Our 2010 Renault Wind Roadster has been in the workshop so Jonn could polish the headlights.
Chris has been painting our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3. Once it was painted, Chris began the process of rubbing it down and polishing. As you can see from the images below, it’s looking great already!
Before our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 gets delivered, Jonn has been giving it a once over and found a couple of minor issues he wants to fix before it leaves us. Here are his notes: Carry out pdi and minor items to attend to. Strip bonnet secondary catch. Reposition spring and resecure/test, ok. Remove driver […]
Our 1973 Porsche 914 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars Paint shop. While in there, Mauro has been stripping the car down and prepping it for prime. Once this was complete primer was applied.
Jonn has begun the final fit-up of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. He fitted the rear reflectors before attaching the number plate. He then fitted and secured the boot lid cover. The front grille and badge were then remounted.
Our 1971 MGB Roadster has been undergoing its PDI with technician Jonn. Here are his notes: Carry out Pdi and road test. Adjust idle speed. Washers not working. Inspect behind dash and found pipes had come off the back of the manual pump. Reconnect and test, ok. Horn not working and switch faulty. Engine breaths […]
Classic car technician Steve has been looking at our 1952 Fiat 1900 A. Here are his notes: Wheel cylinders either seized or leaking and contaminated brake the brake shoes. All parts have been removed and sent away for refurbishment. Jacking mount corroded and require welding. Exhaust system corroded and poorly repaired. Picture of old frayed […]
Jonn has been fitting the window assemblies to our 1954 Daimler conquest. As they both were hitting the A-pillar, Clinton modified them to get a better fit. The driver’s door window mount was drilled out and a nut and bolt were fitted to secure it.
A couple of weeks ago, James Webber won our 2011 Morgan 4/4 with just over 1000 miles on the clock. Along with the stunning car, an optional 12 months of free storage was also part of the prize that James was lucky enough to win. As James lives in London, he has decided to keep […]
Our 1981 Austin Vanden Plas is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. On September 17, 1974, the Vanden Plas 1500, based on the Austin Allegro, was released as the successor to the Princess 1300. It was equipped with British Leyland’s ‘E’ series 1485cc overhead camshaft engine, and had a single SU HS6 […]
Earlier today, Craig and Nick took our 1971 MGB Roadster out on the roads around the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It’s safe to say…it was a very enjoyable drive. There are still a few hundred tickets left if you want the chance to win this beautiful classic for just a few pounds; but they are […]
MG has just released an exclusive preview of the all-new HS SUV. This is ahead of the car’s global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Thursday, 11th July. Replacing the current model, which has been extremely successful for MG, the all-new HS is said to offer a contemporary, sophisticated design and an interior […]
We recently received an amazing update from one of our customers regarding our beautiful 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2. Not only is the car being used, it has been used for an incredible road trip. Travelling well over 1000 miles, our E-Type was driven from Southwold to Plymouth before boarding a ferry to Santander. It […]
Back in January last year, Steve won our 1975 MGB GT V8 through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Since then, Steve has become a great friend to the team here. This past weekend Steve took his MGB (now called Velma) to the Inter-club International Weekend at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Not only does Velma […]
Nyobolt, a Cambridge-based company, has introduced its electric vehicle (EV) prototype capable of ultra-fast charging. Collaborating with design and engineering firm CALLUM, Nyobolt is aiming to demonstrate its advanced battery technology in real-world conditions. This technology looks to solve the problem of long recharge times by charging from 10% to 80% in under five minutes. […]
Bridge Classic Cars is known for award-winning restorations and classic car competitions. However, over the last 20 years, we have become so much more. We have worked extremely hard to build a community of friends and like-minded enthusiasts who share our love for all things automotive and we are beyond proud of what we have […]
Our enclosed trailer sees quite a few miles every month! With our transport team always out and about across the country, we have a very strict inspection regime for it and occasionally repairs have to be done. This week, the team have found that the rear marker lights on the trailer weren’t operating correctly. So […]
At the upcoming H&H Classics motorcycle sale on July 3rd, being held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, there is a very interesting motorcycle for sale and it is one that has spent most of its life off the road. The auction will see a wide range of motorcycles, from sporting to touring models, […]
Our workshop team have been steadily making progress on our 1956 Jensen 541 which is in the finishing workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Suffolk. Our technician, Paul, began with working on test fitting the rear window catches to line up correctly with the stunning interior built by our in-house trim team. […]
The workshop team are crossing off the last few remaining jobs left to do on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica with Jon and John working their way around the homage to the greatest era of sports car racing. Here’s what they’ve been up to: ”Remove rear wheels. Cut rear suspension bolts and replace with new […]
Firstly, we have road tested the vehicle to experience what the customer is experiencing.Found the noise to be coming from the nearside rear wheel so we have stripped out wheel hub and replace wheel bearing. Whilst the car is in with us, we have fitted a DAB radio with DAB aerial and microphone. We’ve also […]
The exhaust for our 1975 Cobra project are back at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ after being sent off to a specialist for coating. With these now back, the team can keep pressing on with getting with very exciting project back on the road and now, sounding absolutely sensational.
Alongside our 1958 Austin Healey 100/6, our transport team were given the task of safely delivering our 1989 Porsche 928 S4 to a special location recently for filming with our marketing team. Tony, our transport driver, expertly navigated the narrow country lanes to get this stunning long-legged GT car to location for the team to […]
This stunning 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo has been in long term storage for quite some time now. Recently, our transport team took a trip to our secure, secret storage facility – The Hangar, to pick up this incredible 1990’s sports coupe. After being taken out of its protective bubble, the car was loaded into […]
The 1973 Ferrari 246GTS ‘Dino’ has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshops for a few weeks now with the restoration team getting started on revitalizing this iconic sports car. Most recently, the car has been in with our body team aswell as our workshop teams to begin the process of repairing corroded and damaged […]
Loads has been happening this week on our 1954 Daimler Conquest as we continue to work through the recommissioning process. Some key activities include; securing the ignition switch into the dash. Jon has remove the reserve tank cable and blanked hole with a grommet. He has remove the carburettor suction chambers and pistons. We have […]
Our technician Jon has been hard at work getting our 1989 Daimler Double Six back into fully working order. Here’s what he’s currently been doing ”Remove rear wheels. Cut rear suspension bolts and replace with new bolts fitted the other way round. Drill out rivets in nearside rear arch and apply sealer. Re drill and […]
John has been working on getting to the bottom of why the washers on our 2010 Renault Wind have stopped working. To check the pump, John had to jack the car up and remove one of the wheels to get access to the bottom of engine bay. After checking out the pump, he determined that […]
Our workshop manager has been working on our very special barn-find 1952 Austin A40 sports cabriolet. After it having its first test drive late last week, the team noticed that the charge light was not switch off while running. Looking into it further, John removed the wiring to the dynamo and checked its charge rate […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been making progress on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. Everyday the car gets closer and closer to completion and with that, the list of major jobs get smaller. Recently, our workshop manager has been checking off some of the smaller jobs on the tribute to a Le […]