Goodwood Revival 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A welcome return for 2017 with the romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Revival is the only historic race
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A welcome return for 2017 with the romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Revival is the only historic race
We love our celebrities and their classic cars. Here’s the absolutely gorgeous Jasmine Waltz playing around with ‘someone else’s’ classic Ferrari outside the Sunset Tower
Here we have behind the scenes footage of our good friend Alex, media hair and makeup artist. She is currently on set of her latest
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More pictures of our 1974 Datsun 240Z pre-restoration. We’ll soon start the process of a full strip down to fully assess the body work that
Believed to be one of only 25 right hand drive vehicles remaining on the road in the UK and one of only 3000 ever produced,
YMO 388F is a Series 1.5 Jaguar E-Type from 1968. In some ways this provides the best of both worlds. The looks of the original
Today we’ve collected one of our next projects, a 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. Owned by the family since new, it has been stored in a
John has spent the afternoon building up the Jaguar E-Type roadster’s upgraded shocks ready for the refit to begin.
In preparation for the full restoration of our 1974 Datsun 240Z we are now starting to collect the available components required for the build. Classic
Here we have the new air conditioning vents covered in the black leather to match the brand new interior soon to be fitted to our
Our newly rebuilt 1974 Triumph Spitfire engine is now ready to be fitted back in to our re-commissioning project.
Featured as the Star Car Of the Week, our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 will be appearing in the upcoming Jaguar Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars auction held
Today we accepted delivery of the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S, now back in its original factory colours of pearl grey with a black roof. Now
One of only 320 Jensen Interceptor FF’s manufactured, 110 of which were MkII and this being the very first MkII, this very special car has
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been a long time coming but our 1932 Vauxhall Cadet now has the engine refitted and ready for running up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOOfsK7ZHQ”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14812,14813,14814,14815,14816″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This weekend saw the latest Car ‘N’ Croissants meet from the guys at 400 Alliance (Facebook). If you are not familiar with 400 Alliance, they
Arriving in our workshops next month we have our 1980 MG Midget 1500. Previously residing in Edinburgh she’s had just 2 owner’s and covered an
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Photographs from Tom Steer, a good friend of Bridge Classic Cars out with his family enjoying the Brodie car show. Even little Elspeth enjoyed the
The polished aluminium radiator and header tank has now been fitted up and looking fantastic.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Maserati Merak is now back in our Ipswich workshops after one final visit to the paint shop and she is looking absolutely outstanding. Just
The brand new full A and B posts have successfully been fitted to our 1947 MGTC. As you can seem we have discovered a small
Having exhausted all avenues in sourcing some new/good used headlight hydraulic cylinders to operate the raising mechanism of the headlights, we had no other choice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having travelled all the way over from our good friends at Beverly Hills Car Club, she spent her early years in Kirkcaldy before heading over to
Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera is back in with us to have the dust covers replaced top and bottom.
The A and B posts have been successfully removed from the offside of our 1947 MGTC. We have temporarily fitted up the components we have
The Mansion House in Elgin is a lovely tourist trap and as we have often seen an overnight stop for classic car enthusiasts. This time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After several months travelling from Beverly Hills to be with us our 1967 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow runs brilliantly, with very little effort. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46CjG6HbG4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Tommy is now away sailing the Suffolk coast for a couple of days but before he left our workshops yesterday he managed to complete the installation
We have now successfully removed the majority of the affected area of our 1947 MGTC with just the A and B posts remain. It’s a
We have now uncovered the A and B posts of our 1947 MG TC to assess the extent of the rot and what coach work
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A welcome return for 2017 with the romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Revival is the only historic race meeting to be staged entirely in period dress and is a return to the halcyon days of Goodwood as the spiritual home of British motor racing.
It’s an unabashed celebration of flat-out wheel-to-wheel racing, around the sweeps and curves of this classic circuit, which remains unchanged since its heyday. The inaugural Revival opened on 18 September 1998, when the Earl of March drove around the circuit in the Bristol 400 in which his grandfather, the 9th Duke of Richmond, opened the track 50 years before. It’s now the world’s most celebrated historic motor racing event, with race fans coming from all over the country to soak up the unique atmosphere in period costume.
The History of Goodwood
In the autumn of 1998 motor racing returned to Goodwood for the first time since the closure of the famous Motor Circuit in 1966. Known as the Goodwood Revival, the event has since become one of the biggest historic motorsport events in the world and the only one to be staged entirely in period dress.
