Trim Shop Storage Space
October 22, 2020
Our in-house trim shop had some light building works taking place this week. Keen to keep our assortment of leather, carpet and vinyl in pristine
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The Batmobile (AKA: Jensen 541R)
October 22, 2020
The interior of our 1960 Jensen 541R has had a visit to our in-house trim shop this week. The customer is going full-black exterior and
The Jensen Gets A Fitting Treatment
October 22, 2020
Class car technician Scott has been looking after our 1957 Jensen 541R this week. He’s been doing a bit of everything, working through a varied
Team Turbo
October 22, 2020
The Bridge Classic Cars engine team have been hard at work investigating a knocking noise coming from our 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo. Ady, our engine
Things are heating up for our MGA build
October 22, 2020
With cold weather approaching, Paul, one of our master classic car technicians was asked by the owner of this majestic MGA to fit a heater
Veteran Car Run Cancelled
October 21, 2020
The Royal Automobile Club has been forced to cancel the 2020 RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Due to take place on Sunday
Peugeot Princess Zinn-derella
October 21, 2020
Our 1972 Peugeot 504 is having her Zinn Grey paint application completed this week by Darren in our in-house paint shop. A full restorative paint
Do A Double Take
October 21, 2020
This quirky 2002 BMW belonging to our good friend the CarCrazedFool visited our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show last year. It’s quite a
All Guns Blazing
October 21, 2020
We have a new arrival here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our delightful 1972 ‘Blaze Orange’ MGB Roadster. First things first, we gave her a
Out With The Old!
October 21, 2020
Our trim shop team Kath and Brian have both been working hard on our 1972 Peugeot 504’s seats. “I started by marking out all the
Injecting Life Into Our TR6
October 21, 2020
One of our classic car technicians Mauro has been working on the injectors on our 1973 Triumph TR6. “I’ve refurbished the fuel injector pumps” Mauro
The World’s Fastest Car: New Record
October 20, 2020
American owned car manufacturer Shelby SuperCars (SSC) have just set the new world record for the worlds fastest production car. Driven by our very own
Slick New Oil Filter For Our E-Type
October 20, 2020
This stunning V12 Jaguar E-Type is being worked on today in the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop. The old, original oil filter wasn’t quite up to
Patrol’s On A Roll
October 20, 2020
Anthony in our in-house body shop has been spending time with our 1996 Nissan Patrol this week. He’s fabricated new seal panels and lower quarter
1000 Miglia 2020
October 20, 2020
The 1000 Miglia or ‘Mille Miglia’ as it’s also know, takes place this week in Italy. This yearly rally re-enactment is in honour of the
Taunus is Road-Trip Ready!
October 20, 2020
Our incredibly rare 1953 Taunus Ford Transit visited our in-house paint shop this week. Her owner wants to keep her patina look and our paint
Live Draw: 1991 Rover Mini
October 19, 2020
Congratulations Lee Polley, winner of our 1991 Rover Mini with ticket number 410. For your chance to win your dream classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
Fine Looking Ferrari
October 19, 2020
On a trip to Bath recently, Charlotte, our Competitions Presenter, spotted this stunning 1989 Ferrari 400GT and just had to get some snaps! Parked up
Dan’s In Demand!
October 19, 2020
Our Director Craig has had a bespoke exhaust made for his 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T. The custom-built exhaust is the handy work of the genius
Double your odds of winning our Mercedes 280SL!
