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Artspace – Photographing new pieces by our friend Mike O’Connor

We’re lucky to have some incredibly talented and skillful friends, such as our friend Mike. Not only is he a sensational driver (who we did a Talking Classics with about his love for 1990s Formula 1 cars, which you can see here) but he also creates beautiful pieces of art and jewelry connected to the […]

Advent Calendar Day 13 – Sparkling Afternoon Tea At Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel

See all the current winners of the Bridge Classic Cars Advent Calendar 2024 The stunning heritage building of Buxton Crescent Health Spa Hotel is the perfect backdrop for a relaxed, afternoon tea. With freshly made finger sandwiches, warm scones with jam and clotted cream, and a selection of sweet treats, this is a great prize […]

Advent Calendar Day 12 – Bridge Classic Cars T-Shirt

See all the current winners of the Bridge Classic Cars Advent Calendar 2024 Finished in Bridge Black with our signature white insignia, ‘The Original’ sits at the core of our classic cars. All of our ‘Original’ T-Shirts are made to the highest quality and finish we achieve with our restorations, and you can show everyone […]

Jaguar XJS – rust repairs almost complete

Well, fun and games were had today getting the final body rusty bits repaired. Pete started the day by doing some final grinding on the rear quarter and getting that ready for primer, once that was done he moved on to the other rusty areas along the driver’s sill. The trailing edge of the drivers […]

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 busy tidying the engine parts, finishing them in VHT wrinkle plus paint before uncovering the […]

A pre-war classic just in time for Christmas? We’ve just launched our 1939 Morris 8 Tourer!

It is probably one of the most charming cars that I’ve ever photographed. It wasn’t just the general feel of the day, the weather, the ambiance or what have you – this little car is just a wonderful thing. Molly and I set out one morning earlier this month to shoot the car at our […]

Repair work on our 2002 Ford Thunderbird

Our beautifully unique Ford Thunderbird had had a little knock on the front and rear bumper at some stage of it’s life so Mauro has carried out a lovely repair to it to make it look good again. The front bumper has been removed as well as the rear bumper, we’ve smoothed out the dinks […]

Behind the Scenes of our 1939 Morris 8 shoot.

When shooting our 1939 Morris 8 it was extremely cold but luckily I had my toasty warm faux fur coat! We were lucky enough to again be able to use the beautiful Pettistree House as a back drop for this gorgeous car. This classic was an absolute pleasure to drive. Even though its from 1939 […]

Special Delivery – Parts for our 1976 Jensen Interceptor

Our 1976 Jensen Interceptor has had a special delivery at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of more parts sent over by its owner for our team to organise and assess as the cars restoration journey begins here at our restoration workshops in Suffolk.

Servicing the 1967 Mercedes SL250

Steve has been working on the 1967 Mercedes SL250 ‘Pagoda’ here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. This time, he has been servicing the beautiful straight-six. After removing the various filters, and thoroughly cleaning out their respective housings, Steve gapped the new spark plugs before fitting them to the car and running it […]

1994 Toyota Land Cruiser preparing for paint

Chris has been busy preparing the Land Cruiser panels with epoxy panels ready for filler work to commence. All the filler work has now completed on the car. Chris has now stripped the parts to bare metal before priming the whole area.

Cutting into the 1963 Rover P4

Our fabrication team have been diving into our 1963 Rover P4 deeper and have been finding areas of the classic saloon that need attention. Our technician Rob, has been getting to the root cause of the corrosion issues in the classic Rover. He has been looking into the right hand A post, and has found […]

1960 Jensen 541R In Build

Our workshop team have been busy working on the driveline of our 1960 Jensen 541R as it begins the next phase of its restoration journey. Our technician Paul has been working on the pair of 541’s which are currently being restored by our workshop. This time, Paul has been working on the brake system for […]

Diving into our 1968 MGC Roadster

Our technician Steve has been diving into the 1968 MGC Roadster which is currently in the workshop here at Bridge Classic Cars. As part of the cars assessment, the team found that there was a very small weep coming from one of the core plugs in the engine block, so this would need to be […]

Advent Calendar Day 11 – Competition Tickets

See all the current winners of the Bridge Classic Cars Advent Calendar 2024 Winning a classic car for just a few pounds is always an exciting prospect. However, imagine winning your dream classic without having to pay a penny. The winner of today’s competition will receive 5 free tickets into one of our current competitions. […]

Daimler 250 V8 Appraisal

Time for us to take a closer look at our Daimler 250 V8. First up, we need to carry out out a full and thorough appraisal. The spare tyre needs inflating so we’ve done that as well as all 4 fitted tyres. The coolant has been topped up, we’ve tightened the battery terminals, slacken offside […]

1964 Mercedes 230SL Appraisal

Steve has carried out an appraisal on our Mercedes Pagoda to report back findings to the customer. Meanwhile John is attending to a leak on the gearbox. It seems to be coming from the gasket so the sump pan was removed, filter cleaned and a new gasket fitted.

