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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…

[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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

[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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Our 1959 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite (Sebring) arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops bright and early this morning, having travelled down through the night from the highlands along with our 1972 Jaguar E-Type Now awaiting preparation she will soon be…

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…

[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…

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 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…

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…

[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…

As Bobbie works his way round the car he’s revealing various areas that need attention. All in a days work for our team of exceptionally talented mechanical and bodywork technicians. She’ll be looking as good as new in no time.

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…

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…