[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During our recent post on our visit to Morston Hall we mentioned meeting Bernard and his wife who had, at home, a Mk1 Ford Cortina. Bernard told me
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving soon to our Ipswich workshops, our beautiful 1982 Austin Mini Clubman in concours condition. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”11922,11923,11924,11925,11926,11927,11928,11929,11930,11931,11932,11933″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Although the car has benefited hugely from being safely stored away all year round the chrome bumper and over-riders have started to show signs of
The sun was shining this afternoon outside Bridge Classic Cars and Bridge MOT HQ so John decided to work outside on our 1971 MGB Roadster.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although this incredible structure over the River Orwell is one of Suffolk’s largest landmarks, it’s surprisingly difficult to get a car photographed beside the Orwell
Due to our busy paint shop the full respray on our US 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 has taken a bit of a back seat. Here
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, Dave has been concentrating on fitting up the blue leather piping around the front and rear wings of our 1949 MGYT. With lots of
Work continues today on the paint preparation as we build up and re-shape to give our E-Type roadster the perfect lines once again.
As you can see from the pictures, we have a lot to tackle with this one. Our 1969 MGBGT came in to us a couple
We are now preparing the bodywork ready for paint. At this stage we are expecting the preparation to be approximately 150-180 hours.
With the owner’s of this stunning HMC making the permanent move to Australia later in the year, we are pleased to have it in with
A very challenging task and one that we can’t just jump in head first. One of the toughest materials to work with, we have taken
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the newly refurbished radiator now fitted and functional there was just one final piece to the puzzle. A good clean and detail to remove
Our Triumph TR7 radiator has now been fully rebuilt and tested by the guys down at Ipswich based radiator specialists Sheldrake & Wells. As always,
It is always very rewarding, after months of preparation to see our car go into paint. We can now embark on the reassembly of all
On his recent visit to the UK and to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here we have the Bridge Classic Cars team (minus John who
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During our recent post on our visit to Morston Hall we mentioned meeting Bernard and his wife who had, at home, a Mk1 Ford Cortina. Bernard told me
I was put on to our latest acquisition by my old friend Brian Farquar of Abelour in Bonny Scotland. Brian finds me lots of cars
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whilst sorting through the back offices in preparation for the new office makeover, Andy has dug out a photo album from his youth. We have
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the return of our painted Jaguar E-Type body imminent, Tommy has been working through some of the final pieces that require his attention. Today,
A night’s relaxation at Morston Hall in Holt, Norfolk is always a lovely experience with it’s Michelin Star cuisine and beautiful grounds. And it’s even
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having taken the long trip down the M6 from Nantwich, our newest arrival, a 1973 Reliant Scimitar is now with us at Bridge Classic Cars.
It is always nice when like minded friends visit us at Bridge Classic Cars. I have known Andy Kenward since my days at Guinness Runcorn
Whilst in the paint shop an issue has arisen with the radiator. By removing the radiator we discovered that is was suffering heavily due to
Although our MG YT came fitted with solid floors, they had seen better days and needed attention. We felt the car deserved better so rather
The Twister Yacht chrome window frames have now returned and looking stunning. Justin time for the summer season to begin. Time to get them fitted
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of hard-graft rebuilding the engine, Don Warman was back with us today to run up the 1976 Maserati Merak engine for the first
The front end of our 1969 MGBGT is now stripped and ready for the repair work to begin.
The pictures show the first stages of paint. Smooth stone chip has been applied to the inner wings, high gloss black to the centre of
With the new wiring loom fitted and complete, just one more job before the car is ready to go, a good clean and polish. We’ve
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During our recent post on our visit to Morston Hall we mentioned meeting Bernard and his wife who had, at home, a Mk1 Ford Cortina.
Bernard told me as a part of his retirement that he travels around Suffolk and visits our churches and photographs his car with the church and writes about the experience.
We are very pleased to be able to share with you their fascinating story. All of the experiences you read of below are from Bernard Butler. Bridge Classic Cars do not claim ownership in any way.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Suffolk Churches – a series of journeys in a Mk 1 Cortina – by Bernard Butler”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Chapter 2
The second tour began on a sunny August morning. It was to be a journey of only modest ambition, taking in four very local churches.
It was disappointing to find the first church locked (Bedfield) but it will be revisited later. It is in the Benefice so we have sung there before on several occasions.
Monk Soham church was open. It is also in the Benefice and had been visited before.