October 16, 2020
The first 1000 tickets purchased on our 1999 Mercedes 280SL competition will be entered into a separate bonus draw with a chance of doubling your
The Deluxe’ Last Day
October 15, 2020
It’s our gorgeous 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe’ last day with us today. We have a load of work to do before tomorrow night, where she
RS2000 delivered to classic car competition winner
October 14, 2020
Congratulations to the winner of our 1979 Ford Escort RS2000, Mike Hill We delivered the RS2000 up to Mike in Manchester today. Our covered vehicle
Windows go in to the 1957 Jensen 541R
October 14, 2020
Scott has been fabricating and fitting new quarter lights into the Jensen. He’s had to custom fabricate some of the components to ensure the perfect
The MGTD ‘to do’ list is almost complete
October 14, 2020
Pete has been working on our beautiful classic 1951 MG TD. Pete has just finished fitted the new steering rack into the car. ‘The steering
Keeping it in the family
October 14, 2020
Our Range Rover has sold… before it even reached the showroom! One of Bridge Classic Cars’ own technicians, Pete heard we were selling our Range
It’s all ‘go’ on the Peugeot
October 13, 2020
Our Peugeot restoration has kicked up a gear or two in the last week. It’s being worked on both in the Paint and Trim shops.
Our flashy ’51 MG TD
October 13, 2020
Adam, Bridge Classic Cars’ in-house automotive electrician has installed and wired up brand new side lights, indicators and reverse lamp in our 1951 MG TD.
Bath Time for Our VW T2
October 12, 2020
In with us for a full respray, this T2 has been taken back to bare metal. The Camper has been fully stripped down before the
Luca’t this!
October 9, 2020
How cool is this!? Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have designed and built a fully functioning car made almost entirely
She’s My E-Type On Paper
October 9, 2020
Our stunning 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 is with us again for a range of repairs, fixes and upgrades. To start with, the car’s not
Trim Shop Storage Space
October 22, 2020
Our in-house trim shop had some light building works taking place this week. Keen to keep our assortment of leather, carpet and vinyl in pristine condition, we’ve had a trim shelving unit built especially. Ready when needed to create our custom-made interiors.
We’re sure it won’t be long until these shelves are packed full of all the fabric and foam the trim shop need. Now they have their own special storage, it just means we can buy more fabric right?!
We pride ourselves at Bridge on being super clean and tidy. We down-tools early at the end of every working day, and carry out a full deep clean of the workshop.
Having everything spotless, tidy and easy to find, makes us more efficient. It also provides a great place for our classic car experts to do their very best work.
The Batmobile (AKA: Jensen 541R)
October 22, 2020
The interior of our 1960 Jensen 541R has had a visit to our in-house trim shop this week. The customer is going full-black exterior and interior. Kath and Brian, our trim experts, have been hard at work fitting all the interior trim right through the car.
First up, the sound deadening was glued and fitted to the metal body. This helps reduce the amount of road and engine noise while driving the car. Essential for classics, who’s engines are much loader than standard modern cars.
“I also made a template for the base of the seat” Kath explains “then glued that in and trimmed it up.” Kath also made templates around the foot well and pedals in a similar fashion. “First the sound deadening goes down” she tell sus “then I fitted the carpet in and glued it into position.” The carpet gets fitted all round the sides of the footwell so the edges are tucked away and look clean.
Carpet is also fitted around the handbrake gaiter. Kath’s also fitted the seatbelt eyes into position and cut the carpet to fit snug around them.
“I’ve then cut carpet for the foot wells and door sills.” Kath explains. The door sill carpet was then positioned and glued.
Kath then had to bind round the foot well carpets. Kath marked the position of the carpet fittings and fitted it into the car.
Leather is then fitted around the seat frame base.
The colour combination for our 1960 Jensen is black, on black, on black. Perhaps our customer is secretly a vampire, or maybe Batman? Who knows!
The Jensen Gets A Fitting Treatment
October 22, 2020
Class car technician Scott has been looking after our 1957 Jensen 541R this week. He’s been doing a bit of everything, working through a varied check list of parts to fit.
“I’ve put the rear 1/4 windows in” Scott explains “I figured out placement of the catches too, so they work with the window and then I fitted them.”
Scott then worked out the placement of the door wing mirrors. Once confident with their position, he then drilled holes and fitted them into place.
