The Bridge Classic Cars team have been getting this 1970 MGB GT back and fighting fit. The classic sports car has been in the capable and skilled hands of our technician Jon as he dives into the project. ‘Disconnect handbrake at nearside rear shoes. Fit drum and secure. Brake fee now but drum has 1 […]
The 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has been in the bodyshop at our Suffolk HQ for Bridge Classic Cars technician Mauro so get the project onto the next phase of its rebuild. Recently the bodyshell of the classic Aston Martin, which had its interior paint in super durable black has been put back onto […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through the PDI on the 1968 MGC Roadster. ‘Carry out PDI. Knock wheels up tight and inflate tyres. Remove, clean and regap plugs. Put 5ltrs of fuel in and take outside and warm up. Drove round yard OK’
The 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage, a ground up restoration project, is moving ahead at quite the speed here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk. Our technicians Ben and Greg have been working away in the finishing room to fit up and refurbished various components in the dashboard as well as in the […]
Another crazy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ! The restoration team have been working their way through recommisions, restorations, serving and maintenance on everything from modern classics to a 1940’s Morris. Tech talk: Canon 6D Canon 24-105 L series lens Adobe Lightroom
The Bridge Classic Cars team have had a beautiful new arrival to our Suffolk restoration workshops. This Grey 1959 Jaguar MkIX which has come in belonging to a long-time freind of Bridge Classic Cars. Next week, the workshop team will be diving into this gorgeous classic Jaguar.
The paint and body team have taken on part of the 1947 Morris 8 project with carrying out a few areas of paint repair on the classic British saloon car. Our paintshop manager Chris has carefully masked off and prepared a few areas which the needed a bit of a helping hand with, with that […]
When Bentley introduced the Bentley Continental GT Supersports, it took the Continental GT to a new level. It was designed to be lighter, faster, and more driver-focused than any previous Bentley. Our Supersports was first registered on 22nd September 2010, and is an extremely well-documented example of Bentley’s high-performance flagship of its time. The Most […]
As the team draw closer and closer to finishing the 1969 Audi L, there are a few small jobs that need to be sorted before it leaves the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. One of those, is rebuilding the Solex cabrurettor. ‘Remove air box, remove fuel lines and water lines to carburettor, remove throttle linkage […]
Our team have begun the process of assessing the 1970 MG B GT that arrived a few days ago at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our technician Jon has been taking the lead on this project. ‘Fit new nearside suspension shock arm and secure. It stainless steel sill/step covers. Remove old glue from rear. Clean […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been moving ahead with the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe project. After carefully preparing the interior areas of the car, he could lay down the hard wearing and durable black paintwork to protect the inside of the bodyshell,
The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have had a busy few days! This time, our 2009 Ducati Streetfighter S is off to the lucky winner whilst our 1971 Mini 1100 is off to a new owner.
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team don’t just do world class ground up paint jobs. Here at our Suffolk HQ, some of our best work that makes us proud is our small, invisible paint repairs. Our paint and body manager Chris has fixed and correct a small corroded area on the front lip […]
Part of the list of jobs to get done on the 1947 Morris 8 while it’s in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is to get a functioning horn on the car. Our technician Jon has made that happen for the early post-war saloon car.
The workshop team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been finishing up the last bits and piece on our restored 1969 Audi L 72PS. All the workshop are currently waiting for is a new headlight switch and a final adjustment to the steering wheel, and also a tracking check, before it begins the next […]
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have finished up their work on this stunning 1987 Ford Capri 2.8 ‘Brooklands’. The car came into our restoration HQ to have some small areas of the paint and the bodywork to be repaired by our team. Chris, our paint shop manager, carefully masked off and repaired […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been busy making an air filter housing. The team have used an off the shell K&N filter and built a housing around it. The piece has been test fit and trial fitted to work out spacing before the housing has been sent off to the paint shop to […]
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have worked their magic on getting the doors and inside of the bodyshell prepped and ready for paint. The team will clean down each piece to get everything just right before laying down the paint and letting it cure.
Our 1960 MGA Coupe has found its way to its new home with its very excited new owner. The Bridge Classic Cars transport team loaded up the classic sports car for its journey from our workshop to the cars new HQ.
The workshop team have been jumping into the 1972 MGB Roadster project for the cars owner. After carrying out a full and total appraisal, the team began to turn their attention onto getting the B fired up for the first time in what appears to be quite a while.
The workshop are diving into the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 to get it back up and running as good as it possibly can. First off, our restoration technician Jon has been making his way through the checklist. ‘Check tailgate chains and refit. Tailgate doesn’t align with locating pin. Check fuel guage. Guage currently reads […]
Our painter Adam has been working his wau through the meticulous steps on the restoration of the 1975 MGB GT V8. The car has gone through epoxy primer which has helped Adam indentify any areas which he may have to level the panels to get the perfect finish. Next, Adam began to get the panels […]
The restoration team have been going full speed into getting the suspension and some of the driveline components back into the bodyshell of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Ben and Greg, two of our incredible restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars, have been getting the car back to being a rolling chassis before it […]
During the appraisal of the 1960 MGA Coupe, the Bridge Classic Cars team identified a few components on the classic sports car which needed to be refurbished. The front king pin seals were replaced alongside a leaking rear shock absorber aswell as the axle straps.
Since its arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1972 Triumph Spitfire has been in capable hands of our restoration team to get this classic back and running as good as ever. ‘Raise on ramp amd continue inspection. Fit grease nipples where missing and grease up. Check rear axle oil level, OK. Remove all […]
Since arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the 1947 Morris 8 has been checked over by the restoration team to come up with their list of repairs. Recently, our technician Jon has begun to work his way through the cars repairs. ‘Set carb jet depth to @1mm. Refit piston amd suction chamber and re […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through the 1991 Jaguar XJS’s interior trims and pieces. As part of that, the team have replaced the wooden dashboard veneers which required some adjustments to perfectly fit the GT cars dash whilst the team went through and made a list of switches, clips and […]
A very special project has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ – a 1980 Toyota Hilux. This truck, which is in incredible condition, has arrived at the restoration workshops for our team to get it back up and running and thoroughly check over the truck for its owner.
One of the final jobs to carry out on the 1971 Mini 1100 before it leaves the Bridge Classic Cars HQ was to sort out a couple of small jobs on the mirrors. The interior mirror was removed from the car and paint matched to give it a shiny new look as well as the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars HQ has welcomed a new arrival to the restoration workshops – a 1970 MGB GT. The restoration teams will be going through a complete and thorough assesment on the car to see what this stunning classic sports car may need to get it back and fighting fit.