Race Retro – International Historic Motorsport Show 23rd – 25th February 2018 Stoneleigh Park This year’s Race Retro powered by Motor Sport, Europe’s #1 historic motorsport show, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ground-effects era in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame Live, the centre piece of the show. The showstopper of the display will no doubt […]
It’s not very often we showcase other vehicles for sale around the world and especially when it comes to modern but we couldn’t resist this beauty. What a stunning looking future classic! Source: Classic Motors For Sale – The Showroom to the World’s Finest Motor Cars The most unique, and special Ferrari we ever had to […]
Our 1980 MG Midget is now complete and with the photo shoot arranged for Friday 26th January we took a trip to Shine Supply UK for the full and final detail. They are currently in the process of renovating their new premises but were good enough to fit in our car.
The big task of welding up and repairing our 1983 Ford Capri is now complete and today we deliver her to the paint shop to be prepared for re-paint.
The brand new, bespoke exhaust system is now complete and fitted to our Jensen. A fantastic job by our good friends at Demand Engineering who told us of having a very special visit from a journalist who loved seeing our car.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This weekend we’ll need our overalls at the ready as we take on the dirty task of removing all of the contents from inside the vehicle. The vehicle has been sitting in the same position of a working workshop for the passed 8 years so although she is 100% dry she is not 100% clean […]
Our main objective, at this stage in the build, is to de-seam the car and weld up the boot area. The bonnet shaping needs attention as does the doors. Once we are happy that we’ve completed the task to the standard required we will start to prepare the body ready for the respray.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are now days away from being able to marry up our V12 engine to our 1971 Jaguar E-Type so with Dave busy rebuilding the suspension components Tommy and John are refitting the front frame and bonnet to ensure everything fits as expected. And it does… [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”17415,17416,17417,17418,17419,17420,17421,17422,17423,17424,17425,17426,17427,17428,17429″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
We were out bright and early this morning with our 1980 MG Midget as we delivered her to Shine Supply UK for the full and final detail. Being a 14000 mile car and working within our impeccably clean workshops the guys have a good base to work on as she is very clean and tidy as […]
Here we have a collection of key components that require a preparation and a re spray to freshen up the look.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MG project is now complete and ready to find a new home. Before she goes too far she’s booked in for a full detail before the Bridge Classic Cars photo shoot. Someone will soon own one of the best, low mileage MG’s on the road today. Watch this space as this could be a […]
Work is now underway on our 1971 Cadillac Eldorado. First things first we need to empty the car of all loose and removable components. As she has been sitting in the corner of a working barn for the passed 8 years everything is covered in a thick layer of dust and grime. Before we can […]
We are now into the rebuild stage of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12. The half-shafts have been built up ready to be fitted back up and part of the full front end re-assembly.
From the chassis plate under the engine bay we can now officially identify the car and get an insight into it’s origins. According to an online source the meaning of the Cadillac chassis plates are as follows: First Digit: Code – 6 GM Division – Cadillac Second Thru Fifth Digits: 8169 – Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham 8247 – 2 […]
The reproduction of the new ceiling cloth is now complete and Kim is currently fitting back up to our 1960 Jensen. Apart from one piece missing from the front which will tighten up the cloth it is in position and looking amazing.
Being a rare car to start and with the unusual set up of a single down pipe to a double exit it is not the kind of exhaust system that is readily available on the shelf so we have called upon the help of our friends at Demand Engineering in Stonham, Suffolk to re-manufacturer a stainless […]
Arriving with us this week, our 1971 Ford Capri in for a full ‘engine-out’ respray. Before we collected the car, the engine had been removed so we have been assigned to strip, prepare and paint the body and return to the customer for reassembly.
With the underside now fully stripped and certain areas cleaned back to metal it’s time for Pete to mask up the areas in preparation for the underside treatment. The treatment will will be applied once the cleaning is fully complete and will not only freshen up the look but will protect the areas that are […]
With a New Year comes a New Challenge! Bridge Classic Cars are looking to expand the Bridge family in 2018. Due to our current workload and exciting plans for the future, our fantastic team of exceptionally talented technicians needs to grow. If you have the experience we have the facilities… Time served motor mechanics and […]
Pete has started to strip back to bare metal the areas underneath to fully clean up, repair, treat and repaint the underside ready for the new suspension components to be fitted up.
With a very minor tear in the vinyl roof we decided to replace the entire hood for new but this time we upgraded the material to Mohair. As this is a rarer option on the MG Midget we arranged for hood specialists Don Trimming to manufacture the hood. Here we are mid way through the […]
The strip down process has now begun on our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. The rear axle, front suspension, shocks, springs have all been removed and stripped down to reveal the corroded fuel pipes running through the underside. With the rear axle out of the way the fuel pipes can fully replaced with new but that’s […]
One way to escape the cold weather this Christmas is with the fantastic CarCoon Airflow System. Our 1949 MGYT is now safely tucked away keeping warm and secure. The EVO model is probably the most versatile CarCoon of all. This model comprises of a base mat and a separate top cover. Simply drive the car […]
We were first introduced to our beautiful 1949 MG Y Tourer (YT) back in September 2016. She was then on a ship heading to the UK from Cyprus where she had spent the majority of her life in the hands of just one family. Daniel McDonald had dreamt of owning a MGYT, having owned a […]
Different but very impressive. We recently spoke to Steve. Steve lives in Manchester and he contacted us after reading up on our Maserati Merak project online. Steve owns an early golf and it just so happens that it is fitted with Maserati Merak wheels so he sent through some pictures for us to see. I […]
Last week we attended the Annual Christmas Classic Auction held at Sandown by Barons Classic Car Auctioneers. Also in attendance were the production crew from Channel 4’s new documentary Inside Bentley: A Great British Motor Car. We were thrilled to hear that they were there to film our 1949 Bentley Special Mk VI and were keen […]
Thanks to the guys are Aldridge Trimming for providing us with our new Jaguar E-Type interior. Here are the front seats covered and ready to be fitted.
The underside of our 1980 MG Midget bonnet was in need of a little tidying up. Although in generally good condition once the layer of dirt and dust was removed we felt it could benefit from being re-sprayed. With the engine gleaming under our workshop lights it’s nice to have the bonnet above looking just […]
Sounds like a simple task but it is very much the opposite. Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 door catch may look the part having been fully refurbished but upon closer inspection you’ll see the small spring is a broken. Typically, this spring is probably the most important aspect of the mechanism and is almost impossible […]