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1961 Morris Mini Deluxe Leaves the Paint Shop

Another major stage in the restoration of our 1961 Mini has been hit. Darren has completed painting the body shell. After a polish it’s looking absolutely stunning in the sunlight. Our Mini has been painted in the original cherry red paint colour. This is a much stronger red than the more maroon tone of the […]

Collecting our Fletcher speedboat

Today we rescued our Fletcher speed boat from years of being hidden in the undergrowth of a garden in Suffolk. The boat comes with 2 engines and lots of ancillary parts and has been covered over in a fitted cover the entire time. We will look to get the engine’s overhauled and sympathetically restore the […]

The Escorts Silver Lining

Every cloud might have a silver lining, but not every Ford Escort RS2000 does! The team have been hard at work making our RS2000 the best example of it’s kind around. So, adding these chrome trims to the interior doors really sets off it’s look – don’t you think?

1962 Triumph TR4 to Hangar 111

Ady has taken our 1962 Triumph TR4 this morning to our good friends at Hangar 111 to improve the running. The carburettors and jets have been adjusted to get the best possible performance from the car in it’s current state.

1967 Jaguar E-Type Light Shield Modification

Dave, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ technicians has been working on modifying the light shield surround on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. There was previously a slight gap between the light shield and the bodywork. Dave has let in fresh metal and shaped to fill the gap perfectly. It will now go down to our Paint […]

Viper Detailing Working his Magic

Colin from Viper detailing has been up to the showroom to give a couple of our vehicles a detail. The first of which was this gorgeous Rover P5 which has been in the classic car workshop for repair work. The second vehicle is our TVR Chimaera 500 competition car. This vehicle was won in last […]

1967 E-Type Choke Unit Leak

Pete has been working on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. There was a leak coming from the choke unit. We have identified it was a failing washer that was causing the leak. Pete’s installed new copper washers to remedy the fuel leak. Top work, Pete.

1960 Jensen 541R Door Modifications

Dave has been working on our 1960 Jensen 541R restoration. He has taped up the side rear windows to test fit into the car for a trial fit. The rear windows are fitted in place after some polishing and filing. Dave is now bolting these fixed windows in position. Dave has had to modify the […]

1973 Triumph TR6 Refurbishing Components

As we near completion on our TR6 Restoration, Mauro is working hard refurbishing components to fit back into the car. He has refurbished all of the dash buttons and switch gear which are now all ready to be installed into the new dashboard. The steering column has been completely stripped down to access every part […]

1957 Triumph TR3 – New Competition Car

Our gorgeous 1957 Triumph TR3 is the latest classic car available to be won. Our competitions give you the chance of winning a classic car for just a few pounds. We limit the maximum number of tickets that can be sold so the odds of you winning are clear to see. For your chance of […]

Live Draw: 1994 TVR Chimaera 500 & 1990 Austin Mini 30

Congratulations to tonight’s winners! Ian Summers, winner of our 1994 TVR Chimaera with ticket number 2214 and Courtney Barker, winner of our 1990 Austin Mini with ticket number 665. For your chance to win your dream classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions

Bridge Classic Cars Visits: Toyota Hilux, Porsche 944

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 […]

1966 Mercedes 250SE Arrived

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.

New arrival: 1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster

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 […]

Won Tomorrow! TVR Chimaera 500 Gets a Front End Respray

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’s first Oil Change

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.

Jaguar E Type Brake Upgrades

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 […]

1966 Reliant Scimitar Arrives at The Bridge Classic Cars Workshop

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 […]

1959 Ford Consul Engine rebuild

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 […]

1966 Mercedes-Benz (W111) 250SE Coupe

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, […]

Mr Rendon – Sudbury, Suffolk

“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!”

tomboy_a_bit – August 2020

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

Collecting our Riley 9HP

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 […]

Jensen 541R Front Bumper Chrome

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.

1971 Rover P5B

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.

VW Golf Wheel Trim Refurb

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

1965 Aston Martin DB5

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.

Mini Clubman: Clutch Slave and Master Cylinder

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

1905 Riley 9hp

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 […]

Fitting new TR6 windscreen

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 […]