1973 MG B Roadster

New headlights for our 1973 MG B Roadster

John carried out final checks on our 1973 MG B Roadster, which has been recommissioned and rejuvenated by the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team, and found one of the headlights was not working. After checking the wiring, he confirmed the sealed unit had failed, so the decision was made to convert to halogen H4 headlights, […]

Refitting the Battery on our 1973 MG B Roadster

As part of its final prepations here at the Bridge Classic Cars, our technician Jon has refitted the battery cover in the rear of our 1973 MG B Roadster, which had recently been painted black. He secured it in place, tidied the surrounding carpet and then refitted the rear carpet, clipping it neatly into position. […]

Minor repairs on our 1973 MG B Roadster

John carried out a series of minor repairs on our 1973 MG B Roadster. He began by removing the driver’s door panel to inspect the correct location for the window height limiter. With the window raised to its maximum height, he fitted a nut and bolt to prevent it from travelling too high. Upon testing, […]

A morning of new arrival photos

I cornered Nick this morning as he arrived in the office. I noticed how we were very much behind in our arrival photos which is not good and not something we orinarily get behind in. When a car arrives in to Bridge Classic Cars HQ, the first position is the imporant one as this is […]

Hearing from our technicians

As a business owner, it’s lovely to scroll through your phone in an evening and see the technicians speaking so highly of their work and being proud to show off what they can do…for themselves and for the business. Take Mauro. He’s been with Bridge Classic Cars for some time now and since joining us […]

Competition Cars in the Workshop – Update

1987 Maserati BiTurbo Jon worked on our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo this week. He has aligned and refitting the engine mounting bolts before securing them in place. He re-routed the coolant hoses into the correct positions and noted that the lower radiator hose had been making contact with the pulley due to an extremely tight clearance. […]

MGB Progress

Work has progressed steadily on our 1973 MGB Roadster as George addressed the installation of a battery cutoff switch. He first removed the negative terminal and detached the battery cable in order to replace its connector with an eye terminal, which he soldered securely in place. With the modified cable reattached, he then assessed the […]

MGB Carb Set Up

Following the completion of the initial road test, our 1973 MGB Roadster required some fine-tuning. John identified that the front carburettor was flooding. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the needle valve had been held open by a foreign object. The carburettor was thoroughly cleaned, rebuilt, and reset in preparation for the next road […]

Boot Rework

Both colours needed reworking on the inner boot lip of our 1973 MGB Roadster.

Boot Painting

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.

Paint And Polish

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 Are Back On

The doors have been refitted to our MGB Roadster and they have been aligned to the car.

Painting An MGB

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.

Painted Boot And Bonnet

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.

In Colour – Painting our 1973 MGB Roadster

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.

1973 MG B Roadster – Doors Stripped and Panels Painted

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 […]

Final Sanding Complete

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.

MGB Paint Prep

After being primed, the car and panels have now been guide coated and sanded with a block with p320 grit ready for p500 sanding.

MGB In Primer

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.

Filler Work Complete

Car filler work is done on our 1973 MGB and it is now ready for primer.

Competition Car Progress This Week

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 […]

Strip Down Of Our 1973 MG B Roadster

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.

Door Removal

Adam has removed the doors of our 1973 MGB Roadster ready for epoxy primer to be applied.

MGB Roadster Strip Down

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 […]

MGB Engine Bay

Chris has been applying primer and seam sealing the engine bay our 1973 MGB Roadster. Once this was complete, he painted the area.

MGB Progress

Our 1973 MGB Roadster has been spending some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop.

MGB Roadster Bits In Paint

Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been powder-coated. Others have been painted too.

MG B Roadster Underseal

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 […]

MGB Parts

Various parts of our 1973 MGB Roadster have been taken for sandblasting.

Stripping our 1973 MG B Roadster – engine, carbs, heater box, wheels

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. […]