Scott’s also fitted the new Jensen horn. He’s then made a start on the windscreen system.
“Firstly, I worked out a suitable place to mount the screen wash bottle” he describes. “I fabricated a little mount bracket then fitted the screen wash bottle.”
Scott then marked out where the hole for the washer jet should go. Once happy with it’s position, he drilled the hole and fitted the washer jet component. Scott then connected all the screen wash pipework under the bonnet, securing the pipes in nice and tidily.
Scott’s then sorted some other jobs on the Jensen doors. “I fitted the chrome door trim” he tells us. “I’ve also fabricated a bump stop for the windows.” The bump stop is a small rubber part that acts as a cushion for when the widow is wound right down. This helps protect the glass and the internal mechanism from hitting into one another and causing damage.
All this little job help bring the Jensen to life, making the car user-friendly and comfortable. Great job Scott!
Team Turbo
October 22, 2020
The Bridge Classic Cars engine team have been hard at work investigating a knocking noise coming from our 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo.
Ady, our engine expert explains the process; “we removed the whole engine to investigate. The pistons were in bad shape. We’ve gone right through the whole engine and all its components.”
The Lotus has been treated to four brand new pistons, new gaskets, new bearings and a new cambelt. It was also discovered that a loose clip has caused the pully to rub on the waterpipe, causing a leak.
It’s taken the team three days and a whole lot of tea! But we’re finally over the worst. The engine is only waiting on a new water pipe to be fitted and she should be raring to go soon!
Things are heating up for our MGA build
October 22, 2020
With cold weather approaching, Paul, one of our master classic car technicians was asked by the owner of this majestic MGA to fit a heater box. We elected to import a period correct Smiths heater box from the US. Paul has had to adapt the bracket between the heater unit and the fan motor to perfectly fit the engine bay of our MGA.
After the full engine rebuild, Ady has now installed the engine back into the vehicle. A weak casting caused one of the piston skirts to break. Unfortunately this required a full engine rebuild.
Veteran Car Run Cancelled
October 21, 2020
The Royal Automobile Club has been forced to cancel the 2020 RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Due to take place on Sunday 1st November. Announcing across their social media pages that “this decision has not been taken lightly.”
The event, that’s run uninterrupted for nearly 75 years is due to be celebrating its 125th anniversary next year. All participants and supporters are now looking forward to the 2021 celebrations.
We at Bridge Classic Cars have our fingers crossed to see the Veteran Car Run return next year.
Peugeot Princess Zinn-derella
October 21, 2020
Our 1972 Peugeot 504 is having her Zinn Grey paint application completed this week by Darren in our in-house paint shop.
A full restorative paint job has many stages. Before the body sees any paint whatsoever, she’s had several visits to the body shop to sand the shell down. This includes filling any areas needing touching up and concentrating on any rust or other age or accidental damage.
If you’ve been following this project, you’ll notice the car hasn’t been returned to her original ‘off-white’. Instead, the customer has chosen the VW ‘Zinn Grey’ and is opting for a maroon leather interior. A very nice colour combination we think!
Do A Double Take
October 21, 2020
This quirky 2002 BMW belonging to our good friend the CarCrazedFool visited our Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show last year. It’s quite a striking looking car isn’t it? It’s certainly hard to miss!
You can imagine our surprise when the pictures below were sent through. Look closely, the car you see is a miniature version of the unmistakable 2002 BMW from our car show. Positioned in a tiny replica workshop.
The model has been made by the extremely talented Steph Corzani of Steph-Replicars. The business was established in 2012. Since then they’ve been creating incredibly accurate replicas of cars, at but an eighteenth of their original size. This model has taken three years to get to this stage. The detail on it is just phenomenal, but it’s not finished yet…
Steph started with the 2002 BMW base model, but all other unique features including the splitter and bonnet has been moulded independently using 3D printing. Amazingly, Stephen does this all by reference photos and not measurements.
