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Continuing to Tune our 1973 Porsche 914

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars are continuing to get our 1973 Porsche 914 running as good as it looks. Jon has been tuning the car through multiple road tests to get it to behave correctly in all different…

Repairs on the 1973 Rover P5 Coupe

Our technician Jon has been working his way through the list of jobs on the 1973 Rover P5 Coupe which is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Pettistree site. Here’s what Jon has been up to, ”Start repairs….

Fit Up – Getting Everything Lined Up on our 1975 Cobra Replica

Our paint and body team have been working their magic on the 1975 Cobra Replica currently in at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here in Suffolk. Our technician Mauro has been on this project and at this stage, he’s been…

Good Deed 6/20 – Hadleigh & District Classic Motorcycle Meet

This past weekend our Managing Director Craig, an avid biker, took a trip down to a local bike meet with his Ducati Scrambler. The event took place in Whatfield and was being held by the Hadleigh & District Classic Motorcycle…

A Few Quiet Moments with our 1960 MGA Roadster

As this project comes closer to completion, earlier this week before the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team began work on the 1960 MGA Roadster I got a few quiet minutes to photograph this truly stunning classic sports car. The paint…

Special Motorcycle in Storage

We get to caretake and look after some incredible machines, we also share that passion for storing and preserving them to ensure they are kept perfectly for their owners. Much like one of our recent arrivals, a 2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout….

New Arrival – 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four

The team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk have welcomed a new addition to our classic car workshops with this 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four. This 4-wheel-drive, 2-door coupe will be checked over by the team here to…

Reinforcing the New Workbenches at our Workshops

As the work inside our new finishing workshop begins to ramp up with the first series of projects being moved into the former Atelier, our technician Steve has been working on reinforcing the new workbenches to accept the new vices…

Building Up the Idler Arm of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

The 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has been making some incredible progress in the last couple of weeks at the Pettistree workshops. As part of the restoration of this vintage Aston Martin, our technician Rob (who is the technician…

Inspection of the 1963 Fiat 500

Our technician Jon has been tasked with taking a look at our this beautiful 1963 Fiat 500 which has come in with a quite the noise according to its owner. Here is Jon’s report: ”Raise car on ramp and go…

Repairing the 1973 Dino 246 GTS

The beautiful 1973 Dino 246 GTS which is in the fabrication bay at our Pettistree workshops has been under the skilled knife of our fabrication Christian. For this stage of repairs to the 70’s sports car, Christian has been repairing…

Washer Jets and Intake on our 1956 Jensen 541

Our Carriage Green 1956 Jensen 541 is getting closer to the end of its restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. Paul, the technician heading up the project, has been making amazing progress in the past couple of…

Compression Test on the 1973 Rover P5 Coupe

The 1973 Rover P5 Coupe which recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has been under the careful hands of Jon and John in our Pettistree workshops. At this stage, Jon has performed a compression test on the car…

Tuning and Set Up Work on our 1973 Porsche 914

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on getting our 1973 Porsche 914 tuned and set up to run perfectly. The classic aircooled sports car was brought up to temperature by our technician Jon, to correctly set…

Brake Lines and Master Cylinder on our 1987 Mercedes 500SL

The 1987 Mercedes 500SL is currently getting fitted out by the Bridge Classic Cars team at our Suffolk HQ. Jon, one of our restoration technicians, has been working on beginning the braking system on the 1980s V8 roadster. To begin…

Another Day At Auction

Today, Gordon and Craig are at the Classic Motorcars Sale being hosted by H&H Classics at Pavilion Gardens in Buxton, Derbyshire. There is a huge range of vehicles to look at (and potentially bid on) so it looks like its…

Revisions to our 2022 Bridge C-Type

Our workshop team have been working on fine tuning our 2022 Bridge C-Type as part of the cars sign off. The team at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, have taken the car out on test multiple times and worked on…

Inspection Of Our P5

Since being transported from its owner to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Rover P5 has been in the hands of classic car technician Jonn. He has been giving the car a thorough inspection and assessment and a report…

Investment In Skills For EV And Battery Technology

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and leaders from the North East Combined Authority are set to approve a huge skills investment aimed at developing a new generation of skilled workers in electric vehicle (EV) and battery technology. MADE NE (Manufacturing,…

New Home – Our 1989 Porsche 928 S4 Meets Its New Owner

Our transport team made the journey yesterday from the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Pettistree to deliver our 1989 Porsche 928 S4 to its excited new owner, Steve. Steve recently won our 928 S4 through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions and…

New Arrivals – 1963 Fiat 500 & 1973 Rover P5 Coupe

Our Pettistree workshops have welcomed 2 new additions this afternoon. The first, is this beautiful 1963 Fiat 500 which belongs to a long time client of ours. It’s come in for the team to get to the bottom of a…

Another happy winner! Our 1971 MGB Roadster heads to its new home

Our 1971 MGB Roadster has made its way up to Scotland to meet its excited new owner Jamie! Our classic MGB was won by Jamie through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions a couple of weeks ago, and the day finally came…

P1 Fuels

As one of the leading companies in the production of 100% fossil-free fuel, P1 Fuels has been making huge progress in the automotive and racing sectors since its creation in 2018. They have established themselves as the exclusive fuel supplier…

Close to Perfection – Our 1975 Jensen Interceptor is finished

Our paintshop have finished work on our 1975 Jensen Interceptor here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. This car has had a considerable amount of work done by both our fabrication team and our paint and body team, each…

Can The Automotive Industry Ever Be Green?

When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transportation is the UK’s biggest challenge. While Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are leading the charge for passenger cars and vans, hydrogen shows promise for aviation, shipping, buses, and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs),…

Interior repairs on the 1952 Fiat 1900A

Our trim shop can work wonders, just like with the interior of our 1952 Fiat 1900A. This incredible one-of-one Fiat has been carefully worked on at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ by our trimmer Lydia, who has been generally…

Fixing the handbrake on our 1967 Morris Traveller

The 1967 Morris Traveller which is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ, has been on the ramp for a few jobs to get done on the car. Most recently, its to fix the handbrake on the…

Repairs to be done on SS100 after Mille Miglia

John has been looking into the headlights not dipping correctly. He’s also removed the gearbox tunnel to gain access to the gear lever so he can order new bushes.

Competition Cars Update

1989 Daimler Double Six: Our 1989 Daimler Double Six has been worked on by our incredible technician Jon. He has been going through and doing a few repairs on the luxury V12 saloon before it is ready for its excited…

Delicate Work – Repairing the Sills on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

The 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe is in the fabrication shop at the Bridge Classic Cars with one of our master fabricators, Clinton. This time, he is repairing some considerable damage to offside sill of the rare vintage sports…