It is very secretively hidden away behind churchyard trees (see below), but a long-range view can be obtained from the south aspect (see second picture). Travellers on foot are offered a most attractive and unusual footpath approach from this position.
Kenton church is approached impressively from a due west compass position, and the tower looked magnificent in the morning sunlight. I was very pleased with this photograph.
Sadly I encountered another locked church at Bedingfield – maybe it was too early in the day – but it will be revisited. The trees covered the site so well that this is the only picture I could achieve that included the building and the car, and some imagination is required! The Cortina looks nice anyway!
Bedingfield church was revisited on November 14th 2005 and this time it was open. It is an interesting ancient building with many references to the generations of the Bedingfield family line who gave the village its name.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving soon to our Ipswich workshops, our beautiful 1982 Austin Mini Clubman in concours condition.
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Although the car has benefited hugely from being safely stored away all year round the chrome bumper and over-riders have started to show signs of wear.
Over the years we have collected lots of new and rare parts here at Bridge Classic Cars and it just so happens that on the shelf we had a brand new, original rear bumper. Unfortunately we did not have the over-riders.
Ordinarily, replacing the bumpers and over-riders with new would be very easy as we are very lucky in the UK to have plenty of MG parts suppliers. On this occasion we have been able to source a left handed rear over-rider but according to various contacts the tooling used to manufacture the right handed over-rider is faulty, so there is a shortage of this particular item which is a bit of a pain for us.
After a lot of calling around we have managed to secure a right handed over-rider with rubbers so we are now just awaiting the arrival and the new parts will all be fitted back up and the car will soon be complete.
The sun was shining this afternoon outside Bridge Classic Cars and Bridge MOT HQ so John decided to work outside on our 1971 MGB Roadster.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although this incredible structure over the River Orwell is one of Suffolk’s largest landmarks, it’s surprisingly difficult to get a car photographed beside the Orwell Bridge.
We were all set for a 9am start with a fantastic location all lined up and the necessary permissions all in place to carry out our latest photo shoot. Unfortunately after the first few shots Jason from Sugar and Spice Photography wasn’t too happy with how it looked on camera. Through the lens the bridge looked too far away so we had to think fast on a Plan B.
The Orwell Bridge was a crucial part of this shoot. It was opened to road traffic in 1982 which is the very same year our Triumph TR7 was first registered on the UK roads. It seemed too good a connection to pass up the opportunity.
Our photo shoots are very well known for including some of Suffolk most iconic landmarks and we are continuing to look for more for future shoots so if you have any suggestions please feel free to email them in.
Here was have a behind the scene look whilst we eagerly await the professionals from Jason.
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We even got spotted by Gary…
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Due to our busy paint shop the full respray on our US 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 has taken a bit of a back seat.
Here are the latest pictures from the strip down.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, Dave has been concentrating on fitting up the blue leather piping around the front and rear wings of our 1949 MGYT.
With lots of blue fabric options on the market as well as a great choice of dark greys and blacks in leather this turned out to be more of a challenge than we expected.
We looked through lots of samples from various manufacturers and finally decided on the dark blue leather option that you see here. Now it is in position, we are very happy that the research really paid off.
We’ve seen a number of the MGY’s with black piping but that’s not what we wanted. In our opinion, settling for black, or even dark grey would not have been right.
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Work continues today on the paint preparation as we build up and re-shape to give our E-Type roadster the perfect lines once again.
As you can see from the pictures, we have a lot to tackle with this one.
Our 1969 MGBGT came in to us a couple of weeks ago after being involved in a minor accident which damaged the front grille and chrome bumper. By stripping the components ready for the body repair to commence we have exposed a lot of the rot around the front inner wing and headlight surround. This is something we will have to address before carrying out our intended work.
We are now preparing the bodywork ready for paint. At this stage we are expecting the preparation to be approximately 150-180 hours.
With the owner’s of this stunning HMC making the permanent move to Australia later in the year, we are pleased to have it in with us to carry out some remedial work before she makes the big trip. Work will begin at the beginning of May 2017. More information to follow.
Holmes Motor Company Limited was founded in 1984 by brothers Graham and Peter Holmes, trading as HMC sports cars.
HMC sports cars manufactured Sports cars inspired by the Austin Healey, although the body shape was similar to the original Healey the car was an extremely capable modern sports car in its own right and was widely regarded as the finest in its class, so much so Geoffrey Healey endorsed it.
