With so much work going on at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ its always incredible to see how the technicians devote time and precision to the tasks on these classic cars. For example, the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. With the restoration of this ultra-rare Aston Martin moving along at quite the pace, […]
With the progress racing ahead on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops, our technician Rob has been working his way through the list of jobs on the classic 1950’s droptop. One of the big points to get the car into shape is fitting the front springs […]
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. […]
Sometimes with classic cars, especially handbuilt incredibly rare ones, you just can’t get replacements for them. But that instance, is where our fabrication team here at Bridge Classic Cars absolutely shine. Our fabricator Clinton has been making a new spare wheel carrier for the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe which is in at the […]
Rob, one of our restoration technicians, built up and fitted the front hubs on our 1955 Aston Martin DB24 Drophead Coupé, then bolted on the brake drums and connected the handbrake cables. At the same time our fabricator. Clintion, worked on the bonnet and floor as well as the spare wheel carrier. Over in the […]
In this week’s Workshop Walkaround, Molly joins our master fabricator Clinton inside the fabriction workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. They talk through the progress on several restoration projects such as our 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe, the one-off 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ and the 1970 Aston Martin DBS6 Vantage. […]
Clinton has been making repairs on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Once he had made the repairs, he checked the fit to make sure everything went together as it should.
Alongside our DB2/4 Mk1 Coupe, the Bridge Classic Cars team have been going full steam at the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe project which is currently undergoing a full ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. Our restoration technician Rob has been heading up this project, meticulously getting this […]
Our restoration technician Rob has been going full speed ahead on the chassis of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. In the pursuit of getting the vintage Aston Martin into a ‘rolling chassis’, Rob has been workign on getting several of the key components fitted up to the car. Upon building the drum brakes […]
Clinton, our master fabricator, has carefully dismantled the floors of our 1955 Aston Martin DB24 Drophead Coupé to prepare them for repair/replacement. Once the existing sections had been removed, he set about fabricating new panels to ensure accurate fitment and structural integrity, ready for installation as the restoration progresses in the Bridge Classic Cars workshops […]
Tony took the floor pans and frame from our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé to the sand blasters to prepare them for the next stage of restoration.
Chris painted parts of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe moving the car closer to its paint completion.
Rob has commenced fitting up the chassis on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé, marking the next phase in the reassembly process.
Tony collected the chassis for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé from the powder coaters. Clinton carried out repairs to the bonnet on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé and fabricated a new front valence.
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 […]
Tony collected our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead from Ashbocking Joinery for its restoration journey to continue.
Tony took the chassis of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe off to be powder-coated. It is now back with us, ready to continue its restoration.
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, […]
The paint shop has prepared some small parts, in colour, for Clinton over in the welding shop.
The boot lid has been refitted to our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
The body of our very rare and very special 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has now been put back on its chassis. This is a big moment in the restoration of this car and shows that a lot of progress is being made.
Adam has carried out some paint prep on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4, beginning with the front wheel arches, which were filled and epoxy primed. These areas were then coated with Raptor liner that had been tinted to match the body colour, followed by the application of a clear coat. All four wheel arches underwent […]
All parts of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe have been epoxy primed and raptor painted, coloured and clear coated. This has all been applied to protect parts of the car that won’t be accessible when it is assembled.
All old paint has been removed from some of the panels on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. The panels have also been prepped for epoxy primer.
Door skins have been stripped of paint, and lead removed from boot skin and sanded ready for epoxy primer
Adam, one of our incredible paint technicians, has been busy getting the body, chassis and some parts ready for epoxy on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. This ultra rare, classic Aston Martin is part way through its restoration journey, but after its metal work being completed by the fabrication team it is now […]
New front sills have been fabricated for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
More welding work has been completed on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
New bonnet panels have been fabricated for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
Clinton, our master fabricator, has been busy remaking the front valance for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. The original was very badly damaged and corroded so Clinton used his expert skill to completely recreate this important piece of the car using the original piece as a template. Each piece is made specifically and […]