It has been a 12 year project for the current owner having carried out almost all of the restoration works himself. The car is 99% complete and we have been asked to go over the car and do a final commission to ensure everything is as it should be. We look forward to see the […]
Colin Tubb had all finger’s crossed when he entered our Bridge Classic Cars Competitions to win our incredible 1970 Vauxhall Viva GT. Unfortunately Colin was not our successful winner but has since been in touch to send us some photographs of his 1968 Vauxhall Viva rallying at the Otago Classic Rally 2018. Thanks for the […]
This lovely ’73 Stag is in the workshop for accident repairs. The stag had a bit of a rut with a deer and has suffered a few injuries. The underside of the vehicle has been damaged and there is believed to be damaged caused to the radiator.
Congratulations to Rob Daines, winner of our 1970 Vauxhall Viva GT with ticket number 14. To be in with a chance to win your own classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
More chrome work has arrived from the owner of our 1972 Chevrolet Corvette C3. This will soon go off to Douglas Metal Finishing later this week.
In order to make way for the custom exhaust, we are temporarily removing the side stand and brackets. The centre stand will be removed entirely and not replaced but the side stand will be reapplied once the exhaust is in place.
0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ An Aston Martin DB5 has just rolled off the production line, more than 50 years since the last DB5. “The DB5 is, without question, the most famous car in the world by virtue of its 50-plus year association with James Bond. To see, the first customer car finished, and realise that this is the […]
Chris has now applied decals to our RS2000. Keep an eye on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. This will be available to be won very soon. Superb work, Chris.
Paul has fitted the boot on our 1960 Jensen 541R. He’s custom made retaining nuts for the boot. Nicely done, Paul.
Bridge Classic Cars’ Engine Specialist, Ady has begun working on our 1956 Series One Land Rover. The car has been sat for over 30 years without being run. To get the engine fired into life once more, Ady has stripped the carburettors down and given them a good clean and refurbish. He then assembled the […]
Scott is working on our Peugeot 504 restoration. He is now starting to repair the outer reenforcement rail that was mainly full of filler. Scott has now also repaired the offside rear wheel well and dropped out the rear axle to repair the inner sill. In the past few weeks Scott has now finished repairing […]
Pete has overhauled the brake system on our 1959 Ford Consul restoration project. This included new wheel cylinders, new adjusters, relined shoes, machined cylinders and fresh brake fluid.
Making dreams come true. Last week we delivered our 1966 Ford Mustang GT to lucky winner, Colin Dixon. Our biggest competition to date, Colin has one one of the best condition Ford Mustang’s in the UK. Congratulations Colin! Colin signed up to our mailing list and got his tickets at the discounted launch price. ? […]
Dave has created this masterpiece for our Race -inspired Jaguar E-Type project. Sticking with the lightweight ethos of the build, the transmission tunnel will be fully on view. And what a view it is. Dave is a master welder and has created this beautiful transmission tunnel from sheet metal. Superb work, Dave.
This beautiful Triumph TR6 is in the classic car workshop for a service. We’ve recently completed a hardtop restoration for this very car. The TR6 has been sat for a little while so it needs a new starter motor before she’s back on the road.
Pete has fixed the water leak our P5B Rover was suffering from. To do this, he’s replaced the ineffective pipes behind the water pump. Top work, Pete
Thanks to Roma, our Fiat 850S and Morris Mini 1000 are now on their way to their new home in Bristol. After such a beautiful day it is now an awful night to be travelling with the heaven’s opening and a big downpour spoiling the nice shiny arrival.
Oscar Casco was the latest winner with us. He won our 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo with ticket number 394! Take a look at the video below to see his wonderful reaction. You could be our next winner! Check out our current competitions here.
We will soon be ready to start the restoration of our 1961 Jensen 541S. Another very exciting Jensen project as we get to work restoring the car back to its original, factory spec, finish. For now, the original engine has been brought in to the workshops from our hangar storage unit so Ady can get […]
Mauro is trilled to be working on this beautiful Triumph TR6. He’s shared some snaps on Facebook as this project starts to pick up momentum. Superb work, Mauro! We will be updating this blog with every major milestone in the rebuild of our TR6.
Whilst preparing for our upcoming live draw we had a visit from Andrew with his incredible Porsche 993 GT2. He stopped by having seen a few of our classics sitting outside our unit whilst we prepared inside. Thanks for popping by Andrew and a real treat seeing your GT2…stunning!
Tamas has been busy sorting out the parts from our 1960 Morris Mini Deluxe, ready for blasting. We work alongside Abbey Protective Coatings when we have lots of blasting to do. Their facilities cater for large quantities of parts so when we have lots to do and only one blaster in house it is more […]
With our restoration really complete, the MGA’s owner, Mike came to give his car a test drive. It’s safe to say we think Mike is rather pleased with his beautiful, restored MGA. Paul has now fitted the seatbelts and will continue test driving the car to ensure she is running perfectly before it returns to […]
“I just wanted to write and let you know that the little car does indeed now run and drive very well. I took it out for a little ride out yesterday and am pleased to say it performed very well. I have to say that I have been impressed with your professional and speedy response […]
Our TR6 has reached another exciting milestone in it’s restoration journey. The Triumph TR6 has now left the paint shop and is with Mauro in the Workshop. Mauro will now be building the car. All components will either be refurbished or replaced with new. The main components that are being currently refurbished are as follows: […]
We have had a couple of new enquiries this week for the body preparation and paint shop. First up we have a few imperfections on a Caterham 7. Followed by welding work on a classic Lambretta. We will hopefully see both of these projects in our workshops very soon.
Kath has been working her magic on one of our future competition cars, this lovely little Austin Mini Thirty. The interior of our Mini was in need of restorative works. Kath has done an incredible job on the steering wheel, dash and rear door pockets. First up, Kath tackled the steering wheel. She masked up […]
Chris has done a superb job so far repainting our Ford Escort RS200. It’s had primer coats applied and is just about to get it’s top coat. This lovely Escort RS2000 will be available as a competition very soon.
Pete, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ vehicle technicians has been working on our Nissan 300zx restoration. He has replaced the faulty water pump. He is also giving the engine a full service including new cam belt, spark plugs, fuel filter, oil filter and fresh oil. Great work, Pete
A future competition car, this SL55 is simply gorgeous. However, the wheels where the only area letting the car down. Not anymore. We’ve refurbished the wheels and refitted them to the car. They’re now looking as good as new.