How would you like to see your pride and joy as an exact miniature model? There’s certainly no need to worry about creating space in the garage for these beauties! Head to Steph-Replicars to learn more.
All Guns Blazing
October 21, 2020
We have a new arrival here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our delightful 1972 ‘Blaze Orange’ MGB Roadster.
First things first, we gave her a good check over to see what work (if any) needed doing. As it turns out, she’s a brilliant little runner as she is with very little engine work to be done.
Therefore, we plan to touch up the odd scuff and scratch here and there to make her shine bright once more!
The future looks bright for our blaze orange MGB. But who knows what’s in store for her…
Out With The Old!
October 21, 2020
Our trim shop team Kath and Brian have both been working hard on our 1972 Peugeot 504’s seats.
“I started by marking out all the positions of the different parts” Kath explains. “I then unpicked all the seams, removed all the hog rings and marked out the seats pattern onto the new leather.”
Kath then began marking out the fluted panels and sewed them. She then piped around the edges and sewed a calico loop around too with a wire insert.
“I then piped around the edges of the skirt” Kath continues, “and clipped the sides of the main face.”
“I then sewed it all together” Kath explains. “I clipped the middle fluted panel in place and sewed that together with the skirt.” After sewing those parts together, Kath then sewed a calico loop around the edge with another wire insert.
Now the covers are made, our expert trim technician Brian can begin work fitting them to the seats. He’s ready to fit both the front and rear seats of the Peugeot.
“I pulled the cover around tight, gluing and clipping it in place” Brian tells us “clipping the bottom flap to keep it in position.” Brian’s then fitted the seats back board in place, securing it with screws along the bottom. Finally, adding pvc edge trim around the back squab, fitting the seat reclining mechanisms and painting the handle he’s fitted.
New interior gives a classic car such a new lease of life! And moving from a black leather to this sumptuous red leather will compliment the Zinn Grey exterior amazingly.
Next step is to get the body out of paint and start marrying this colour combination together!
Injecting Life Into Our TR6
October 21, 2020
One of our classic car technicians Mauro has been working on the injectors on our 1973 Triumph TR6.
“I’ve refurbished the fuel injector pumps” Mauro explains. Which is a fairly involved process of stripping all the removable parts and giving them a thorough clean.
There are then several tests carried out to ensure all the components are working as they should. Mauro successfully got them working and reassembled the parts.
“I’ve then fitted the front and back batch of the fuel injector pumps back onto the engine.” Mauro describes. He’s also found time for less invasive work including fitting the rear view mirror and the sun visors.
The dashboard wiring has also been completed. The dashboard panel has then been fitted back onto the front with the dials and rigged up and ready to go. And what a beautiful front dash it is!
Recommissioning classic car engines is a speciality of ours here at Bridge Classic Cars. We have several highly skilled classic car technicians able to carry out this type of work, along with full engine rebuilds where required.
Get in touch with our friendly team today for more information on our classic car engine services.
The World’s Fastest Car: New Record
October 20, 2020
American owned car manufacturer Shelby SuperCars (SSC) have just set the new world record for the worlds fastest production car.
Driven by our very own British racing driver Oliver Webb. The Tuatara reached the eye watering speeds of 331mph in two directions in Las Vegas, Nevada last week. Knocking the Bugatti Chiron’s vmax of 304.77mph off the top spot.
The 1,247kg hypercar is powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.9-litre flat-plane crank V8 producing 1,750 horsepower. But, it’s not only the powerful engine to thank for its monstrous speeds. The aero design of its carbon fibre bodywork plays a huge part in producing an unbelievable 0.279 drag coefficient.
Good friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Vince Cheung, and one of our trusty tyre fitters Graeme Clarke of WeFitAnyTyresAnywhere met racing legend Oliver Webb at the Goodwood Motorsport event three years ago.