Unfortunately due to a dispute between the Healey family and Jensen in 1989 over the ownership of the Healey trademark, the name was withdrawn. Despite this draw back the HMC had excellent reviews from magazines such as Motor Sport and Performance Car and television programmes including Top Gear. Through a network of dealerships the HMC sold very well worldwide until 2001 when parts supplies finally dried up. The company was forced to evolve so with Peter managing customer support for HMC Healeys and with a slight name change Graham and then son Gresham were flown to Sao Paulo to help with the development a new Brazilian sports car called the Lobini. This is the Dream of Portuguese businessman Jose Orlando Lobo and designer Fabio Birolini to bring Brazil to the forefront of sports car manufacture. The Name Lobini is taken from the names of Jose and Fabio and when translated means small Wolf, the model name H1 is an acknowledgement of the work done by Holmes motor company. The Lobini H1 is now in production and selling well in Brazil and America and will soon be available in Europe through lifestyle automotive in spring 2007.
In 2004 Holmes motor company completed the first Holmes Spyder 550, they continue producing this model whilst developing others such as the RS Spyder and the Speedster.
A very challenging task and one that we can’t just jump in head first. One of the toughest materials to work with, we have taken on the task of repairing the Birmabright body panels from a Land Rover Series 1.
We have removed the dents from the panels.
Source: Wikipedia
Birmabright is best known as the material used in the body of the Land Rover from its launch in April 1948, and in a few other classic British vehicles.
The doors, boot lid and bonnet of most Rover P4 models were also Birmabright, however towards the end of production this was changed to steel to reduce costs.
An early use in the 1930s was for the bodywork of the land speed record car, Thunderbolt. Also used for the bodywork of Bluebird K7 used for the Coniston speed record attempt by the late Donald Campbell. The well known Laurent Giles designed 46ft sailboat Beyond was built of riveted sheets of Birmabright and circumnavigated in the early 1950s by Tom and Ann Worth. The hull proved corrosion resistant but required re-riveting later due to crystallisation of the rivet heads, and lasted well until being sunk in the Caribbean as an artificial diving reef in the 1980s.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the newly refurbished radiator now fitted and functional there was just one final piece to the puzzle.
A good clean and detail to remove the last of the paint shop dust.
Rich from Suffolk Detailing came in to assist yesterday afternoon and after a few hours we are back in the workshops, covered over ready for the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk photoshoot early next week…
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Our Triumph TR7 radiator has now been fully rebuilt and tested by the guys down at Ipswich based radiator specialists Sheldrake & Wells.
As always, a super fast service and prompt delivery means we were able to remove it, rebuild it and refit it in a number of days.
It is always very rewarding, after months of preparation to see our car go into paint.
We can now embark on the reassembly of all of the refurbished and new parts that have been the focus of our attention over the passed few months.
When we look at the rebuilt engine and gearbox we can now see how it is going to compliment the beautiful black paintwork.
On his recent visit to the UK and to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here we have the Bridge Classic Cars team (minus John who was skiving for the afternoon) with the owner of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster and Brian Page from Classic Assessments.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During our recent post on our visit to Morston Hall we mentioned meeting Bernard and his wife who had, at home, a Mk1 Ford Cortina.
Bernard told me as a part of his retirement that he travels around Suffolk and visits our churches and photographs his car with the church and writes about the experience.
We are very pleased to be able to share with you their fascinating story. All of the experiences you read of below are from Bernard Butler. Bridge Classic Cars do not claim ownership in any way.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Suffolk Churches – a series of journeys in a Mk 1 Cortina – by Bernard Butler”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Chapter 1
This adventure, with its crazy ambition of visiting every church in Suffolk (and then on into Norfolk!) began on a sunny morning in April. Leaving home in Worlingworth soon after 9 o’clock, I set off on the first of what would hopefully become many journeys into the beautiful Suffolk countryside.
I had planned each journey to take in about five churches, gradually casting the net further and further away from base. Initially the journeys would be relatively local and therefore could be “circular”, but eventually they would have to take the format of “travel out – local exploration – travel home”.
I took the Cortina rather than a modern car as it symbolised for me the timelessness of the journeys, many of the churches having stood, little changed, for centuries.
I do not intend to write detailed accounts of the churches I visit – these can be found in many scholarly publications – but rather to keep a historical record of the journeys themselves. To achieve this I am taking digital photographs of every church visited, including the Cortina somewhere in the picture if at all possible.
The first church was Tannington, where I chatted with an “old boy” who was amazed by the car!
