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Painting the Bentley rear end

Bizarre but true, our Bentley’s rear bumper had found a mate in a friendly pheasant who decided to peck away at the paintwork. Not a huge issue to resolve so we have now put the car through our workshops to tidy up the rear and make it look perfect once again.

Restoring the window frames and hood cover

The original Austin Healey side screens have been stripped, cleaned and repainted. We have had to carry out some remedial repairs to the cracked frames which involved welding new metal into the affected areas. The material and perspex which makes up the window have been cleaned down before rebuilding both sides ready for refit. The […]

Supporting our boy Andrew with his Brisca F2 stock car

Here we have the new pictures of our boy Andrew Warne’s BriSCA F2 Stock Car. His car is powered by a Ford 2.9 litre Zetec engine for the short oval racing. …now complete with the Bridge Classic Cars logo proudly on the side.

The New Aston Martin ‘DBS 59’

Confirmed to be attending this year’s Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show we have the very special 2019 Aston Martin DBS 59. Source: Jardine Motors Official Website Aston Martin DBS 59 – The Latest Limited Edition Model From Aston Martin Cambridge. Aston Martin Cambridge hosted a unique handover event at 24 hours of Le […]

Chroming various parts

Images back from Tony at Wyatt Polishing as he continues to work through the various re-chroming and re-polishing projects we have given him. Here we have bright work from our TVR Grantura, Jensens 541R’s and Jaguar E-Type.

A visit from our friends at Suffolk Sportscars

Out on a test drive in the beautiful SS100, Suffolk Sportscars have called in to our workshops to pay us a little visit and show our John some developments possibly suited to our Jensen 541R rebuild. Suffolk Sportscars Official Website Suffolk Sportscars is dedicated to the production of the visually exact reproduction of the legendary […]

TVR Grantura: Bringing back to life!

Images have emerged of our 1962 TVR Grantura in dis-repair some years ago. As much as it is not nice to see a wonderful classic looking so sad it is still lovely to find images like this.

Cleaning our M3 engine cover

Whilst we continue to diagnose the running issues with our 1998 BMW M3 Evolution we have cleaned up engine cover ready for the recommission to commence.

Shine Supply UK – July 2019

Our 2008 Bentley Continental featured on ShineSupply_UK Instagram story.

1959 Triumph TR3 body preparation

Our 1959 Triumph TR3 is now in the preparation area having the outer sills removed and corrosion behind repaired. The sills will be replaced with new and repainted.

A tour of Old Jet, Rendlesham

Last week Bridge Classic Cars had the pleasure in being given a guided tour of the amazing creative set up at Old Jet, Rendlesham. And look what caught our eye outside in the car park… Old Jet is an arts centre based at Bentwaters, the ex US Air Force base in Rendlesham, Suffolk The aim […]

Transforming our Bentley Continental Wheels

Our 2008 Bentley Continental split rim wheels have now returned from Wheelcare complete. Wheelcare is an Alloy wheel refurbishing specialist. We offer our refurbishment in and around Essex and Suffolk. If your wheels are damaged or corroded they can really effect the look of your car and of course, it’s value. You can end up […]

Building up the TVR Grantura dash

Donna has now completed the re-trim of the dash in Poppy Red leather. The dash has been handed back to Brian to reinstate the refurbished dials.

Polishing some of the TVR Grantura parts

Working on cleaning and polishing our TVR parts ready for the rebuild. The warning lights, ignition and hinges have all been polished now and ready for refit. The original badges have also had the polishing treatment.

Polishing the Ford Consul Wheel Trims

Our Ford Consul wheel trims have now been cleaned and polished ready for refit.

Our 1959 Triumph TR3 arriving

Due in this week we have our 1959 Triumph TR3 in need of some body work repairs on the outer sill. And right behind to collect the owner is our good friend Hilary with his Austin Healey. Travelling in style…

BMW Car Magazine – August 2019

BMWcar – Independently written for real enthusiasts. Featured in the August 2019 edition of the BMWcar magazine is our 1973 BMW 2002 Targa.

1960 MGA Walk Round

Seeing the sunshine for the first time in 26 years our 1960 MGA barn find is now back in our workshops awaiting assessment.

Fabricating a new set of caliper carriers

Having just one set of carrier calipers we set to work fabricating a new set so that both vehicles had a set.

1957 Jensen 541R bodyshell ready for refit

We are delighted with the ‘snug’ fit of our 1957 Jensen 541R bodyshell. Having spent some time perfecting the fibreglass shape and removing all signs of the years of cracking and wear within the moulding, the body shell is now ready for re-fit. We are yet to secure the body shell to the chassis but […]

1960 MGA: 26 yrs stored in a barn

Having been stored away for 26 years in a barn in the midlands we were expecting the worse when we went up to collect the car. After pumping up the tyres and making a pathway it was relatively straight forward to wheel out which was great news. With the car all loaded up as well […]

Replacement tank for the Ford Consul

The replacement tank for our 1956 Ford Consul has arrived and can now be fitted to the car ready for run up.

We Fit Any Tyres Anywhere – July 2019

Our Morris J Series wheels featured on We Fit Any Tyres AnyWhere‘s Instagram story.

Re-trimming our TVR dashboard

Our 1962 TVR Grantura interior is starting to take shape with Donna now working on rebuilding the existing seats, dash and side panels. We have chosen Poppy Red as the interior colour. Against the blue exterior this will be a beautiful colour combination. The dash is now re-covered so it is now over to Brian […]

Re-designing our 1962 TVR Grantura Interior

Donna has now began work on stripping our TVR Grantura interior trim and prepare the frames ready for the new design. The framework will be cleaned up and refurbished ready before Donna builds back up with new cushions and leather work. The existing dash will be stripped down and replaced with new leather and refurbished […]

1956 Ford Consul – now in colour

Our 1956 Ford Consul is now once again finished in the beautiful Sarum Blue finish. Mauro is busy piecing it back together with all of the refurbished bright work and components earlier removed for restoring.

Jensen brightwork ready for refit.

We have now stripped back, cleaned and plated the seat runners and bonnet stays. We have also received delivery of our brand new rear brakes, hubs and caps ready for refit too.

3x Suzuki SC100 ‘Whizzkid’s’ and a ‘real’ McCoy)

Stored away somewhere in Suffolk we have 4 very rare finds indeed. In need of some serious TLC we have 3x Suzuki SC100 ‘Whizzkids’ and a very rare McCoy, believed to be 1 of only 100 every produced. The Suzuki SC100 ”Whizzkids’ Produced for export, Suzuki transformed the Cervo into the SC100, first introduced in […]

Refurbishing our TVR parts

Working through the assortment of TVR parts in need of restoration. The bonnet springs and runners have now been blasted, painted and ready for re-fit.

1977 MGBGT: Restoration Complete

We were first introduced to our 1977 MG BGT at last year’s Bridge Classic Cars Classic and Sports Car Show. The current and ONLY owner purchased the car brand new in 1977 and due to unforeseen circumstances the car was tucked away in the 80’s not to be used there after. …until now. We heard […]