When it comes to the history of vehicle land speeds, the earlier records aren’t always that clear. However, it is on record that as early as 1926, Welsh engineer J.G. Parry-Thomas reached 169.30mph and 171.02mph in his 26.9-litre special ‘Babs’ on Pendine Sands on the south coast of Wales.
A year later, Parry-Thomas returned to Pendine Sands to regain the record he lost to his arch rival, English aristocrat, Sir Malcolm Campbell. Tragically though, Parry-Thomas was killed when he lost control of the vehicle and it flipped. It was unofficially reported that he reached a top speed of 180mph that day.
Parry-Thomas’ crew chose to bury the record-breaking car in the sand dunes at Pendine, to mark the both extortionary and tragic event. Over forty years later in 1969, permission was granted to Owen Wyn Owen to dig up ‘Babs’ who then spent the next few years restoring the one-of-a-kind car. Wyn Owens son, Geraint Wyn Owen, then inherited the car and has been maintaining her condition ever since.
Cars to some might be boxes of metal on wheels. But to others, including us here at Bridge Classic Cars, they are so much more than that. To us, they’re human triumphs, they’re our history, they’re people’s stories.
We love to share stories of classic cars. So, if you have your own to share, we’d love to hear from you!
Slick New Oil Filter For Our E-Type
October 20, 2020
This stunning V12 Jaguar E-Type is being worked on today in the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop. The old, original oil filter wasn’t quite up to the job of keeping this beautiful V12 singing.
To fit an upgraded, modern oil filter we have had to adapt the oil filter housing to accommodate the larger cartridge-style filter.
Whilst in our workshop we have fitted a customer supplied bumper and addressed a few other running issues.
Patrol’s On A Roll
October 20, 2020
Anthony in our in-house body shop has been spending time with our 1996 Nissan Patrol this week. He’s fabricated new seal panels and lower quarter panels. “The bumper has also been repaired” he tells us “that’s now been sent away for re-chroming”. Which is done by our good friends at Douglas Metal Finishing.
Darren in our in-house paint-shop has now started getting the car ready for paint. “The whole body’s been sanded over in prep” Darren describes. “I’ve done some minor filler correction work and put it into 2k primer.”
The Patrol’s returning to its original green. However, its wheel spats are going to be smoothed over and finished in ‘Zinn Grey’ instead of its original textured black.
Here’s Darren in the paint shop with the Patrol, its starting to return to its former glory now. Check back for more updates on this project soon!
1000 Miglia 2020
October 20, 2020
The 1000 Miglia or ‘Mille Miglia’ as it’s also know, takes place this week in Italy. This yearly rally re-enactment is in honour of the historical race that took place between 1927-1957.
There are 400 carefully selected cars that take part each year, based on very specific criteria. The rally is due to set off from Brescia on 22nd October, heading south along Lake Garda then Milan, reaching it’s most southern point, Rome, by Saturday. The cars will then start heading back north through Siena, Parma and back to Brescia by Sunday. You can view the entire route here.
Our show-ready 1957 Triumph TR3 is one of the select few classics to be on that prestigious 1000 Miglia list. Being that it was built in the final year of the race in 1957 and meets several other of their strict criteria.
In honour of the prestigious 1000 Miglia we’re running a competition to win our 1957 Triumph TR3 for a fraction of its value. An independent valuation values our TR3 at over £60,000. Tickets to win however, are only £15!
Just imagine taking this exquisite classic to ‘The Most Beautiful Race In The World‘ and be a part of the distinguished ‘owners circle’.
For your chance to become the owner of one of the very few Millie Miglia eligible classics, head to the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website for more information and to purchase your tickets.
Taunus is Road-Trip Ready!
October 20, 2020
Our incredibly rare 1953 Taunus Ford Transit visited our in-house paint shop this week. Her owner wants to keep her patina look and our paint expert Darren knows just what to do.
“We’ve done a pre-clean and a gentle scotch sanding” he explains. “I’ve then used a direct-to-metal binder to act as a corrosive protector.”
