Bridge Classic Cars has won the Best Classic Car Restoration Service award from the UK Business Awards. We take great pride in all of the work that is completed in the workshop so winning an award like this shows that we are doing things properly. With this award comes added motivation to continue to grow […]
The miles disappeared past the long-elegant bonnet of 77RW as the sun began to breach the horizon along a stretch of Autoroute on the 15th of March 1961. It had been a handful of hours since the car and its pilot had left the shores of England with a singular purpose – orders to complete […]
Our first of 20 good deeds we will be completing this year was giving away one of our Bridge Classic Cars branded Harrington jackets. We asked you to nominate someone deserving in a recent social media post by tagging them in the comments. Once time ran out, we used Google’s random number generator to choose […]
When it comes to iconic symbols of classic cars, few vehicles can compare to the Jaguar E-Type. Unveiled in 1961, this masterpiece of design and engineering has been the classic of choice for many collectors, enthusiasts, and petrolheads for decades. Its blend of beauty, performance, and innovation not only set new standards throughout the automotive […]
Today, we welcomed a new arrival to our workshop in the form of this stunning dark green 1969 MG B GT. Soon the car will go into our main workshop for our team of technicians to begin work on the car and get it back to its owner running better than ever before!
Our 1985 Mini Mayfair Berkeley was collected from our storage facility to the workshop. Once here, Jonn investigated a fuel leak from the carburettor area. After a run-up, Jonn found that the float bowl gasket had split and was leaking. He removed the fuel pipes and replaced them with an E10 carburant fuel hose. After […]
After replacing the battery on our 1969 Jaguar E-Type, it was safely delivered back home to its owner in Norfolk.
The backrest of the our 1905 Riley 9HP seat is actually fitted on the body of the car and, as a result, could not be fitted until the vehicle returned from paint. Lydia placed the seat in and began to line up the pleats so that they were straight. She had to stuff the seat […]
Christian has been fabricating multiple parts for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. This is what he has been doing:
After a successful final road test, our 1978 Triumph Spitfire was loaded onto our trailer and delivered to lucky winner Barry Pendleton. Molly even made the trip to see the delivery in person!
Jonn has fitted a new reverse light switch to our 2007 Land Rover Defender 110. He traced the position to the gearbox and removed the multi-plug which had shorted out. A new switch was fitted and everything worked as it should.
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made lots of progress recently. The wiper motor has been stripped, rebuilt and fitted. The dash bridge panel was stripped, recovered and refitted. The centre armrest was also stripped, repainted, recovered and fitted. The seats were recovered too. Seat belts have been installed along with the centre armrest and trims […]
Mauro has had our Stag hood in the paint shop recently. He painted the hard top before moving on to flatting and polishing it, before finally refitting the chrome parts of the roof.
In preparation for our 1964 Ford Zephyr 4 to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Jonn has been making a few repairs. Here are his notes:
The rear axle of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has begun being put back together ready for the next stage of its restoration to start.
After recently coming into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for an appraisal, our 1966 Jaguar S-Type returned to us for work to begin on it. Tony collected this beautiful classic and delivered it safely to the workshop. Once it was here, Neil gave it a full service, changed the antifreeze, and adjusted the wheel bearings. […]
Now heading off to it’s new home, our 1975 MG B GT V8 has come out of storage, had a general check over and is now in the hands of it’s new owner.
Alex Alloro is the Lead Connectivity Engineer at Lotus Cars as well as a racing driver. We recently sat down with Alex to discuss his life and all things automotive. This is how our conversation went: You describe yourself as a petrol head, where did this love come from? There must have been some glitch […]
Received a call from Luke at LRH Cars this morning to tell me he has sold his freshly listed Fiat 500, just 6 days after listing. He’s a very happy man and I’m sure he will soon have a very happy customer, if not already! Great work, great result. If you have a car for […]
In February our Riley 9hp underwent the next stage of its restoration by paying a visit to Joby Carter’s workshop in Berkshire. Joby Carter is a traditional sign writer who is an expert in fairground style art. Up until 2022 his work could be seen decorating every ride as part of his touring steam fair. […]
‘So we ended up owing the bank £1bn… ’£1bn was a lot of money in those days’ One of the many beautifully timed, quick-witted quotes from Gerald Ratner this morning. He had the entire room fixated, hooked on hearing the fascinating story of the moment his infamous 1991 speech very quickly crushed his entire fortune. […]
Our 1988 Vauxhall Jubilee has had some great interest in eBay this week and with only 23hrs to go the car has bids which therefore means it should be finding a new home soon. We’ve had a great message from Fazza196 on eBay which I felt I needed to share. We often talk about the […]
This stunning 1966 Jaguar S-Type has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ for the team to take a look at a few issues with the car for its owner. After having its assessment by the team late last year, the team will begin ticking the tasks off of the job sheet for this absolute […]
Our 2007 Land Rover Defender 110 is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. What makes this even more exciting is that, until 5pm tomorrow (Wednesday 6th March), you can enter the draw for just £5.00 The 24 hour flash sale has begun…
Mauro has been working on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. He has painted the seat frames in DTM satin black as well as painting the rocker cover and air filter box in DTM silver.
Chris has had our 1963 Bentley S3 in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. He has been rubbing down the polyfan in preparation for more to go on. Once this was done, Chris then applied more polyfan to make sure everything was nice and straight.
My Land Rover Defender is one of the best vehicles I have ever owned…at least that’s what I think right now. Yes it’s industrial, yes it’s loud and bumpy but it’s great fun! Having owned the car for a little while now I do my very best to keep on top of the general wear […]
Jonn has been completing some repairs on our 1964 Ford Zephyr 4. Here is what he said: Clean block around drive core plug. Looks OK. Leave and recheck in a bit. Upon rechecking there were signs of a small weep. Drain engine block and radiator. Flush rad with water. Clean block and fit new core […]
The indicators weren’t working correctly on our 1939 Jaguar SS100. They were stripped and checked and diagnosed as needing a new flasher control unit. This was fitted and all the lights were tested fully, then the interior trims and carpets were refitted and checked.
Our 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500 has recently been painted in the Bridge Classic Cars Paint shop.