Tannington
Then on to Dennington where it was my turn to be amazed! Please visit this gem if you can – inside is a wonderful mixture of fascinating history.
Dennington
At the remote church in Brundish I met my first problem – the church was locked, although there was a notice detailing key-holders in the village. However, the south porch door is rather worse for wear and I was able to squint into the building through a hole in it, although I saw little.
Perhaps I will return one day for a proper look.
Brundish
Fourth on my list was Badingham – a village I had not previously visited.
It turned out to be a church built on a steep hill. It was so difficult to level the ground at the top of the hill for the building of the church that they just got on with it. The result is a very unusual feature in that the nave rises over two feet from the west end to the east end. You really are going “up” to the altar!
Badingham
Finally to Laxfield, where a couple of curious folk appeared and asked about the car.
Inside the rather plain church was a set of stepped box-pews, each marked with who they were for – “men only”, “boys only”, and “young men only”! Foolishly, instead of putting the boys at the front so their behaviour could be monitored, theirs is the rearmost one, and so it is quite understandably covered in their graffiti!
Laxfield
I returned home after three hours, during which I had travelled down a number of previously unexplored byroads, giving me an even greater appreciation of the beauty and timelessness of the Suffolk countryside.
Chapter 2 to follow soon…
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I was put on to our latest acquisition by my old friend Brian Farquar of Abelour in Bonny Scotland. Brian finds me lots of cars and is a keen collector himself.
He loves his Minis and his old Fords and they are immaculate. Show winners.
Brian can describe a car and we would always buy on his recommendations.
He called me about a part restored Series 1 E-Type Jaguar 4.2 in Fort William.
I called the given number and spoke in length to its owner Ray Thomas. It was a story I have heard so many times but in Ray’s case the skills he had learnt was as bigger part as the car itself if not more.
Ray sent me pictures of the car and the main problem he had was busy in the summer and E-Type work in the winter.
Some of you may know. Winter in the north of Scotland is cold. Very very cold, snowy, icy, rainy and very very cold and certainly not a time or place to practice your spraying skills.
The paint micro blistered and the realisation set in that the car needed to be sold.
After some too-ing and fro-ing we did a deal and car was bought unseen. Ray knows his car.
We will get it back to the workshops for a full appraisal and get it into the Bridge projects section and of course look for a lucky new owner in the next couple of weeks.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whilst sorting through the back offices in preparation for the new office makeover, Andy has dug out a photo album from his youth.
We have a champion working here, at Bridge MOT Centre, a brilliant story…
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Teenage autocross driver Andrew Frost had never driven a car in a race until last year.
But winning quickly became a habit, as he finished in front in sox races and took the Crownwheel Junior Autocross Championship.
Now Andrew, of Lower Crescent, Barham, is looking forward to the start of the new season in April and to defending his title.
Andrew, 15, a Claydon High School pupil, said he was a little surprised by his success, which has left the sideboard at his home groaning under the weight of seven trophies.
“I just went along for the ride at the first meeting, but I started winning and after that I got the hang of it,” he said.
So far Andrew has had no serious accidents in the autocross races, which are held on grass and stubble fields.
“Safety standards are pretty strict and autocross is a non-contact sport,” he said, “although I have had a couple of prangs.”
One happened when a former junior champion was trying overtake him.
“He was trying to get past on the inside,” said Andrew, “but I wouldn’t let him and I got a bit of a dented wing.”
Andrew bought his car, an 850cc Mini for £23 in a scrapyard, and, with the help of his mother’s boyfriend, Maurice Debenham, he restored it to winning condition.
When he leaves school this summer he plans to be a mechanic – “Anything to do with cars,” he says.
Andrew’s driving skills are possibly inherited from his mother, Janet Frost, who is an ambulance driver working in Bramford.
“I love driving” she said.
Now the whole family is autocross crazy. Maurice Debenham is taking up the sport this year and Andrew’s sister, Michelle, also wants to have a go.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the return of our painted Jaguar E-Type body imminent, Tommy has been working through some of the final pieces that require his attention.
Today, he has been busy blasting some of the smaller components as well as piecing together the recently acquired and very rare pedal box set up.
Once blasted, the pieces have undergone a single layer of primer. These will now be finished in gloss black.
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A night’s relaxation at Morston Hall in Holt, Norfolk is always a lovely experience with it’s Michelin Star cuisine and beautiful grounds. And it’s even more of a pleasure to have Head Chef and owner Galton Blackiston drifting in and out of the beautiful rooms making you all feel very special.