This trusty Taunus might look tarnished, but it’s now ‘all elements’-proof and ready for it’s next any-weather adventure!
Live Draw: 1991 Rover Mini
October 19, 2020
Congratulations Lee Polley, winner of our 1991 Rover Mini with ticket number 410.
For your chance to win your dream classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
Fine Looking Ferrari
October 19, 2020
On a trip to Bath recently, Charlotte, our Competitions Presenter, spotted this stunning 1989 Ferrari 400GT and just had to get some snaps!
Parked up at ‘The Royal Crescent’ in Bath City Centre, it was as the perfect backdrop for this beautiful classic. And how awesome does the blue paint look against that sky!
We’re always on the look-out for classics while we’re out and about. If you ever spot something interesting on your travels – send some pictures our way!
Dan’s In Demand!
October 19, 2020
Our Director Craig has had a bespoke exhaust made for his 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T. The custom-built exhaust is the handy work of the genius Dan Dew from Demand Engineering.
“Dan’s built the whole exhaust” Craig explains “he’s even made the can shorter upon my request.”
A shorter can on the exhaust not only better suits the café racer style Craig’s aiming for, but will also make the bike louder.
If anyone can make a bespoke exhaust and can – Dan can! We’re always super impressed with the craftsmanship from Demand Engineering. This custom-made exhaust is no exception.
The only thing left for this extraordinary build is to get the engine out and blacken the whole thing. Looking forward to hearing that exhaust roar!
Double your odds of winning our Mercedes 280SL!
October 16, 2020
The first 1000 tickets purchased on our 1999 Mercedes 280SL competition will be entered into a separate bonus draw with a chance of doubling your odds! Using Google random number generator we will pick one lucky winner from the first 1000 tickets purchased. Whoever wins the bonus draw will have their odds doubled! This means if you’ve bought one ticket, you’ll receive one free entry. Similarly if you’ve bought ten entries you’ll receive ten free entries etc…
The more tickets you have, the greater your chances are of winning!
The bonus draw will be run as soon as we sell 1000 tickets. If the last ticket purchase takes us over the 1000 tickets threshold, all tickets within the final transaction will be entered into the draw.
For example if the final transaction takes place on ticket number 997 but the transaction was for 10 tickets this would take the overall tickets purchased to 1007. Ticket number 1001 to 1007 would also be entered into the bonus draw.
The bonus draw has no relation to the main competition. Everyone within the bonus draw will also be entered into the main draw. The winner of the bonus draw is eligible for the same amount of free entries as the number of tickets they have purchased. The bonus draw prize cannot be exchanged for anything other than tickets for our Mercedes 280SL competition.
If you have any questions regarding the bonus draw, please feel free to get in touch with us on 01473 742038 or email us on info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk
The Deluxe’ Last Day
October 15, 2020
It’s our gorgeous 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe’ last day with us today. We have a load of work to do before tomorrow night, where she will be presented as a birthday gift to Eva Ranson, wife of our Director; Gordon Ranson.
The Mini arrived at our Pettistree workshop this morning looking pretty bare! Although her engine was in, she still needed all her interior fitted, including carpets, door panels and seats.
Firstly, one of our engine technicians Ted completed some final tweaks to the Mini’s 800cc engine. The engines already been totally recommissioned, as well as stripped and repainted in that lovely green you can see in the picture.
Meanwhile, Brian in the trim shop is getting the first section of the headlining in. He’s then got the front lining in and has fitted the C Posts.
The front dash was then fitted with it’s fleck material. “I trimmed around the edge” explains Kath, another of our trim-shop experts. “Then, I’ve glued it all in place.”
Kath’s then fitted the upper section of the dash, she’s then bent it round and trimmed it to fit. “I then glued the ends around the door seal” she tells us “then reattached the door seal.”
