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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The front underpin is now fitted, as is the front light diaphragms. Just a few more welding issues to tackle and Laura will be done with our bonnet. The styling for our racing series will be seamless. The chrome bonnet…

The first site of our newly formed 5″ Jensen 541S chassis, moments before it was fitted to the beautiful 1960 Jensen 541S prototype that we are currently restoring. Asa has been busy fabricating the piece to replace the rotten component…

Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster finally got given some fresh air today as we let her outside for a bit. Here we are outside the Bridge Classic Cars headquarters on Deben Road in Ipswich. It was a little nippy…

We are very excited to announce that from Monday 6th February we’ll be taking over one of Ipswich’s longest servicing vehicle maintenance workshops as we expand the Bridge family. Formerly known as Thorp’s Garage on Deben Road in Ipswich it…

Fantastic story, written by Andy Russell on the Ipswich Star website from January 2017 Guy Ransom, Commercial Director of Finn Geotherm bought his Bertone X1/9 in 1990 and this ‘bella’ Italian sports car is still a big part of his and…

We get asked this a lot, is it best to buy new or re-chrome original parts? Let’s look at the facts: Buying New Who is the supplier of the new products? Are they a reputable company and do they specialise in…

Work continues on the inner arches of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster. The body preparation task is nearing completion and here we have more more images of the inner arches. Once the arches were complete and Tommy was happy…

Wyatt Polishing of Thetford have now completed the majority of the chrome brightwork on our 1960 Jensen 541S and as I was over there collecting Tony kindly showed me the stage he is at with the bumpers. Here we have…

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…

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…

[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…

[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…

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…

[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…

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…

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…

[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….

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 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…

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…

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…

[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…

[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…

[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…

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…