Today, we welcomed back to our Ipswich workshops our 1949 MG YT from the paint shop. She is now completely transformed from white back to the original colour of Clipper Blue. As a temporary fix, the panels were loosely fitted whilst in transit. We’ll now mount the body back onto the chassis, lining up every […]
The weather managed to hold out enough for Laura to completely remove all of the paint from the Jaguar E-Type bonnet. As you can see from the evidence on the floor, it’s not really the job you want to be doing indoors and it’s not the most pleasant of tasks but it’s done, it’s bare […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1949 MG YT has now been completed in our paint shop so will return to our Deben Road workshops in preparation for the rebuild. As we speak, John and Asa are across town with the truck and trailer return to bring her back. The first job will be to secure the body shell to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work has not yet commenced on our 1973 Jaguar E-Type but our intentions are to have it appraised within the next few weeks. Here are some more pictures of her parked up inside our paint shop.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9682,9683,9684,9685,9686,9687″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the rush hour traffic died down on Norwich Road this morning, we decided to give our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12 a good run. This was a great opportunity to get some new pictures of her out on the Suffolk roads.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9664,9665,9666,9667,9668,9669,9670,9671,9672,9673,9674,9675,9676,9677,9678,9679″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Currently in Madeira, Gordon and Eva went to a fantastic restaurant called Chris’s place. The food and service were superb and the wine flowed. When the bill came it they couldn’t believe the price. They asked for a taxi and was informed that there was a courtesy car. They just kept giving! On the way […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In recent months we’ve been reporting lots on the Bridge Classic Cars team working on bodywork preparation. With four separate Jaguar E-Type projects in their various stages of undress, the Jensen prototype and the MG-YT all requiring lots of bodywork attention it has been non stop in our workshops, and it’s been harder for us […]
The bodywork s now fully prepared, primed and ready for paint.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Laura is still working through removing the rotten areas of the bonnet and replacing with new steel. As our Jaguar E-Type is being built to race the styling, in places, will be a little unconventional. The external aesthetics of the body will be much smoother than the original design. The beautiful lines of the iconic […]
Today’s the day our newly refurbished chassis reunites with the freshly painted ‘Clipper blue’ body shell of our 1949 MG YT. We’ll now loosely fit the body panels and start to rebuild. Once we are in a position where we are happy to tighten the panels we’ll proceed to do so. We’ve had just received […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster is really starting to take shape now as we enter the final stages of bodywork preparation. The new arches have been shaped and fitted and the new boot lid has been laid into position. A huge difference from when it arrived with us, with it’s huge ‘cut out’ arches […]
Exciting news reported this morning on Ipswich Star website by Paul Geater (Email) We reported news of this amazing development back in June 2016. “After months of speculation Empire Cinema have confirmed the opening date of their new 12-screen cinema in the Buttermarket Centre. The new cinema is the centrepiece of the £35m redevelopment of the […]
The 4 speed gearbox is now ready to be taken over to Last Transmissions in Newbourne to be stripped down and completed overhauled ready to be fitted to our restoration.
So the previous few posts have been us highlighting areas of corrosion that we’ve discovered during the bodywork preparation process. Although it is all very manageable and does not come as a surprise to us at Bridge Classic Cars we are now pleased to be able to provide some positive news. As the saying goes, […]
Exciting news from Empire Cinemas official website: Empire Cinemas, the UK’s largest independently-owned cinema chain, has today announced that they will be opening their latest cinema in The Buttermarket, Ipswich, on Friday 31st March. The brand new, state-of-the-art twelve-screen complex will be Empire, and East Anglia’s, first all laser projection cinema complex powered by Barco’s Flagship […]
An image of our 1976 Maserati Merak alongside our 1972 Fiat 500L was liked by @Thoma_K‘s Instagram page reaching over 12,500 subscribers. @Thoma_K is international WRC, Gumball3000, TourAuto driver and president of French automotive media Thomas Privé.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here we have more images to demonstrate the extent of the corrosion we are finding and more importantly, tackling. The rear valance has now been removed in the rotten areas as well as the nearside rear arch panels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9572,9578,9577,9576,9575,9574,9573″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recently arrived with us and now ready for sale. 1999 Mercedes CLK320 Sport. Red with black leather, carbon fibre dash and white dials, this CLK has been enjoyed by 3 previous owners and has covered just 95000 miles. This is an incredible example of a Mercedes CLK. A definite future classic. The previous owner is […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1949 MG YT arrived to us from Cyprus looking like this: Last week we revealed the car looking fresh in it’s new Clipper Blue body. Now we can reveal a full series of images of the body shell, the panels and the wheels all finished in Clipper Blue. The next stage for us at Bridge […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve been blessed with the presence of renowned race engine builder Don Warman today in our workshops as he spent a second day testing the engine of our 1960 Jensen 541S. The engine is running beautifully and has been for the majority of the afternoon and with the gearbox soon to be arriving back after […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the new bonnet underside repair kits now with us, Laura has been able to remove the corroded areas around the bottom edging of the bonnet and replace with brand new panels. A lot of the slightly damaged areas have also been corrected. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9495,9496,9497,9498,9499,9500,9501,9502,9503,9504,9505,9506,9507″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Our 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 has arrived at Felixstowe docks. After connecting it up with some jump leads to give it a bit of energy she powered up no problem at all. Gordon decided to drive her back to our Ipswich workshops to give it a run.
Our 1960 Jensen 541S chassis tube has now been successfully removed on one side. This will soon be replaced with brand new tubing to make up the chassis frame once again.
With the rear cross members and leaf hangers in place it was time for Asa to focus on the rear wheel arches which are in desperate need of repair. It is a common issue we’ve found with the Jensen 541 chassis’, they rot…and unfortunately it is often not until you remove the sills do you […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Laura has been busy all week working on the bonnet of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1, the racing car! The bonnet headlamp diaphragms on both sides are badly corroded as are the mudguard panels so we have decided to purchase a new set to work with rather than spending time and money correcting the […]
The newly formed bonnet air-duct for our Jaguar E-Type roadster has now been fitted.
Popped up on Craig’s Instagram page feed earlier today. The new Krispy Kreme doughnut shop opens in Ipswich Buttermarket on February 7th at 10am. Read more from Ipswich Star online now
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the replacement panels now Laura has started work on repairing the bonnet of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. The rotten front under-pan has now been removed and the arches have been cut away where necessary. The pair of replacement arch panel repair kits have now been tacked up ready to be secured. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9454,9455,9456,9457,9458,9459,9460,9461,9462,9463,9464,9465,9466″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Assuming entire system to be dry but connected and engine ready to run, add fresh LHM fluid to the reservoir. Also, prime the LHM pump by pouring LHM down the return pipe or filling prior to installation. Start the engine and allo fluid to circulate around the system for 10 to 20 seconds. Keep the […]
The corroded rear cross members and leaf hangers have now been cut away from the chassis of our Jensen 541S to be replaced with new. The new components will be fabricated and refitted in our Ipswich workshops. A new component has now been manufactured and fitted to replace the rear cross member and leaf hangers. […]