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Coming Soon – 1965 Amphicar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are currently in talks with the current owner of a very rare find, a 1965 Amphicar. Mr Sinclair has owned the car for many years and has carried out a lot of the restoration works himself: A complete reconditioned engine, a re-bore with new pistons, new cam shaft and cam followers, head skimmed and […]

Final stages of completion

We are now on the final push of our 1949 MG YT restoration project. The journey has been been fantastic and we have had lots of lovely comments on the car. Everyone from the MG enthusiast to the general public walking on by and looked in and admired it’s styling and unique design. She is […]

MGTC returns for some remedial work

Recently we took on a project to rebuild one side of our 1947 MG TC’s woodwork. This included a full rebuild of the woodwork frame. Once the work was complete we carried out a rear re-spray of the vehicle. When carrying out some unrelated work on site last week we noticed a slight imperfection in […]

1971 Triumph Spitfire all done and ready to go home

Our Triumph Spitfire engine rebuild is now complete and after various drives we are happy to let her go home. …and her owner Mary is certainly happy to see her too after all this time. …and we are happy to see Mary!! Thanks for the Doughnuts. Here she is sitting outside Bridge Classic Cars HQ […]

Removing the rotten metalwork

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Asa has spent the past few days removing the dead areas of bodywork, this way he is able to reveal the extent of the work that he will be required to carry out.   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”15485,15486,15487,15488,15489,15490,15491,15492,15493,15494,15495,15496,15497,15498,15499,15500,15501″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Blockage in the radiator

We believe the over heating issue on our 1947 Rover 12 is due to a severely blocked radiator. We’ve drafted in the assistance of our good friends at Sheldrake & Wells to rebuild the radiator.  We should have it back next week all complete and ready to be refitted.

The one off Bridge Classic Cars enamel badge for Maserati Merak

As a final touch on our Maserati Merak project we have asked our good friends at Pamela David Enamels to produce a 1-off Bridge Classic Cars badge to be fitted to the car. Here we have the initial designs sent back with the black lines being chrome and the white internals being black.

Let the Capri Restoration Commence

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is now underway on our 1983 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection. There has been a lot of ‘to-ing-and-fro-ing’ on this project with decisions on whether we are restoring her back to originality or customising the restoration. It has now been decided that she’ll return to her original state which is very exciting but before we […]

Polishing up the original handbrake lever

As always, Tony at Wyatt Polishing has done a superb job of re-polishing the original Jensen 541S handbrake lever. Before After

New arrival in for re-commissioning

Our stunning 1947 Rover 12 has now arrived ready for the recommissioning to proceed. One of only 200 produced. Purchased from Anglia Car Auctions a little over 12 months ago, its current owner has been unable to enjoy her as yet but after a brief chat a few weeks ago, Bridge Classic Cars have taken on […]

Manufacturing new gearbox mounts

Due to heavy corrosion on the rubbers of our Jensen 541S gearbox mounts, it is simpler and more cost effective for us to re-manufacture the mounts ourselves as brand new are non-existent and good second hand will be more work than is necessary. This is not the first time we have had to reproduce the […]

Casa Holstein Quinta de Sao Sebastiao Sintra

Gordon has spent a lovely week in Sintra at the Casa Holstein. As always, he manages to spot the classic car collection, a Merecedes 500 SEC and a Rolls Royce Corniche.  

Fitting up the new stainless exhaust

Against the black paintwork the new stainless exhaust is looking stunning on our Jaguar E-Type.

1972 Rover P5B Coupe Service

In for a full service, here we have a beautiful 1972 Rover P5B Coupe.  

E-Type Reverse Light Now In Position

The brand new Jaguar E-Type reverse light is no in position and it’s one of the first sites of how stunning the chrome on black will be.  

Spitfire engine rebuild complete

With the engine fully refurbished we are now piecing our 1971 Triumph Spitfire back together.            

Mr Jankowski – Cornwall

“Just a note to let you know the car has arrived safely in Cornwall and thank you for sorting out my mothers car. My mother would be delighted with what you have done, it was her pride and joy. “It’s for me and my handbag” was her claim, but her grandchildren loved to ride in […]

Fitting the Jensen doors

The doors have now been temporarily fitted up as this is safer than having them wrapped up and away on shelves. Within the coming weeks we’ll be able to show you huge progress on the car as we start to build her back up.

Triumph Spitfire all finished

Our 1974 Triumph Spitfire recommissioning project is now complete and safely through it’s MOT. Having been sitting around for over 15 years our task was to bring her back to life and get her back on the road. The engine needed a full rebuild but rather than a full restoration the customer wanted her, aesthetically […]

Installing the new tank in our E-Type

Not as easy as we had planned, our new tank just didn’t want to play fair with us today but Tommy persevered and after some gentle persuasion it’s in and looking lovely.

Installing the E-Type Air Conditioning System

The brand new air conditioning unit from Clayton Classics is now being installed in the centre console of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. The piece above is the evaporator unit and this will be disguised behind the newly trimmed air vent section where the controls will also be positioned.

Bridge Classic Cars visits the Italian Sports Cars Specialists

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are hopefully looking, right now, at the final trip for our 1975 Maserati Merak in it’s restoration journey. Our task at Bridge Classic Cars is now complete so it just needs a few tweaks and the once over from the Italian specialists at Grimaldi Engineering. Roberto Grimaldi and his team come from Italian and Swiss […]

Late night arrival to Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was a late finish today for Craig as he stayed back to welcome in our newest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars, our 1980 MG Midget 1500. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”15376,15377,15378,15379,15380,15381″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Re-chroming the E-Type Gearstick

Off to see Tony and the team at Wyatts Polishing with our Jaguar E-Type gear stick for it to be re-chromed.

Fitting up the E-Type dash

Tommy has been busy perfecting the Jaguar E-Type dash refit. The car is really starting to take shape with more and more improvements being made everyday. We are just days away from running the car up for the first time and being able to fit up the new interior. Once the interior is in position […]

Tactical Helicopter Flights

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here we have Craig enjoying his first tactical helicopter flight from Manchester City Airport. Helicentre’s Tactical Flying Lesson; as part of a total of 3 x 6 minutes flights, a rotation flight where each passenger will enjoy 1 hands on experience flight and 2 observation flights. This counts towards your Pilots’ Licence and you’ll also get a […]

Tidying the underside of the body

With the car up on the ramp we thought we’d tidy the black section underneath to freshen up the look once again.

Fitting up the new interior

Early next week we’ll complete the final few items of our brand new MG YT but the rear seats are now complete and ready to be fitted. We’ve used the original seats but have remade with new base cushions and re-introduced the lighter interior. The blue piping has been added to blend the interior in […]

Coming soon…1947 Rover 12

Coming soon to Bridge Classic Cars, one of only 200 ever made, a 1947 Rover 12 – LUA 733. The Rover 12 was a name given to several medium-sized family cars from the British Rover car company between 1905 and 1948. Our 1947 Rover 12 resides in Laxfield currently and has been off the road for at […]

Some new additions to our MGYT project

With the old badge bar beyond repair we have now sourced a brand new one, refurbished the original AA badge but kept the owner’s club as it arrived and now the entire unit is fitted back on to the car. The brand new roof has also been built up and fitted. We are yet to […]