Both colours needed reworking on the inner boot lip of our 1973 MGB Roadster.
The boot of our 1973 MGB Roadster has been rust treated, filled and primed. It was then repainted in both new colours in preparation to go back onto the car.
Adam has been giving our 1973 MGB Roadster some attention in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. After painting the bonnet hinges, he then polished the car ready for the next stage of its restoration.
The doors have been refitted to our MGB Roadster and they have been aligned to the car.
Once our 1973 MGB Roadster had been masked up in preparation to be painted, Adam applied the first colour – blue. Once dry, this was followed by the application of the silver/gold layer. Once both colour coats had dried, a clear coat was applied to complete the process.
The boot and bonnet of our 1973 MGB Roadster have continued their stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop and will soon be leaving with a fresh coat of paint.
The paint shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ are always busy. They’re responsible for the most notable transformations which our restoration projects go through, like our 1973 MGB Roadster which has been skillfully painted in a very rare two-tone scheme by Adam.
Door latches removed for paint and masking up Our paint shop are always busy, this week Adam has been working on the 1973 MGB Roadster which is having a full refinish at our Suffolk HQ. He’s been carefully stripping down and inspecting the doors before he begins his meticulous prep work on each of the […]
Adam has applied the final guide coat to our 1973 MGB Roadster and sanded it with P500. The car has since been cleaned and inspected in preparation for paint and is now ready to be masked up for colour.
After being primed, the car and panels have now been guide coated and sanded with a block with p320 grit ready for p500 sanding.
Our 1973 MGB Roadster has now had primer applied and will soon be painted. It will, no doubt, look incredible by the time it leaves the paint shop.
Car filler work is done on our 1973 MGB and it is now ready for primer.
We have been working on so many competition cars this week so rather than talking about each one individually I thought I’d give you a snapshot on each and every one. We have cars in the paint shop that are almost at the start of our journey with us through to cars on their final […]
Our 1973 MGB Roadster has been making great progress through its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. As a lot has happened since it first arrived, here is a look back at the strip down of this beautiful British classic.
Adam has removed the doors of our 1973 MGB Roadster ready for epoxy primer to be applied.
New technician Adam has already been very busy with the strip down of our 1973 MGB Roadster in preparation for it to be painted very soon. His work so far includes the removal of the rusted headlight ring (driver’s side) and cleaning up its behind to offer up the new ring before welding it into […]
Chris has been applying primer and seam sealing the engine bay our 1973 MGB Roadster. Once this was complete, he painted the area.
Our 1973 MGB Roadster has been spending some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop.
Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been powder-coated. Others have been painted too.
So we closed the week off with Dave having finished stripping the MG B Roadster in order for Chris to prepare the car for underseal. All of this took place over the weekend which meant that Chris could successfully seal the underside with Schutz and let it settle through to the Tuesday when the technicians […]
Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been taken for sandblasting.
Week 1 for new guy Dave has already been a busy one as his first project is our 1973 MG B Roadster. Gordon has not started Dave off lightly. The MG B is needing a serious amount of attention but that hasn’t seemed to phase Dave so far. The engine and gearbox have been removed. […]
Tony recently delivered our 1973 MGB Roadster to lucky winner Graham. Tony says this is always the best part about his job here at Bridge Classic Cars – seeing the winners see their new classic for the very first time. Congratulations again Graham, enjoy your MGB.
Classic car technician Steve has been stripping down our 1973 MGB Roadster.
We had the privilege of being the headline sponsors of the Festival of Classic & Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall this past weekend, and it was a huge success. As the main sponsors, we wanted to make a big impression, and we’re thrilled to say we think we did just that! A Stand to Remember […]
Set up began early for us on this year’s stand at the Festival of Classic & Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall Gardens. The week prior to the event was glorious sunshine all week and the forecast looked good going in to the weekend so with that in mind we started the installation of the stretch […]
Following a successful trip to an auction recently, four more future competition cars have arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Once they have been thoroughly assessed by the workshop team, they will be added to our growing collection of classic cars waiting to be won by someone for just a few pounds. 1959 Ford […]
The 1973 MGB Roadster we currently have in at Bridge Classic Cars for work has been having its cooling system gone through. Our in-house restoration technician Ady last time worked on removing the water pump and the old radiator from this iconic little sportscar. New parts were put on order and have now been fitted […]
Work is continuing on the 1973 MG B Roadster that is in at Bridge Classic Cars to be recommissioned. This time, our in-house restoration technicians are looking into the cooling system. A crucial part of any classic. The reason we needed to remove the radiator was to gain access to the water pump. This was […]
All classics need some attention. They need to be checked, kept happy and kept running. This 1973 MG B Roadster has come into us here at Bridge Classic Cars for just that. It is in to be recommissioned after laying dormant for a while. Our technician Paul has begun work on getting this lovely, honest […]