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Better test your brakes before driving this route!

Better test your brakes before driving this route! Incredible images show nerve-shredding cliff-side road in China – with 45 deadly hairpins in just three miles. A spectacular mountain road in southwest China has become the new talking point among petrolheads after…

Some future classics spotted today by Gordon of Bridge Classic Cars

      at Dubai Mall…must be a doughnut shop near by!

Bridge Classic Cars spends evening at Moray Motor Museum.

There’s a magical place, We’re on our way there, With toys in their millions, All under one roof, It’s called…Moray Motor Museum Being very good friends with racing legend Darren McWhirter does come with some huge perks! Like spending a…

The Mills and Stills Tour 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joining Bridge Classic Cars in the beautiful Mansion House Hotel in Elgin, Morayshire, are the drivers and their companions on the “Mills and Stills Tour” 2015. The week long event that promises to be suitable for all sizes and types…

Modern classics, a sound investment

Classic experts from across the globe share market intelligence on the models gaining in value – and highlight the ones that are struggling. Market experts from both sides of the Atlantic say prices for 1980s and 1990s modern classics will…

The future is bright at Bridge Classic Cars

Today’s the day Jack Smith, Bridge Classic Car’s exceptional young talent starts his 2 year apprenticeship at Colchester Institute. Jack is a very gifted individual with the flair and qualities you’d expect to find in someone with many more years…

Top Gear presenter Chris Evans auctioning £11 MILLION worth of classic cars including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New Top Gear presenter Chris Evans, is selling off £11million worth of classic cars at auction next month. Evans, who is replacing Jeremy Clarkson as the new presenter for the BBC show, has consigned 13 cars to the Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale…

Stonham Barns Classic Car Show 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Stonham Barns Classic Car Show received more than 800+ entries in 2014, and even more showed up this year. A better turn out of a wide range of amazing classic cars too. Car clubs are the absolute lifeblood of the…

Festival of Classic and Sports Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sunday 2nd August 2015: 10:00am – 5:00pm Held in association with the Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club (SVEC). Over 5,000 people attended the 2014 festival. The event attracts classic and sports car owners who exhibit their cars some of which…

The Merak’s V6

The Merak’s V6 engine descended from the 2.7 L Tipo C.114, originally designed by Giulio Alfieri in 1967 for use in the Citroën SM, that was bored out to 91.6 mm (piston stroke remained 75 mm) to displace 3 litres…

Now Recruiting…Classic Vehicle Restorer

Here at Bridge Classic Cars we are looking for new talent. If you have a love for classic vehicles then we want to hear from you. We are searching for a new restorer to join the team and help us…

Number Plate News

PEN 15 The government has recently issued a 46-page report outlining the registrations that have been withdrawn from issue for risk of causing offence. It’s a thankless task, over which the licensing authorities have often been ridiculed. But UK number…

1949 Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster arrives at Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars have just taken delivery of a beautiful car collection. All the cars are being recommissioned in our workshops in Ipswich. 1949 – Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster – Older sympathetic restoration.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″ images=”837,838,839,840,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848,849,850,851,852,853″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

1934 Austin Seven Top Hat arrives at Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars have just taken delivery of a beautiful car collection. All the cars are being recommissioned in our workshops in Ipswich. 1934 – Austin Seven Top Hat. Beautiful condition[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″ images=”679,761,760,759,758,757,756,755,762,763,764,765,771,770,769,768,767,766,860,866,865,864,863,862,861,772,773,857,858,859,668,674,673,672,666,667,671,670,868,869,669,867,665,664,678,677,662,663,661,660,676,675″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

1933 Austin Seven Special arrives at Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars have just taken delivery of a beautiful car collection. All the cars are being recommissioned in our workshops in Ipswich. 1933 – Austin Seven Special – Fantastic condition, engineer designed and built. Something special![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″…

1937 Austin Nippy has arrived at Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars have just taken delivery of a beautiful car collection. All the cars are being recommissioned in our workshops in Ipswich. 1937 – Austin Nippy – Truly beautiful and in fantastic condition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″ images=”873,872,723,639,633,638,636,635,634,880,879,877,875,733,730,729,728,727,725,719,724,722,721,720″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

1967 MGBGT has arrived at Bridge Classic Cars

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars have just taken delivery of a beautiful car collection. All the cars are being recommissioned in our workshops in Ipswich. 1967 – MGBGT – Signal Red, black leather piped in red…lovely![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″ images=”618,619,620,621,622,623,624,625,626,627,628,629,617″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Great things happening to Ipswich Town Centre

Tower Ramparts: Work to convert the shopping centre into “Sailmakers” is well under way, costing £4 million. This has prompted existing tenants like Top Shop to commit themselves to the centre while new stores like Pandora jewellery are on the…

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show 2015

Friday 13 November 2015 – Sunday 15 November 2015 From: £20.00 Halls 1 – 5 & Pavilion Car Parking: £12.00 per day Public Show If you’ve got a passion for motoring then head to the NEC this November to The…

Chris Evans to be new Top Gear presenter

TV and radio personality Chris Evans will replace Jeremy Clarkson as the lead presenter of an all-new Top Gear line-up, the BBC has announced. Evans said he was “thrilled” to get the job, describing the motoring show as his “favourite…

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£43 million private car collection…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For sale: £43 million private car collection. It’s so extensive they’ve had to open up another day just to flog them all. Ladies and gentlemen, on 13 August 2015 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, a private collection of 30…

Maserati Merak

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bridge Classic Cars can now reveal that the next restoration will be… a Maserati Merak. This 3 litre version, believed to be an SS but still has to be confirmed was purchased after the owner realised that after four years…

A classic act by Mr Charlie ‘Pimlico’ Mullins!

It’s not everyday that the plumber turns up wearing top hat and tails in the company van – but then it’s not every day a plumber is summoned to Buckingham Palace by the Queen. The occasion was last month when Charlie…

Jaguar XJS Convertible – 63000 miles

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]JAGUAR XJS CONVERTIBLE Automatic 5.3 V12 63000 miles with FJSH Solent Blue with Magnolia Leather. Kept and loved by one fastidious owner for the last 23 years. Stored in a heated garage and maintained regardless of cost covering a mere…

Discovered tucked away in a garage, it’s time to bring her back to life…

1954 – Morris Minor

More than 2,000 classic cars lined up for world-record attempts through Coventry city centre.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Parade will start from Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday June 14 and also include around 1,000 Jaguars. Thousands of classic cars will parade through Coventry in an ambitious bid to set two new world records at the same time. Coventry…

Classic Car Weekly – January 2013

Our 1973 Aston martin AMV8 featured in Classic Car Weekly in January 2013. ‘Fancy an Aston Martin but don’t have much dosh? Well, if you’re handy with the spanners, ACA’s barn-stored V8 automatic project could be just the thing to keep you…

Car And Classic – January 2013

Our 1924 Riley 11/40 Sports Tourer and 1973 Aston martin AMV8 featured in Car and Classic in January 2013. 1924 Riley 11/40 Sports Tourer ‘…there’s a marvellous 1924 Riley 11/40 sports tourer with fascinating history, exported new to Australia, it…