Having been our trusted workhorse for many many years, it’s now time to bid a fond farewell to our Mercedes Vito van as it heads into retirement. But this is certainly not a sad story! This is the beginning of a new career. I wonder how many Mercedes Vito vans have been restored. That’s exactly […]
Six months ago, we announced details of our newest initiative at Bridge Classic Cars, to inspire the next generation of car lovers. Bridge Classic Cars Kids was born. We introduced the world to Rilee and The Story of Rilee, a charming tale told for children. At the heart of the story is Rilee, a 1905 […]
Various parts of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. They have been painted black in preparation to be fitted back on the car.
The Lucas P80 lights of our JXK120B project have been sent off for refurbishment to Genius of the lamp.
Jonn installed a new starter motor in our 1984 Morgan 4/4. The new starter fitted well, both in terms of specification and physical installation. He secured the unit and fitted all associated wiring, including fitting a new spade terminal to the exciter wire before making the connection. After reconnecting the battery, Jonn tested the system […]
Greg has been continuing his repairs on our 1978 Mercedes 350SL. This time, he has been focusing on the inner fenders and engine bay bits.
Mauro treated the front door jams areas of our 1963 Rover P4 110 with epoxy before painting them in the correct body colour.
Steve fitted a new fuel pump to our 1971 Triumph TR6 in red, as the existing unit was unable to reach the required 105 psi and was fluctuating between 75 and 85 psi.
Steve carried out an oil change on our 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3, replacing the oil filter in the process. After tightening both the sump bung and the filter, he applied paint marks to indicate they had been correctly secured.
Jonn collected our 1958 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite from our storage facility and brought it back to the workshop to begin the appraisal process. He reviewed the list of tasks on the job card, checked the rear of the vehicle, and inflated the spare tyre. The luggage rack at the back was secured using spring […]
Chris carried out the removal of rust on our 1969 Audi 70L and applied rust stabiliser in preparation for sanding. He also removed the boot rubber.
Jonn moved our 2004 Bentley Flying Spur over to the storage facility and proceeded to fit a new catch to the nearside boot storage bin.
Back in May, Rob and Nick were invited along to the SMMT Test Day held at UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground, best known as the testing facilities for some of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers. I heard all about the day when they returned; how much fun they had, what they got to drive and just […]
Jonn has been giving our 1981 Austin Morris Mini some attention to correct the points raised in its recent MOT. He repaired the connections to the rear foglight, which now work, before he looked through the advisories, too.
Greg has continued his repairs of our 1978 Mercedes 350SL. He has fitted the driver’s side strut mount and inner wing. Once the strut was welded in place, the wing was fitted and completed.
Our paint and body team have been bringing our 1988 Volkswagen Golf GTi back to its former glory. Our paint and body technician Chris has been heading up this project with the final polish and trim fit up on the classic 1980s German hot-hatch.
Our technician Jon has been tasked with looking into this beautiful bright blue classic Mini for its owner after it had failed its MOT. Jon took the cars MOT certificate and began to work his way through the list for the car. ”Check MOT failure items and order parts. Confirm stop lights not working. Short […]
Our paint and body team have been working on our 1995 TVR Chimaera here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk restoration workshop. Mauro, one of our paint and body technician, has been working on flattening and polishing the paintwork on the iconic 1990s British sports car.
Our workshop team have been given the job of tracking down a small list of issues for the owner of this 1968 MGB GT. ”Work through customers list of work. Check cooling system. No obvious signs of leak. Carry out pressure test. Found few small drips from water pump area. Tighten all hose clips and […]
This beautiful 1963 Jaguar Mk2 2.4 has been handed to our restoration technician Jon to get ready for its next adventure as a future competition car. To begin with, Jon has had get a new inner piston on one of the nearside calipers of the classic Jaguar saloon. After that, he could bleed the system […]
The 1976 Jensen Interceptor Coupe has been progressing pretty quickly here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. Our trimmer Lydia has been working on getting parts of the classic V8 GT cars interior recovered ready to be refit into the car very soon. This time, she’s recovered the dashboard and centre console. […]
Our restoration workshop team have begun the task of getting this beautiful 1963 Rover P4 110 back together for its owner. Our technician Steve, who is heading up the project, has been getting the classic Rover back together with the front screen now back in the car he has begun to get the chrome trims […]
Our technician Jon has been hard at work at our Suffolk HQ on our 1977 Leyland Mini. The 5500 original mile Mini is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for Jon to get ready for its next adventure as a future competition car. ”Continue appraisal. Battery hold down bar and secure. Tighten terminals and fit […]
The Bridge Classic Cars HQ recently welcomed this 1973 Porsche 914 into our restoration workshop for our team to take a look at a couple of issues with the classic aircooled sports car. Recently, our technician Jon took the car out on road test to check over the car, but found that the cabin began […]
Our restoration technician Greg has been hard at work in the fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. His project is to get the 1978 Mercedes 350SL ‘back in the metal’ so to speak. He is having to repair and replace multiple sections of the classic German convertible from front to back […]
Our restoration technician Jon has been working his magic on our (Craig’s) 1987 Mercedes Benz 500SL. The classic German GT car has been progressing around other restoration projects in our finishing room but this time Jon is beginning to get some of the trim back onto the car – like the rear bumper. Jon has […]
Our 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante has been masked up, and Adam has begun filler work on the top of the boot and rear quarter.
Ben investigated the issue with our 1985 Daimler DS420 and identified that the fuel pump was not functioning due to a lack of priming. After addressing this, he confirmed the pump was operational. It was also noted that while the offside tank was full, it had no fuel pump installed. In addition, Ben resolved the […]
1987 Maserati BiTurbo Jon worked on our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo this week. He has aligned and refitting the engine mounting bolts before securing them in place. He re-routed the coolant hoses into the correct positions and noted that the lower radiator hose had been making contact with the pulley due to an extremely tight clearance. […]
Tony has once again been busy transporting some of our cars to various locations. Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has been moved over to our partners at Ashbocking Joinery. Our 1956 Jensen 541 has been collected and brought into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 2007 Porsche 911 has been delivered to auction, […]