The door panels were next on the list. They were tricky! Kath had to trim the board and cut some foam out along the side to be able to slide it in. She then inserted the little door fillet panels.
The rear door panel pockets were equally difficult. “The boards didn’t fit” Kath explains “so we had to trim down to get them to fit inside nicely.”
Kath then had to trim holes for the ashtrays – a fixture you never see anymore in modern cars!
She trimmed the holes for the lights and fitted them in place. Getting the rivet bracket into position then fitting the rest of the board.
The sun visors were the next feature to be fitted. First of all the brackets were screwed into place, then the custom made visors were attached.
All the underlay and carpet was yet to be fitted when our Mini arrived back with us this morning. Underlay was trimmed up and glued into position. Matching red carpet was then fitted under where the seats will go. Taking care to trim around the seat brackets where each of the front seats will go.
The final sections of carpet were then fitted into place, trimmed up and glued to hold their position.
The seats were then fitted into the front. Looking lovely!
Brian then added sound deadening to the back seat section, before attaching his custom-made back seat. He also added the rear squab and the parcel shelf behind it.
“I’ve then fitted the rear quarter panels” Brian explains “securing them with screws at the top”. Brian’s also glued the wheel arch covers into position.
Aside from the interior, the Mini’s working components also had to be reassembled. These parts arrived back with us this morning as individual bits. The team have spent the day reassembling the subframe, ready to get the wheels back on and get her back up and running!
My goodness! What a team effort to get our gorgeous little Mini ready for her big reveal. We hope Eva loves her ‘Little Eva’ as much as we do!
Happy Birthday!
RS2000 delivered to classic car competition winner
October 14, 2020
Congratulations to the winner of our 1979 Ford Escort RS2000, Mike Hill
We delivered the RS2000 up to Mike in Manchester today. Our covered vehicle transporter kept the RS nice and clean on its journey. Mike won with ticket number 1676.
We have three stunning cars live on the website, two of them will be won next week!
💚 1957 Triumph TR3 (Won in just 8 days time! 640 tickets left)
www.bridgeclassiccarscompetitions.co.uk/product/triumph-tr3
💛 1991 Rover Mini (Won in just 8 days time! 92 tickets left)
www.bridgeclassiccarscompetitions.co.uk/product/mini
❤️ 1962 Triumph TR3 (Launch Sale – tickets are just £15)
www.bridgeclassiccarscompetitions.co.uk/product/1962-tr4
Windows go in to the 1957 Jensen 541R
October 14, 2020
Scott has been fabricating and fitting new quarter lights into the Jensen. He’s had to custom fabricate some of the components to ensure the perfect fit. As with most handmade cars, there is very few one-size-fits-all parts on these cars. Instead, most parts will need to be modified in some form to perform perfectly. It’s well worth the effort though, Scott. These cars are looking stunning!
The Black Jensen is now heading into the Trim Shop for the next exciting phase of it’s restoration. One there, it will be treated to a full interior trim courtesy of our dream team, Kath and Brian
The MGTD ‘to do’ list is almost complete
October 14, 2020
Pete has been working on our beautiful classic 1951 MG TD. Pete has just finished fitted the new steering rack into the car. ‘The steering rack presented a few challenges”, Pete explains. “Due to the length of rack, I’ve had to dismantle the rack before installation. Once it’s in position it can then be re-assembled”. Superb ingenuity Pete! Working on cars of this era presents many challenges. But no job is too daunting for our expert team!
After completing the steering rack, Pete has installed a brand new stainless steel exhaust. The new exhaust sounds lovely, we cannot wait to hear what the vehicles owner thinks!
Keeping it in the family
October 14, 2020
Our Range Rover has sold… before it even reached the showroom! One of Bridge Classic Cars’ own technicians, Pete heard we were selling our Range Rover and fancied it himself! Congrats, Pete on the lovely new car!
The Range has been treated to a full alloy wheel refurb before it heads to it’s new home with Pete.
