This may be the first time you have seen our 1989 Daimler Double Six. The car has in fact been with us, in storage, for a number of years now but recently we handed the car over to our good friends at Motts Body Repair in Colchester to push forward with the body restoration of […]
…and they say men can’t multitask! Brian’s day has been spent on 1953 Aston Martin’s today. He started off sorting out all interior parts, labelling up, bagging up all of the small parts of the Aston martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Swiftly followed by work on our other 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. He’s a little further […]
Rob is back into the swing of things now as he makes and fits an access plate to cover the fuel tank sender unit. He has fitted up the interior door handles to both doors, repainted motif on gear knob and fitted to car. The fuel tank breather pipe has been fitted to the tank […]
The battery box metal frame is almost complete and will eventually have an ash wood box for battery to sit in.
Alan is busy masking up the body of our Triumph Spitfire ready for the new Java green colour. Wet on wet primer to cover over the seam sealer. He has painted inside the boot, cabin area and bulkhead.
On 1st December 2023, we set off on a festive adventure across the Suffolk countryside – our first-ever Mince Pie Drive. The day dawned bright but extremely cold and icy. We decided to still venture out, albeit with a smaller convoy than first planned. The Bridge Classic Cars team wrapped up warm and headed out […]
The side mouldings have now been fitted, this involved James making the tapered ends and ensuring they were a snug fit and secured in place to the back of the trims before being fitted to the car. Then the centre seats were cut to length and fitted after all the fixings were checked and sealed.
Brian has begun work on stripping down our 1955 Aston Martin Drophead Couple. He has removed the rear boot panels, the rear seat base and door panels. The cappings and door pockets have been taken out and the sill carpets. The carpets under the dash, the dash top panels and window surround panels are all […]
Christian is assessing the corroded areas and getting the car prepared for the repairs.
Alan has applied a DTM gloss black to some of the suspension parts. DTM or Direct To Metal paints are created to provide your metal substrate with protection from corrosion, yet provide a good cosmetic finish at the same time. The internal joints have also been seam sealed and are now ready for colour.
Rob returns to work this week, having taken a extended break to recover from some recent surgery. He gets straight back on to our Jensen 541R as we finish off this fantastic restoration. He has fabricated a bracket for mounting a battery cut off switch in the boot. Fitted a bracket and switch to car. […]
Monty is fitting a new electric winch to our Wessex open trailer. He is fabricating new bracketry to house our winch which will go over to the paint shop for painting up prior to installation.
On, what we thought would be, our final drive of the Lotus Europa prior to it leaving us for its new home, John heard a slight knocking noise coming from the front so he now needs to do some further investigations to diagnose and repair what is creating this noise.
Monty has made up a new steering rack bracket to replace the existing one on our 1956 Jensen 541.
As our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle nears the end of its restoration, with only a few small bits to do, we though we would take it into the Atelier and set up a photo shoot for the car before it leaves our Suffolk HQ to head back home to its excited owner. ‘Delilah’, as the car […]
Chris is currently stripping back our MG C GT to expose all of the rust and corrosion areas that will need addressing. As we find more often than not, the areas we initially see upon first inspection is not able to reveal the true extent of work required. It is only when you start to […]
Mauro is continuing to strip down the Cobra project in preparation for the primer stage. Whilst Terry is stripping down the front suspension and front brakes. He’s blasting off the dirt ready for paint.
This morning, along with a few other new deliveries, we welcomed this gorgeous 1974 Mini 850 Van! As we mentioned with our 1982 Bedford HA, we love a panel van here at Bridge Classic Cars and this is one of the nicest ones we’ve seen. Like the others, soon this pint sized workhorse will be […]
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we love a panel van. A solid, dependable and utilitarian workhorse for generations, the humble van at some point has played a role in everyone’s life. This one though, is a 1982 Bedford HA Panel Van. And its previous owner has had commissioned to look like one of the original […]
Steve is still working through the few final pieces on the 1905 Riley 9HP restoration. A new final drive chain has been fitted, new fabric body prop, new fabric exhaust has been temporarily fitted to help with routing of coolant pipes.
This morning we took delivery of a collection of new cars destined to be won by lucky winners for our competitions as well as our 1938 Vauxhall Wingham Cabriolet being brought back to us safe and sound. The new cars included a Morgan Plus 4, a Mini 850 Van and a very yellow 1982 Bedford […]
Today, we welcomed a few newcomers to our Suffolk HQ including this beautiful 1972 Morgan Plus 4. Shortly, it will be assessed and worked on by the team to make sure everything is up to scratch and looking the best it possibly can.
Last Saturday I battled the cold and took the family over to the magical world of light, colour and sound and Helmingham Hall Gardens. We enjoyed a lovely mulled wine, hot chocolate and marshmallows toasted over an open fire before exploring the grounds of Helmingham Hall adorned with thousands of lights which transformed the gardens […]
Just in time for Christmas, here we have Tom Higgins, proud winner of our 1932 Austin 7 ‘Ulster’ accepting his car.
Alan has been busy in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop getting some of the pieces ready for the next stage of the restoration of our Java Green 1976 Triumph Spitfire. After each part had been careful worked, cleaned and readied to go into the booth, Alan could then begin with the coats of epoxy […]
Brian has been hard at work in the Bridge Classic Cars in-house trim shop working on getting the various interior trim pieces and panelwork done on our 1956 Jensen 541. He took the original dash panel section and after removing the old covering, sanded the piece down to remove any residue or adhesive which may […]
The symbol of the prancing horse is an icon of power, elegance, and poise throughout the sporting world. The perfect representation of perfection from the vision of one man, Enzo Ferrari. Commendatore Ferrari would use this symbol to announce to the world that his cars meant performance and prestige. Through the decades, the artisans at […]
John has finished up the report. He has stripped and cleaned nearside front brake and found the sliders have seized. Remove and free off before reassembling. Wire brush all flexi hose ferrules. Strip alarm wiring. Trace through car and disconnect from loom. Cut wires and remove complete system. Check that car still starts and runs, […]
Yesterday and today, Lydia has been working on the rear seat of the Aston Martin DB2/4. ‘Chris has kindly painted the seat tray black for me, and stone chipped the underside, as this part actually forms the bottom of the car and is exposed to all the elements the road can throw at it. Firstly […]