[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 […]
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.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You can’t get more local to Bridge Classic Cars than living one road up. Francis called by the workshops today with his beautiful 1983 Mercedes 230E. The front arches are starting to show signs of wear, mainly through years of mud and grit being stored behind where the mud flaps used to be. Now is […]
Earlier this week we received approval by the insurers for Bridge Classic Cars to carry out the repairs on the 1969 MGBGT we recently inspected. As the bumpers are factory fitted, original bumpers it is important for the customer that we source or repair original bumpers. Neither he, nor the insurers wish for the chrome work to […]
A late night for the team at Bridge Classic Cars tonight as Paul Johnson Valeting popped in to carry out a valet on our 1970 Jaguar E-Type.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only a few minor alterations required to get our MGB Roadster fully up to date with a current MOT. As you can see from the pictures, the car is already absolutely beautiful and wants for very little. As she’s been stored away for a number of years so a good clean would help bring her […]
Arriving with us on Saturday, John has got stuck in to fitting the brand new wiring loom to our 1963 MGBGT. The loom has been supplied to us by the car’s owner Mark so all we need to do is fit it up and get it back on the road. If you wish to simply use […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We were delighted to be greeted at The Swan in Brome by this amazing collection of Sunbeams. We couldn’t resist taking a few pictures whilst we were there. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our good friend and associate Jack Brown is very fortunate, with his job, to be able to travel the world and see some of the most amazing sites. This week he has been to Modena in Italy, home of the Ferrari and Lamborghini museums. Source: Wikipedia Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari (also known as Museo Enzo […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Friday Craig and Asa spent the afternoon with Ady at Scholar Engineering to test run our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Race Replica Engine. The 4.2 E-Type engine has been fitted with upgraded Weber Carburetor for optimum performance. During the test we were able to achieve just under 250bhp but Ady is confident with a little tweaking […]
Empire Cinemas, the UK’s largest independently-owned cinema chain has opened it’s newest and most state-of-the-art cinema right here in Ipswich tonight. It was a packed house in the Buttermarket for the VIP evening to celebrate the opening, including an appearance from the Mayor himself. To view all of the images from the VIP opening night […]
We now have the first few pictures from Tuesday’s Riley 11/40 Sports Tourer photo shoot at Helmingham Hall. Jason from Sugar & Spice Photography is busy working through the hundreds of photographs taken in the day but as always, he gives us a sneak peek at a couple of them right away.
The sun was shining this afternoon and with the door open and our 1971 V12 roadster on the front ramp we couldn’t resist parking up our 1965 Jaguar E-Type and our 1970 Jaguar E-Type out the front to show off this wonderful collection. 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – Green 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 […]
Here we have a couple of up dated pictures taken by Tony at Wyatt Polishing as he gets stuck in to the MGYT chrome work. We should be expecting all of the chrome back with us next week just in time for the refit.
We’ve now fitted the triple SU carburetors to our E-Type engine and Ady has carried out the first few test runs.
Our 1970 Jaguar E-Type Shhhhhhhhhhhshhh has returned to our workshops for the yearly MOT and service ready for the summer. Asa has already carried out an all round check in our workshops to ensure he is generally happy before it moved into our MOT workshop, Bridge MOT Centre, next door ready to be tested.
Images of the underneath of our 1976 Maserati Merak. Dave and John are currently designing and producing the bespoke polished flooring that will be fitted later in the week.
The final task ahead of it’s return is to under seal the car for extra protection on the Suffolk roads.
With reports of uneven tyre wear to the offside front we were asked to investigate to see whether we could establish and rectify the issue. The camber had already been adjusted and it had been looked at by a number of other garages who were unsuccessful in diagnosing the problems. Our Tommy has been trained […]
We’ve just arrived back to our Ipswich workshops having collected the beautiful little MGB Roadster for recommissioning, ready for the summer. We were first introduced to the car back in October 2016 during our 1951 MGTD photoshoot at Priory Hall in Hadleigh. She’s been garaged for a couple of years and only taken out on a […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the day we put our 1968 MGBGT into storage the weather was awful and even the short 100yd distance from the trailer park to the storage unit was enough to get mud on the arches. …and we can’t leave a freshly restored car like that, it’s just not right. It was a beautiful sunny […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Waking up to thick fog this morning we were all looking at the possibility of having to rearrange today’s photo shoot. Jason from Sugar and Spice Photography was reporting on the weather conditions in Felixstowe. All morning the visibility was very poor and with the beautiful open fields at Helmingham Hall he was expecting the visibility at […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tommy has now completed the repair work on the body. With the chassis arriving back soon from the paint shop, the freshly repaired body will now be permanently fixed back on the chassis ready for preparation and paint. Lots of work has gone into perfecting our Jensen 541S body. The bottom of the A post […]
After the full respray our 1984 Mercedes W123 300TD engine bay was in desperate need of a good clean to freshen up the look. Previously, someone had been a little happy with the WD40 over the engine which is not ideal when you want to inspect the engine. With it now cleaned and detailed it will […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I had a wonderful afternoon out at Helmingham Hall with my mum Julie and sister Karen as we enjoyed an afternoon tea in the The Coach House Tea Room. We also wandered around the beautiful gardens and impressive grounds. A very different sight to what we are used to with deer playing in the […]
Here we have our 1982 Triumph TR7 in the paint bay being resprayed.
“Dear Pete, I would like to thank you both very much for the friendly service you have provided for me over many years on my current two cars and previous ones I have owned. You have always been as helpful as possible and willing to provide help and advice straight away, if at all possible. […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is now complete on refurbishing one of our new offices inside Bridge MOT Centre. Whilst unpacking, we came across a couple of CD’s tucked away in a box that we’ve had in storage for years. Here we have pictures of our 1978 Vauxhall Viva from back in 2006. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”10936,10937,10938,10939,10940,10941,10942,10943,10944,10945,10946,10947,10948,10949,10950,10951,10952,10953,10954,10955,10956,10957″][/vc_column][/vc_row]