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Donut Media – March 2020

March 31, 2020

Automotive media powerhouse, Donut Media have used video of our TVR Grantura race-car in their TVR Mini-Documentary. The popular youtube series see’s presenter James Pumpfrey

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SVEC – January 2020

January 28, 2020

Colin Whitmore of the SVEC has featured our January Bentwaters meet in his ‘Secretary’s Scribble’ article. In Februarys newsletter, Colin writes ‘The place was buzzing…

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SVEC – December 2019

December 18, 2019

Our friends at Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club, or SVEC for short, have very kindly accepted our invitation to come to our open morning. We will

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Donut Media – March 2020

March 31, 2020

Automotive media powerhouse, Donut Media have used video of our TVR Grantura race-car in their TVR Mini-Documentary.

The popular youtube series see’s presenter James Pumpfrey delve into the history of an automotive manufacturer. This episode was focused on the history of TVR. A marque that is close to our hearts here at Bridge Classic Cars with our very car featuring in the video.

Our original Grantura video can be seen below, this restoration project is available for sale:

antique.inc – March 2020

March 31, 2020

antique.inc have shared this stunning photo of our 1961 Jensen 541S on Instagram. This vehicle was fully restored by ourselves here at Bridge Classic Cars and was one of the first Jensen 541’s we fully restored.

Since then, we have worked on several of these stunning vehicles and become very familiar with their quirks and intricacies.

Shine Supply UK – March 2020

March 1, 2020

We called upon the services of our good friend Mike at Shine Supply UK to help tidy up the aged Porsche Boxter headlights.

One of the earliest Porsche Boxters, this little beauty is one of the latest additions to our hangar showroom but before we can market the car it desperately needed a thorough detail.

Part of the process was to de-frost the headlights which involves a multi stage sanding process. Firstly, the top layer is removed using a wet sand. Once complete the headlights are then highly polished using a two stage polishing process. Finally, to seal the exposed surface Mike has Ceramic coated. Without the Ceramic coating the headlights are prone to fading at a much faster rate.

SVEC – January 2020

January 28, 2020

Colin Whitmore of the SVEC has featured our January Bentwaters meet in his ‘Secretary’s Scribble’ article. In Februarys newsletter, Colin writes ‘The place was buzzing… A good sprinkling of 50s to 90s vehicles and modern stuff.’ ‘A really enjoable morning out. Well done Bridge Classic Cars.’

Thank you for your kind words, Colin. We look forward to seeing you and the SVEC at our Pettistree open morning on Sunday the 26th July 2020.

Custom & Unusual Cars For Sale – January 2020

January 20, 2020

Our Studebaker Champion went up for sale last week and captured the hearts of many 1950s American vehicle fans. Custom & Unusual Cars For Sale shared our advert with their nearly 90,000 followers.

Interested in our gorgeous Studebaker? Get in touch with our friendly sales team.

Carl Offord, Lightning Rods – January 2020

January 14, 2020

Congratulations to Carl Offord, who finished 2nd place at the Best in Britain Lighting Rod championships. The Lightning Rod championships were held at the Yarmouth stadium on the 29th December. Three races were run on the day.

In race number one Carl started 6th from the back in a field of roughly 25 cars. Carl fought his way through the grid and crossed the line in third after a fantastic wheel-to-wheel race. Unfortunately Carl was docked two places due to a racing incident which saw him finish in 5th.

Race two began with a reverse grid with Carl heading out 6th from the front. Carl drove a fantastic clean race and built up a comfortable lead to take the win in the second race of the day.

Finally, the third race of the day was up. Carl qualified on pole position and drove a perfect race for the first 20 of the 25 lap race. On the 20th lap Carl approached a back marker to overtake. The back marker lost control and spun, collecting Carl up with him. Having made his way back onto the racing line, Carl had lost not only a lot of time, but also the lead and slipped down into 2nd place. He fought valiantly to try and regain first place but in the end finished in 2nd place.

Having lead so many laps it was hard not to feel disappointed not to come away with the win, however, second place is still a great achievement. Congrats, Carl.

SVEC – December 2019

December 18, 2019

Our friends at Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club, or SVEC for short, have very kindly accepted our invitation to come to our open morning. We will host the event between 9.00am and 12.00pm at our hangar showroom, located within RAF Bentwaters.

