Busy day today as we welcomed this beautiful 1987 Porsche 944. The owner has owned the car for 20 years and the car very rarely gets used but as the sun was shining he popped by our workshops to see what we are all about. Thanks for the visit and we LOVE the car!! Next […]
Russell’s Transport have arrived this morning with our latest project, our beautiful 1966 Mercedes 250 SE. The car has recently been handed over to it’s new owner who has asked us to carry out a full assessment so we can put together a plan of future works.
Arriving in our workshops we have our 1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster. Having been owned by the same family for 20 years the car we have purchased the car ourselves and will look to carry out a few remedial works before offering the car to market. The Z3 M Roadster is becoming a very rare […]
Our TVR Chimaera has just got even more appealing! We noticed a few stone chips on the front end of the car which let the car down slightly. Chris, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ painters has treated the Chimaera to a front end respray. We’re sure you’ll agree Chris has done a superb job. This […]
Freddie and Tom were in the workshop this weekend. Marketing Co-ordinator tuned apprentice mechanic, Freddie swapped his camera for a spanner as he undertook his first oil change. Under the watchful eyes of Tom, they replaced the oil filter and filled the little MX-5 up with fresh oil.
This gorgeous 1967 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type is in the classic car workshop today for a front brake upgrade. The original front brakes are single piston callipers. We are installing uprated two piston callipers which will be able to apply significantly more pressure through the brake pads. Pete has now installed the new brakes. Whilst […]
This stunning white Scimitar is in the workshop today. Whilst in our care this Reliant will be given a full service and MOT. It currently has a couple of electrical issues with the temperature gauge and windscreen washers which will be fixed. The speedo is not currently functioning and will need a gearing renewal. We […]
Ady Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has been working on repairing our 1959 Ford Consul’s engine. The valve seat had to be re-cut due to debris found on the seat. This debris was blocking the valve from closing fully and losing compression. We machined the valve guides to allow bronze sleeves to be fitted. We […]
Coming soon to Bridge Classic Cars Source: Collecting Cars. Photographs taken by Matt Collett A gorgeous example of a coveted pillarless coupé, this 1966 Mercedes-Benz (W111) 250 SE Coupé benefits from the fitment of a more powerful 2.8-litre straight-six from a 280 SE of the same era. Finished in Metallic Blue with contrasting Fawn leather, […]
“Congrats on the business, competitions and all your social media pages, just great to see those classic being brought back to life! Awesome! Keep up the good work!”
This Monday tomboy_a_bit visited our workshops to discuss some possible future projects we would like to do together. Exciting ideas so watch this space… Thanks for the Instagram stories, glad you like the place
Long trip today as we made our way up the A1 to Mold, Cheshire to collect our 1905 Riley 9HP. First things first, we had to marry the body up with the chassis just to see what she really looks like as a car. Better than a trailer full of loose parts. We can not […]
Paul and Scott are working on both our 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R’s. This lovely chromework has just arrived back at the workshop and will now be installed onto the car.
We’ve completed work on this gorgeous, luxurious Rover P5B. This stunning example is now leaving Bridge Classic Cars to be enjoyed by it’s owner again. Colin from Viper Automotive Detailing has done a superb job preparing this vehicle for the customer.
Chris has been working on a wheel hub refurb. There is no job to big or too small for the team to tackle! Chris sanded down and smoothed the wheel trim surface before priming the wheel trim. He then applied a perfectly colour matched coat of paint. Lovely work, Chris
Our Aston Martin DB5 is now back to her best and running beautifully. Don, Pete and Ady have overhauled and rebuilt the carburettors. replaced the spark plugs, replaced the fuel filter, set up carburettors on the car and tuned the carburettors to run smoothly. Great work, team.
We have replaced the clutch slave and master cylinder on our 1978 Mini Clubman. The car now drives beautifully and is ready to be returned to it’s owner
Recently acquired by us here at Bridge Classic Cars with the intention of carrying out a full and well deserved restoration. Our car features in the Riley Motors V Twins article Source: Riley Motors V Twins “Also in the Register membership CW151 a 1905 1200V Twin. Engine bears the number 20850/860 cast into the side so probably engine […]
A new windscreen is required on our 1973 Triumph TR6 as the sun’s reflections are showing up all the imperfections in the existing screen. Slight scratches and a glaring fog is visible when the sun is shining so a new screen is being fitted. Whilst doing so we are replacing the existing rubbers and surround […]
As with all of our vehicle sales, our ’71 MGB Roadster went through a full pre delivery inspection. The exhaust and manifold didn’t meet our high standards so we have replaced the entire exhaust and manifold with a new stainless steel unit.
Paul and Scott are both working on our 1957 Jensen 541R restoration. Today Scott is fitting in the headlights while Paul is installing the handbrake lever. Paul has had to shorten the realise button rod to perfectly fit. It’s now being fitted back into the car. The next major steps will be to complete wiring […]
Visiting our workshops today we have our 1994 Mini Mayfair. Having been painted in 2010 the car started to suffer from a few rust issues which the customer attempted to tackle himself. The corroded areas seem to have been kept under control but has left a lot of imperfections in the paint. These are mainly […]
Pete has been busy this afternoon assessing the damage to our 1973 Triumph Stag after an unfortunate encounter with a deer. The deer has torn through the underneath; dislodging and damaging the radiator, oil cooler and fan. The front valance was also damaged in the collision. We will now report our findings back to the […]
The fuel tank is now going through a full transformation as we remove the badge housing, blast the tank and prepare for paint. The end result will be a flush, smooth finish in a high gloss colour, TBC.
We’ve carried out a remedial repair on our 1971 MGB Roadster where the paint looked a little less than acceptable. Colour match was a little challenging but we got there in the end and the results look fantastic.
With our 1960 MGA nearing completion on it’s restoration journey with us it was time for the final photo shoot. We wanted a nautical theme for our shoot as the owner has a keen interest in boats and with so many beautiful spot in and around Woodbridge we needed no further reason to get down […]
Chris has been working on our beautiful HMC Mk IV. He has repaired chips on the rear quarter panel corner and repaired the fibreglass on the bumper mount hole. Top work, Chris
Scott has been hard at work preparing our Peugeot 504 for Darren and Chris in the paint shop. Scott has finished repairing the offside reinforcement rail and repaired the rear floor under the rear seat support. To do this Scott has had to cut this and the rear bulkhead open and repair all the rust […]
Tom has been making superb progress on our Jaguar E-Type Race car. The ethos of this build has always been to keep weight to a minimum, delivering the rawest possible E-Type racing experience whilst highlighting the incredible skill of our engineers. This car will meet all road legal requirements whilst being hugely competitive on the […]
Reading through the service history we came across some good ol’ fashioned printed photographs.