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Paint Prep

Our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo has continued its time in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop as it is being prepped for a new coat of paint. Classic car technician Mauro took the bonnet back to bare metal before preparing the…

Enjoying A DB9

Nick Jones was the lucky winner of our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 back in December last year. Since he took delivery of his new car, Nick has clearly been making the most of it, and recently sent us an update…

More Fabricating And Welding

Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on our 1960 Jensen 541R. Rob has made new door steps and fitted these. He has also made the left-hand B post and welded this in before doing the same for the…

More Green

Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued its transformation with more paintwork being completed. This time it was the sill covers and bonnet flap being painted by classic car technician Al. Prior to this, Al also prepped and painted the wheel…

Going Into Storage

We recently welcomed a new vehicle into our secure storage facility, The Hangar. Vehicle storage is important to get right to ensure your car is safe, secure, and kept in the best possible conditions. When we store customers’ vehicles, we…

Investigating Issues With Our Sunbeam Lotus

Our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus has been with classic car technician John as he began his investigation into why it won’t turn over and why it overheated recently. John started by checking all levels which were fine. He checked the…

Our Defender Is Ready To Be Won

Our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110 is now available to win on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Before it came to us, it was owned by TV adventurer, explorer, and survival expert Ed Stafford who loved this extremely capable…

Talking Classics With Elisa Artioli

Elisa Artioli has been around cars her whole life. She was there when the Lotus Elise was revealed to the world and is actually the reason for the Elise getting its name. As Elisa now spends so much time around…

Fixing The Brakes

Our 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI has been in the hands of classic car technician Steve. Steve fitted new brake pipes on the offside front and offside rear as the old ones were seized and broke when they were removed….

Stripping For A Paint Job

Classic car technician Mauro has been stripping our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo ready for a new paint job. After spending some time in the fabrication shop where its rust issues were sorted, it will now go on to be repainted…

A New Arrival

Another new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus. It has come to us as it is currently not running. Now that it is here, it will be inspected by our team of classic…

Rust Repairs On Our MR2

Our 1988 Toyota MR2 has been in the hands of classic car technicians Monty and Chris. They have been working to repair areas of rust and corrosion that were found on the car during Steve’s initial assessment and inspection. Now…

Ready To Be Won

Our 1968 MGB GT is live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. MGBs are always popular competition cars so this one likely won’t be around for long. With chrome bumpers, improved paintwork, and chrome wire wheels, this is a…

A Special Project

A very special project has recently arrived at Bridge Classic Cars in the form of our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 The former owners of the vehicle were restoring it but, unfortunately, the project had stalled. Now it is with…

Just Arrived – 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100

A new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100. It has recently undergone a comprehensive restoration and it has been finished to extremely high standards. An award-winning classic car, our Mini has won…

The London Classic Car Show 2023

Molly and I headed to Kensington Olympia this weekend for The London Classic Car Show for a fun-filled day of classic cars from up and down the country. On arrival, we were greeted by the organisers who encouraged us to…

Delivering Our Harley-Davidson

Today, we delivered our 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster to lucky winner Sarah Janney. Sarah won this beautiful motorcycle in the live draw held on 9th February when her ticket number, 1246 was randomly selected. Sarah’s husband accepted the delivery on…

Bristol 411 Progress

Classic car technician John has been working on getting our 1970 Bristol 411 running. A new air filter needed to be fitted, however, as the filter base plate has been modified, it fouled the throttle. To overcome this, John used…

Racing Edge – How BRM joined forces with Rover to create a legend

Founded in 1945, the letters BRM would become synonymous with flying the British flag in the early years of Formula 1 and the following decade. British Racing Motors was founded by Raymond Mays (who was the man behind the brand…

Nearly There

Work has continued on our 1970 Jensen Interceptor with classic car technician fitting new 90-degree terminals to the fans, in order to aid clearance of the auxiliary belt. Once this was complete, John took the car outside to run it…

Painting Jensen Parts

Various parts of our 1959 Jensen 541R have been with classic car technician Mauro in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. The wheels of our rare Jensen have been primed while other components have been painted black. Now that the chassis…

Prepping For Paint

Our 1979 Austin Morris Mini 850 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. Our classic Mini was rubbed down and had primer applied in preparation for it to be painted very soon. It won’t…

Work Continues On Our 541R

Our 1960 Jensen 541R has stayed under the care of classic car technician Rob. Rob continued his work making and welding panels for the right-hand rear wheel arch. Once this was finished, he began the process all over again on…

Servicing Our AC Ace

Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1958 AC Ace. Steve drained the diff, gearbox, and engine oils from this stunning classic car before moving on to replacing the spark plugs. To fill the gearbox, Steve used the…

Assessing Our Daimler 250

Our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 has been going through a detailed assessment with classic car technician Scott. Scott has been checking the car to see what work and parts will be required to get it back out on the road….

Inside the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop – 21st February 2023

Molly takes you behind the scenes of the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and takes a closer look at some of our current projects.

Highlights Of A Test Drive

Workshop Manager John recently took our beautiful 1958 AC Ace out for a test drive. If you’re not convinced already how cool this classic car is, the highlight video below will convince you just how special it really is.

East Anglian Practical Classics Meet

East Anglian Practical Classics will be hosting a private and exclusive event at Bridge Classic Cars on Wednesday 16th August 2023. Members of the club will have the opportunity to have a tour of our workshop as well as enjoy…

Essex Austin Seven Club Meet

Images of this successful event can be seen here. The Essex Austin Seven Club hoste a private and exclusive event at Bridge Classic Cars on Thursday 23rd March 2023. Members of the club had the opportunity to have a tour…

Bob Marley’s Range Rover Going To Auction

A 1980 Range Rover that is believed to have been owned by Bob Marley is going to auction! The original registration document has the name Robert Nesta Marley on it, which is why this classic vehicle is generating such interest….