For more information, or if you are interested in attending the event we welcome you to email Freddie@BridgeClassicCars.co.uk

The Bad Blonde – November 2019

November 20, 2019

The Bad Blonde boasts a huge fan base of 15,600 followers on Instagram and a worldwide following online at thebadblonde.com as she talks everything cars, museums, shows, auctions as well as posting frequent videos across her channels.

Thanks for liking and sharing one of our recent posts from Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Would love to catch up with The Bad Blonde if she ever finds herself here in the UK…

Liking our recent post…

NEC Classic Motor Show: November 2019

November 11, 2019

This weekend Bridge Classic Cars joined the thousands who attended the 35th anniversary celebration of the biggest Classic Car Show in the UK!
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham is the annual event not to be missed and we like to go along, as part of the team outing to see what’s happening and to catch up with some familiar faces.
Craig, Gordon, Mauro, Pete and Tamas, along with honouree team member OJ visited this year and having attended for many years we think that this year may have been the best yet!
The show brings together the world’s largest gathering of 300 car and motorcycle clubs with over 3,000 iconic classic and vintage cars and motorbikes on display across seven halls at Birmingham’s NEC.
Good to see some familiar faces and some of our work colleagues with their amazing exhibition displays and thank you as always to Silverstone Auctions for their hospitality.

Wheelspin Magazine – November 2019

November 6, 2019

Bridge Classic Car’s Engine specialist Ady Offord and his cousin, Carl have featured in November’s issue of Wheelspin Magazine! They have been racing in the Lightning Rod Formula. Congrats on the write up, guys! We can’t wait to see you back on the track next. To read the article, pick up a copy of Novembers Wheelspin Magazine.

Veteran Car Run – London to Brighton – November 2019

November 6, 2019

We were at the oldest celebration of motoring this Sunday 3rd November, the 2019 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. More than 400 pre-1905 vehicles took took to the road.

Over 120 years since the first run in 1896, it was wonderful to see so many of these Veteran vehicles make the journey from Hyde Park in Central London to the coat of Brighton.

It was fantastic to see friends of Bridge Classic Cars, Stephen Norman MD Vauxhall Cars and Jeremy Townsend Director of Communications Vauxhall Cars crossing the finish line in Brighton. We also saw television presenter, Alan Titchmarsh in his veteran vehicle.

Gordon saying hello to Vauxhall’s MD, Stephen Norman and Director of Communications, Jeremy Townsend.

To read a more detailed write up of the event, check out the Veteran Car Run’s article here.

Alan Titchmarsh arriving at the finish line in Brighton
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
  • London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019

@benjohnson_12 – September 2019

September 30, 2019

Ben shared new vs old images of his 1972 Jaguar E-Type restoration project to his followers on his Instagram page. Thank you for the share Ben, glad you like the journey with us…

Emily Scott – September 2019

September 28, 2019

The car that gets everyone talking!

International DJ and model Emily Scott appeared in our news feed recently having liked our re-post of Aston Martin Cambridge’s Aston Martin DBS59 up for sale.

Emily boasts an impressive 32,400 followers on Instagram @emilyscottofficial so thank you so much for the appreciation.

About Emily

Australian DJ Emily Scott has carved out a dynamic House music journey, with soul-driving house and tech beats. Her worldwide reputation has grown from the time she was a lighting technician at Quest (one of Australia’s leading House venues) to this year being selected to play at DEFECTED Sydney 2019’s sell out event. Em has always always had a sixth sense for what the dance floor needs, thanks to her time as a dancer, honing in on to when build tension and when to hold it. With these skills refined, Emily made a natural progression into Djing; “I love the energy of House and Tech house, their effect on the dance floor, that hypnotic need to move”.

Australian venues have been given her energetic treatment as she’s crossed the country and internationally she’s built hype in Europe and Asia and India on each of her extensive tours. Emily’s shared stages alongside elite DJ’s including Eric Morilo and Defected’s Sam Divine. Her talent is recognised by some of the world’s most respected venue’s and she was chosen to work with Pioneer Australia early in her career as a Pioneer sponsored pro DJ.

