Our newly finished Triumph TR6 and its friend, the Tundra 1975 MGB have been stored up in Bentwaters whilst we work on the third in this trio, a Beverly Hills Jaguar E-Type that’s in for a full 180 transformation. All three cars are owned by the same clients, making it an exciting set of projects. […]
We’re delighted to announce the completion of our beautiful magenta 1973 Triumph TR6 which has now be sent into storage with us. It headed over this morning and we felt very lucky to have such an expert lorry driver at our disposal as Bentwaters looked like a scene from the Arctic Circle. Mauro is one […]
Tom has recently fitted the chassis plate on our lovely Triumph TR6 which is almost ready to go, with just a few adjustments left to make.
The Triumph TR6 has recently had new spotlights installed. Our next step is to install the switch. The client has asked that we install the switch in a discrete place so that the interior still keeps its original look. Mauro has also installed the new steering wheel, with the cover made by our trim shop, […]
Our beautiful 1973 Triumph TR6 is looking amazing! We’re currently waiting on a few elements to arrive such as some new spotlights and steering wheel. We’ll keep you updated with its next stage in its restoration journey when those parts arrive!
We’ve been focusing on perfecting the paintwork for our Triumph TR6, making sure the metal bodywork sits perfectly. Currently its sitting in a filler spray awaiting a high build primer before its painted for the final time.
The work continues on our gorgeous TR6. Its recently received a new spare tire which is kept safely beneath a wooden door flap in the floor of the boot. When closed, the TR6’s boot looks neat and spacious. Our Trim shop expert Kath has refurbished the steering wheel cover as well. This entails taking off […]
Another week has flown by! Once again we’ve had photoshoots, new arrivals and spectacular developments on our current projects. Behind the scenes and sneak peeks On Tuesday we shot the second half of the content for our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 race car replica. For this, we took it to the track at Bentwaters […]
Grey Jensen gets furnished Our trim team has been fitting the rear centre section in place, cutting out sound deadening and glueing it to bodywork behind where seats go. The rear squab section has also been fitted in place, the carpet has been cut to be placed in front of the rear seat base, the […]
Our trim shop expert, Kath, has been busy making multiple covers for the magenta Triumph TR6. The hood and tonneau now have covers that have been created out of black vinyl. Velcro has been sewn on and all the individual parts are then sewn together. Kath has also made a bag for the jack which […]
The trim shop has made the centre console for the radio. This entails measuring each section, cutting out those sections from the leather, and then from those pieces, creating a gaiter for the gear stick and an outer shell for the radio console. The next step was to make and fit the carpets which includes […]
The Purple 1973 Triumph TR6 has recently had seatbelts and tyres installed making by our team. Seatbelts New seatbelts were installed on our TR6! There may be a few pieces missing but at least it’s now a safe drive! Teamwork It also had its first start-up today, but to get it running perfectly, we’ll be […]
Our Triumph TR6 was struggling to change gear when it came in, but there’s no job too small or fiddly for us here at Bridge Classic Cars. We’ll get it back to its old chirpy self in no time. Our technician Pete managed to replace the clutch slave cylinder so the TR6 should now run […]
One of our classic car technicians Mauro has been working on the injectors on our 1973 Triumph TR6. “I’ve refurbished the fuel injector pumps” Mauro explains. Which is a fairly involved process of stripping all the removable parts and giving them a thorough clean. There are then several tests carried out to ensure all the […]
Our exciting 1973 Triumph TR6 is in our in-house trim shop getting some very special treatment. The body has been painted an electric magenta, meanwhile the interior will be finished with a very complimentary biscuit leather. Kath and Brian, our interiors experts has been working on the seats for the TR6. “We fitted the diaphragm […]
Our eye-catching lemon-yellow 1973 TR6 was spotted having a quick pit-stop at First. Coffee Shop this afternoon. We completed a full roof restoration on this sporty little number a few months ago, and we’re super pleased with the final look. It’s only fitting that lemonade was the drink of choice!
