Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 recently sold at auction and is now on its way to its new owner. The journey of our AMV8 started in America before heading over to us here at Bridge Classic Cars. Following its sale, its travels are not quite over just yet, as it is now being shipped over […]
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 will soon be headed for auction through our friends over at Car & Classic. Some of you may remember, this stunning left-hand drive example of the DB6 replacement came to us from the USA as a claret US spec car but over the course of the last 8 months has […]
Classic car technician Steve has been making some improvements to our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. Steve fitted new spark plugs, new wiper blades, and a new fuel filter too. Once this was complete, Steve moved on to fit new top wishbone bushes and new flexy brake hoses too. The story of our 1976 AMV8 is […]
The story of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has been long and interesting and is one that is heading towards the final chapter with us here at Bridge Classic Cars. To mark the occasion, we decided it was time to take a look back at the history of our AMV8. We originally purchased it on […]
The restoration of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has been making great progress lately with a lot of work coming together on this stunning classic car. After its new coat of paint, the process of rebuilding the car began. Classic car technician Alan was part of this process. As Alan finished the paintwork on our […]
It may seem like a very small job but, workshop manager John has cleaned the ashtray of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. As the interior of our classic Aston is coming together, making sure each part is looking its best will go a long way in making the finished car look incredible. With this much […]
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has had new rear speakers installed by classic car technician Brian. After removing the old speakers, the new ones were wired in before being fitted into the car. As our AMV8 has been progressing through its restoration here in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, it continues to look better and […]
Workshop manager John has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He removed the dials from our classic AMV8 so they could be cleaned. Once the cleaning was complete and the dials looked even more appealing than they did before, they were put back into the car.
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has been back in the hands of classic car technician Alan as he fixed a couple of areas that needed a bit more attention to make sure the finished paintwork was exactly how he wanted it to be. Now that our AMV8 has been finished in Deep Carriage Green, it […]
Our 1976 Aston AMV8 has spent a bit more time in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. That being said, its time in paint is coming to an end as it has now been fully painted in deep carriage green. Once it came out of the paint booth, classic car technician Al moved on to […]
Work is still ongoing for our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. After the prep work was complete and after having primer applied, the first few parts of the car have been painted Deep Carriage Green. As you can see from the photos below, the new colour looks great and we know that once the whole car […]
Al has, once again, been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. This time he has been applying epoxy primer to this eye-catching classic car. After prepping and priming the body, Al stripped the remaining components back to bare metal and prepped them for primer too. Parts of our AMV8, like the bonnet, also went […]
Classic car technician Al has been stripping our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 back to bare metal in preparation for a new coat of paint. After Scott stripped most of the components from this classic Aston Martin, Al continued the prep work until it was just a bare metal shell. Even in this state, you can […]
Join Molly as she takes a behind-the-scenes look at what is going on at Bridge Classic Cars.
Classic car technician Scott has been busy stripping our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 ready for it to be painted. Now that it has been stripped, this classic car will undergo a complete external respray as we continue to restore it ready to go back to its owner in full working order. With lots of work […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He checked the tracking before adjusting it to parallel. Jonn wanted to get the car running properly so he checked the ignition timing. While doing this, he found that the HT leads were not fitted in the correct firing order. After carrying […]
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has recently had its new boot floor panels painted by classic car technician Scott. That wasn’t the only work completed on this classic car last week though. John conducted a check of the tracking and found that it was way out from where it should be. John adjusted the tracking […]
The steering rack of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 is leaking and needs to be rebuilt! To rectify the issue, we have securely packaged it up and have sent it off to our steering rack specialist who will be able to find the cause of the leak and fix it ready for us to reinstall […]
Classic car technician Scott has had his work cut out with our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. After his investigation and prep work on this attention-grabbing classic car, he looked at the fuel system as part of his preparations to start the engine, and he also started removing some of the interior so he could access […]
After making the long journey from America to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has already had quite the adventure. When it first arrived with us, we were very excited to see this impressive-looking car in the workshop just waiting to be bought back to life. Once classic car technician Scott […]
It hasn’t been long since we saw the arrival of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. Now that it’s been in the workshop for a few days, we have been looking back on its long journey from America to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Suffolk. The photos below show its arrival at Felixstowe docks ready […]
Classic car technician Scott has been conducting an assessment of our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. After noticing some oil leaks, he removed the under trays so he could see where these originated from. While the under trays were removed, an assessment was able to be carried out to see where any welding might be needed […]
Another classic car has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. All the way from America comes our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. As always, it will now be checked over by our classic car technicians before a plan of action is put in place to get it back out on the road.
We are very excited that a 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 is making its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop from America. We recently purchased the car at an auction and plans are now being made for its travel over the Atlantic, so we can get to work on bringing it back to its former […]