Em’s skill with design (Bachelor of Design graduate) have enabled her to adapt to the ever evolving opportunities of modern DJing and production, “I enjoy using the latest technology as it means I have a much wider spectrum for creativity” she states. “I can sample, layer and loop faster than ever before which means new sounds and a more energetic performance from me at my shows and new ideas in the studio”. Her first productions, the tribal infusion, EP ‘Boom Bau’ on Olivier Giacomotto’s Definitive Recordings secured attention from house music heavy weights, after gaining support it was selected as track one for a compilation alongside records from Monika Kruse, Christian Smith and Tiefschwarz.

ecurie.co.uk – September 2019

September 21, 2019

Ecurie has been created to explore and celebrate the best of car culture and creativity. Showcasing all aspects of design, photography and art through to iconic cars, past and present.

Ecurie featured our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS in their recent website updates.

Silverstone Auctions – August 2019

August 28, 2019

Our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTS will feature in the Silverstone Auctions Ferrari & Porsche 2019. Showcased here to their 25,000 Instagram Followers.

Viewing will take place as follows:

From 1.00pm to 5.00pm on Friday 20th September;
From 9am Saturday 21st September.

The auction takes place on Saturday 21st September 2019.

10.30am – Automobilia – a selection of Ferrari and Porsche themed collectables and memorabilia.
12.30pm – A Sale of Ferrari’s in association with Ferrari Owners Club GB.
2.30pm – The Porsche Sale in association with Porsche Club GB.

The sale takes place in the IXL centre at Dallas Burston Polo Club located in the spectacular Warwickshire countryside. In addition to refreshments being available within the sale venue the site also boasts its own Country Pub – The Millstone Hare.

Porsche Club GB will be running a number of member events throughout the day .

BMW Car Magazine – August 2019

July 15, 2019

BMWcar – Independently written for real enthusiasts.

Featured in the August 2019 edition of the BMWcar magazine is our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa.

BMW Car Magazine – May 2019

May 13, 2019

Today, we welcomed BMW Car Magazine to Bridge Classic Cars to photograph for an upcoming feature on our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa.

Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions we are unable to show you the full photo shoot until the magazine has been published but it was fantastic to have them here and see their photographer Matt Woods in action.

Automotive Photographer Matt Woods is based here in East Anglia and has been a professional photographer for more than 16 years. matt has built a reputation for exceeding client expectations and has been commissioned by leading brands and magazines around the world.

We are desperate to show some of his work on our car so hopefully it won’t be too long until the magazine feature gets released…

Max Chilton Instagram – March 2019

March 15, 2019

Owning a right hand drive Mercedes 190SL himself, British racing driver Max Chilton saw, liked and shared our 190SL with his 96,000 followers on Instagram. Thank you so much Max, glad you like the car.

Source: Wikipedia

Max Chilton is a Britishracing driver currently racing for Carlin Motorsport in the IndyCar Series.

Prior to IndyCar, he competed in Formula One, driving for Marussia F1 in 2013 and 2014. In 2012, he raced in the GP2 series for Marussia-backed Carlin Motorsport.

Source: Max Chilton online

Max started his ascent to Formula 1 in karting at the age of 10 where regular podiums saw him graduate to T Car racing at the age of 14 where he stayed until 2007, finishing second in the Championship with an impressive 7 race wins.

Aged 16, he made the move up to single-seater racing with the Arena International Team in the highly respected Formula 3 series. After moving to Hitech Racing in 2008, he secured a podium finish in the first race of the season at Oulton Park, taking second spot, an astonishing achievement at such a young age. His impressive form continued with front row qualifications and a maiden pole in Monza.

The following year, Chilton returned to Formula 3 and moved to Carlin, securing the front of the grid at the inaugural race of the season at Oulton Park before taking 2 poles at Silverstone in Round 2, complementing them with podium finishes. His first Formula 3 win came in Portugal after a dominating qualifying session. He finished the season 4th in the standings, topping it off with a second place finish and a win at Brands Hatch.

Towards the end of 2009, Max raced for Addax in his first outing in a GP2 car before securing a full time drive with the Ocean Racing Technology team for the 2010 season. GP2 has proved a popular and hugely successful breeding ground for future Formula 1 stars with many of today’s elite coming through its ranks, including among others, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

It wasn’t long before Formula 1 came calling and in 2011, having impressed in GP2, Max was selected by the Force India F1 Team to take part in their Young Driver Test at one of the world’s most advanced and impressive tracks at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.