Before Pete took delivery of his new car, we refurbished the wheels. Check out the before and after galleries below.
It’s all ‘go’ on the Peugeot
October 13, 2020
Our Peugeot restoration has kicked up a gear or two in the last week. It’s being worked on both in the Paint and Trim shops.
The colour for our Peugeot’s fresh look has been decided, it’s being painted in the striking VW Zinn Grey. Paired with a beautiful red interior, we think this specification is going to look superb. Darren our Paint Shop Manager has been applying the colour coats to our Peugeot. He firstly painted the Engine bay and boot and has now masked those areas up to paint the external elements of the bodywork.
The paintwork looks sublime under the bright lights of the spray booth. superb work, Darren
Read on to take a look at Brian’s work on the 504 in the Trim Shop
Brian has been very busy bringing the 504’s seats back to life!
He’s firstly stripped down the old seats, taking off the old fabric, ready to re-trim in the brand new, red leather.
Brian has then stripped down and covered this flat interior panel, gluing down the excess material to the back of the panel.
Finally Brian has trimmed the top and bottom panels before riveting the two together to seamlessly meet. He’s added foam to the top of the panel before pulling the leather tight into place and gluing down.
Our flashy ’51 MG TD
October 13, 2020
Adam, Bridge Classic Cars’ in-house automotive electrician has installed and wired up brand new side lights, indicators and reverse lamp in our 1951 MG TD.
A new member to the team, Adam brings with him a wealth of experience as an automotive electrician. There’s not job too big or too small for our team of experts!
Super work, Adam!
Bath Time for Our VW T2
October 12, 2020
In with us for a full respray, this T2 has been taken back to bare metal. The Camper has been fully stripped down before the chassis and bodywork was submerged in its acid bath. The acid bath removes rusted metal, under-seal and paint, giving our paint shop technicians a blank canvas to work from.
Taking the car back to bare metal gives the best possible results for a full respray. It also allows for any welding work and repairs to be carried out.
As you can see from our photos, there is a substantial amount of rusted out metal that that acid bath has removed. Chris has washed the car over in grey primer to stop any rust attacking the metal while it’s in a bare state.
The next stages of work for the T2 will see Antony welding in fresh metal to the rusted out areas.
Luca’t this!
October 9, 2020
How cool is this!?
Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have designed and built a fully functioning car made almost entirely out of waste products.
Luca, as the car is known, is made out of plastic recovered from the ocean, along with horse hair, coconut fibres and flax.
The full-electric vehicle has two electric motors and a top speed of 50mph.
The car is set to be tested soon for road-worthiness. Although, the main aim of the project is to inspire car manufacturers and demonstrate that waste products can be resourceful.
What do you think? Would you drive a Luca?
She’s My E-Type On Paper
October 9, 2020
Our stunning 1972 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 is with us again for a range of repairs, fixes and upgrades.
To start with, the car’s not running. Therefore, our engine experts have her up on the ramp ready for closer inspection.
Dave, one of most experienced classic car technicians is changing the ignition. Once this is completed the engine should be able to be fired up. This will enable the team to start with various other fixes.
Tom, one of our specialist classic car technicians has repaired a couple of the cars more minor niggles. “There was a problem with the handbrake light” Tom explains. “We managed to tweak the switch and have sorted that out.”
Tom’s also investigated an issue with the accelerator panel and the windscreen washers. Both of which should now be rectified.
A new chrome rear bumper has also been fitted by Tom and Paul this week. The bumper was supplied by the customer and expertly fitted by our specialist technicians.
The car also has an oil leak. Tom has cleaned under the car, to give our engine expert Ady a better look at where the oils coming from. ” I suspect it’s coming from a washer between the engine and the oil relief valve” Ady’s told us.
We won’t know whether the fixes are successful until we get her engine back up and running. We have every confidence in our classic car experts. Let’s get this beautiful little sports car back on the road soon!
