Currently in our workshops awaiting a full re-commission, here we have our 1947 Standard Flying 14. Work will commence once all of the parts have been sourced from the guys at the Standard Motor Club. The Standard Motor Club are a very exclusive club with parts only being made available to members of the club […]
Our Jensen 541S has returned to Graham Whitehouse Autos to have the gearbox set up. The gearbox was rebuilt by Graham Whitehouse Autos earlier in the project build but now we have it fitted back into the car and with the engine running we can now set up to maximise performance. In order to reset the gearbox the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although the rear panel sections are covered in material, here at Bridge Classic Cars we insist on carrying out our work to the highest of standards. Breakages in the plastic moulding could be easily hidden up with a quick fix solution and then covered in vinyl or leather but as we have an expert plastic […]
Work has now begun on our 1961 Jaguar XK150S. The chrome is currently being removed and will be handed over to Wyatt Polishing in Thetford for the full re-chrome treatments.
Work will now begin on recommissioning our 1947 Standard Flying 14. We also need to pay close attention to some wiring issues that have arisen. A full and thorough check over is required to get her running and sounding like she should.
Our brand new stainless steel fuel tanks for both the 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R’s have arrived from the Jensen parts specialists at Richard Appleyard Parts.
Ady, with a little help from Pete has successfully removed our 1987 Mercedes SL500 engine ready for the rebuild to commence. This restoration project has begun a little prematurely but with the engine not running and feeling right it was better to address the issue sooner rather than later.
With all of the parts now either restored or newly purchased Ady can get to work rebuilding the BN1 Austin Healey engine. To start everything will be fitted up to ensure accuracy and fit before being secured into position. The nuts and bolts will all be renewed during this process to give a lovely, fresh […]
Once the areas that were once concealed by the diamond plate were repaired we then hand painted a layer of red oxide onto the body. Please note, this is not the norm if you are looking at painting your own vehicle 🙂 This is very unique project. The car has bags of character that we […]
Source: Coastline – Suffolk Coastal District Council’s newsletter Work is set to start on a scheme to boost Woodbridge by creating much-needed extra car parking. The £850,000 project is set to start today in response to the call for more spaces from local businesses and the Town Council. The creation of 63 extra spaces at […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today’s the day we hand the keys of our 1983 Ford Capri back to the customer ready for many many years of amazing drives and no doubt hundreds of lovely comments. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24151,24152,24153,24154,24155,24156,24157,24158,24159,24160,24161,24162,24163,24164,24165,24166,24167,24168,24169,24170,24171,24172″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Ady is currently equalising the combustion chambers on our 1939 Packard 120. This process can be time consuming depending on how far out the readings are originally. Equalising the combustion chambers is a way of levelling the readings of the cylinder capacity (CC). If the cylinders are reading differently from each other then his can […]
We have just received our Jaguar E-Type V12 steering wheel back from the guys and girls at Myrtle Steering Wheel and Steering Wheel Restoration. They have successfully refurbished an original Jaguar E-Type V12 steering wheel for us, a perfect addition to our 1971 E-Type restoration.
Our objective was to have the car up and running in time for the Christmas break. The current owner resides in Switzerland and is planning on spending the Christmas period here in the UK. This is their chosen car for the Christmas break and I must say, what an amazing choice! Our 1985 Mercedes 280 […]
The engine is now out of our 1987 Mercedes 500SL. Upon closer inspection, the timing chain is very loose and left in its current state would have further damaged the engine. We are lucky to have caught the problem when we did. The engine will now be stripped of it’s components, cleaned up, repaired and […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our team have had a crazy busy few days preparing both Jensen chassis’ ready for paint. A few amendments needed to be made prior to paintwork but as well as these configurations the media blasting has uncovered a couple of unexpected imperfections in the structure which need to be addressed. Rot has unfortunately found it’s […]
Our 1989 Ford Granada has now successfully been completed. Peter has given her one last clean before she heads back to Ipswich. The sills have now been replaced, the rot has now been taken away and all other aspects of the MOT failure have been addressed. You’ll be seeing her at shows next season…
Our 1955 Austin Healey project is a very important and special restoration for our customer. With a lot of the restoration work having already been carried out by her late husband it is especially important to not undo a lot of the hard work that he had put into it. For instance, the inside of […]
As part of the general check over of the car we have diagnosed that the offside rear piston is seized on our 1978 Mini Clubman. We have ordered a brand new one to replace the existing. This explains why the customer felt the car braking incorrectly, it would most likely feel like it is steering […]
Our wonderful 1978 Mini Clubman 1100 is in our workshops today for a general check up. Having been off the road and in storage for over a year we are having a general check over of the vehicle; replacing the battery, checking the brakes, giving her a full service and new MOT. the final task […]
The final work to be completed on our 1989 Ford Granada project is to prepare and under-seal the underside. This will help to prolong the life of the car and give extra protection to the areas most exposed to the UK roads. The wheels have now been aligned, the MOT has been a success and […]
Early 2019 we’ll be able to introduce a new project to the workshops, a classic TVR Grantura. It is coming in as a stalled restoration with the previous company no longer trading and leaving the customer with an unfinished project. For now we have the engine in for a full rebuild with the body shell […]
Our 1973 Ford Cortina 200GT was one of the recent topics of conversation on Classic Ford For Sale, reaching out (at the time) to over 56,000 members and a huge 257,000 followers.
Today, we collected this wonderful little 1961 Austin 7 from Stanway in Essex and brought her back to her new home just down the road from us in Woodbridge, Suffolk. The current owner is in the process of relocating himself so we assisted with the movement of his classic car. A wonderful little car, welcome […]
The long awaited arrival of the E-type parcel shelves. Over the years we have accumulated a lot of Jaguar contacts and we felt we had exhausted the majority of these when we searched for replacements for our parcel shelves. We finally received a new pair and have been able to fit them up into the […]
In our workshops ready for the beginning of the week we have our 1964 Land Rover. This amazingly quirky car is somewhat of a challenge for Tommy as we look to remove the diamond plate (checker plate) from the top of the front wings and bottom of the rear wings. The car has been hand […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”23891,23898,23897,23896,23895,23894″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Credit, as always, to Paul Johnson Valeting for carrying out an excellent job on detailing our 1976 MG B V8. The car is now ready for re-sale.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”23899,23910,23909,23908,23907,23906,23905,23904,23903,23902,23901,23900″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few more images before she moves over to our showroom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24106,24107,24109,24110,24111,24112,24113,24114,24115,24116,24117,24118″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Not yet confirmed but a possible future project will be our 1974 Maserati Merak. The car was imported to the UK a few years ago and was essentially a good running car when it arrived. believed to be 99% complete the current owner just wanted it to be checked over mechanically, for any works to […]
Here we have a set of radiators all ready for the trip over to Sheldrake & Wells in Ipswich for their complete overhaul. In amongst the collection we have the radiators from our 1957 Jensen 541R and 1960 Jensen 541R.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brian has been busy polishing the faded bright work on our 1934 Austin 10. A little elbow grease and TLC and it’s come up lovely, a complete transformation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”24046,24047,24048,24049,24050,24051,24052,24053,24054,24055″][/vc_column][/vc_row]