The workshop technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have begun the first steps into the left-hand drive conversion on the 1970 Bristol 411. The technicians have been inspecting the engine bay and steering system on the classic British sports car to come up with a plan and evaluate the need for any new parts to be […]
The 1969 Bentley T1 currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ has had the first test fit of its new replacement front wing. We managed to secure the only replacement front wing in the entire country for this car. This is a reproduction piece that Dave, our technician, has had to […]
Some of you may remember the 1966 Jaguar 3.8 MkII which was part of a consignment of cars that we received from South Africa. Well, it has now gone through the process is fully registered in the UK! The classic Jaguar now sports its very own black and silver pressed number plates. So, with all […]
The body team at Bridge Classic Cars are continuing at full pace to get the 1987 Mercedes R107 500SL ready to head into the spray booth. Mauro has been working on getting every single surface of the iconic grand tourer into perfect shape for our painters to lay down the first coats of ”Selenit Grau”. […]
The team at Bridge Classic Cars always like to see a familiar face. Just like this, the 1970 Jaguar E Type Series 2 Coupe which we did some work on last year. This visit is for our workshop team to fit a new Mangoletsi air filter to the classic Jaguar. Now that the car could […]
Williams F1 has just released their lastest 2022 season livery. Along with it looking absolutely brilliant, does the background look familiar? Well, this was shot in the hush house. The old engine testing complex on the same site as our secure storage facility, The Hangar. We shot our very own racing car in the same […]
The metalwork on the 1978 Blaze Orange MGB GT has begun! All of the new panels and pieces have arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for the team to begin work on the classic 1970s sports car. Once all of the welding is complete on the car, it will then be turned over to […]
This 1970 Bristol 411 which has been stored at our secure storage facility, The Hangar, has been moved to our Pettistree workshop for work to begin on this amazing project. This car was acquired by us for a customer based in Europe who has asked to carry out a series of works on the car […]
The latest arrival into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this stunning 1959 Morris Minor 1000. The owner has asked us to go through the car for a series of jobs that need doing. Which include brakes, alignment, engine set-up and a full inspection before an MOT. As part of that […]
This is probably the best condition and best sounding Triumph Spitfire we have ever come across! Our marketing manager, Freddie, absolutely fell in love with this car during the photoshoot and it’s easy to see how. Finished in a perfect shade of Inca Yellow, this 1979 Triumph Spitfire instantly stands out. The matching black wheels […]
The more that we looked at the wheels on the 2005 Aston Martin DB9, they just weren’t right. But that’s okay! So, we decided to get them refinished… again. Now the wheels are back, refinished in a slightly glossier version of the original satin chrome. They look absolutely sensational. Like they were brand new but […]
We’ve been sent an amazing photo from the lobby of Seckford Hall here in Suffolk. The photo in the frame is from a photoshoot that Bridge Classic Cars did with the 1961 Jensen 541S restoration we had carried out at Seckford Hall. It’s always a very proud moment to see both our photography work and […]
The new panels for the 1978 MGB GT have arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. These pieces were ordered for the restoration of the sports car being done by our workshop. All of these pieces are being checked and catalogued for the car by the team for when bodywork begins as part of the […]
After the installation of the engine and gearbox back into the 1969 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda, the team at Bridge Classic Cars have found some historic damage to the rear diff seal on the car. The technicians at Bridge Classic Cars, as part of the refit, inspected all aspects of the driveline in the iconic Mercedes. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars in-house trim shop have got the 1955 Jensen 541 seats on the workbench for the cars new owner. Brian and Lydia are working through the interior of the car bit by bit and now, is the front seats. Brian has got the new seat bases for the seats as the old […]
The technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have been getting through the list of jobs to get done on the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series III Coupe. The next job on the list was to fit a new electronic ignition into the 1970s GT car. Removing the old system out of the car was done carefully […]
Our technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have refitted the new starter motor on the 2002 Nissan Cabstar which belongs to one of our neighbours here at our Suffolk HQ. Jon, has gone back out to refit the newly arrived starter motor into the truck. Once he had the new part fitted under the cab of […]
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have been working on getting any and all signs of corrosion out of the 1987 Daimler Double Six currently in our Suffolk HQ workshop for restoration. Monty, one of our fabricators, has been methodically going through the car to address any issues with a series of smaller sympathetic repairs […]
The 1954 MG TF is in the hands of our in-house restoration workshop here at Bridge Classic Cars. As part of the inspection on the car, Jon (our technician) found that the rocker cover gasket had begun to weep due to a break in the gasket material allowing oil to be pushed out the gap […]
The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have cleaned up and repadded the front seats of the 1955 Jensen 541. Lydia has been working on hand-forming each of the padding pieces for the front bucket seats and shaping them roughly. These all have multiple pieces but the forms needed to be just right before the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop have worked on getting the original interior of the 1955 Jensen 541. Lydia has been working through each individual piece to get them stripped down to the bases and components underneath to be inspected and assessed. Once they have been assessed, she can begin the work of completely remaking […]
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop have been working on fixing the bolsters on one of the seats in the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. Lydia has taken off the material on the bolster of the seat and plugged the hole in the padding. After this, she then cut a new piece of seating cloth to […]
The 1973 Jaguar E Type Series III Roadster which is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has had one of the final crucial safety pieces fitted to the car. The technicians have fitted the all-important battery cut off switch. We fit these to the majority of our restoration projects as it is a good way […]
The 1973 MGB GT V8 is back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to get a new fan switch fitted. The technicians noted that the original fan switch wasn’t controlling the electric fans correctly so a new switch was put on order and recently arrived. After the new switch arrived, it was installed into the […]
The latest addition to Bridge Classic Cars is the 1980 Saab 99 Turbo. This is currently being stored at our safe, secure storage facility the Hangar before it will come over to our Pettistree workshop to be inspected and assessed by the restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars. Keep a lookout on the Bridge […]
Bridge Classic Cars have been getting back to work on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. The next phase involves working on the inside of the car to get it to the next stage. Scott, one of our technicians, has been working through the list of jobs to do on the car. He had to modify […]
The owner of the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series 3 Coupe noted the ride had become hard and uncomfortable. We have some experience of getting E Types to comfortable and riding well which involves some suspension upgrades. Much like with our 1973 E Type Roadster, we have fitted the Coupe with a set of adjustable […]
Our restoration technician, Jon, has been working on trying to get the heater valve on the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series III Coupe. After finally being able to free off the valve, he discovered that this still didn’t fix the issue of the heater being on constantly. For this, Jon has advised that this component […]
The brackets which hold down the hardtop of the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series III Roadster have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. With the hardtop recently test fit onto the car, the restoration technicians needed the brackets to be finished for the car in order to finish the installation. Once these have […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL is in with the Bridge Classic Cars body shop to be prepared for its upcoming paintwork. Our technician Mauro has been working on getting the bodywork in the best order possible before it’s handed over to the paint team. He has been making sure that every panel is flat and smooth […]