The Morris Eight Series E was one of Britain’s most important small cars of the late 1930s and 1940s, and this specific one is an incredibly well-preserved and highly original post-war survivor. Built at Morris Motors’ Cowley factory in Oxford, this car can be accurately placed within the late 1946 to early 1947 production period. […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been TIG welding on the bonnet of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. As Maura has been gapping the panels on the ultra-rare Aston Martin here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, he has had to repair several areas of the aluminium work very carefully in order […]
The workshop team have had the 1966 Land Rover Series 2A back into the restoration workshop in order to replace the fuel tank on the classic off-roader. ‘New fuel tank here. Wire brush and lune all fixing bolts. Remove pick up pipe from old tank. Undo and drop old tank. Clean fuel sender and check […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been finishing off the list of jobs on the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 which has been at our Suffolk HQ. The team have worked their way through this beautiful patina’d off-roader and get it back on the road for its owner.
After being taken out of storage and brought over to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, the 1960 Jensen 541S has been checked over by the workshop in preparation for the good weather. ”Carry out check over. Sort out wiring in boot for reverse and number plate lights. Wiring disconnected. Strip carpet and acces loom. Find […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been getting the 1972 Triumph Spitfire ready for its new life with its new owner. After being thoroughly checked over, fueled up and double checked – the car was released to our transport team to get strapped in for the journey.
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop are working alongside the workshop to keep making progress on the 1960 Jensen 541R. Our trimmer Lydia has been with the cars owner to ‘pre-wear’ the seats to make his journeys more comfortable in the car. To do this, Lydia has carefully trimmed the foams in the seats alongside […]
The 1960 Jensen 541R has gone back up on the ramp during this phase of the restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. Our technician Rob has had to adjust and rethink the exhaust mounts as he found one of the silencers under the car was out of alignment with the other but […]
As the team work through the recommissioning of the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 for its owner. Our technician Steve has been handling a few smaller but incredible important jobs on the truck. ‘Fitted new O/S/F lower wheel cylinder as the bleed nipple was seized and the metal brake pipe also had to be replaced […]
Our technician Will has been getting through the list of jobs to get the 1972 MGB Roadster back to working order. At this point, he’s been working on the brakes of the classic sports car. ‘Remove wheels, go through brakes make sure front brakes are operating as they should be and check over discs pads […]
The workshop are making progress on the 1968 MGC Roadster which is on the ramps here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. Our technician Jon has been working on the master cylinder and the brakes of the straight-six powered 1960s sportscar. Jon has used a variety of different seal kits to get the master […]
Our 2007 Mercedes SL55 AMG has made its way from the Bridge Classic Cars HQ to its new home with lucky winner Andrew – we want to which Andrew and his new pride and joy many happy miles ahead of them.
One thing that we do here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ is that we show you what goes on behind the scenes of how we work and create show stopping classic cars. This is our paint and body technician Adam laying down the final stage of primer on the 1975 MGB GT V8 […]
A rare opportunity in the spring sunshine this morning at HQ, a side-by-side comparrison between two iconic classic Austin Healey’s currently in our restoration workshop. The simple and elegant 1955 Austin Healey 100/4 and the brutish but handsome 1960 Austin Healey 3000.
Tomorrow morning at 9am, we will be finding the new owner of this freshly restored 1973 MGB Roadster. But not only will someone win this stunning British sportscar, they’ll also win £1,000 in cash. This car has been sympathetically restored by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team who have made this car one of the […]
The 1987 Maserati BiTurbo has been on the ramps here at HQ for our technician Will to carry on with getting this iconic 1980s twin-turbo coupe running as good as new. ‘Fit accumulator onto car, drill holes to bolt it down to, go through and test vacuume leaked to see if that is causing the […]
Our paint technician Adam has been working on the 1975 MGB GT V8. As this car is being built from a new heritage shell, the team have had to work on getting the e-coat removed from the bodyshell and this time in the engine bay. Adam has worked on sanding back the e-coat so that […]
The 1959 Jaguar MkIX which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ has made its way onto the ramp of our restoration technician Jon. Since the classic, elegant and luxurious saloon has only just recently arrived – Jon began his process of carry out a full appraisal on the car. As part of […]
The 1966 Land Rover Series 2 had been transferred over to the Classic Lounge last week, however when the team came in one morning it was noted a very strong smell of fuel in our building. It was traced to the fuel tank bung on the Land Rover. Because of this, the car was pushed […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been diving into the 1980 Toyota Hilux here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Steve, who previous worked for Toyota, has been taking chanrge of the project. Restored a few years ago, the pickup truck has sat dormant for much of the time. ‘This had not been started in […]
Our 1956 Land Rover Series 1 has been loaded up into our enclosed transport trailer and made its way to auction. Recently won through our classic car competitions, the lucky winner chose the cash alternative allowing a new lucky owner to add this iconic piece of British history to their automotive story.
Our workshop have been working on the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 which arrived at our Suffolk HQ recently. Our technician Steve has been stripping down the brake system – so as to replace brake shoes as well as a nearside rear wheel cylinder.
The workshop team have got the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports from the Classic Lounge and over to our restoration workshops to carry out the final checks and work after being won recently. Once in the workshop, Jon began to look into some issues like the elctric boot opening – which was chased down to a […]
Our workshop team don’t just restore classic cars – we have been carrying out more recommissioning projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. Just like this one, a 1972 MGB Roadster. Our technician Jon has been working on getting the B-Series engine fired up and then go through the check all the relevant […]
During testing, the Bridge Classic Cars team discovered an issue with the drivetrain in the 1969 Audi L 72PS. The team retrieved the classic German saloon and had the car immediately up onto a ramp in order to get to the bottom of what had happened. Narrowed down to a gearbox issue, our technician Will […]
The team have begun to get started on their in-depth checks and repairs on the 1968 MGC Roadster. Our technician Jon has been working his way through the classic roadster to get it back to tip top health. ‘Strip brakes and check operation. Fluid was very low in reservoir for rear brakes. With wills help […]
Our in-house trim team have been marching ahead with getting the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4’s interior in place. Our trimmer Lydia has made each piece for the classic GT car by hand, tailoring individual pieces to work on the handmade classic Aston Martin – all the way down to the door pulls which have been […]
The paint and body team have had the 1978 Mercedes 350SL in our in-house paint booth for our paint and body technician Chris to take the bodyshell to the next level. Chris has carefully cleaned down the floor and boot pans before then seam sealing all the joints and then applied a heavy duty durable […]
The transport team have been out and about collecting and delivering dream classics to and from our Suffolk restoration workshops. Tony, our transport coordinator, strapped down the classic 1960s roadster to head over to its new excited owner Andrew. Andrew has previosusly won our Austin Vanden Plas awell as our limited edition Ben Sherman Raleigh […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have worked their way through some repairs on the 1972 Triumph Spitfire which is currently at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Jon, who is responsible for all of our competition cars, has had the classic convertible on his ramp to get started on. ‘Raise and remove rear wheels. Remove […]