1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Repairing the Spare Wheel Carrier on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Clinton, our amazing fabricator, has been working his magic on the spare wheel carrier of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 currently undergoing its restoration here at Bridge Classic Cars. Clinton has repaired sections of the orginal mounting and made some areas complete from scratch.

Weekly Workshop Gallery – 29th September 2025

It’s always a strange day of the week, Monday, here at Bridge Classic Cars. No technicians, no real noise, no movement in and out of cars. So, I thought I’d take some photos of what things look like frozen in time. Strange, non-tradicitonal angles and compositions etc. to show a world out of its context. […]

New Video – Painting our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

The Bridge Classic Cars body and paint team, headed up by our paintshop manager Chris, have worked their magic on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Take a look as Chris prepares for the gloss black paintwork in our new video.

Fixing the wipers on the scuttle panel of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Steve, one of our classic car restoration technicians cleaned, lubricated, and fitted the wiper linkage to the scuttle panel on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing a full, ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop.

New floor panels on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Steve, one of our classic car techncians here at Bridge Classic Cars has fitted the floor panels on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing a full restoration. Steve first test fit the panels to check their alignment and cleaned the threads of paint. Once this was completed, he removed the panels again […]

DB2/4 Progress

The heater box assembly of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has now been put together and mounted onto the bulkhead. The gutter rail and rear quarter window chrome is also now fitted with both windows.

Making Progress on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

One of the two vintage Aston Martin DB2’s currently undergoing a total ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 project is moving along quickly. Steve, one of our restoration technicians, with the help of our technician Ben have been getting the freshly painted bodyshell fitted […]

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1 Gets It’s Front Grille

The Bridge Classic Cars restoration technciains have been hard at work getting our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1 back together as part of its restoration journey. The whole team have been meticulously test fitting the various trims for the car, but the grille is a crucial piece of the cars look. This beautiful piece sits […]

Frame refit on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

One of our pair of classic Aston Martin DB2’s currently undergoing a ground up extensive restoration at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here in Suffolk. This particular DB2/4, formerly known as ‘Claret’ by the team is being brought back to life by our team. This time Steve, one of our amazing restoration technicians, has cleaned […]

Aston Martin Flat and polish

Chris has carried out a flat and polish to perfect the finish on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The black is absolutely stunning. He then refitted components to the car in preparation for reassembly.

DB2/4 Painting Continues

Chris has now painted the bonnet of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. He also flattened and polished the car with 1000, 1500, and 3000 grit before applying raptor to the wheel arches. He also painted some of the small components for the bonnet black.

Weekly Workshop Photo Gallery – 25th July 2025

Another week, another photo gallery! This week has been all go, with some new arrivals and a few leavers here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. The whole point of the photo gallery series is to show a different side to our restoration workshops, in more of a documentary style – with some grit and […]

Priming and painting our DB2/4

Chris applied primer to the boot floor and doors on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, progressing the preparation work ahead of the next stages in the refinishing process. Then Chris went on to mask up the car and paint.

Weekly Workshop Photo Gallery – 18th July 2025

Myself, Rob and Craig are often roaming through the workshop here at Bridge Classic Cars, on our way to different places or to catch up with technicians on various projects. So, I thought it might be fun to start a photography series based on these travels trying to capture the workshop in a more artistic […]

Blackbird – Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Goes Back to Black

Those of you who know the story of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, currently being restored at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk restoration workshops, is that we have affectionately referred to it by its nickname ‘Claret’ since it first arrived in with us. But, part of its story is that it originally left the factory […]

Aston Martin Paint Prep

Chris carried out detailed preparation work on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. He began by cleaning the door frame, painting the back of the door skin and the frame itself, and then carefully refitting the assembly onto the car. With the car fully blocked down using 320-grit paper, Chris continued by readying it for the […]

Painting Aston Martin Bits

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.

DB2/4 Primer

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has now been primed, ready for paint.

Aston Martin DB2/4 in black primer

The colour transformation is now starting to take shape as Chris has applied the black primer to our Aston Martin DB2/4.

Blocking the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration journey is progressing steadily under the watchful eye of our paintshop manager Chris. In this update, Chris has been doing the meticulous task of blocking the entire body and front clamshell to get it to a perfect finish before it goes into the spraybooth for its big transformation. To […]

Aston Martin DB2/4 Paint Preparation

The paint shop seems to be stacked high with Aston Martins at the moment and we are certainly not complainin. We are now in to the one of the key, noticeable stages of our Aston martin DB2/4 rebuild as we prepare for the paint to be applied very soon. The floor panels and gearbox tunnel […]

Epoxy Primer

Mauro applied epoxy primer to the floor panels and gearbox tunnel of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, followed by a coat of direct-to-metal satin black paint to provide a durable and protective finish.

Bodyshop – 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4

Our paint and body manager Chris has been working his magic on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing its ground up restoration by the Bridge Classic Cars team at our Suffolk HQ. Chris is going all the way through the bodywork of the car, gently refining it with the use of minimal […]

The Busiest Bodyshop – 2 Classic Aston Martins in Paint & Body

Our paint and body team are always busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ, especially this week with the the addition of two new projects for the team to get to work on. Joining the Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe are another pair of Aston Martins. A 1953 DB2/4 Coupe and our 1969 […]

DB2/4 Epoxy Primer

The doors and sills of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 have had epoxy primer applied.

Gapping the panels on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Coupe

Our paint shop manager Chris has been hard at work getting our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Coupe ready to begin its journey into paint. At this point, Chris has been test fitting panels with their correct gaskets and seals to make sure when the team begin to finesse the bodywork and adjust them, everything is […]

DB2/4 Bonnet And Door Sills

All necessary fixings have been fitted to our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The inside door handles and locks were installed, followed by the bonnet stops complete with rubber bump stops. The front wheel arches and all sill covers were secured in place. The bonnet catches and bonnet release handle were also fitted. Additionally, the bonnet […]

DB2/4 Engine And Gearbox

The engine and gearbox of our very rare 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 are now complete and are ready to go back in the car when the time comes. Chris has applied epoxy primer and painted the inside of the bonnet too. This had to be done now as, when the bonnet frame goes back into […]

Collecting Engine

The engine and gear box of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 is now back at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and will soon be reunited with the car.

Handbuilt – Fabricating Bonnet Hinges for our Aston Martin DB2/4’s

The fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops is where art truly meets craftsmanship. Our fabricator Clinton has decades of experience working with all sorts of metals to create works of art which are sometimes seldom seen – for example, these bonnet hinges for our Aston Martin DB2/4’s. Originally, we had bought […]