Caitlin Shook, better known as The Bad Blonde, has been around cars all her life. She regularly shares the interesting history that so many cars have on her YouTube channel. She also spends a lot of time in the workshop at her family’s automotive business – Shook Enterprises. We recently had a conversation with Caitlin […]
There are usually several Jensens in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at any one time. We currently have 541s, 541Rs, 541Ss, an FF, and now we have yet another Interceptor too. Our 1970 Jensen Interceptor has come in for a full engine service and vehicle health check. There are also issues that the owner has […]
Classic car technician Brian has been making templates for various parts of the interior of our Bridge C-Type Replica. He started by removing the seats and loosening the seat belts before making a paper pattern for the rear gearbox tunnel. A pattern also had to be made for the centre tunnel section. Once he had […]
Our 1997 Porsche 911 (966) Carrera 2 has left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in preparation for its journey to Australia. It will first be transported on the trailer to Southhampton before it continues on to its final home in Australia. JH Specialist Transport loaded our Porsche onto the trailer early this morning and the […]
Tickets are now available for our one-of-a-kind 1972 Rover P6 4500S. Starting life as a 3500S, a full nut and bolt restoration, including a 4.5-litre V8 being fitted in the car, resulted in this very special 4500S, known as ‘Beastie’ Beastie has won multiple awards and has been displayed at the NEC Classic Motor Show […]
Classic car technician Dave has resealed the exhaust clamp on our 1969 Morris Minor. This is one of the jobs being completed in preparation for this beautiful classic car to return home to its owners very soon.
Classic car technician Chris has been undersealing our 1986 Daimler DS420. Since making its way to us from America, our DS420 has undergone a big transformation including being painted blue instead of its original white colour. As this mammoth vehicle has been put back together, jobs like the undersealing have kept our workshop team busy. […]
Classic car technician Scott has refurbished a set of carbs from a Jensen 541. We have had a number of Jensen 541s in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop so the team here is very used to working on these rare and beautiful classic cars. These carbs were refurbished for a customer and, as you can […]
Our 2013 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 has had a little bit of a makeover in the form of a painted wing mirror. Classic car technician, Mauro removed the cover from the wing mirror before preparing it for its new coat of paint. As you can see from the photos below, the wing mirror is […]
Now that our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 has been stripped back to bare metal for rust repair, our classic car technicians have been able to closely inspect and assess each part of this interesting vehicle. Once many of the components had been stripped, we could see which parts need to be replaced. We have used Gordon […]
Our 1977 Honda GL100 Goldwing is now back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. As you can see from the photos below, it is looking great and its future will soon be decided. Motorcycles like this don’t come into the workshop very often so we are very excited to see what the future holds for […]
Our 2003 Aprilia RSV 1000 Millie has recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that it is with us, it will be inspected and assessed before the workshop team come up with a plan of action for its future. We don’t always have many motorbikes in the workshop so it’s always exciting to […]
The lucky winner of our 1973 Triumph TR6, Barnaby Page, took delivery of his car recently. Won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Barnaby had winning ticket number 2351 which was randomly selected during our live draw held on 26th January 2023. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars would like to congratulate Barnaby again for his […]
Last weekend we went to an auction hosted by Anglia Car Auctions. Our 2 special Daimlers were included in the lots for sale and both ended up selling and will now move on to a new owner. The story behind these 2 classic vehicles is a very interesting one and we hope that the future […]
Classic car technician Brian has been doing some more work on the interior of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark 1. His work started by cutting out a new top panel for the rear base seat. This was trial fitted in the car before Brian then went on to fit the front rail trim panel […]
The paint on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been stripped of some of its paint so that Chris and the rest of the paintshop team can resolve some of the vehicle’s rust issues. Some parts were also sandblasted and prepped ready for their coat of epoxy primer. Affectionately known as Delilah by its owner, our […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He checked the tracking before adjusting it to parallel. Jonn wanted to get the car running properly so he checked the ignition timing. While doing this, he found that the HT leads were not fitted in the correct firing order. After carrying […]
Our 1959 Jensen 541R has had more interior work completed by Lydia recently. Lydia has continued her work on the seats which are now almost complete. Once the front base cushions are finished and fitted, the seats of our Jensen 541R will be ready to be installed in the car. Alongside her work on the […]
Our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110 has been stripped down by classic car technician, Mauro. Once it had been stripped, Mauro rubbed down the roof ready for it to be painted. It wasn’t just the roof that had the attention of our paintshop though, as the wheel arches, front grill, and front headlight surrounds were […]
Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo has continued making progress over the last week. The final metalwork has been going on and rust removal and repairs have taken a big leap towards completion. There is still quite a bit of work to do on our Saab before it has reached the end of its restoration journey. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have finished their inspection of our 2008 Harley Davidson Sportster 883 and it is now available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. It recently came out of long-term storage and has covered 9000 miles from new. Whoever is lucky enough to win this impressive motorbike will certainly turn […]
We were recently visited by Alfie Chinnock, a photography student at the University of Suffolk. Alfie spent some time at our secure storage facility, The Hangar where he took some great photos of the vehicles currently being kept there. If you want to see more of Alfie’s photos (like the ones below), you can follow […]
Despite the automotive industry drastically shifting towards electric vehicles and other green alternatives, General Motors have made an announcement that proves the V8 has not yet had its day, and there is still a place for it in the future of the automotive industry. The Announcement General Motors recently announced that a little under $1 […]
The lucky winner of our 1975 MGB GT V8, Steven Biggs, is a big fan of our local team, Ipswich Town Football Club. When the time came to deliver this beautiful classic car to Steven, we couldn’t think of anywhere better than the home of ITFC – Portman Road! We had a great time handing […]
Syeed Ali is the founder of The Drivers Union. When it comes to supercars, Syeed is extremely knowledgeable and has been around them for close to 20 years. We were very excited to have the opportunity to ask him some questions about The Drivers Union, supercars, and the automotive industry as a whole. For those […]
Our 1973 Audi 100 Coupe S has just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It is now in the hands of our team of classic car technicians who will thoroughly inspect and assess the vehicle. If they are happy with it, it will go on to be a competition car through Bridge Classic Cars […]
The television series ‘Magpie Murders’ (based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Horowitz ) has been picked up by the BBC and will be shown on BBC One later on in 2023. The series was filmed in a few places around the county including Kersey and Ipswich. Magpie Murders is a six-part […]
Car production in the UK fell by 9.8% in 2022 resulting in the worst production year since 1956. Having to deal with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as a worldwide semiconductor shortage, the car manufacturing industry as a whole has taken something of a beating. However, in the UK, factory closures have […]
Lydia has been making the gear lever gaiter for our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. As you can see from the photos below, the gaiter looks great and will make a perfect addition to this very special vehicle.
On the 28th and 29th of January 2023, Anglia Car Auctions will be hosting an auction in King’s Lynn. It is at this auction that our pair of 1964 Daimler V8 250s will be up for sale. With sequential number plates, these two cars were bought in two separate purchases by a married couple. It […]