Welding, Grinding, And Painting
October 12, 2023
More progress has been made on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. Classic car technician Rob fitted the left-hand rear wing and modified the rear wing door
1976 Triumph Spitfire
Fixing Spitfire Corrosion
October 9, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on the restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been repairing corrosion in various parts of
Spitfire Progress
October 2, 2023
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made some great progress in its restoration journey lately. The American spec chassis extensions have been removed and the lower
Stripping Spitfire Parts
September 25, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has been stripping parts from our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500. This is in preparation for them to be sandblasted before being
Stripping Down A Spitfire
September 7, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has been continuing his work on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been stripping down the chassis ready for it to
The Restoration Begins
September 1, 2023
The restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 has begun. This is another exciting project for us as it is for a returning customer who
Spitfiring On All Cylinders
May 4, 2023
Our soon-to-arrive 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 will be undergoing a full restoration in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This will actually be the 4th concourse
Restoring A Spitfire
March 22, 2023
Another classic car will soon be arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 is coming to us for a full
Welding, Grinding, And Painting
October 12, 2023
More progress has been made on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. Classic car technician Rob fitted the left-hand rear wing and modified the rear wing door gap to give the correct clearance. The right-hand door gaps were achieved by cutting away the edges, rewelding and then grinding to get even shut lines. The front quarter valances were fitted to check the fit.
Rob found that the sill front closing panels didn’t fit correctly so these were removed and correct panels welded in.
Classic car technician Chris also had our Spitfire in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. He masked up the inner wings and painted them before they were put on the car.
Fixing Spitfire Corrosion
October 9, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on the restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been repairing corrosion in various parts of the vehicle.
After focussing on the rear seat pan area, Rob strengthened the bulkhead in the spots where Spitfires have a habit of cracking. He did this by welding in strengthening plates before trial fitting the rear wings.
The corrosion around the boot aperture was cut out and replaced, and the American spec side marker lamp apertures in the bonnet were filled in.
Rob also welded the right-hand side rear wing onto the car.
Spitfire Progress
October 2, 2023
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made some great progress in its restoration journey lately. The American spec chassis extensions have been removed and the lower chassis rails have been repaired. The rear of the chassis has been converted to European spec and various chassis brackets are in the process of being straightened. New chassis outriggers have also been welded into place.
Classic car technician Rob has mounted the body of our classic Spitfire back onto the chassis. The right-hand side floor, inner sill, and floor cross-member have been cut out. From there, the right-hand floor pan, inner sill and cross member were welded into the shell.
Rob repeated this on the left-hand side before cutting off the battery box and rear valance.
Stripping Spitfire Parts
September 25, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has been stripping parts from our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500. This is in preparation for them to be sandblasted before being painted or sand-coated.
Once the chassis and parts return from the sandblasters, the next phase of the restoration process can begin.
Stripping Down A Spitfire
September 7, 2023
Classic car technician Rob has been continuing his work on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been stripping down the chassis ready for it to be sandblasted.
The underseal was scraped off the underbody to ensure the best results possible are achieved during sandblasting. The doors of our Spitfire were also stripped down and the US spec side impact bars were removed and the doors were returned to European spec.
Finally, the rear wings were removed before the car left the workshop heading to the sandblasters.
The Restoration Begins
September 1, 2023
The restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 has begun.
This is another exciting project for us as it is for a returning customer who currently lives in France. It is for this reason that the left-hand drive configuration will stay with the vehicle.
We have already restored three classic cars in our customer’s garage, and we are very much looking forward to making progress on the 4th. Undoubtedly, this one is going to be a stunning car when it is complete.
The restoration has been started with classic car technician Rob getting to work on stripping down the car.
Spitfiring On All Cylinders
May 4, 2023
Our soon-to-arrive 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 will be undergoing a full restoration in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This will actually be the 4th concourse restoration for one of our regular customers and we are very much looking forward to getting the work underway.
In preparation for this, we have sourced an English British Leyland engine that will eventually go into the car. As the car is left-hand drive and part of the American production run, it features the lower-performing American version of the engine which was limited somewhat due to emissions restrictions.
Before the engine goes into the car though, it will be recommissioned to match the future condition of our Spitfire.
Restoring A Spitfire
March 22, 2023
Another classic car will soon be arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 is coming to us for a full restoration.
This will be the 4th concours restoration for one of our customers. We will be working closely with them over the coming weeks and months to determine the final specifications of the registration. However, one thing that has already been confirmed is that it will stay as a left-hand drive vehicle. As it will be heading off to France once it leaves us, the current configuration is ideal.
We are looking forward to work beginning on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire very soon and we are sure it will look incredible once the restoration is complete.
