Our brand new fuel tank pickups have arrived this morning from Chris and the guys at Four Ashes Garage. Because of the rarity and complexity in the fuel tank pickups, our old units have been returned to Chris for a future rebuild. Who are Four Ashes Garage They are a family owned leading independent Aston […]
Although we do some long days here at Bridge Classic Cars we do allow the occasional 15 minute break…a bit of rest time for the guys to put their feet up!!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving into our workshops very soon we have our 1963 Jaguar E-Type, in for a possible restoration. The car is a US import and whilst in the states had undergone various modifications and alterations, including a V8 engine. Our objective is to restore the car back to original condition with a few sympathetic upgrades. Firstly […]
Our 1972 Jaguar E-Type’s V12 engine is now fitted up to the test rig to check it’s running capabilities. It turned over first time with very little effort which is great news so Ady now knows what he needs to work on to refurbish and prepare the engine for refit.
A rare item to source new, this piece of metalwork is from the classic Westerly Oceanquest. We will look to strip back and re-chrome the existing piece.
As we start a new year here at Bridge Classic Cars we open our inbox to a fantastic breakdown of last years stories from the guys and girls at AutoClassics. Source: autoclassics.co.uk “As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on all that’s happened in the world of classic and collector cars. Below […]
No rest for Brian over the Christmas period as he began work on the refurbishment of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12 gearbox. The external components have now been stripped where necessary, blasted, cleaned and repainted. With the individual parts complete and repainted we have now reassembled the gearbox and is ready for refit.
The now famous MGC GT owned by the Sheesh Restaurant is still a popular choice for a photo opportunity by the restaurant’s clientele. Instagram sensation @MissCatherinePierce shared an amazing photo with her 20,500+ followers when she last visited the Sheesh Restaurant in Chigwell, Essex.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to Tony at Wyatt Polishing for the photos once again… “Nice drive with P5 on the Brass Monkeys run today”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24890,24891,24892,24893,24894,24895,24896,24897,24898,24899,24900,24901,24902,24903,24904,24905,24906,24907,24908,24909,24910,24911,24912,24913,24914,24915″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
A lot of work is required on our hood frame to get that back to an acceptable standard. We are looking to refurbish the original hood frame and once stripped and blasted the task should be relatively straight forward, albeit quite time consuming. The end result, however, has turned out excellent and now that it […]
We have now completed the re-upholstering of our 1936 Riley Merlin Nine front seats using the customer’s own leather hyde. The hyde that has been supplied to us is very similar in colour to the original and has come to us with sentimental reasons so we were more than happy to assist with this project.
Arriving in to our workshops in the early part of 2019 we have our 1960 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite MkI. We will wait for the arrival before deciding what the future holds for our little Frogeye but always a favourite amongst classic car lovers we have absolutely no doubt that one way or another she’ll […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]’It was the night before Christmas…’ …when we received the phone call from Ian at Schumacher Cargo Logistics to confirm the arrival of our 1969 Pontiac Firebird into Felixstowe docks. She had been at sea for a number of weeks taking the trip over from Canada but a couple of days prior to the phone call we […]
Work on preparing the bodyshell of our 1967 racing E-type is well underway by our friends at Simon Morris Commercial Vehicle Paintshop and Repairs. They are working on the preparation before handing her back to us, here at Bridge Classic Cars, to be painted in our paint shop. We aim to have our body shell returned […]
Source: Instagram Spotted this week here in Suffolk by Ipswich 102 afternoon presenter Paul Morris. Ipswich 102 – welcome from everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars After three months of hard work behind the scenes (from lots of people you’ll never hear on the air!) Ipswich 102 launched their regular programmes on 102FM, DAB Digital Radio, on smart-speaker […]
Dave has now successfully re-instated the air intake to filter set up within the engine bay compartment. The radiator surround has also been fitted into position. …and the rubbers are also now being fitted up around the door.
We have managed to salvage the original seat frames of our 1975 MGB. They were in quite a bad state but we have successfully repaired and re welding the frames before blasting and re-coating. With the frames now complete we have fitted the brand new MGB Autumn Leaf interior trim, including new seat foams and […]
Our 1960 Jensen 541R (#328) will have ungraded and improved con rod bolts, supplied to us by ARP Automotive Racing Products, California. We are now in the process of resizing the big ends on the con rods to give the smooth finish required. This task will be completed by tomorrow and ready to be fitted.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This morning, bright and early we welcomed one of our new projects for 2019, our 1977 MGBGT. One owner from new, our little MGBGT has been barn stored since the 80’s with little to no attention but 2019 will be the year she’ll be back on the road. The car will remain as original as […]
Both of our Jensen 541R chassis’ have now been painted in POR15 Top Coat Chassis Coat Black. In the new year we will be able to start work on reassembling the chassis’, to get them back on their wheels. POR15 Top Coat in Chassis Black (was Chassis Coat Black) is a direct to metal coating designed […]
We are loving the Christmas classic cars on Instagram at the minute…send in, tag @craigranson or #bridgeclassiccars if you see anymore! Source: @nickpandolfi Source: @classiccarvoyage and Source: @thevintagesociety_ Source: @autofinesse Source: @retro_classica Source: LinkedIn: Benedict Ficken
The original steering column has now been removed of it’s wheel and clean down, treated and painted ready for refit.
The car came in to us with some after-market number plate surrounds but with the car being so beautifully original we wanted to try and keep the car exactly how it came in to us. At the time, the surrounds were only mounted on the back so we have fabricated a bracket to hold the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We managed to secure another day with Paul Johnson Valeting this weekend so he spent the day detailing our 1939 Packard 120. Although we are yet to complete the engine works on the car (due to a couple of valves having to be made) we are almost complete with the rest of the project so she’ll soon […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the engine now successfully refitted into position we can now look to rebuild the car with all of the brand new and refurbished components. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24664,24663,24662,24661,24660,24659,24658,24657,24656,24655,24654,24653,24652,24651,24650,24649,24648,24647,24646,24645,24644″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The bodywork of our 1975 MGB is nearing completion. We are hoping to have the welding work wrapped up this week so we can then get the shell ready for paint preparation at the beginning of the new year.
We’ve had an amazing year here at Bridge Classic Cars, most notably the huge relocation from Deben Road in Ipswich to our new premises at The Nursery, Pettistree. We’ve hosted our very own Classic and Sports Car Show which was a huge success and will be announcing our exciting news for next year’s event in […]
We believe the oil filter of our 1947 Standard Flying 14 may not be working to the best of it’s ability. Compared alongside a new oil filter you can see just how clogged up the existing filter has become. This will be replaced with a brand new one which will certainly move us one step […]
Due to popular demand we have taken some more images of our 1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 Roadster body shell.
Apart from needing a thoroughly clean and some certain area detailed and freshened up, our 1961 Jaguar XK150S engine is running and driving wonderfully. With that in mind we concentrate our efforts on perfecting the look rather than re-writing the rule book. The once black areas have been cleaned of surface rust, masked up and […]