Jonn carried out the pre-delivery inspection on our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1303. All tyres, including the spare, were inflated and connected to the washer system for testing, then disconnected afterwards to prevent the spare from losing pressure. A new bulb was fitted to the rear number plate light and tested. All wheels were torqued before […]
What a beautiful day for a shoot! It was wonderful to film on a warm sunny day and driving this Beetle was a delight! It’s live to be won now, check it out in the competitions section of the website!
Jonn has fitted a new heat exchange pipe to our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1303.
Pete has carried out some necessary welding repairs on our 1975 VW Beetle 1303 to restore structural integrity. A reported wheel wobble during a road test was traced to an incorrectly adjusted nearside wheel bearing, which was adjusted and secured. All repairs were completed, and undercoating was reapplied for protection. The driver’s seat was removed […]
Jonn prepared the gearbox of our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1303 for refitting. A new thrust bearing was installed, and the input shaft was lubricated. The gearbox was lifted into position, with new mounts fitted and secured. The starter and wiring were refitted, along with the reverse light wiring. Driveshafts were secured before moving the engine […]
Over the past few days our website has gone through some major updates. It may look pretty similar but the cogs and wheels that make it all work have had a service. We hope this makes the website run smoothly and hopefully much faster. It has, however, meant our workshop updates are a week behind […]
Our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle has been with Jonn undergoing several repairs and adjustments: The nearside window regulator was replaced. The replacement part differed slightly from the original, requiring modifications: The vehicle was then raised on a ramp, and the wheels were removed to inspect the brakes. Both front brake cylinders were found to be leaking […]
Jonn has been working on our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle. He started by stripping and removing the nearside window regulator, which was found to be worn out. He fitted a larger washer to secure the nearside seat trim and painted it black for a clean finish. He also secured the nearside door mirror. Jonn then undid […]
Some weeks at Bridge Classic Cars we have a workshop full of customer’s car, other weeks we have a workshop full of our own competition cars. No two weeks are the same and heading into the final week of 2024 we were busy as always working on both. If you watched our recent Torque Show […]
A relatively successful trip was had heading up to The Pavilion in Buxton for the H&H Classic Auction last week. We came away with 4 cars ourselves and a 5th made it’s way down on our car transporter for some work required by our team in the workshop. The car’s have now arrived with us […]