The team at Bridge Classic Cars have performed the first test fit of the new driveshafts in our 1905 Riley 9HP. They have been fit into the antique, pre-world war 1 Riley to check for fitment and interference. Also, for the team to check the bearing clearances and ring-gear engagement. There’s a fair bit going […]
The in-house trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on stripping down the front seats of the 1954 Bristol 405, in our Suffolk restoration workshop, before rebuilding the bases. The team always take care when removing the original covers so they can be preserved for reference or pattern making later down the line. […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on the final stages of the paint journey on the 1987 Daimler Double Six’s panels. The team have gently cut back the paint and clear-coat on the panels with finer and finer abrasives in order to create a uniform finish for the pieces. […]
The workshop team have been getting the new inner and outer sills fitted to the 1978 MG B GT which is in for restoration with Bridge Classic Cars. The sills are being replaced by the team due to areas of corrosion and damage to the shell which had found their way into the sills of […]
The 2007 Jaguar XKR and 1985 Porsche 911 have left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ bound for their new homes with their excited new owners. The cars were collected and delivered straight to the doorsteps of the winners. We want to wish both of them many happy miles and years with […]
Last night, Bridge Classic Cars went to find out who the lucky new owner of our 1980 Supercharged Mini Van was. At 7PM live on our Facebook page, we welcomed our followers watching along to our competition build which houses all of our competition cars and a couple of our personal cars and finished restoration […]
Whilst our friends at Tyre Assist changed the tyres on the 1985 Porsche 911, the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team installed the new dust covers. The team had previously replaced the corroded dust covers which sit behind the brake discs on the classic 911. The new replacements are a direct change over from the original […]
The Porsche 911 is having new tyres fitted before it leaves us here at Bridge Classic Cars and makes its way to its new owner. For all of our tyres, we use our friends over at Tyre Assist. They’re mobile tyre fitters and come to our workshop when any of our projects. The old tyres […]
The interior team at Bridge Classic Cars have been inspecting the condition of the front seats from the 1954 Bristol 405 that is in for restoration. Each seat is broken down to its base parts and each bolt and hinge is inspected along with the various materials found inside the covers to learn more about […]
With the workshop team focusing their attention on the teardown of the 1986 Daimler DS420, the team have begun the process of stripping down the internals of the doors and the wiring in the classic Daimler. The team began by removing the lights and trims of the car so as to disconnect the wiring to […]
The interior team at Bridge Classic Cars is starting the journey of stripping back the interior on the 1954 Bristol 405 as it begins its restoration across our various departments. Brian, one of our trimmers, has been working on carefully picking apart the hundreds (if not thousands) of small brass tacks which hold the material […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have sealed the inner wings of the 1987 Daimler Double Six which is in for restoration. The team sealed the inner wings using a product called Raptorguard. This is a hard wearing urethane which will protect the inner arches and wing of the car from absorbing […]
The 1985 Porsche 911 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to have the last small bits and pieces done on the car before it is delivered to its new owner. The workshop team have gone through the process of removing the original dust covers from the back of the brakes on the classic […]
The Bridge Classic Cars 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10 has been collected from our secure storage facility, The Hangar, on its way to Silverstone Auctions at Supercar Fest this weekend. Our 1995 Dodge Viper is due to go across the block as part of the auction event at the weekend long festival of iconic cars. Check […]
During the inspection of the 1986 Daimler Double Six, the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have found some corrosion areas that they would like to look more in-depth at. The team noticed a few areas on the underside of the classic Daimler during the process of inspecting the trims, this pushed the team to begin […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have begun the process of removing the trim and brightwork from the 1986 Daimler DS420. As part of the inspection and assessment of the classic Daimlers restoration, the team take hundreds of reference photos involving the trims for every classic car which comes into our workshops. This is […]
The workshop team have fitted and secured the new seatbelts into the mounts for the beautiful 1959 Jensen 541R at our Suffolk HQ. Dave, one of our technicians, has been busy preparing the classic Jensen to have the brand-new seatbelts fitted into the 1950s GT car. Before, the team worked on replacing the threaded amounts […]
The trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on completely revamping the seats for the 1955 Jensen 541. Beginning with the bases… Lydia, one of our trimmers at Bridge, has carefully wrapped the stripped back and refurbished seat base for the 541 ahead of the team making the new leather covers.
The Bridge Classic Cars paint team have carried out the paint repairs to the 2013 Porsche Boxster in with us at our Suffolk HQ. The small stone chips and minor marks have been filled with colour matched dark grey paint to make them less conspicuous when looking at the car. Although, still lightly visible they […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop have welcomed back this beautiful 1959 Triumph TR3 to our Suffolk HQ to carry out a series of small jobs on the classic sports car. Firstly, the team have replaced the cracked and split steering rack boots from the car. Whilst the old boots were removed, the team took the […]
This 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee will soon be arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Once it arrives, the team will carry out the full inspection and then… this may become our new tow vehicle! Keep a look out on the Bridge Classic Cars news page for more updates.
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have given us a closer look at the fibreglass repairs on the 1956 Jensen 541 in for restoration. In these photos, you can see the thinness of the material in areas which had developed some severe checking and in some areas, cracks had begun to appear. […]
The restoration teams in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have been carrying on with the metal repairs to the bodyshell of the 1978 MG B GT. The team have methodically been cutting out any form of corrosion from the classic sports car for it to be replaced with high-quality panels that we have sourced for […]
The Bridge Classic Cars interior trim team have worked on refurbishing the rear seat of the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible. The team stripped the original seat base all the way back to its metal springs in order to rebuild it from the ground up. The team have made brand new foam sections which were glued […]
The interior trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have finished the brand-new bulkhead cover on the 1970 Bristol 411. The team have handmade this piece to work alongside the work the restoration technicians have done as part of the car’s custom left-hand drive conversion. The edged bulkhead cover had to have its fasteners accurately placed […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on making progress on the beautiful 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona in our Suffolk HQ. The team have completed the final installation of the fuel pump into the classic Daytona replica. This was a key part of the project as the team worked towards the first […]
Arriving soon to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this stunning 1932 Lagonda. Once it arrives with us, we can’t wait to show you more on this stunning pre-war tourer so make sure you keep a look out on the Bridge Classic Cars news page for more updates.
The original radiator for the 1905 Riley 9HP has been with our friends at Newquay Radiators to be completely refurbished and rebuilt for the project. This is an important part of the restoration project being down by our in-house team at Bridge Classic Cars. It looks absolutely incredible and we love to see the craftsmanship […]
A recent arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop deep in the heart of Suffolk was this awesome 1962 Humber Hawk. This particular classic Humber is owned by our painter Chris’s dad. Chris’s dad has owned the car since before Chris was born and was always destined to become a British street rod. In […]
The 1986 Daimler DS420, which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop from America, has been up on the ramp for our teams to begin inspecting and assessing the classic limousine. As part of its inspection, the team will build up a report on the overall condition of the vehicle along with any areas […]