[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Thursday 3rd August we took delivery of an old friend once again. We part restored our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 back in 2015 and since then she has spent her time in Staffordshire. We received a phone call last month from the owner who was looking to sell her due to ‘house extension’ commitments. […]
Ordinarily we draft in the skills of one of Suffolk’s finest photographers to carry out the infamous completion photo shoots. Once our team of technicians have worked their magic on the cars our final task is for Jason at Sugar and Spice Photography to complete the project with a full professional shoot. This one is a […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We welcome back our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 to Bridge Classic Cars. We sold her back in September 2015 to Iain but as we always say to our customers, when you are ready to sell on please give us first refusal..and that’s exactly what Iain did. Due to a new house extension and a couple […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Now finished in Jaguar Golden Sands sitting proudly next to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 both ready for rebuild. Huge progress will be made next week as the team return from their holidays.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14216,14217,14218,14219,14220,14221,14222,14223,14224,14225,14226,14227,14228,14229,14230,14231,14232,14233,14234,14235,14236,14237″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The two stage primer is now complete and she’s ready to be transformed back to the original factory colours. Soon to be Pearl Grey and Black.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our old friend Brian couldn’t resist a drive round to the Mansion House Hotel to show Gordon how good his Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia really is. It is so original with all it’s factory stickers. Even it’s paint sticker in the boot. Only in Elgin to give it a run. Fill up with fuel and […]
With the engine out and being stripped and rebuilt we could now concentrate our efforts on stripping and correcting the seized brakes. The brake shoes are totally seized from years of sitting around so we have removed them and are in the process of unseizing and stripping them to assess what work needs to be […]
We are now mid way through repairing the scrape on the nearside rear wheel arch. Here we are having prepped the body ready for the Signal red application later this afternoon.
We have a minor scuff on the rear arch of our recently restored 1971 Triumph Spitfire that needs a little attention. Nothing that our paint shop can’t handle.
To remove the front road springs and dampers of our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit. This exercise is extremely dangerous and requires the correct tooling in order to proceed. Please ensure all of the necessary safety instructions are adhered to before attempting to carry out the work. The company that supplies you with the necessary […]
“Absolutely brilliant service received. Took the time to come back over to the car afterwards to show us what was wrong as well as telling us. Will definitely be back for any work need doing for MOT “
Today’s the day our Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster rejoins the Bridge Classic Cars collection in our Deben Road workshops… …now in her new Golden Sands finish. She’ll now come back to us for the full rebuild to commence.
We are just waiting on the interior to be completed but as it’s a lovely day we thought it would be nice for our 1949 MGYT to enjoy the sunshine.
Today we delivered our 1973 Reliant Scimitar, GTE 5A to her new owner in Teddington, south-west London. Darren, owner of AlphaVet in Teddington has a fantastic collection of classics already, including 11 road cars and 3 racers and as we arrived in the high street to deliver his new addition we had to smile when we noticed he had […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the weather’s holding up, this afternoon Craig has taken our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit for a nice drive around Ipswich. Whilst en-route we stopped to take a few nice pictures of the new two-tone (Walnut and Regency Bronze) finish. It certainly got some attention! Quoting the guy at the Shell garage on Norwich […]
The brand new air filter and housing has now been fitted to our 1967 E-Type.
This morning, we bid farewell to our wonderful and very desirable 1966 Jaguar E-Type, 4.2 litre 2+2. We are very pleased to have been able to offer this original UK matching number E-Type, Series 1, 2+2. Our initial intention was for a full concours rebuild but having been approached by a customer wishing to carry out […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the end of another day at Bridge Classic Cars and as I’m here on my own (Craig) I thought I’d take some up-to-date pictures of our latest projects. Here’s the 1967 Jaguar 2+2 E-Type on a set of spare wheels (for ease of wheeling) in our reassembly room ready to be fitted up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Posted by Dmitriy Shibarshin, Marketing Director of West Coast Shipping. An interview with Neil Jaffe, President of Chequered Flag International There’s no better way to get an inside look at the classic car market than speaking with the people who have been involved for decades. In our new interview series, we travel the country speaking with […]
We had a nice lovely, unexpected visit today from Mike at NTG Motor Services, one of the UK’s leading MG parts suppliers. He brought with him his lovely 1975 MG BGT V8 for us to see…number plate’s not bad either!!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Images supplied to us from Tony of Wyatt Polishing, Thetford. Here’s Tony and the Rover enjoying another nice day out with The Kings Lynn & District Motor Club. “Well that was a grand day out, thanks to the guys from The Kings Lynn & District Motor Club for doing a fantastic job. As always with […]
WIN this August with The summer holidays are here! To celebrate the recent opening of the brand new Empire Cinema, in the Buttermarket, Ipswich, Bridge MOT are giving you the chance to win 4 tickets for you and your friends to see a film of your choice. Simply book an MOT in for August at Bridge MOT […]
The eagerly awaited Australia package arrived with us this morning from Jensen Spares. Here we have the brand spanking new interior metal covers. As is often the case with classics and certainly the Jensen 541S’s certain parts are only obtainable from one source. The metal trim covers are very rare and Tony at Jensen Spares […]
Work has now commenced on refurbishing the original rear interior panel of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. Now the brand new interior has arrived from Aldridge Trimming we can now start to build the interior ready for the refit.
As with the majority of our wiring harness’, we deal directly with Autosparks. Autosparks are the market leaders in manufacturing bespoke harness’. They use British Standard 6862 PVC insulated automotive cable where applicable. This can then be braided to replicate the classic braided cable look with the modern day PVC cable properties. Once the harnesses are […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we had a visit from Brian Classic Assessments and the owners to look at the progress of our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Unfortunately they were a few days too early from seeing her in the new Golden Sands finish but none-the-less they were very happy with seeing the second stage primer. Now we have the […]
“Pete came to my rescue today. He came out really quickly and within no time knew exactly what was wrong with my car. He fixed the issue quickly and I had my car back the same day. Couldn’t recommended enough.”
A late finish for Craig this evening as he bids farewell to Daisy. Our 1989 VW Volkswagen Camper is now loaded up and ready for the long trip back to Inverness to meet her new owner. Margaret and Daisy will have many many years of driving pleasure ahead with trips and tours already booked up […]
Our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit has now arrived back in our Ipswich workshops from the paint shop. What a huge transformation from the full Walnut exterior to our new two-tone Walnut and Regency Bronze finish.
Coming in to the Bridge Classic Cars is this beautiful 1974 Audi 100. She’s been sitting around for a number of years but generally is in good health. We’ll be looking to sympathetically restore her ready for next year’s shows.