Our gorgeous 1973 Triumph TR6 interior restoration is now complete. The car itself is back at home with her owner Nigel. Meanwhile our specialist in-house trim shop team, Kath and Brian, have been working hard at creating this stunning diamond stitched maroon and grey leather interior. This unique stitch work was the vision of Nigel, […]
Our interior trim expert Brian has been spending time with our stunning 1973 Triumph TR6 this week. The eye-catching magenta classic is undergoing a full restoration with us and currently is getting some special treatment in our in-house trim shop. Brian begins with the underlay. “Starting with the rear section,” he explains “I mapped out […]
Our super-star trim shop duo Kath and Brian continue work on the exciting 1973 Triumph TR6. Now all the interior leather seat covers and panels are complete, they’re ready to be fitted into the car. The team have also added the bespoke biscuit leather door panels. Now they’re fitted in place, the final additions are […]
Our 1973 TR6 is ready and waiting to enter our in-house trim shop. She’s had a ton of restoration work done on the engine and body, so now it’s time to restore her interior. Her owner has opted for a gorgeous biscuit leather for the interior. We think it’ll set the magenta paintwork off a […]
Kath in the trim shop has continued work on the 1973 Triumph TR6 this week. The seats are coming along nicely where we continue the customers vision of double-stitched diamond detail throughout. “I started by plotting out the lines for the diamond pattern onto the seat face,” Kath explains, “then I mounted the side bands […]
One of the seats on our 1973 Triumph TR6 was broken. Recline seats break quite often, so Dave, one of our classic car technicians, has been TIG welding the guide of the mechanism to rectify the issue. “I took apart the mechanism to prepare it for welding,” explains Dave, “then re-positioned the broken part into […]
Mauro, our master mechanic here at Bridge has been completing work on the doors of the 1973 Triumph TR6. Along with getting all the mechanisms working on the handles and windows, Mauro had been busy finishing up other bits. “I’ve also finished the surrounds on the doors and windows,” Mauro explains. “So all the rubber […]
Our trim shop duo Brian and Kath have been working wonders on the 1973 TR6 interior. Brian started by making this centre console cover, pulling the leather around the edges and gluing it to the rear. He’s then made the trimming and speaker panels in the same way. “I stapled the leather around the speaker […]
Our trim shop team were in for a real treat last week when we received a request for a full interior transformation on a 1973 Triumph TR6. “We’ve stripped it all off” explained Brian. “The seats had lost their spring too, so we’ve not only done new upholstery, they’ve also got new foam inside”. “I’m […]
As so often found when restoring classic cars, many components simply cannot be sourced and need to be fabricated in-house. Mauro, one of Bridge Classic Cars vehicle technicians has today been fabricating a new window bracket on our Triumph TR6 restoration, in place of the original bracket that has rotted away. Fortunately, a matching bracket […]
We’ve got an interesting project underway here at Bridge Classic Cars. This gorgeous 1973 Triumph TR6 is having a full restoration but, we don’t actually have the car in the workshop… The owner himself is working on the car at home. However, he’s requested to help of our tremendous trim shop team Kath and Brian […]
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 had her windscreen removed to be treated to a full respray in our in-house spray shop. The car body has been sprayed a eye catching magenta, we’re hoping that coupled with this slick black windscreen frame the final result will look gorgeous.
As we near completion on our TR6 Restoration, Mauro is working hard refurbishing components to fit back into the car. He has refurbished all of the dash buttons and switch gear which are now all ready to be installed into the new dashboard. The steering column has been completely stripped down to access every part […]
A new windscreen is required on our 1973 Triumph TR6 as the sun’s reflections are showing up all the imperfections in the existing screen. Slight scratches and a glaring fog is visible when the sun is shining so a new screen is being fitted. Whilst doing so we are replacing the existing rubbers and surround […]