[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster is now ready for the paint preparation. At this stage we are estimating a further 150-180 hours will be spent on the preparation before the complete respray commences. Various conversations have been had but at this moment in time the colour combination is undecided. Our original plan of black […]
Our completely rebuilt Jaguar E-Type V12 engine has now arrived back from Rushton Engineering. The body will soon arrive back from our paint shop ready for the full concours rebuild.
This week, the task of removing the paint from our 1971 Jaguar E-Type roadster didn’t come without its dramas. With the car in position, the compressor all set up and ALL of the correct PPE in place ? Lauren got to work on he job of painstakingly removing every inch of the excess paint from […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The body work reshaping is now been completed on our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster. The body will now be prepared for the new black finish to be applied. It was a huge task correcting the body of this roadster because of the alterations that had been made previously but Tommy has done an incredible […]
Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster finally got given some fresh air today as we let her outside for a bit. Here we are outside the Bridge Classic Cars headquarters on Deben Road in Ipswich. It was a little nippy out but the sun was shining. The Jaguar E-Type, one of the most admired classics. […]
Work continues on the inner arches of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster. The body preparation task is nearing completion and here we have more more images of the inner arches. Once the arches were complete and Tommy was happy with the results, he applies a layer of Zinc primer for extra security in those […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster is really starting to take shape now as we enter the final stages of bodywork preparation. The new arches have been shaped and fitted and the new boot lid has been laid into position. A huge difference from when it arrived with us, with it’s huge ‘cut out’ arches […]
The newly formed bonnet air-duct for our Jaguar E-Type roadster has now been fitted.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been a solid task for Tommy since returning from his Christmas break but what a fantastic job he is doing. He’s managing to transform the body of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type roadster from a drag car back into the beautiful iconic classic it should be. The arches have now been cut out ready for […]
The completed V12 engine of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type roadster. Steve at Rushton Engineering has carried out an amazing job on the engine. It has been completely stripped, chemically cleaned and meticulously rebuilt. We have renewed, as standard, crank shells, timing chain and tensioner, piston rings, valves and springs. Both heads have been skimmed, bores honed and […]
As Tommy is nearing completion on the repair work on the existing body we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newly built body panels. Before arriving here at Bridge Classic Cars, sometime in it’s life our 1971 Jaguar E-Type had been altered to what we believe was going to be a drag vehicle. But […]
Our V12 engine is now nearing it’s completion and will be married to the body when it returns from the paint shop.
Tommy has been assigned the task of working on our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. We are working alongside her new owner Steve to bring this beautiful creation back to life. Having recently restored a stunning Austin Healey (I’ll try and get some photos!), Steve will be carrying out the majority of the work himself […]
Thanks to Tony at Wyatt Polishing for sending through some up to date images of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster chrome being worked on in their Thetford workshops. We’ve been very busy of late and as this project is our own it has unfortunately had to take a back seat. Work is due to […]
Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type v12 Roadster is now ready for the big task of welding. As we have mentioned previously, this beauty spent some time in the US with the intention of being a drag car. With this in mind, a lot of unnecessary changes have been made to the shell so it’s now the […]
We’ve been so busy recently at Bridge Classic Cars that unfortunately our 1971 Jaguar E-Type Roadster has taken a little bit of a back seat. Having stripped it bear metal some time ago we were quick to whisk her off to the sandblaster ready to have the sandblasting treatment done but not so quick in asking […]
A trip up the A14 is due soon as we get our 1971 Jaguar E-Type 3 Roadster chrome work organised, ready for refurbishing. When organising the chrome (or all parts in general) it is important to document what you have to start with so it helps when it’s returned; A. to check you have it […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With our 1966 Jaguar E-Type away for 24 hours to have the ceiling cloth and glass re-fitted it gave the team a small window to crack on with the next restoration. The 1971 Jaguar E-Type convertible is well on it’s way to being stripped but with the paint shop ready and waiting we just needed […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Time management can be a full time job in itself when you’re restoring a classic vehicle. You always have to be one or two steps ahead of yourself as tasks take time and time is a costly element to restorations. We’ve all been there when you go to fit a crucial part onto the care […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some time now we’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our latest restoration project, a 1971 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 Convertible. After a long trip over from the states it was great to finally hear the news that she had arrived safely into Felixstowe docks. So at 8am this morning we set off up the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We finished preparing and packing the Jaguar V12 E-Type engine, manual gearbox and limited slip diff, ready to be loaded up and taken to Steve at Rushton Engineering in Cullompton for the full concours restoration. The engine was originally purchased as a runner from a retired Jaguar restoration company owner along with an amount of other […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ll soon be welcoming in to the workshops 2 new classic car projects. They are currently en-route from Canada so will be hitting our shores in approximately 5 weeks time. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3394,3396,3395,3393,3392,3391,3390,3389,3388,3387,3386,3385,3384,3383,3382,3381,3380,3379,3378,3377,3376,3375″][/vc_column][/vc_row]