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XJS Gearbox Mount

It was noted from the appraisal that our 1993 Jaguar XJS had a faulty gearbox mount. Pete recently removed it from the car and stripped it down to its component parts. The rubber had completely degraded and was very much…

Advent Calendar Day 2 – Coachbuilt Whisky

See all the current winners of the Bridge Classic Cars Advent Calendar 2024 Coachbuilt Whisky is a premium blended Scotch whisky that combines spirits from Scotland’s five whisky regions – Speyside, Highland, Islay, Campbeltown, and Lowlands. The blending process results…

Cyber Monday – we do things differently

At 4pm tomorrow, Tuesday 3rd December 2024, we reveal the winner of one of the most exciting new EV’s on the market right now, the MG Cyberster. We have one of the very first to arrive in the UK and…

Advent Calendar Day 1 – National Motor Museum

See all the current winners of the Bridge Classic Cars Advent Calendar 2024 In the New Forest in Hampshire, you’ll find one of the most interesting places for petrolheads – the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu. Although, even if you…

Land Cruiser Rust

Our 1994 Land Cruiser has quite a lot of work completed on the areas of rust that have been found. It has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with Chris as he has begun the repair work on…

Collecting Cars – Land Rover Collection

In one of the final auctions of 2024, Collecting Cars is offering a special Land Rover Collection. The online sale will run from December 1st to December 8th and will include some of the most sought-after Land Rovers in the…

Torque Show – 29th November 2024

It’s Friday, which means the latest episode of Torque Show! Molly, Rob and Gordon sit down in the Classic Lounge to talk about the latest classic (and not so classic) car news that has happened this week. With it being…

SEAT Leon – 25 Years

The SEAT Leon is 25 years old this year. Since its release in 1999, the Leon has been extremely popular in the compact car sector. Over the years, SEAT has sold more than 2.5 million units of the Leon worldwide…

British Car Production Drops Again

British car production saw a drop of 15.3% in October, with 77,484 vehicles manufactured, marking the eighth consecutive month of decline. This downturn was largely attributed to ongoing factory retooling for next-generation zero-emission vehicles, as reported by the Society of…

Jensen 541R

Paul has been fitting the front discs, callipers, and steering arms to our 1960 Jensen 541R. He also fitted the engine mounts, fitted and aligned the clutch before starting to modify the chassis in order for it to take the…

XJS Service And RepairsXJS

Pete has had another busy day working on our 1993 Jaguar XJS. He started with the removal of the nearside tail pipe, this was very well rusted in place and required a lot of persistent persuasion with some wood and…

Maserati BiTurbo Work

Lots of progress has been made on our 11,000-mile, 1987 Maserati BiTurbo. Lydia removed the saggy headlining and fitted new sound deadening. Jonn has also been working on the car. Here are his notes: Carry out inspection. Engine removed and…

Mercedes250SL Brake Callipers

During the appraisal of our 1967 Mercedes 250SL, it was noted that the nearside front wheel was binding. Pete removed the wheel for a closer inspection and found that the inner piston was seized in the calliper body. He attempted…

Car Of The Year 2024 – 1934 Bugatti Type 59

A preserved Bugatti from the 1930s, once owned by the King of Belgium, has been awarded the title of Car of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards (IHMA). Sponsored by Lockton Insurance, the event took place at the…

Thunderbird Wheels

Our friends at Wheelhouse Alloys recently delivered the wheels to our 2002 Ford Thunderbird.

Wine Tasting

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted our wine-tasting event in collaboration with Smashing Wines. It was a very well-attended event with lots of wine being tasted and classic cars being admired. Thank you to everyone who joined us and…

Local Superstar Video Release

Global superstar Ed Sheeran is releasing the video for his new song “Under the Tree” at 2pm today. Ed is local to us as he grew up just down the road from the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in Suffolk….

Pagoda Fuel Pump

The fuel pump in our 1967 Mercedes SL250 has been dripping consistently since the workshop team got the car up and running. Peter removed the pump and stripped it. He found that it had previously been sealed using normal silicone…

More XJS Progress

Peter has made more progress with our 1993 Jaguar XJS. The front and rear brakes were checked over and he cleaned up any loose debris. He made minor repairs to the driver’s front backing plate as it was misshapen leading…

Bridge Classic Cars Christmas Gifts

Today marks exactly one month until Christmas Day! As scary as it is to think about how quickly this year has gone, it’s probably wise to get your Christmas shopping done soon to avoid the rush and stress of leaving…

As Seen On TV

Auctions are always a fantastic place to see rare, interesting, and even unique vehicles being offered for sale. Quite a lot of the time, it’s the cars we see on TV that appeal most. That’s why it looks like the…

Torque Show – 22nd November 2024

In this week’s Torque Show – Craig, Rob and Nick sit down to talk about the automotive news on everyone’s lips: The Rebrand of  @jaguarcars . We have a chat about our history with Jaguar’s such as our E-Type competitions, caring…

Jensen Carb Mixtures

Jonn has been adjusting the carb mixtures of our 1956 Jensen 541. He left the air filter housing in place and removed the brass jet covers from underneath and adjusted each jet in turn. He then refitted the brass caps,…

Rover 75 Transport

Earlier today, Tony loaded and delivered our 2003 Rover 75 back to its owner.

AC Cobra Heat Shielding

Steve has been fitting the heat shielding around the inner wings of our 1975 AC Cobra replica, where the exhaust manifold exits the engine.

Ferrari – Completed

It’s been a long time coming but our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT is now pretty much ready to be photographed and filmed before going live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. After Jonn took the car out for a…

Toyota Demonstrates Possibilities For Liquid Hydrogen Power

Toyota has recently demonstrated a concept model that explores how hydrogen gas, which is generated while driving, can be used to potentially increase the efficiency of liquid hydrogen as fuel. By capturing vaporised hydrogen, known as “boil-off gas,” which is…

H&H Classics’ Final Auction of 2024 in Buxton

Our friends at H&H Classics have had a very successful 2024 so far and I’m sure that will continue as they host their final auction of the year – the Winter Classic Car Sale, at Buxton’s Pavilion Gardens on Wednesday,…

Rodents have been at the Riley

A few little electrical issues have occurred on our 1936 Riley Nine so we’ve welcomed the car back in to look at the problem. Turns out, a mouse has made it’s way in and has chewed on a few wires….

Jaguar Strip Down

It’s been a busy week in the headlines for Jaguar and it’s been a busy week for Jaguar in our workshops too. Peter started with us at the beginning of the week and he’s already making great progress on some…