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Our 1979 Triumph Spitfire is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Introduced in the wake of the oil crisis, the Spitfire was fitted with a more fuel-efficient 1.5-litre engine, which helped make it both economical and lively…

As the owner of our 2005 Honda S2000 was collecting their car from the workshop today, I thought it only right to take one last round of photos in its finished state before we said goodbye.

As we prepare to say goodbye to our 1959 Jensen 541R, I thought it would be nice to take some photos of it in its almost-finished state. A bit more testing is needed and then it will be off home…

Over the past few days, Lydia has been cutting and binding the carpets for our 1963 Bentley S3. The originals were in a poor state, dirty and also covered in moth damage. She took the pattern from these and created…

Technician Jonn has been completing some repairs on our 1979 Triumph Spitfire. He has stripped and fitted a new throttle cable before adjusting it to get full throttle.

We have recently welcomed a 1989 Porsche 928 S into our secure storage facility. Tony collected the car and safely transported it to our secure hangar.

Christian has been continuing his work on our 1951 Austin Devon. He has been making the roof guttering fit as well as repairing the right-hand side of the floor. He went on to repair the left-hand side of the floor…

Captain Jack, who heads up our Marine Services has been in Monaco. While he was there, he took part in a Porsche Driving Experience organised by Monaco Marina. Held at Paul Ricard Circuit, it’s clear, even from this short video,…

Jonn has been inspecting our 1991 Jaguar XJS Le Mans. Here are his notes: Start repairs 8n competition workshop. Strip boot and remove battery and poorly fitted isolator. Copy original battery tie down and make new battery tie down for…

Multiple components of our 1975 AC Cobra Replica have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Chris as he has been painting them in dtm satin black, dtm gloss silver, and dtm clear.

A familiar face was looking back at me this morning as I made my way through the recent updates on my Facebook feed. The Triumph Cars Facebook group posted an article about Triumph Ladies and it was lovely to see…

We recently had a lovely visit from our friend Mat Kirkby. Not only was it great to see him but it was great to see his beautiful classic Land Rover too.

The workshop and paint team have been working on getting the bonnet of our C-Type replica fitted up onto the car and adjusted along with the wiring beginning to take shape underneath this homage to the glory years of Le…

Last weekend we all got to celebrate Molly from Bridge Classic Cars 30th Birthday at The Botanist in Ipswich. The surprise event was planned and beautifully executed by Molly’s mum and sister. The whole team got glammed up and headed…

We recently welcomed our 1965 Land Rover Series 2a into our secure storage facility. It will stay there safe and secure until it is ready to come into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.

Our 1964 Daimler 250 has recently left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Before we said goodbye to it, Nick gave it a final photoshoot to show off just how beautiful it now is.

Craig recently visited the Fylde Country Life Heritage Centre, part of Farmer Parrs Animal World. This is set out in 10,000 square feet of farm buildings. There are twenty-six major exhibits set out in realistic scenes of shops, rooms and…

Tony recently delivered our 1964 Ford Zephyr to the lucky winner. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars hopes he enjoys owning his very own classic Ford.

There’s no getting away from the focus on going green. The automotive industry in particular has seen a drastic movement over to electrified vehicles to reduce the impact we have on the environment. However, a study conducted by Footman James…

Tony has recently collected our 1960 MG A and brought it back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.

Paul has been rebuilding the carburettor of our 1962 Norton 650SS.

A couple of days ago, on the 29th of March 2024, it marked the 50th anniversary since production began of the Volkswagen Golf. 50 years ago, in 1974, no one quite understood how important this car would go on to…

This morning, we hosted our first Networking event at Bridge Classic Cars. Despite the rain, and it being the first day back at work after a long weekend, we welcomed a group of local professionals into The Atelier and lots…

Our 2007 BMW E93 335i is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Our 2007 BMW E93 335i is still in its original specification and has had several thousands of pounds of preventative maintenance done on it by…

We had a lovely morning on Sunday at our very first Autojumble, the morning dawn bright but very cold. We were delighted to see half a dozen stall holders come along to display and also to welcome lots of you…

Jonn has been looking after our 2006 Morgan 4/4. His notes are: Carry out inspection. Strip clean and inspect brakes. Inflate tyres and torque all wheels. Remove auxiliary belt and clean water pump pulley of rust. Refit auxiliary belt. Drain…

The customer has kindly supplied all the interior panels of our 1963 Bentley S3 to us so that Lydia can recover them. He has remade some of the most damaged ones using the other sides as a template. Remaking the…

Mauro has been removing the rear axle from the chassis of our 1975 AC Cobra Replica. Once this was done, he also primed the engine bay ready for paint.

Our 2007 Land Rover Defender 110 is loaded in our trailer and is on its way to the lucky new owner.

In February, UK car production rose by 14.6% to 79,907 units, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This marks the sixth consecutive month of growth and the best February performance since…