All the stars
From 1948 to 1966 the Goodwood circuit was the spiritual home of British motor racing, staging classic races such as the Tourist Trophy for sports cars and the Glover Trophy for Grand Prix cars. All the top drivers of the day came to Goodwood on Easter Monday, from Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss in the 1950s to Jim Clark and Graham Hill through the 1960s. The circuit was established by Freddie March (later 9th Duke of Richmond), himself a Brooklands winner, and was revived by his grandson Charles, Earl of March, in 1998. The Revival event is a magical step back in time to the romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be in Goodwood’s heyday.
Tweeds and frocks
The Revival is staged at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, its mid-September date now firmly established in the international motorsport calendar. The event is defined by its period dress code: tweeds and trilbies for men, furs and frocks for the ladies, and by its refusal to allow modern cars within the circuit on race days. It is also famed for its war bird flying displays in recognition of Goodwood’s history as a wartime fighter base.
This year we were unable to attended ourselves due to other work commitments but of course, our good friend Tony from Wyatt Polishing was there to see all the action…so I’ve pinched his photos!!
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We love our celebrities and their classic cars. Here’s the absolutely gorgeous Jasmine Waltz playing around with ‘someone else’s’ classic Ferrari outside the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.
…brilliant!
Here we have behind the scenes footage of our good friend Alex, media hair and makeup artist. She is currently on set of her latest film working with a classic Rolls Royce.
Turns out that sand and Rolls Royce’s don’t work brilliantly together…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More pictures of our 1974 Datsun 240Z pre-restoration.
We’ll soon start the process of a full strip down to fully assess the body work that will need to be carried out.
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Believed to be one of only 25 right hand drive vehicles remaining on the road in the UK and one of only 3000 ever produced, we’ve arrived back to Bridge Classic Cars HQ with our next product, this beautiful Audi 100 Coupe S.
A full restoration later in the year is planned but for now we need to get her on the ramp and fully assessed and for parts to start to be collected.
YMO 388F is a Series 1.5 Jaguar E-Type from 1968.
In some ways this provides the best of both worlds. The looks of the original Series 1 car with some of the running gear improvements that came with the Series 2, as well as avoiding some of the price hike that attached to Series 1 cars.
Built as a left-hand drive car for the American market and first sold in Seattle, she returned to the UK via Holland in 2006 and was restored by Southern Classics with various upgrades including:
Coming to her current owner in May 2016, recent work has included carrying out a covered headlight conversion to restore Sayer’s original unpolluted design and a complete refurbishment of the bonnet revealing that it is the original, but has had at least a couple of punches on its nose over its lifetime!
In our Ipswich workshops today to investigate a brake binding issue and some intermittent electrical problems.
We’ve stripped the front brakes, freed up all the pistons, stripped down the offside front caliper and gave it a thorough clean.
We’ve upgraded the front flexi hoses to stainless steel, cleaned and greased the front pads.
We’ve checked and adjusted the front wheel alignment and all this has rectified the brake binding issues.
With regards to the electrical issues; the headlight switch was at fault so a new switch has been fitted along with a new fuse.
After a few minor adjustments the car is now ready to go back home.
Today we’ve collected one of our next projects, a 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. Owned by the family since new, it has been stored in a barn for a number of years not being used. It is now time to get her back up and running once again.
First step is to return to our Ipswich workshops for a full inspection and assess any works that will need to be carried out.
John has spent the afternoon building up the Jaguar E-Type roadster’s upgraded shocks ready for the refit to begin.
In preparation for the full restoration of our 1974 Datsun 240Z we are now starting to collect the available components required for the build.
Classic parts are very rare to come by so we always have one eye on what’s available at all times just incase something becomes available that we know we will need for future projects.
Here we have a brand new set of Datsun 240Z badges.
Here we have the new air conditioning vents covered in the black leather to match the brand new interior soon to be fitted to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type.
Our newly rebuilt 1974 Triumph Spitfire engine is now ready to be fitted back in to our re-commissioning project.
Featured as the Star Car Of the Week, our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 will be appearing in the upcoming Jaguar Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars auction held at Kempton Park on 16th September 2017.
Today we accepted delivery of the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S, now back in its original factory colours of pearl grey with a black roof.
Now the rebuild begins!
One of only 320 Jensen Interceptor FF’s manufactured, 110 of which were MkII and this being the very first MkII, this very special car has come in to us today to have a couple of minor paint issues assessed with a view to correct them before they progress.
All being well, we may see this beauty later for the work to be carried out.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been a long time coming but our 1932 Vauxhall Cadet now has the engine refitted and ready for running up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOOfsK7ZHQ”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14812,14813,14814,14815,14816″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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This weekend saw the latest Car ‘N’ Croissants meet from the guys at 400 Alliance (Facebook). If you are not familiar with 400 Alliance, they are a Suffolk based members club for driving enthusiasts. Follow them now on Instagram
This weekend’s event was in association with Shine Supply UK. Held at Unit 7, Aries Business Park in Ipswich it looked to be a great day. They couldn’t have asked for better weather!
