After he won our 1975 MGB GT V8 back in January, our good friend Steve is clearly still enjoying his classic car, and making good use of it, as you can see from his social media posts below. It seems that Steve isn’t the only one who admires ‘Velma’ as the car is now known.
At the 24 Hours of Spa, one of the most anticipated racing events in international motorsport, Maserati revealed its latest track creation, the GT2. Back in March, Maserati announced that the shakedown process had begun on this exciting machine. Since then, the car has gone through a series of intensive tests and it is now […]
If you haven’t seen the recent episode of Talking Classics, where Molly and Lily take on their charity shop challenge, then it is well worth taking a look. Molly and Lily have been set a challenge to put together a vintage outfit. To make things a bit harder, both have a £50 budget and are […]
Our 1977 Volkswagen T2 Kombi is live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. With a 1970cc air-cooled flat-four engine and automatic gearbox, it has period-correct paintwork with block graphics. It comes with a history file containing several previous invoices and is an excellent choice for days out exploring. More information can be seen here.
Our beautifully restored 1958 Jaguar XK150 is currently for sale on Car & Classic. With a little over a day left, the bids are coming in and there are almost 200 watchers on the listing. See the full listing here. Some of the key things to note about this stunning classic car are: It started […]
Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of our 1973 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 3. His focus has been on making some improvements to the gear shift selector. This work started with the removal of the old cover from the selector. Brian cleaned up the metal frame before cutting out new vinyl […]
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has had new rear speakers installed by classic car technician Brian. After removing the old speakers, the new ones were wired in before being fitted into the car. As our AMV8 has been progressing through its restoration here in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, it continues to look better and […]
Following our recent visit from Geoff Haviland, of the Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust, he has written us a detailed letter explaining what he believes to be another part of our 1905 Riley 9HP’s story. There is a lot of information within his letter and all of it will likely be useful as we continue […]
Following the very successful debut of Monaco Car Auctions’ L’AstaRossa sale, which was held earlier this month, a 2002 Ferrari Enzo, belonging to Fernando Alonso, has found a new home after being purchased for €5,400,000 (approximately £4,600,000). The Car The car was sold directly from the private collection of the two-time Formula One World Champion, […]
A 1999 BMW Z3 entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this morning. It may have only been here a few hours, but classic car technician Brian has already been working on this fast-approaching modern classic by fixing the plastic trim around the edge of the rear window, which had come undone, and the edge of […]
Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I has been in the care of classic car technician Brian as he has been working on various parts of the interior. He has fitted the door pockets, the front window surround panels, the lower A post panels, the dash tray top panels, the dash top panels, the rearview […]
Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 as it continues to move through its restoration journey before being won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Now that the exterior paint work has been completed, the beautiful red interior will complement it perfectly. Brian has been working […]
On Friday night, Freddie and Molly attended an event at The Marquis. To celebrate the owner’s cars returning from this year’s Mille Miglia, there was Italian food, Italian cars, and plenty of fellow car enthusiasts to chat to. We took our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I with us and it looked perfectly at home […]
Classic car technician Chris has been applying final primer to the rest of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. Our classic Beetle is making good progress through its restoration journey and it hopefully won’t be too much longer before, Delilah, as it is affectionately known, is returned to its owner.
Our beautiful 1973 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 3 has been in the hands of classic car technician Steve. One of the tasks that Steve completed was to fit new blower intake vents. Once this was done, Steve found that there was very little clearance between the brake vacuum reservoir and the blower fan housing which […]
After the chassis of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 was repaired by our fabrication team, it moved over into the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. While there, classic car technician Mauro painted the chassis black. As you can tell from the photos below, the chassis looks much improved and marks a step forward in the restoration of […]
Our 1967 Austin Healey 3000 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. Mauro has been prepping specific areas of the car to be painted by applying epoxy primer. Once our classic Austin Healey leaves the paint shop, it will be ready to move on to the next stage of […]
Our 1980 MGB GT is currently live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website and will be won very soon. Before then though, classic car technician Jonn has been doing some work on it to make sure it is ready for its new owner. This started with a new ignition switch being fitted before the […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been inspecting our 1972 Triumph Stag in preparation for it to be delivered to the lucky winner very soon. During his inspection, Jonn found that part of the nearside rear chassis needed to be repaired. After stripping the rear suspension, Monty from the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication workshop was able […]
Workshop manager John has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He removed the dials from our classic AMV8 so they could be cleaned. Once the cleaning was complete and the dials looked even more appealing than they did before, they were put back into the car.
Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I has been making very good progress through its restoration journey lately. This has continued with classic car technician John wiring up the lights and fitting up the bonnet and boot. Once this was done, the car was actually taken to a car show being hosted by the owner […]
The door mirrors and interior lights of our 1994 Daimler Double Six keep blowing fuses so, classic car technician John has been investigating what could be causing the issue. John stripped down the door panel to remove the switch. Once the switch was removed, signs of corrosion were found so John dismantled and cleaned it […]
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has come a long way in recent weeks and is now in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop, where it has been in the hands of classic car technician Alan. Alan has been doing filler work on the car as well as panel levelling ready for it to be painted […]
Classic car technician Al has continued his work on our 1958 Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite. He has been painting the various parts of the classic car. Although being repainted in its original colour, once it leaves the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop, it will be in a condition that we are much happier with. Once it […]
We recently had a customer visit us at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While he was here, we couldn’t help but notice his TVR parked up outside. As you can see from the photos below, it is a great-looking car and one that we will definitely hope to see again very soon.
We have recently welcomed a 1977 Lambretta LI150 Special Jet 150 into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. As you can see from the photos below, it certainly has a lot of character and will no doubt get lots of attention when it’s out on the road. It will now undergo a full inspection and assessment […]
Back in 2017, the world-renowned designer Ralph Lauren sat down with CARJAM TV to discuss his incredible car collection. With around 60 cars, this collection is something of a museum dedicated to automotive history. Included in the dream garage are a 1938 Bugatti, a 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa, and a 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago. If you’ve […]
The rebuild of our competition 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 has continued recently with more work being completed. Having an E-Type as a classic car to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions is an exciting project and we are very much looking forward to it being won by its new owner in the near […]
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we see a wide range of stunning vintage and classic cars. We also get to see some extremely interesting vehicles too. One intriguing car that we have recently taken into storage at our secure facility, The Hangar, is a Morris Minor Hot Rod. Seeing how modified the car is, you’d […]
RM Sotheby’s have recently announced that a once-in-a-generation collection of “barn find” Ferraris will be going to auction on 17th August 2023. The 20 Ferraris, which have been named “The Lost & Found Collection“, will be going under the hammer during Monterey Car Week held in Monterey, California. Untouched for decades, the incredible group of […]