The Bridge Classic Cars team, across every department, have been working hard on our 1969 Audi 70L here at our Suffolk HQ. The restoration team have been busy laying the cars wiring harness through the firewall and throughout the car along with some of the under-bonnet pieces such as the fuse box and the wiper […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are in full swing with getting our 1969 Audi 70L back together. Dave, one of our restoration technicians, has been methodically working his way through the car getting everything refurbished, working correctly and installed such as the bonnet latch, new number plate brackets as well as having specialist come in […]
Our 1969 Audi seems all of a sudden be coming back to life! Not long ago, it was a freshly painted shell but now under the skillful hands of our restoration technician Dave the car is beginning to look reborn here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Dave has been hard at work checking, rebuilding […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy getting our ultra-rare 1969 Audi 70L back together following its complete repaint by our incredible in-house paint and body team. The team have even fitted new piping in the wings of the classic German saloon car as well as all new rubber gromits through out the car.
The paint and body team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working their magic on our ultra-rare 1969 Audi 70L. Our paint and body technician, Chris, has refinished the car with a new more eco-friendly top coat from our friends at Lechler.
Chris has stripped our 1969 Audi 70L back to bare metal in preparation for spraying it satin black. The steering components have already been sprayed and refitted, the seats and parcel shelf have been put back in place, and the interior has been thoroughly cleaned, hoovered, and wiped down. Dave has been progressing with the […]
Chris, one of our paint and body technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars, has polished our 1969 Audi 70L, giving attention to both the bodywork and the wheels to bring up a clean, bright finish – this car has been top coated with a special eco-friendly topcoat from our friends over the Lechler.
While Mauro had various components of our 1969 Audi 70L in the paint shop, Anthony was looking at the heater matrix core. After an inspection, it was deemed necessary to replace the matrix, so this has now been done.
Our paint and body team work miracles on a daily basis, like this one. Our 1969 Audi 70/72L has been transformed into its final set up with Black over Cream bodywork which has been done by our paint and body technician Chris. This restoration has been done by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house team but […]
Late on Friday afternoon, our paint and body technician Chris got into the booth our 1969 Audi 70L to lay down its first coats of colours as well as a very interesting new product that we’re trying out on our Audi project. It’s a more eco-friendly clear coat from Lechler – as part of our […]
Our restoration technician Dave has been working on getting the various parts and pieces of the Audi 70/72L blasted, cleaned and prepared for paint ahead of the cars reassembly. With each part, they have also been carefully checked and catalogued for the team to assess if they can be refurbished or if repalcements need to […]
Here at Bridge Classic Cars we are always trying out new ways to limit our environmetal impact or push our skills and the technology within the classic car world in our own way. One of the projects that we’re doing this with is our 1969 Audi 70/72L. Our painter Chris has been working his magic […]
Chris, one of our paint and body technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars has prepared the doors of our 1969 Audi 70/72L and loaded them into the booth, where he applied both colour and clearcoat before completing the painting. He also sprayed the remaining off-car parts with colour and clearcoat to match. Meanwhile, Dave (one […]
Some of you may have seen one of our personal projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk, our 1969 Audi 70/72L. As the project progresses, the various departments which make up our amazing restoration team have been beginning to work their magic ahead of the cars reassembly. Our fabricator Greg carried […]
Our technician Dave is known for taking his time, being utterly and totally meticulous to his craft – which is why he handles alot of our engine jobs, not just for that reason but also because its what he considers his strongest skillset. Either way, the job on his workbench is a project which the […]
Chris completed masking our 1969 Audi 70L, ensuring all areas were protected. He applied epoxy primer to the bare metal patches before coating the entire car with three layers of primer.
The restoration of our 1969 Audi 72L has reach another milestone in its journey. After weeks of preperations and meticulous detail, our paint technician Chris has got the classic German saloon into primer to begin the next phase of getting the car back into colour. This extremely rare example of a widely unknown Audi has […]
Chris continued the preparation work on our 1969 Audi 70L by sanding the polyfan to a 120-grit finish. He then reapplied the guide coat and began refining the surface further by sanding it to 180 grit, ensuring a consistent and even base for the next stages of the restoration.
Chris continued with the body preparation on our 1969 Audi 70L by applying a full guide coat and sanding the car to a 180-grit finish, bringing it to a stage ready for primer. He also removed the fabric lining from the boot, thoroughly cleaned away all remaining adhesive, and prepared the area for epoxy primer. […]
Chris removed the remaining fabric from the boot area of our 1969 Audi 70L and thoroughly cleaned away all traces of old adhesive. He then prepared the surface for epoxy primer and applied rust stabiliser to any pitted sections to ensure a sound base for the next stage of work.
Mauro has now completed the filler work on our 1969 Audi 70L. The next stage in the process will be the application of polyfan. Chris removed the doors, boot and bonnet from our 1969 Audi 70L, masked them up and placed them into the booth. He then applied epoxy primer to the bare metal surfaces, […]
Chris applied guide coat to our 1969 Audi 70L and began sanding the surface down using 120-grit abrasive.
Chris has been prepping our 1969 Audi 70L for polyfan. The doors and boot are back on, gapping is all sorted, and all damage has been repaired.
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 […]
Mauro continued work on our 1969 Audi 70L by carrying out preparation to the door shut areas. He then completed filler work on the roof to refine its surface and began applying filler to the front wing in readiness for further shaping.
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 […]
Chris continued work on our 1969 Audi 70L by preparing the doors and bonnet for primer. This involved filling and fairing the panels to achieve a smooth and even surface, ensuring they were ready for the next stage of the refinishing process.
Chris carried out filling and fairing work on the doors and bonnet of our 1969 Audi 70L to achieve a smooth, even surface. He welded up an existing hole, then carefully ground it back before applying epoxy primer to the area.
Mauro has removed the glass from both doors of our 1969 Audi 70L, along with the door check straps. Chris removed the locks and seals from the doors of our 1969 Audi 70L. He then sanded and filled the door surfaces in preparation for primer. Areas of rust were cut out and replaced with newly […]
Chris has removed the steering rack of our 1969 Audi 70L before removing more rust. He then masked it up and applied epoxy primer to the roof and engine bay. Gregg has also made a new piece for the bottom of one of the doors before fitting it.