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 sun visor clamp as this was sitting wonky and looks to have done so from […]

1987 Mereces 500SL rebuild continues

John and Jon have been at it again. They have successfully built up and fitted the new rear vents. They have also managed to fit and align the door mouldings. John has then got to work on rebuilding the front head lights and stripping down the front bumper. The headlight wiper motor linkage was seized […]

Wherever you look, it’s competition cars!

We have so much going on at Bridge Classic Cars Competitions right now; cars coming in, cars going out, cars finding new homes, cash alternatives flying about all over the placed. It’s difficult to keep up! So I thought I’d do a weekly round up of all competition car updates for you. I’m really sorry […]

Advent Calendar Day 10 – A Bottle Of Wine

We have a great range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in The Classic Lounge at Bridge Classic Cars. Today’s winner will be the lucky recipient of one of our bottles of wine. The bottle will be personally selected by Craig, Managing Director, and will be with the winner in time to enjoy a glass or […]

Behind the Scenes of the 2007 Porsche 911 Shoot

Unfortunately the weather on this shoot day was not kind to us. Which meant we had to film this sports car in The Classic Lounge, which is a brilliant location but when the weathers bad I can’t drive the cars which is a real shame. As always Nick managed to get some brilliant photos which […]

Advent Calendar Day 9 – Bridge Classic Cars Jacket

This style of jacket first appeared in the 1930s however, it wasn’t until the 1960s when the Harrington Jacket really took on its classic and stylish persona. You can celebrate 20 years of Bridge Classic Cars with our classic Camel Trojan Harrington Jacket. Worn by Steve McQueen, James Dean and Frank Sinatra (to name just a few), […]

Advent Calendar Day 8 – Heart of Suffolk Gin

Our friends at Heart of Suffolk Distillery have kindly provided today’s prize in the form of three 20cl bottles of their gin. Styled on a London Dry Gin, Betty’s has a slight orange undertone and is best served with a slice of orange, a handful of ice and premium tonic water. This complements the nine […]

Bernie Ecclestone’s Collection For Sale

Tom Hartley Jnr has been given the job of selling Bernie Ecclestone’s collection of Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars. At 94 years old, Ecclestone, the former commercial rights holder of Formula 1, is the man widely credited with transforming the sport into the global phenomenon it is today. His personal collection of 69 historic […]

Prince Albert Of Monaco Drives A Hydrogen Car

Prince Albert II of Monaco has recently been test-driving the Pioneer 25, a hydrogen-powered racing car developed by Extreme H. These tests took place ahead of the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance’s annual forum, where the Prince drove the car from the Palace of Monaco through the principality’s streets, as you would have seen in Formula 1 […]

Advent Calendar Day 7 – The Schumacher

Kindly provided by Ress, this pendant is made from 3 grams of Michael Schumacher’s first Formula 1 car. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and is going to be a perfect gift for any Formula 1 fan. Thank you to Mike and the rest of the team for this incredible prize!

Exhaust Blow on Jensen 541

Run up and listen for the exhaust blow. Jon has then blocked the tailpipe and traced the blow to the front joint. We’ve slackened the clamps and sealed back up before re securing the clamps and leaving to set. We carried out the same exercise on another blow on the rear silencer joint.

Torque Show – 6th December 2024

Christmas can be a lonely and difficult time for people in care, so for the 2nd year running the Bridge Classic Cars team have loaded up our hamper and headed out on the road with a fleet of classics to try and spread the festive cheer. Molly, the Bridge Classic Cars team and the other […]

Mince Pie Drive 2024 – Classic Cars Visit Local Care Homes

On 5th December 2024, a small group of us from Bridge Classic Cars took part in our second Mince Pie Drive. This is where we take some of our classic and special cars to local care homes for the residents and staff to take a closer look at. We also take lots of mince pies […]