors needed replacing. Once the bottoms were removed, the new ones were fitted….

Dino Underseal

Chris has been undersealing the underneath of our 1973 Ferrari Dino. Tony also collected the wheels ready to go onto the car. Steve then fitted all of the newly refurbished suspension arms including new bushes and ball joints.

Caterham Rear Lights

Jonn has swapped and rewired the revere lights and rear fog lights on our 2007 Caterham 120 Roadsport. Chris also did some paint repairs.

BMW Side Boxes

Chris has prepped, primed, and painted the side boxes of our 2016 BMW S1000 XR.

Painting Dino Parts

Chris has been painting various components of our 1973 Ferrari Dino in dtm black.

Number Plate Backing

Chris has been prepping and painting with dtm the backing plate for the number plate of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4.

Fabricating Austin Devon Parts

Clinton has spent quite a bit of time recently fabricating some new components for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. His focus has been on the bed buck. As you can see from the photos below, the newly fabricated components are…

Austin Devon Cab

The cab of our 1951 Austin Devon has continued to make progress with painter Alan. After being prepped, epoxy primer was applied to the cab as well as to some of the other components that will eventually go back together…

Rover 75 Work

Christian has cut out the sill ends, fabricated new ones, and drilled out the panels that were in the way of the rust on the wheel arches on our 2003 Rover 75 Club SE. Mauro then prepped the car for…

Dino Welding

Christian has been continuing his work on our 1973 Ferrari Dino. He fabricated and started welding in the front valance and removed the heater blowers. While he was doing that, Steve cleaned the rubber cups and gaiters from the suspension…

Dino Progress

Christian has been busy fabricating the lower front right valance of our 1973 Ferrari Dino. Tony also loaded up the wheels of this classic sports car to deliver them to be refurbished.

A Cobra Taking Shape

Mauro has continued his work on our 1975 AC Cobra Replica and it is now really starting to take shape.

MGB GT Dent Repair

An old friend has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1968 MGB GT. While it is here, Mauro has been repairing the dents in the front lower panel. He then primed the panel…

Ferrari Stone Guards

Christian has been repairing the stone guards on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT.

Devon Progress Continues

As our 1951 Austin Devon is a commercial vehicle, it has unfortunately had a tough life and the seats are certainly showing this. The driver’s side base has been bolstered with additional springs to try and prolong its life, but…

Dino Progress

Christian has been repairing the sill and fabricating new sill parts for our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS.

Austin Devon Progress

Our 1951 Austin Devon has had its panels stripped off its front end and prepped for epoxy primer. A small repair was made to the inner wing edges before the roof and scuttle panel joints were prepped, cleaned, and lead-loaded….

MGA In Paint

Our 1960 MGA has been in the paint shop with Chris. The holes have been welded and the panel has been painted.

Rover P5 Welding And Rust Repairs

Christian has been completing some welding repairs on our 1973 Rover P5 Coupe before investigating some rust issues. Paintshop manager Chris then applied schutz undercoat to the underside of the car.

Reprofiling the Rear Arch on the 1975 Cobra Replica

Our body shop team have been working on the 1975 Cobra Replica which is going through its restoration journey at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. Whilst working on the panels gaps and line up, Mauro noticed that the relationship between…

A Few Quiet Moments with our 1960 MGA Roadster

As this project comes closer to completion, earlier this week before the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team began work on the 1960 MGA Roadster I got a few quiet minutes to photograph this truly stunning classic sports car. The paint…

Repairing the 1973 Dino 246 GTS

The beautiful 1973 Dino 246 GTS which is in the fabrication bay at our Pettistree workshops has been under the skilled knife of our fabrication Christian. For this stage of repairs to the 70’s sports car, Christian has been repairing…

Close to Perfection – Our 1975 Jensen Interceptor is finished

Our paintshop have finished work on our 1975 Jensen Interceptor here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. This car has had a considerable amount of work done by both our fabrication team and our paint and body team, each…

Delicate Work – Repairing the Sills on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

The 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe is in the fabrication shop at the Bridge Classic Cars with one of our master fabricators, Clinton. This time, he is repairing some considerable damage to offside sill of the rare vintage sports…

Getting Back Into Shape – 1973 Dino 246GTS

Our fabrication team have been hard at work in the metal shop at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. On the ramp at the moment is the 1973 Dino 246GTS. Our fabricator Christian has been hard at work getting this…

Repairing the jacking points on our 1952 Fiat 1900A

Our fabrication team have had the 1952 Fiat 1900A back up on the ramps in our fabrication bay to assess and remake the jacking points for this rare, unique and wonderful classic Fiat.

Prep and Progress on the 1960 Jensen 541R

Our paint and body team have been hard at work moving forward on bringing our 1960 Jensen 541R back to life. Chris, our body and paint specialist, has spent a lot of time working the fibreglass on the classic GT…

A 90’s poster car arrives – the Ferrari 355

We welcome an iconic prancing horse into the workshops today. Our 1996 Ferrari 355 in for some minor body repairs and paint alterations. Chris is making some adjustment to try to improve the alignment of the rear bumper. And then…

Our DB2/4 In Fabrication

Clinton has spent a lot of time recently working on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead. He has been fabricating and repairing various structural parts of the body including the rear arches, wings, inner rear wings, various panels, and a…

Fabricating Dino Parts

Chris has been cutting out the rear valance and fabricating a new part on our 1973 Ferrari Dino. He then fabricated a wing patch and sill section before cutting more rust out on the right-hand sill.