1973 Mercedes 250

Overhauling the Rear Carburettor on the 1973 Mercedes 250

The Mercedes 250 which is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is being cared for by our restoration technician Jon. Jon had previously stripped down the front carburettor for a full overhaul/rebuild and this time he’s done the same to the rear unit before fitting them back up to the […]

Fixing our 1973 Mercedes 250

The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy reinvigorating our 1973 Mercedes 250. to start with, our paint and body technician Mauro has finished painting the inside of the boot before fitting the aerial to the car before the car is handed over to our main workshop for them to begin their work on the […]

Colour & Shape – Getting the 1973 Mercedes 250 Into Paint

The paint and body team have really knocked it out the part with this one – our 1973 Mercedes W114 250. After carrying out a series of rust repairs on the lower body panels of the classic Mercedes, Mauro has been getting the car back together with a series of small area repaints as well […]

Repairing the Rust on the 1973 Mercedes 250

The 1973 Mercedes 250 which is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is getting some much deserved TLC by the team here at our Suffolk HQ. Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working his way through the bottom of the classic Mercedes on a mission to cut out any rust he […]

Fixing Up – Welding on the 1973 Mercedes 250

Mauro, one of amazing restoration technician here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been working on getting the bottoms of the rear wings repaired on the 1973 Mercedes 250. With the bottom of the rear wings having corroded, Mauro has carefully cutaway the rust to expose healthy metal for the team to be able […]

Strip Down – Getting the Front Bumper of our 1973 Mercedes 250 Torn Down

The restoration workshop have begun to dive into the 1973 Mercedes 250 project head first. After Jon had worked on the engine and running gear he stripped the front bumper down so it can go off to specialist to be refurbished for the project. All went ok apart from one bolt which had to be […]

Starting Point – Working on the 1973 Mercedes 250

The Bridge Classic Cars team aren’t just passionate about a particular car, we love all of them the same – like this one, our 1973 Mercedes 250. This has come in to our Suffolk HQ as a non-runner so the workshop team are going to be getting it in, and up on a ramp to […]

New Arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ

A new pair of arrivals have turned up at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops outside of Woodbridge. The team have got a 1999 MGF and a 1973 Mercedes 250 to work on. 1999 MGF: 1973 Mercedes 250: