The doors of our 1953 Land Rover Series 1, which is currently live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, have been in the paintshop with technician Chris. He has been rubbing the doors down before masking them up ready for epoxy primer to be applied. Once this was done, Chris painted the doors a matching green.
Classic car technician James has continued to make great progress in getting our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle ready to leave the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and head home to its owner. The door pin switches were replaced to ensure the interior lamp works when the doors are opened and a new bumper trim was fitted to […]
Our interior trim team of Brian and Lydia have started their work on the interior of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. A lot of the work that has been completed recently has been stripping down this impressive classic. Once the front seats were removed, Brian and Lydia removed the front floor carpets, the driver’s side […]
The Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run has been an annual tradition since it first began in 1966. Since then, the event has raised more than £800,000 for multiple UK charities. In October of this year, a range of classic Triumph cars, spanning from the 1950s to the 1980s, once again embarked on a mammoth […]
Our 2005 Honda S2000 recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop from its home in Gurnsey. It is currently in storage at our secure Hangar but, eventually, it will go into the paintshop to bring it back to its full beauty. When it first arrived at the workshop, workshop manager John and technician Jonn […]
Brian and Lydia from the Bridge Classic Cars interior trim team are going to be working on the ceiling cloth of a 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. The current cloth has come loose from the main board so it will need to be removed, and new foam fitted before the cloth gets put back on […]
Our 2010 Land Rover Defender looks good on a campsite, on the road, or anywhere else really. To prove this point, we took the below photos when it was parked up at our storage facility at Bentwaters Parks. This impressive-looking car will soon be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
A little while after his classic Triumph Stag was stolen, presenter Jamie Theakston was reunited with his unique and much-loved car.
Every week, Colin from Viper Auto Cleaning spends the day at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop making sure our vehicles look pristine for our customers and the winners through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. This week, Colin shared our 1965 Morris Traveller on his Instagram showing the results of his hard work.
Classic car technician Jonn recently spent some time assessing a 1966 Jaguar S-Type that was brought into the workshop by its owner for a thorough assessment. The purpose of the assessment was to see what condition the car is currently in and whether any work will need to be done in the future.
Soon to be arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is this Jaguar XK120. It is coming from overseas but we are very much looking forward to its arrival so work can begin on bringing this beautiful classic car back to life.
Our 1969 Triumph Spitfire has recently entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It has come to us for a full service and inspection, which classic car technician James has been doing. Overall, the car is in good condition, although it looks like it may have been stood for some time. The engine oil and filter […]
Every now and again, a classic vehicle enters the Bridge Classic Cars workshop that most of us haven’t seen before. One such vehicle is our Solex Moped 3300 which came into our collection recently. The Solex moped is a classic and iconic motorised bicycle that was originally produced by the French company Solex as a […]
They may be a long way from home but two iconic American classics, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and a 1963 Chevrolet C10 SWB Stepside Pickup arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop yesterday. Our 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, eye-catching in striking blue, has the unmistakable muscular curves of a true American legend. Its 7-litre […]
Classic car technician James has been assessing our 1967 Morris Minor Traveller. It came into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop as it would not start. After charging the battery, James removed the spark plugs and cleaned and regapped them to the correct specification. The distributor cap was removed before the points and condenser were replaced. […]
Our 2020 Cobra by AK Sportscars is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. The car comes complete with an extensive history file of invoices for parts to complete the project as well as original correspondence with AK Sportscars including its original build/commissioning sheet. Also in the history file are original build manuals, […]
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on the restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been repairing corrosion in various parts of the vehicle. After focussing on the rear seat pan area, Rob strengthened the bulkhead in the spots where Spitfires have a habit of cracking. He did this by welding in […]
Soon to arrive at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is a 2005 Honda S2000. While it is with us, it will be assessed for corrosion before going into storage and eventually have some paint work completed too.
Our 1953 Land Rover Series 1 has had its hard top fitted by classic car technician Jonn and workshop manager. If you thought it looked cool without a roof on, or with its canvas roof, the hard top certainly looks equally as appealing (if not even better).
Classic car technician Steve had to remove the carburettors from our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 recently as he noticed that one of the sliders was sticky and the paint was starting to flake. The removed carbs will now be rebuilt to make sure they are in the condition we expect them to be when the […]
Our 1968 Jaguar E-type is getting close to being ready to be delivered to its new owner, who was lucky enough to win this incredible classic through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Before it leaves us though, classic car technician Steve has been making sure everything is as it should be. While Steve was working on […]
You can now enter to win our 1953 Land Rover Series 1 through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. There aren’t many more iconic vehicles than a Land Rover, and this one is an incredible example that will make someone very happy when it is won on 17th October. All the information you need can be found […]
Here is another incredible story from Keith Belcher about his first company car: “Fifty-odd years ago, or so, Wednesday 18th December 1968, to be exact, an event occurred which changed my life forever, I had a car accident. Whilst my injuries were not actually life-threatening, at the time it was very painful, but let me […]
Classic car technician James has been conducting an appraisal of our 1980 Volvo 245GL. James found that: On the surface, the bodywork and overall condition appeared to be good on top. Underneath however there are several areas of corrosion, some heavy surface rust on the front and rear suspension components, and some more extensive corrosion […]
While working on our 1979 Ford Escort MK2, classic car technician Chris found substantial corrosion on the vehicle meaning plans have had to change for the future of this sought-after classic. As you can see from the photos below, things don’t look particularly good. Alan also polished a quarter panel.
Our MKII Ford Transit Tipper has spent a bit more time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. It has been with classic car technician Chris who has been priming the classic transit ready for it to be painted in the very near future. This vehicle has already undergone quite a transformation so we are looking […]
Our 1987 Mercedes 500SL is back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and work has begun on it once again. Various tasks have already been completed such as replacing the bushes and ball joint on the front suspension. The car has been stripped back so work can continue on getting this classic Mercedes restored and […]
The two Johns have been continuing our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle’s progress towards finishing its restoration with us here at Bridge Classic Cars. The wiring was put in for the interior light and the wing mirror was put on and polished too.
Before our 1991 Ford Escort RS Turbo went out to Bentwaters with Molly and the team for filming, classic car technician Jonn took a look at it to make sure everything was how it should be. During his inspection, Jonn noticed that the header tank mount was pulled out of the wing. A new fixing […]
Our 1970 Lotus Europa has been in the skilled hands of classic car technician Jonn who has been making and fitting a new heatshield. Jonn first made a mock-up of the heatshield from cardboard before making the alloy shield itself. He then went on to fit the new heatshield. While working on the car, Jonn […]