Our next attempt on the 1976 Maserati Merak wheels have been a success. Having stripped them all back we have managed to further improve the magnesium finish to the wheels before applying a new coat of light gloss wheel paint. It was a lot of effort and intricate detailing but the results on this attempt […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been a solid task for Tommy since returning from his Christmas break but what a fantastic job he is doing. He’s managing to transform the body of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type roadster from a drag car back into the beautiful iconic classic it should be. The arches have now been cut out ready for […]
Work has started today on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 body shell. We are hoping to reveal some exciting news very soon on this 2017 project but until we have our plans confirmed, all of our I’s dotted and our T’s crossed then work must still commence on the body-shell. The bonnet is the first […]
When clearing out the glove box of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type we came across some old photographs taken of the car in 1998. It’s great to keep old documentation of the vehicle, however minor you feel it is at the time it all helps to build the history of the car. We love taking lots […]
The repair work continues on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type as we get it prepared for paint. The corroded areas on the bonnet’s edge have now been removed and replaced with new steel Work has also been carried out on the offside sill to repair more corrosion.
Exciting news received from Barons Auctioneers on Monday 16th January 2017 “As we embark on a busy sale calendar for 2017, we are introducing a new face onto the podium, with the appointment of auctioneer Duncan Brown. Duncan has nearly 20 years experience with some of the UK’s biggest independent automotive auction houses, and has owned classic cars since […]
Now that the car has undergone a full valet Lauren has refitted the newly covered front seat.
“Hi, just an email to thank you and your colleagues for all your hard work carried out on the Granada. We found the pictures on your website when it was under going different stages of the respray. She looks stunning and now drives like she used to when we first owned her in 1994. Regards, […]
It’s a real pity that both the driver and passenger’s front seat has small rips in them when we picked the car up. We contemplated repairing the existing holes but in the end we thought it was best to strip and recover the seats with new seat covers and it was very much the right […]
Mechanically, our lovely little 1972 Fiat 500L is spot on but as with everything in life that has been used and enjoyed, the engine could benefit from a little attention…cosmetically that is! Lauren has spent the day cleaning, polishing and repainting the engine to freshen up the look. We’ve kept to the existing colours but […]
To ensure we keep some of the originality of the car we decided to freshen up the look of the existing fuel tank. From new back in the 70’s, and also if you were to purchase a new tank today, it would be finished in black so we decided to clean up our red tank […]
One of the biggest and most exciting transformations to any car is a full ‘colour change’ body respray. At the back end of 2016 we revealed our exciting plans to change our 1949 MGYT from it’s current colour of white back to it’s original colour of Clipper Blue. Whoever had change this beautiful machine from blue […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1972 Jaguar E-Type V12 Series 3 arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops bright and early this morning, having travelled down through the night from the highlands. Now awaiting preparation she will soon be available for sale. For more information and to view our full range of cars visit our for sale section. Here we […]
We’ve now signed off our 1989 Ford Granada. This was work that was needed to carry her through an MOT. As she had been sitting around for some time she had suffered the effects of the ever changing UK weather. The suspension component mountings, where they had corroded have now been repaired. It was also […]
The completed V12 engine of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type roadster. Steve at Rushton Engineering has carried out an amazing job on the engine. It has been completely stripped, chemically cleaned and meticulously rebuilt. We have renewed, as standard, crank shells, timing chain and tensioner, piston rings, valves and springs. Both heads have been skimmed, bores honed and […]
More images from the paint shop as we continue to tackle the magnesium wheel refurbishment.
Get in on the gin! The UK’s original Gin Festival is visiting Ipswich https://www.ginfestival.com/events/gin-festival-ipswich-2017 Passionate about all things gin, Gin Festival is visiting Ipswich for the first time with more than 100 gins, top craft distillers and a whole world of ginformation, and we’ve chosen Ipswich Town Hall to hold this (G)incredible event. Hitting cities […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As work continues on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type we are unfortunately revealing more and more areas that require immediate attention. We have discovered a number of unexpected rotten areas whilst stripping and preparing the bodywork. The areas in questions are not large and are most definitely manageable but its great that we have found them […]
As Tommy is nearing completion on the repair work on the existing body we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newly built body panels. Before arriving here at Bridge Classic Cars, sometime in it’s life our 1971 Jaguar E-Type had been altered to what we believe was going to be a drag vehicle. But […]
In a previous post back in December we explained how we need to further perfect the Merak wheels. Magnesium wheels are somewhat of a challenge to work and unfortunately the previous restoration did not bring them back up to the standard we wanted to we have stripped them back to carry out the task once […]
Here are the results of Lauren being left alone to choose her own work attire.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our 1960 Jensen 541S chassis has arrived back at our workshops from the blasters. With the body completely removed and all of the areas exposed, we thought it was best to blast the chassis to remove years of debris, grit and rust that had been collected. Only then could we truly see the challenges […]
The new rear bumper bars have now been fitted. …as have the new rear lights. It’s amazing what a huge difference small changes can make to the look of the car. The front bumper bars made the car look tired but now with the brand new bars fitted it has completely transformed the look. Although […]
We closed off 2016 with various projects still underway and a busy diary looking into January and February. Work on our 1965 Jaguar E-Type was unfortunately a little delayed at the back end of last year but now we are back, we have been busy knuckling down on the tasks at hand. Bobbie has been […]
Under the bonnet is looking a little tired so we have decided to remove the leads, tidy the bonnet area and refit the wires in a much neater and presentable fashion. We’ve gently removed the debris and grit that has built up over many years on the engine. Lauren has applied one coat of red […]
Having stripped and cleaned the dashboard we’ve now applied the wrinkle texture paint to give it a fresh, yet aged look. Wrinkle texture paint leaves a distinctive custom crinkle finish that you both see and feel. The crackle finish is extremely durable, long lasting and chemical resistant. It is temperature resistant to 350°F (177°C) and […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have just taken delivery of our newest project, our 1972 Fiat 500L. This beautiful little machine is already good to go and, as it was so rightly explained to us before we collected, it is very much a usable classic. As with a lot of the cars that come through the doors at Bridge […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Save the date in your new diary… Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show returning to the Birmingham NEC – 10th to 12th November 2017 Here are some amazing images from last year’s show sent in to us from Neil McLean.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9047,9048,9049,9050,9051,9052,9053,9054,9055,9056,9057,9058,9059,9060,9061,9062,9063,9064,9065,9066,9067,9068,9069,9070,9071,9072,9073,9074,9075,9076,9077,9078,9079,9080″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The rear differential has now been stripped, cleaned and repaired. All of the bearings have been replaced with a full set of new. We have completely re-shimmed the differential and re-machined all seals surfaces. The gaskets and seals have been replaced and the differential has been completely rebuilt. Next job is to repaint the unit […]
After a couple of weeks away for the Christmas period we are now back in our workshops and straight back to work on our projects. We have started work on fitting the brand new carpets to our MGBGT. We have also fitted the existing rear gutter trims and windows back into position. Our brief is […]