Our Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Racecar has been over to Demand Engineering for a full stainless steel exhaust. We elected to go for a side exit exhaust to suit the ethos behind this lightweight race-car build. Tom has also fitted lightweight perspex glass to the rear windscreen, whilst strengthened glass is fitted to the windscreen.
Wow! This roof is looking absolutely fantastic after its recent restorative works by Kath. We’ve fitted new glass and rubbers and trimmed the headlining in a lovely subtle grey. The roof will now make its way over to New Zealand with the Daimler Dart we sold last month.
We’ve made great progress on our beautiful 1960 Jensen 541 R. Bob has installed the wiring harness, front and rear lights and indicators. Paul has fitted the bonnet and bonnet support struts. This restoration is now really starting to come together. The next stages will be to fit the freshly trimmed dashboard and wire in […]
Aston Martin have dipped their toes into Motorcycle manufacturing. Their will be only 100 AMB-001 ‘s produced. What are your thoughts on Aston’s venture into motorcycle production?
This lovely Rover Mini Rio is coming in to our workshop soon. It will head down to the paint shop to repair any rust before repairing selected areas of the paintwork that need attention.
Our Francis Barnet restoration is really starting to take shape now. Final assembly has taken place. Now it just needs to be run-in and tested before this fabulous 60s trial bike is ready for the road and warmer weather.
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we offer unique vehicle valuation. Our classic car experts have the nessasary market knowledge to be able to value even the rarest of vehicles. One such vehicle is this Humber 12. Produced in 1933 and 1944 there were 7 produced and the wonderful coachwork was by Cross and Ellis.
We’ve welcomed in this lovely Ford Consul to our workshop for restorative works. This fabulous Ford is in such wonderful condition. It truly is a credit to it’s owner. Whilst with us, the Consul will have a full brake overhaul and engine restoration works.
Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist, Ady has been working on our Morris Mini engine. The engine is being stripped down in preparation for it to be machined and then fully recommissioned back to original factory specification before being transplanted back into our Mini subframe.
Kath has been had at work on our E-Type interior. We’ve trimmed several E-Type interiors this month alone. Is your classic car interior in need of a new lease of life? We can source, design and create bespoke trim to give your classic vehicle interior the wow factor. Give our friendly sales team today to […]
Pete has been hard at work refurbishing this gorgeous M3’s braking system. He’s replaced the disks and pads before servicing and refurbishing the brake callipers. Great job, Pete. This M3 is really starting return to her former glory now.
Our Suzuki Engine has recently been blasted in preparation for paint. The heart of this Suzuki will live on when it’s reborn as a cafe racer. The engine will now go over to our paint shop to be painted in heat resistant paint.
On a recent weekend trip away to Brighton we spotted this gorgeous Porsche 944 Convertible parked outside the Grand Hotel in Brighton.
Colin Whitmore of the SVEC has featured our January Bentwaters meet in his ‘Secretary’s Scribble’ article. In Februarys newsletter, Colin writes ‘The place was buzzing… A good sprinkling of 50s to 90s vehicles and modern stuff.’ ‘A really enjoable morning out. Well done Bridge Classic Cars.’ Thank you for your kind words, Colin. We look […]
Ady, Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has begun work on our Jensen Engine restoration. He’s stripped down the engine ready for cleaning, refurbishing and then rebuild. Having completely restored several Jensens in recent months, we’re very familiar with these wonderful classics. Does your Jensen need restorative works? Get in touch to see how our Jensen […]
Chris has been hard at work on our 1989 BMW 325 M Sport. He’s treated the rust on the side of the slam panel in the engine bay.
Darren has been hard at work getting our TR6 body ready for paint. He’s carrying out a complete strip down to bare metal, finding and treating rust and carrying out any nessasary bodywork repairs. Our client has requested this vehicle be converted from left hand drive to right hand drive. To do this Darren has […]
Dave has been working on our wonderful 1957 Jensen 541R. He’s had to convert the door hinges to allow the doors to correctly fit. To do this Dave has cut out the old door plate and fabricated a new door plate, using our 1960 Jensen door as reference to match it perfectly. He’s then had […]
We’re delighted to have this wonderful 1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500 into the Bridge Classic Cars Paint shop. The owner has brought in his spitfire 1500 for our Paintwork specialists to work on. The Spirfire will be painted black. Interestingly, black was never a colour option Triumph offered from the factory so this really will be […]
Bob has made great progress working on the wiring harness of our 1960 Jensen 541 R.
Every day more parts come through the door for our Suzuki GSX 400 Cafe Racer project. The engine is currently being sandblasted in preparation for painting. The next steps will be painting the fuel tank and engine before fitting all of our new and refurbished parts back onto the Suzukis frame.
To keep our workhorse Van in top shape, Pete is giving it a thorough service today. We’re just as adept at working on modern cars as well as our usual classics. There is a minor issue with the handbrake to repair which Pete is also taking a look at.
Wow, what a beauty! Our completed Jaguar E-Type restoration project was visited by it’s owner at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Upon seeing this lovely Jaguar, he couldn’t resist but to take her out for a drive. Seeing clients of ours happy makes the hundreds of hours spent on our restorations well worth while. We […]
Darren has worked wonders on a repair to our Vauxhall Mokka. We also carry out body and paint repairs on modern cars. Our state-of-the-art paint booth is capable of matching any colour perfectly. Darren has done a wonderful job on this Vauxhall. As you can see below, there was quite significant damage to the drivers […]
Here at Bridge Classic Cars we also offer classic car servicing. This lovely ’65 Morris Minor 1000 was brought into us to investigate a couple of imperfections as well as carrying out a full service. Pete is currently working on the follwoing: Checking the integrity of the chassis rails Perfecting door alignment Checking all seals […]
Pete and Freddie have collected this fabulous little Mini 1000 from near Bury St Edmunds. This vehicle will be available for sale once it’s been inspected by one of our classic car technicians. Having covered under 30,000 miles, it’s a very honest little low milage Morris Mini that has been well cared for by it’s […]
This lovely 1975 MG B was restored by us here at Bridge Classic Cars last year. It’s been brought in by its owner to fix some running issues with the engine. Upon inspection Ady assessed that the running issues were caused by low fuel pump pressure which would occur after a few miles of driving. […]
Our Triumph TR6 is in the paint shop now to be prepared for paintwork. The chassis has to be sanded down to a smooth surface to remove any defects before the first layers of primer are sprayed. Several stages of sanding and filling are required to get the absolute best finish possible here. It’s all […]
Paul has been continuing work on our 1960 MG A. He’s stripped down the windscreen and windscreen assembly. The metal components will be refurbished, ready for new glass to be fitted.
Kath has begun working on these E-type seats. She put new foam in, fitted both bases before fitting the gorgeous red leather. Then she moved onto fitting the headrest before the metal stalks and metal grommets arrive to complete the seats.