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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hilux Enters Final Phase Of Development

Toyota has reached the final phase of its project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Hilux pickup, highlighting progress in its journey towards a zero-carbon future. Since unveiling the first prototype in September 2023, Toyota and its consortium partners,…

Suffolk Show 2024

It was another fantastic year at the Suffolk Show with so many things to see and do. The weather was, as always is with the season, ever changing with blissful sunshine, gusty winds and torrential downpours. The freak weather is…

Visitor to the workshops today…

Turning up in style. Today we received a visit from one of our customers and was treated to a glimpse of his stunning Lotus Emira. In my opinion, one of the prettiest, useable sports cars on the market today. A…

New look to The Atelier

The Atelier. For a couple of years now this amazing space has been the home of Bridge Classic Cars Competitions and the versatile space we use to host some of our incredible live events. We’ve welcomed many guests from the…

Featured On Car & Classic – Our Riley 9HP

Our one-of-one 1905 Riley 9HP has been featured on Car & Classic, one of the most well-known and popular platforms in the world of classic cars. Dale Vinton, head of content, has written a fantastic article that highlights the importance…

Our Transit Moving On

Lots of progress has been made with our Ford Transit MKII Tipper lately. Not only is its restoration journey going well, it now finds itself in a new home of sorts. Now that The Classic Lounge is almost finished and…

Calibrating the C-Type Brantz

John and Jon have been out this weekend calibrating the Brantz historic rally navigation unit, fitted to our C-Type replica. The unit installed on our car has the remote speedo and distance indicator. Sensors on the prop shaft and front…

RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week Auction

As the excitement builds for this year’s Monterey Car Week, RM Sotheby’s has unveiled some of the highlights of the auction, set to take place in August. The main event of this has to be the very first Ferrari 250…

Celebrating Our Achievements at the Newspress Awards 2024

We recently shared that several members of the Bridge Classic Cars team were shortlisted in three categories for the Newspress Awards 2024. Although none took home the top prize, the recognition of being shortlisted is a great example of the…

New washer pump on the 1981 Austin Allegro Vanden Plas

Steve has been working on our 1981 Austin Allegro Vanden Plas this afternoon, as part of his inspection of the classic he noted that the washer pump wasn’t working. So, he easily replaced the unit and cleaned out the washer…

Getting the cylinder head back on our 1971 MGB Roadster

Our 1971 MGB Roadster has been in the workshop of our Suffolk HQ for our technician Steve to begin work on getting the top end of the engine back together. The car came into us with a blown head gasket…

Homeward Bound – Our 2009 Porsche Cayman S Sport heads to its new home

Our 2009 Porsche Cayman S Sport, which was won recently by Hugh, has been transported safely across the country right to his door step – which is where we delivered our Bentley Turbo R several months ago as Hugh is…

Primed and Ready – Getting the 1960 MGA Roadster ready for colour

Mauro has been continuing to work on getting the 1960 MGA Roadster ready for its colour by keeping up his diligent and obsessive pursuit of perfection when it comes to the bodywork of the classic sports car. With the car…

Working on our 1956 Jensen 541

Interior: Our trimmer Lydia has been working on getting the interior pieces in place to our 1956 Jensen 541. At this point, she has installed the bespoke carpet set into the car which has been made specifically to fit the…

First step to getting our 1952 Austin A40 back on the road

Our technician Julian has been working on getting our barn-find 1953 Austin A40 back on the road after laying dormant for over 60 years. You can see the short film we did here of releasing the car from its hiding…

Topless Retro Land Rover Defender

British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris is turning heads on the French Riviera this summer with his latest purchase: a bespoke, topless, retro-styled Land Rover Defender. Delivered to him in Monaco, this custom vehicle blends rugged Land Rover Defender 90…

Caterham Relocates To New Global HQ

Caterham has announced its new factory has opened. Still located in Dartford, Kent, the new state-of-the-art building will be home to Caterham’s production, engineering, motorsport and commercial teams. A multi-million-pound investment from owners VT Holdings – one of Japan’s largest…

Our 1972 MGB Roadster is now live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions

Our 1972 MGB Roadster is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website! The stunning classic roadster, finished in vibrant, summery red could be yours just in time for the start of show season but you’re going to want…

Inspecting our 1981 Austin Allegro Vanden Plas

Our Steve has been working on our 1981 Austin Allegro Vanden Plas to inspect the classic family saloon. To begin with, he resecured some of the trims on the B-pillar and then moved onto checking the other parts of the…

Steering Repairs, Final Checks and First Run Up of the 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe

The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been flat out this week working on various cars in our Suffolk HQ, one of those being the 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe which is being cared for under the watchful…

Inspecting our 1954 Daimler Conquest

Our technician Jon has been begun his inspection on our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster in the workshop of our Suffolk HQ. With some estimates showing less than 60 of these unique cars ever to have been built, the team wanted…

Finalists – East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2024

We are extremely proud to share that Bridge Classic Cars has been named a finalist in two categories at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2024. Everyone here is honoured to be recognised for Medium Business of the Year…

Sir Stirling Moss’ 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL For Sale

A very special 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL is going to auction at H&H’s Duxford Sale. Originally ordered by Sir Stirling Moss OBE, the car will be auctioned on 19th June, with an estimated price of £10,000 – £12,000. Finished in Brilliant…

An unexpected visitor

Today we were visited by Mr & Mrs Ewen, they were just passing en-route from Kent to Lowestoft. Their son Daniel was lucky enough to win our 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S last year and they have been avid followers…

Welcoming back an old friend – 1968 Morris Mini 850

We’ve welcomed an old friend back to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, its our 1968 Morris Mini 850 which was previously won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. The car has come back to us to have some work carried out…

Tidying up the interior of our 1954 Daimler Conquest

Lydia in the Bridge Classic Cars trim shop has been working on tidying up the interior of our unique 1953 Daimler Conquest. He has carefully replaced the boot floor and glued the new pieces into place, she also modified the…

Progress on our 1975 Jensen Interceptor Mk3

Our 1975 Jensen Interceptor project has made massive strides forward in the last few weeks. The classic V8 coupe has been in the talented hands of our paint and body technician Chris who has worked on getting the car to…

Road Test and Checks on our 1972 MGB Roadster

Jon has been continuing to work on our 1972 MGB Roadster ahead of its launch as one of the classics you could win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. The next phase of Jon’s work was to get the glovebox on…

Changing out the Clutch on our 2003 MG ZT V8

The team here at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on our 2003 MG ZT V8 to get the car back to tip-top mechanical condition. The next step, is to replace the clutch in the manual gearbox. First off, Julian…

Safely at its new home – Our 1971 Triumph GT6 arrives with its new owner

Our 1971 Triumph GT6 was delivered late last night to its new owner Julio. Julio won the car recently through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions and it was delivered straight to his doorstep for him to enjoy!