That same year, Max returned to GP2 with Carlin where he had previously raced in Formula 3. The partnership gained momentum and in 2012, the team received backing from the Marussia F1 Team. Shortly after, Max was celebrating second place in Malaysia and Monaco and an emphatic pole position in Hungary which he converted into his first race win. Another impressive position at the top of the podium came in Singapore on his way to 4th in the final standings and the highest placed British driver. During 2012, he impressed enough with the Marussia F1 Team at their Young Driver Test at Silverstone to be promoted to Reserve Driver.

Heading into 2013, Max became the latest and youngest in a prestigious line of British racing drivers to enter the exclusive world of Formula 1 as he secured his full race seat with Marussia, realising his dream to compete alongside the world’s elite at the pinnacle of racing. He helped them triumph over rivals Caterham in the Constructors Championship and throughout the year, using his uncanny gift of caring for his machinery, was able to set a World Record, finishing 19 of 19 races, the best finishing record for a rookie F1 driver, ever. He also achieved a highest place finish of 14th in Monaco and took the Team to Q2 alongside his teammate at the Belgium Grand Prix, the first time in the Anglo-Russian outfit’s history that it made it out of the first stage of Qualifying.

In January 2014, it was announced that Max was to retain his place with the Marussia F1 Team and take his seat in the new MR-03 Ferrari powered race car for 2014 and continued his impressive finishing record.  It was not until his 26th race in Canada that he experienced his first DNF.  A turbulent year followed with teammate Jules Bianchi’s terrible crash (Forze Jules!) and Marussia in financial difficulties eventually leading to them missing the final three races of the season.

In 2015 Max joined the ill-fated Nissan Nismo project in the highly acclaimed World Endurance Championship where he sadly had to retire in the 23rd hour of the famous Le Mans 24 hour race.  This would be the only event that Nissan would enter in the LMP1 category which although frustrating, provided Max with an opportunity to go to the US and support Carlin as they embarked on their American Indy Car Programme.  Max ended up doing three quarters of a full season and picked up 6 podiums, 3 poles, 2 fastest laps and a win at Iowa Speedway on his first even oval course.  This win triggered calls from numerous Verizon IndyCar teams and it wasn’t long before Max penned his signature onto a Chip Ganassi contract.  He is competing for the Ganassi team for a full IndyCar season and will partner reigning Champion Scott Dixon in the Chevrolet powered outfit.

The 2017 season saw Max demonstrate the progress he had made in the series, again teaming up with Chip Ganassi Racing for his second season.  The highlight of the year was 4th place at the 101st Indianapolis 500, with Max leading 50 laps, more than any other driver, to lose the lead with just five laps to go.

At the end of 2017, Max rejoined the Carlin team for their new Verizon IndyCar programme, reunited once again with former Ganassi team mate Charlie Kimball.  Using his two seasons of experience in the series and relationship with the team, Max plays a pivotal role in helping single-seater experts Carlin get up to speed quickly in their debut season.  Max is proud once again to carry the colours and branding of global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm  Gallagher on the No. 59 car in 2018.

Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club – February 2019

January 28, 2019

“Dear SVEC members.

I wish to compliment the services I have received from Bridge Classic Cars Restorers. I arranged to meet Gordon (Owner) at the Bridge Classic and Sports Car Show at Pettistree on the 26th August 2018. (As was advertised on a flyer in a summer newsletter) The upholstery on my 30 year old BMW 635CSi was in need of repair. The leather on the driver’s seat had perished and both front seats were in need of refurbishing and various pieces of trim within the cabin needed refitting.

I arrived at the show and parked in the Classic Car area and walked toward the showroom to find on-route, a replica of Dave Pearce’s 320 Superstock! That made me smile! I then walked to the showroom and was immediately impressed by not only the quality of the prestigious cars being restored, (XK, E Type Jag’s, Aston Martin’s…) but the immaculate state of both the showroom and workshops. The floors are spotless! And they did a good job!

The replacement biscuit coloured leather in my Beema has matched well with the original colour, it all fits well and although one of my requests to refit the upholstery to the driver’s door had been overlooked, my car was re-collected, the work was undertaken, returned to me and at no further cost. Honest business men!

I would also like to compliment Gordon’s son Craig who markets the company and has introduced updates on work being undertaken to your car online. Modern technology put to good use!

David White”

Bridge Classic Cars are award winning Classic Car Restoration and Maintenance specialists. Your pride and joy is in safe hands with our expert Classic Car Technicians. Take a look at our awards here.

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