This week we’ve welcomed a new toy to our Hangar, our Sea Ray Bow Rider 17ft long Mercruiser 130hp with a Volvo SX. With the weather now starting to turn this will be up and ready for summer 2021! Great fun…
One of our technicians, Paul, has made an aluminum mount for the fan in the black 1960 Jensen 541R. This has been handcrafted from a sheet of aluminum in our workshop. The mount allows for the fan to sit in the engine bay and be supported. The metal sheet was then painted and fitted to […]
The parts for our 1968 Triumph TR5 have arrived and our technician Mauro has set them all out to assess what’s there and If anything more needs to be ordered.
Our beautiful 1973 VW T2 had its primer applied post acid bath. Unfortunately, the process of removing the rust revealed a bigger than expected project underneath so the owner took the decision to store the VW and resume its work next year. We’re excited to re-start work on this in 2021 as we know this T2 […]
Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera features in Alison Hammond’s recreation of Kylie Minogue’s iconic music video ‘Can’t get you out of my head’. Last week the team took our restored De Tomaso Pantera up to the ITV studios to meet director, Harry Bott. Harry went to great lengths to find the same model and colour […]
Our new competition car is a smart 1998 Jaguar XJR Supercharged in a moody navy blue and could be yours for under £10. Don’t let the Jaguar’s elegant styling fool you, this performance machine packs a hell of a punch. The 4.0L Supercharged V8 engine catapults you to 60mph in just 5 seconds! The 380bhp […]
It’s another Meet The Team Monday! This Monday we’re pleased to introduce our Paint Shop Manager, Darren! Darren started his career with cars in a similar way to many of our technicians did, by studying an apprenticeship, “I’ve always been into vehicles since I was a teenager” Daren tells us. Darren studied his apprenticeship at […]
As of Wednesday 11th November, 206 out of the 226 cars entered into last weekend’s classic car auction at Anglia Classic Car Auctions have now sold. That is over 91% and with some outstanding provisional bids waiting to be finalised that’s an incredible result for Rob, Lyn and the team. The full results will be […]
Our trim experts have taken apart the 1972 Peugeot 504’s back seats in order to make the new ones. Kath, one of our trim experts has unstitched the old seats and measured up the old parts onto new leather. Once this is done, the new parts are stitched together and flute lines added. The flute […]
Our 1963 Morris Minor has had its oil seal removed and refurbished, engine rewired, new clutch added and an engine stabilizer installed.
Whether it’s a specific design or a certain fit, we can make it. All of the work done in the trim shop is made by hand and designed perfectly for your motor. One of our clients is making the hard choice between these 4 designs for the interior of their 1982 Porsche 911.
The Purple 1973 Triumph TR6 has recently had seatbelts and tyres installed making by our team. Seatbelts New seatbelts were installed on our TR6! There may be a few pieces missing but at least it’s now a safe drive! Teamwork It also had its first start-up today, but to get it running perfectly, we’ll be […]
Our 1972 Blaze Orange MGB Roadster recently had its refurbished wheels fitted by our team of specialist classic car technicians. Darren, our paint shop manager has recently cleaned down, re painted and refurbished the wheels as well as painting parts of the engine.
Its always nice to get positive feedback from clients but even nicer when they send their vehicles back in for more refurbishments! The owner asked for some extra alterations so we cracked on right away! We created a custom made window wiper bracket for the Nissan as well as replacing a water pump.
New fan brackets have been added to the 1957 Grey Jenson 541R Our engineer Paul has hand crafted a pair of brackets to bolt onto the Jensen’s fan. These have been made from a sheet of metal which Paul has measured, shaped, drilled and painted, ready to be bolted onto the final product. Craftmanship like […]
Our 1967 Black E-type Jaguar had its final re-wiring before we sent it off purring back to its owners yesterday. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, this E-Type came in way back in 2016 for a full restoration. We’ve worked on her over the past 4 years for regular maintenance and repairs. She’s come a long way […]
You’d be right in saying that this isn’t a red 1960 Jensen 541S. But with a bit of imagination and a lot of hard work from our specialist technicians, this car soon will be a beautiful Peony Red. However, that’s a few stages away. It’s currently with our technician Chris who is carefully working on […]
The 1972 Peugeot 504 has hit a ground-breaking moment in its restoration: it now has an engine! Our engine specialist has replaced all serviceable parts such as spark plugs and belts, replaced any worn hoses and plummed the engine back into its rightful place. The beating heart of this car is back in place after […]
Much like any good festival, our Grey 1957 Jensen 541R also needed a headliner. In car terms, this just means the fabric fitting that coats the ceiling and gives it that finished look. Our trim shop experts Kath and Brian have recently applied the headliner. First off they installed metal beams and padding to alleviate […]
“They’re good folk, a friend had his MGA restored there this year. The race E-Type and Jensens are splendid!”
We’ll start with the exciting news that our Orange race E-Type is nearing completion… As the UK enters a new national lockdown this evening, here at Bridge Classic Cars we remain open for business as per our recent statement. The new measures come in to force on Thursday 5th November and expected to last until […]
We had Colin from Wherry boatyard on behalf of CC Marine and Industrial Supply come in to survey our 1965 Amphicar. As a BSS (Boat Safety Scheme) Examiner, its Colins job to tell us what is needed to make the Amphicar water worthy. It’s a bit like an MOT but for boats and it’ll allow […]
Our Triumph TR6 was struggling to change gear when it came in, but there’s no job too small or fiddly for us here at Bridge Classic Cars. We’ll get it back to its old chirpy self in no time. Our technician Pete managed to replace the clutch slave cylinder so the TR6 should now run […]
Local charity, GeeWizz has partnered up with Ed Sheeran’s parents, John and Imogen to host the Ed Sheeran ‘Made In Suffolk’ Legacy auction. It aims to raise funds for children and young adults from Suffolk and Norfolk who suffer from life-threatening conditions, disabilities, or Cancer The money raised from the auction will help fund the […]
Scott and Brian have been tending to the Peugeot for its new trimmings and chrome installments. Scott has been working on the window and door mechanisms. He’s fitted new rubber for the window seal, tested and installed new window winder mechanisms as well as repairing and cleaning the window winder motors. As well as new […]
As of November 5th, 2020, England is entering another 4 week lockdown. We’d like to reassure our clients that we are still open and working on our cars however we are not accepting members of the public into our workshop. If you have a car already with us, the restorations will continue as usual. We […]
The Jensen 541S has recently returned from Holland where it was visiting some power steering conversion specialists. Now back in the UK with the correct parts, the Jensen is ready to have its power steering installed by John and Tamas. Due to the age of the car, it never originally had power steering. This new […]
Having recently had the engine fitted, Paul has enjoyed his first track day in the Arion S2.
Our TR3 takes its first drive with its new owner Karl for a special event. We always love to see our competition winners enjoying their new cars but the update from our TR3 winner Karl Reilly was even more special. Last Thursday Karl drove his sister Claire to her wedding at Brasted’s lodge in Framlingham […]
In our second installment of Meet The Team Mondays, we talk to our Workshop Manager, John. John has been working with cars his entire career, starting as soon as he left school. This interest blossomed from working alongside his father who also took a fascination with cars and frequently visited race car meets with each […]