Upon arrival I saw this lovely Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 111. I soon tracked down the owner Tony Yallond and had had a fifteen minute, very interesting chat about his car and garage experiences.
Tony also has a Chinese eye at home in the garage.
Former market trader Tony seemed very relaxed after his lunch at Morston with his very elegant wife and companion.
Tony followed us out to let us see inside his lovely Rolls and upon opening the door of his well used car the smell of old leather and wood set us up for the day.
We said goodbye to Tony and headed for a walk by the sea to be approached by this lovely Alvis wafting up the drive.
After a short conversation with the owner we carried on our walk to the car park area where we saw the immaculate MGA sitting resplendent in the April sun with its picnic table and chairs it was surround by various boats of all shapes and sizes.
Briefly I asked the owner if he wanted to be famous and let me put it on our websites which he replied with a smile that he was already famous.
Walking round the other side of the car park we came across this very unusual and rare Dodge Coronet. It’s rarity was in its right hand drive and with an absent owner I could only guess that it hit these shores via somewhere like Australia.
Earlier in the day, whilst tracking down the owner of the Rolls I had a very interesting conversation with a gentleman and his wife who said the Rolls was sadly not theirs but he did have at home a Mk1 Ford Cortina.
When I asked him if he used it much he told me as a part of his retirement that he travels around Suffolk and visits our churches and photographs his car with the church and writes about the experience.
I left all our details with him and I hope he gets in touch as I would love to run this very interesting story on our website.
‘Gordon’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having taken the long trip down the M6 from Nantwich, our newest arrival, a 1973 Reliant Scimitar is now with us at Bridge Classic Cars.
Immediately we see that the paint is in need of some TLC. Whether we look to respray it or to keep the ‘patina’ finish and just carry out a thorough detail, something will be done.
One of the exhaust brackets has also come loose but once we get her in the workshops on Monday we’ll carry out a full assessment and put a plan into place.
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It is always nice when like minded friends visit us at Bridge Classic Cars.
I have known Andy Kenward since my days at Guinness Runcorn in 1996 and we have kept in touch ever since.
Andy is a true Classic Car enthusiast and has had to his credit some beautiful cars.
Andy had a beautiful Ferrari 348 until recently and a gorgeous yellow triumph stag.
In the days of the Norwich Union Rally which became later the Aviva Classic Car rally we drove our cars from Norwich to Silverstone.
I competed in my fully restored 1938 Vauxhall 14 J Type registration COD 623 in maroon with black wings (where are you now?)
Andy’s recent visit, he brought one of his toys, this pristine Vauxhall VX220 Turbo with it lovely reg.
After the customary tour of the factory we headed off to the Levington Ship for a burger lunch. A lunch and venue I can truly recommend.
Open top, very sunny day and a very fast car. Lovely.
…Gordon
Whilst in the paint shop an issue has arisen with the radiator.
By removing the radiator we discovered that is was suffering heavily due to rot in the core.
We have now sent the radiator away to Sheldrake and Wells for it to be fully refurbished.
Although our MG YT came fitted with solid floors, they had seen better days and needed attention. We felt the car deserved better so rather than repainting the old flooring we made the decision to reshape and build a new floor.
The Twister Yacht chrome window frames have now returned and looking stunning. Justin time for the summer season to begin. Time to get them fitted up and for the Twister to get back on the open seas!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of hard-graft rebuilding the engine, Don Warman was back with us today to run up the 1976 Maserati Merak engine for the first time. This is the first time since it has been fitted in the recently restored car so it was a big day for all involved.
A small issue with a hose leaking but John was quick to act and resolve the problem so Don could continue with what he needed to do.
The engine runs beautifully, a few small tweaks are needed but a very successful day.
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The front end of our 1969 MGBGT is now stripped and ready for the repair work to begin.
The pictures show the first stages of paint.
Smooth stone chip has been applied to the inner wings, high gloss black to the centre of the bonnet section, floors and bulk head.
We have continued the smooth stone chip to the underside of car.
With the new wiring loom fitted and complete, just one more job before the car is ready to go, a good clean and polish.
We’ve replaced the new wiring loom, rewired the fan, replaced the door switches and tailgate switch, replaced the cigarette lighter, fitted the new map light, replaced the faulty hazard switch, replaced the faulty main beam lamp and repaired the wiring to the nearside head lamp.
We’ve even found an MGBGT badge tucked away in our stores and as we have one missing in here we’ve fitted that too!
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