The wheels on the 2012 Mercedes SLK have seen better days. There’s some corrosion and paint flaking around the hub centres which is a common occurrence on this generation of Mercedes wheels. But, they can be refurbished! Our good friends over at WheelWorx came down to the Pettistree workshop to assess the wheels and then […]
The Bridge Classic Cars 1995 Dodge Viper RT/10 will soon be headed to auction with auctioneers H&H Auctions. Here’s what H&H’s James McWilliam had to say about our Viper: ”Wonderfully politically incorrect, the Dodge Viper was launched in January 1992. A pure American muscle car, it was conceived by Bob Lutz, Tom Gale, Francois Castaing […]
The doors from the 1987 Daimler Double Six have been moved from the body shop to the paint shop at Bridge Classic Cars. The doors have been prepared for their first coat of primer before being taken back through into the body shop to be perfected and shaped in anticipation for the body shell to […]
The 1969 Bentley T1 is in the Bridge Classic Cars body shop to be reworked and perfected before it goes into the in-house paint booth. The body shop team have been working on sanding and minimally filling the panels on the classic Bentley to ensure each body line and panel seamlessly blends into the next […]
The 1970 Bristol 411 which is in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop to be converted to left-hand drive has to have several important pieces in the engine bay modified to fit the application. One of these pieces is the heater box of the classic Bristol. The inlets and outlets of the heater box, once […]
After the repairs to the boot floor of the 1987 Daimler Double Six – The Bridge Classic Cars teams have been working to make sure everything is sealed up tight. The body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been underneath the and in the boot of the classic Daimler to seal any joints between the […]
Our 1992 Toyota MR2 has gone off to its new life with its new owner. The MR2 was bought by a young driver who got the car not only to use as an enthusiast but also as a future investment in a quickly appreciating modern classic. It’s always nice to see one of our classics […]
The dashboard from the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona is in with the Bridge Classic Cars trim shop to be recovered after its reshaping by the restoration technicians. The dashboard has undergone several modifications and revisions while in the body shop, so with that, it has gone upstairs to our in-house trim shop to be retrimmed […]
The restoration technicians in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have the fantastic 1968 MGC Roadster currently on the ramp to complete several jobs on the car. This time, it’s tidying up the wiring in the engine bay. Jon has been methodically going through the wiring under the bonnet of the classic convertible sports car to […]
The final pieces for the 1965 Porsche 912 have gone into the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop to have their final coat of primer. The body shop team have worked on perfecting the shape and surface of the bumpers and valance panel from the classic Porsche before it went into the paint booth. This involved […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been down to Felixstowe Docks to collect our latest batch of classic cars arriving in from South Africa. The Lotus Elan and Sunbeam Rapier have arrived after months of waiting while being shipped to us. Today, using our enclosed transporter, the team went down to take official delivery of […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Pettistree have received a very important shipment today. Not only is it important for the technicians in the restoration of the 1954 Bristol 405, but its important for the car itself. The team at Bridge Classic Cars have managed to track down the car’s original engine. That’s right, this […]
The latest arrival into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this beautiful 1957 MG A Roadster. Finished in fiery Red with contrasting white hardtop and wire wheels and perfectly aged red interior. The car will soon go into the various departments to be inspected and assessed to see if anything needs […]
The workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on the 1968 MGC Roadster. Our technician Jon has been getting a series of jobs completed on the rare roadster ahead of its departure from the workshop. Jon has been adjusting the door handles for the car and realigning the strikers so that […]
The 1966 Jaguar MkII 3.8 which recently had its registration come through since its arrival from South Africa, has been given a completely clean bill of health by our restoration technicians. The workshop has checked over the entire car and road-tested the big MkII before its new future… This is the latest Bridge Classic Cars […]
As the 1995 Dodge Viper RT10 heads from Bridge Classic Cars to the H&H Auctions, the workshop has fitted the important battery isolator. As with all our classics and specialist cars, the workshop has fitted a battery isolator to the car. This is so when the car is being stored it won’t have any slow […]
Both the workshop and paint teams at Bridge Classic Cars have been working together to clean up and refinish several pieces for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. The parts from the engine bay of the Daytona were meticulously sanded, cleaned and prepared the pieces before they were taken into our spray booth to be refinished […]
The 1965 Porsche 912 in with the paint and body team at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ has had the majority of its part now sprayed in the final stage of primer. Alan has been working on the classic Porsche to completely overhaul the car’s bodywork. After several rounds of sanding, […]
The glovebox of the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona is being worked on by our restoration workshop at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. It’s having some modifications done to give this piece of the car the perfect fit. Scott has been in charge of working on the fibreglass pieces of the dash to get the […]
The 1970 Bristol 411 in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is continuing with the modifications needed for its LHD conversion. Paul is working on moving each of the components over from one side of the engine bay to the other. This not only involves modifying the firewall/bulkhead but also the components themselves. A lot […]
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop have been working their way through the rust repairs on the 1987 Daimler Double Six. Monty has been cutting out the corroded metal in the boot floor of the classic Daimler. Using the pieces cut out of the boot, he created new pieces for the car which were then […]
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop have been working to finish off the handmade cubby boxes for the 1955 Jensen 541. Brian has been making the lids for the new cubby boxes. This involves hand finishing the recesses in the lids for the brand new hinges to get the lids to sit perfectly flat onto […]
Our 1959 MGA Twin Cam and 1979 Triumph Spitfires have found their very lucky new owners in last night’s live draw. Let’s go behind the scenes… For this live draw, it was just the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions team. At the closing time for tickets of 630pm, there were still 1100 tickets remaining on the […]
The 1978 MGB GT in with Bridge Classic Cars for restoration has been completely stripped back to bare metal to get a better look at the condition of the body shell. As you can see, the car is going to need some repairs in several places. This will be done with the various brand new […]
The in-house paint shop at Bridge Classic Cars have taken some of the parts from the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona to be refinished. With the Arrow Daytona project making great progress, some of the parts from the iconic car have been taken from our restoration workshop into the paint shop to be prepared for refinishing. […]
We are very excited that a 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 is making its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop from America. We recently purchased the car at an auction and plans are now being made for its travel over the Atlantic, so we can get to work on bringing it back to its former […]
The workshop technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have been getting to the bottom of the hydraulic issues with the 1963 Morris LD. Our technician Dave has been inspecting the entire hydraulic system in the 1963 Morris LD Van in with us for a list of jobs. The owner has stated an issue with the brakes […]
The trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have given the boot trim panels of the classic 1980 Saab 99 Turbo a new lease of life with a full recovering in glossy black. Brian carefully stripped back the old coverings on the boot panels to assess the panels underneath. Once the trim team could inspect the […]
The 1966 Jaguar MkII is easily one of the best looking cars in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. The car has been checked over by our restoration technicians with a clean bill of health so it was time to get it photographed because this MkII, is our latest Bridge Classic Cars Competitions classic up for […]
The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on something non-car related. Refoaming and retrimming a sofa cushion. Our trim shop completely remade the foam base and coverings by hand using the originals as templates for the material to recover the pieces.