The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been cracking on with getting the trims and peices test and fitted to the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. To start with, our technician Steve (along with our fabricator Clinton) has been getting the hand fabricated aluminium boot floor trims into the car after preparing the rubber seals. ‘Working […]
Rachael, our fantastic trimmer, has been tailoring the carpet sets to perfectly fit the cabin of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Each piece has been individually adjusted, trimmed and edged to perfectly fit to the panel next to it in order to create a bespoke, handmade set for this incredible classic GT car.
We’ve recently recieved a new arrival to the workshop with the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 coupe ‘LML 532’. Now, she lives alongside her sister the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/3 ‘LML 529’ – 3 chassis numbers away from one another so the last time these sisters were together would have been over 70 years ago whilst […]
Our trimmer Lydia has been working her magic on the floors of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. With the project moving ahead at quite the pace here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, she’s begun to get the carpet set templated, made and trimmed to perfectly fit the classic British GT car as part of […]
Our technician Steve has been getting more things ticked off the jobs list on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The classic Aston Martin which is being restored by the team here at Bridge Classic Cars has had its new battery clamp installed as well as Steve beginning to get the door seals test fit and […]
Another busy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. The team have been working through the various projects that we have going on, from restorations to servicing and maintenance – all of which are getting the love and care of our classic car team.
Our trim shop have been working on the interior of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 whilst the workshop work on getting the rest of the car closer to completion here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. Lydia, one of our amazing trimmers, has been fitting the sculpted, handcut sound deadening matts into the car […]
Our trim shop have been working on the interior panels of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. Lydia, our trimmer has been tailoring the cubbies as well as the pillar covers to perfectly fit the classic Aston Martin GT.
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been with our trim team this week as Lydia turns her attention to the back of the classic Aston Martin. The boot lid has been retrimmed and fitted up with perfect tailoring and fitment befitting such an incredible piece of British sports car history,
As the restoration of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 moves further ahead, our trim shop have been working alongside the mechanical team with more of the interior pieces installed into the car once our restoration technicians had finished in one area.
Our trim shop have been working their magic on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. Our trimmer Lydia has been recovering and perfecting several of the panels which go into and around the rear seat back of this classic Aston Martin GT car, retrimmed in claret leather – […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are making progress everyday to getting the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 back on the road for the first time in decades. Our technician Steve, who is the primary technician on this project, has been getting the freshly rebuilt engine ready for its first fire up. ‘Because we were getting ready […]
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 restoration team have been ticking off the jobs on the list for the restoration of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 – this time, inside and underneath the classic GT car. Our fabrication shop have put the finishing touches on the fully custom made stainless steel exhaust for the car – Our fabricator Clinton has […]
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 is another step further to getting on the road. Our restoration technician Steve has gone through the car and got the floor panels installed into the car here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Before the panels were fixed into place, the team run a strip of hard rubber between […]
As the restoration of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 moves forward, the team have been working on getting some of the last few bits and piece into epoxy so the Bridge Classic Cars team can move forward with the rebuild.
The Bridge Classic Cars team are plowing ahead with the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project. Our technician Steve has been wiring up and rebuilding the central dash using the old wiring harness as a template. All of the dials, clocks and switches have been refurbished and restored before going into the beautiful wooden dash.
As the workshop team get ever deeper into the reassembly of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, Ben has begun to work on getting all the small trims and chrome peices ready to go back onto the car as well as some of the more important bits like the fuel cap. ‘The chrome bits came back […]
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 project is making progress every single day. Recently, our restoration teams have installed the new headlining base into the car, in preparation for our trim team installing the final handmade, bespoke headliner for the car.
The restoration team have been making good progress on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Ben, along with our technician Steve, have been building up the doors for the classic GT car here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. The window regulators have been carefully installed into the doors along with the cleaned and polished glass. […]
Our technician Steve has been working on the quarter light windows on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project here at the Bridge Classic Cars. At this stage, Steve has been fitting up the rubber seals into the windows. These require adjustment, disassembly and then double checking before all put back together and loaded into […]
Part of the restoration of all of our classic cars is the testing and rechecking of the various systems of the car. Just like this, the oil level reader of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. When checked, the float was giving the team a ready but upon inspection Steve found a crack in the float […]
As the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project is on the march towards getting back on the road for the first time in decades. Our restoration technician Steve has been heading up the reassembly of the rare and handbuilt classic GT car, with this time refurbishing the cast exhaust manifolds. After cleaning up, sandblasting, and […]
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been one of the most comprehensive and interesting restorations for the Bridge Classic Cars team. So, at every stage of the build our technicians check and evaluate each component and their fit within the car. During one of these checks, our technician Steve noticed a small leak from the […]
It’s not just big steps forward which make a restoration project really come together, its the small details which bring everything together. Like these, the trafficators/semaphores for the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Our restoration technician Steve has carefully rebuilt and restored the trafficators/semaphores for the iconic vintage Aston Martin before getting them fitted up neatly […]
We catch up with several of our restoration projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our ‘Workshop Walkaround’ videos take a deeper dive into a selection of rare and unique classic cars all being cared for by the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team.
Steve, one of our Bridge Classic Cars restoration technicians has been working his way through the list on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The cars stainless steel fuel tank has been fitted in place which has allowed Steve to run the copper lines from front to back through the fuel pump along with the new […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop is always a hive of activity, this time its with our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Steve, one of our restoration technicians, has been working his magic on some of the finer details of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 with the fitting of the bonnet chrome aswell as the bonnet light.
Steve, one of our incredible technicians here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, has been busy ticking off things from the job list on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2 project. To begin with, Steve has assembled and refit then headlights and indicators into the car, which visually makes it look more like a finished […]