Lydia has been making some new carpets for our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110. Although this is a vehicle more than capable of driving over rough terrain, being used on expeditions, and pretty much anything else you can think of, the new carpets bring a bit of style and comfort to the interior.
Classic car technicians Brian and Lydia have been working on the interior of our 1987 BMW 635 CSI. Brian’s work began by removing the old glue and foam from the sides and C post areas of the car. He also removed the old glue and material from the area surrounding the sunroof opening. Sound-deadening material […]
Since the chassis of our 1960 Jensen 541R has returned from sandblasting, classic car technician Rob has found some old repairs that need to be cut out and corrected. These repairs have clearly been done at some point in the car’s life before it found its way into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that […]
Classic car technician Dave has been looking at our 2008 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 in preparation for it being delivered to our lucky winner. While checking over the bike, Dave fitted a new spring to the side stand. Despite being a seemingly small part, it’s jobs like this that make sure everything is working as it […]
Stephen Norman had an extremely successful career in the automotive industry that spanned more than four decades. After being MD for both Groupe Volkswagen France and Fiat France, Stephen was also MD of Vauxhall (as well as holding other influential positions). We were fortunate enough to ask Stephen some questions about the industry, his work, […]
Classic car technician Al has been giving our 1959 Jensen 541R a new coat of paint. After he prepped the freshly primed body, Al mixed the paint using the paintshop scales to make sure the paint was exactly the right consistency to use on the car. Once the paint was mixed, Al made sure the […]
Last night, we held the live draw of our 1994 Rover 216 Cabriolet and our 1989 Rover Mini City 1000 E. As always, it was a lot of fun finding out who the lucky winners were. The excitement levels are even higher when multiple winners are drawn on the same night. Drawing Our 1994 Rover […]
A 1954 Aston Martin DB2 Vignale has gone up for sale for an eye-watering £3.6 million. While the price tag may seem steep, the story behind this vehicle is certainly one that gives the car an interesting history. The car was commissioned by King Baudouin of Belgium in 1954. It was designed by Alfredo Vignale […]
Our 1956 Jensen 541 has had the fibreglass on the inside and exterior of the roof completed. The body of the car had its coating of epoxy primer while the back of the doors were prepped ready to be fitted up too. It’s always good to see progress like this being made and it will […]
Our 1980 Triumph TR7 has been in classic car technician Rob’s experienced hands recently. Rob removed and stripped the carbs in order to replace the waxstat jets with the earlier style fixed jets. Once he had done this, Rob set up the carbs and road-tested the vehicle. While driving the car, it was noted that […]
A recent arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1964 Daimler V8 250. As it has been off the road and in storage since 2003, our team of classic car technicians will give it a full assessment and highlight any issues that are found. The owner put the car away in 2003 after […]
On Thursday, the 9th of February, we held the live draw of our 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster. On the night, Sarah Janney was the lucky winner of this beautiful bike with ticket number 1246. Live draws are always good fun and this one was no different. If you have not seen one of our live […]
Join Molly as she takes a behind-the-scenes look at what is going on at Bridge Classic Cars.
Classic car technician Brian has been working on the sunroof of our 1987 BMW 635 CSI. He removed the frame from the roof of the car and cleaned the old glue and material from the sunroof frame. The rubber padding was also removed from the frame before Brian painted it. While the new paint on […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R continues to make progress through its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. Recently, classic car technicians Mauro and Brian have been working on this rare vehicle. Brian’s focus was on the interior of the car. Specifically, the front seats. Brian has been making the new front seat base frame wood […]
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been going through quite a transformation as of late. Recently, classic car technician Chris has been doing some repair work on one of the doors. Since arriving in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our Beetle (Delilah) has been stripped of many of her components and some of her paint. This […]
Classic car technician John has been spending quite a bit of time with our 1970 Jensen Interceptor lately. He has been investigating and resolving several issues with the car. The first port of cool was a coolant leak. A small overflow hose was found to be loose so, once this was tightened, the leak was […]
Whenever you take a car back to bare metal, you usually end up finding issues that need to be repaired. Unfortunately, that is exactly what has happened with our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo. This project has been challenging and has taken a whole lot of time, effort, and skill but it is now almost ready […]
Brian has been fitting new fasteners to the footwell carpets of our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110. After first fitting the new fasteners to the front footwell carpets, he put these in place before repeating the process on the rear carpets. It is this level of attention to detail that make cars, like our Defender, […]
Our 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. This rare classic car is extremely hard to find with only around 10 examples left on the road in the UK. All the information you need about the car and how to enter can be found here.
During our Festive Live Draw, George Redpath was randomly selected as the winner of our REC Tourer Watch with ticket number 688. George recently came to visit us at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in his 1999 BMW Z3M Coupe. As you can see from the photos below, George, his car, and his watch are […]
We recently delivered our 2006 Daihatsu Copen to lucky winner Barry Pendleton. Barry had winning ticket number 974 which was randomly selected during our live draw held on 2nd February 2023. Molly and the team visited Barry and, as you can tell by the images and video below, he was very happy with his new […]
Another new arrival has made its way into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This time it is our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo. It will now go through a thorough inspection and assessment with our team of classic car technicians before a plan of action is created.
Brian has been fitting a new inner liner to the roof of our 1994 Rover 216 Cabriolet. The process started by lowering the hood so the front of the hood could be undone to fit the new liner. The metal trim holding the front rubber seal in place was removed but the front edge of […]
Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1988 Toyota MR2 getting it ready for an MOT. Preparation work began with welding repairs on the driver’s side front chassis. Steve noticed that, unfortunately, the corrosion had spread to the front of the sill and inner sill as well as the inner skin of the […]
We recently welcomed a Ford Cougar to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. These cars aren’t seen too frequently so we are very excited to have it with us. For now, it will be part of our personal collection but we are excited to see what the future holds for our Cougar.
Classic car technician Chris has been repairing the door and rear arch of our 1964 Amphicar 7-70. Once these were repaired, the car was moved into our paintshop where epoxy primer was applied ready for a new coat of paint. After a recent visit from the owner of this interesting vehicle, some additional work has […]
The chassis and body of our 1960 Jensen 541R has come back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop after their trip to the sandblasters. Now they are back with us, the restoration of our 1960 Jensen 541R can continue.
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has had more work on its interior completed recently. Lydia finished the base cushions for the front seats, covered the pair of rear quarters, made the headlining, covered the rear centre panel, and covered the glovebox door. While Lydia was working on the interior of our classic Jensen, Al was conducting […]
Entry is now open to win our 1989 Rover Mini City 1000 E. Classic Minis are always popular at Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, and we are expecting this one to be no different. It passed its most recent MOT with no advisories and comes with lots of old MOT certificates and invoices. Our 1989 Rover […]