Unfortunately we were unable to attend the event ourselves but thanks to our good friend Aliona (she’s even let us have some photos from her latest photo-shoot)…
…we managed to grab some pictures of some of the incredible cars that turned up on the day.
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Arriving in our workshops next month we have our 1980 MG Midget 1500.
Previously residing in Edinburgh she’s had just 2 owner’s and covered an impressive 14000 miles from new.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Photographs from Tom Steer, a good friend of Bridge Classic Cars out with his family enjoying the Brodie car show.
Even little Elspeth enjoyed the day, looking at all of the fantastic classics. She’ll soon have another little pal to enjoy the day with.
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The polished aluminium radiator and header tank has now been fitted up and looking fantastic.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Maserati Merak is now back in our Ipswich workshops after one final visit to the paint shop and she is looking absolutely outstanding.
Just a couple of small areas to work on and the concours restoration will be complete. A couple of removable panels need to be realigned once again and we are waiting on a new badge for the rear to be re-produced by the guys at Pamela David Enamel.
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The brand new full A and B posts have successfully been fitted to our 1947 MGTC. As you can seem we have discovered a small area of rot that has spread to the back arch panel. Rather than replacing the entire back arch for a small amount of rot Asa has decided to leave the existing woodwork in place but to cut out the affected area and replace just that area alone.
The task is now complete and looking fantastic.
Having exhausted all avenues in sourcing some new/good used headlight hydraulic cylinders to operate the raising mechanism of the headlights, we had no other choice than to re-manufacture some brand new components.
Certainly not as easy as it sounds; lots of phone calls later to lots of hydraulic specialists and with no one wanting to take on the task we started to look more locally for help.
Nigel and the guys at Ipswich Hydraulics reluctantly said they would take on the challenge and full credit to the team, they are now back with us, looking amazing and ready to be fitted up. A huge thank you to Ipswich Hydraulics for taking on the challenge.
Will they dread coming to the phone when they next hear ‘it’s Craig from Bridge Classic Cars’ on the phone? Maybe so…haha
…but a huge thank you.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having travelled all the way over from our good friends at Beverly Hills Car Club, she spent her early years in Kirkcaldy before heading over to the states in the early 80s we believe.
Now that she’s back on UK soil we’ve got her running and here we are out on a nice, leisurely morning drive this morning.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14634,14635,14636,14637,14638,14639,14640,14641,14642″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera is back in with us to have the dust covers replaced top and bottom.
The A and B posts have been successfully removed from the offside of our 1947 MGTC. We have temporarily fitted up the components we have in but are just waiting for one more piece to the jigsaw before we secure everything into position.
Due to the severity of what we have discovered we have taken some time out to assess the nearside of the car but this looks to have been resolved in the past. Without having to remove panels unnecessarily you can see how good the exposed ends of the A and B posts are.
The Mansion House in Elgin is a lovely tourist trap and as we have often seen an overnight stop for classic car enthusiasts.
This time some enthusiasts had arrived from Germany and hired an MGB and an Austin Healey from Caledonian Classics (name on the back window) and were making their way around the north of Scotland. The driver of the Austin Healey had a very nice Auto Union and a restored DKW back home and has promised to send on some pictures that we can share.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After several months travelling from Beverly Hills to be with us our 1967 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow runs brilliantly, with very little effort.
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Tommy is now away sailing the Suffolk coast for a couple of days but before he left our workshops yesterday he managed to complete the installation of the new brake pipes. As you can see, the pipes are not yet secured but are in the positions that they need to be.
We have also fabricated the brand new over-flow pipe to the sump. This needed to be made up as it is no longer available in the shape we require.
We have now successfully removed the majority of the affected area of our 1947 MGTC with just the A and B posts remain.
It’s a surprisingly big task to take on but we are lucky to have caught it now as leaving these issues will only make the situation worse.
Once the A and B post are removed we’ll start to build in the new ash posts before re-modelling the exterior panels.
We have now uncovered the A and B posts of our 1947 MG TC to assess the extent of the rot and what coach work will need to be carried out to resolve the issues.
As you can see, the A post has been tampered with and corrected in the past as sheet metal has been used to shape and strengthen the panelling.
And as you can see from the B Post images, the rot has spread to 3 separate panels with the top panel, again being a panel that has had attention in the past. We’ll now start to get to work on correcting the issues and preventing the rot to spread any further.
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