Last week, we told you about the extremely lucky Roger Woodcock who has been fortunate enough to win 2 classic cars through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. This is a story where a photograph simply isn’t enough, so Molly and the team took a trip to visit Roger and watch first-hand as he took delivery of […]
We have recently delivered another classic car to double-winner Roger Woodcock! Back in December 2021, Roger won our 1975 MGB GT V8 and then, last week, he was the extremely lucky winner of our 1987 Volvo 240 GL. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars would like to congratulate Roger on being our second double-winner and […]
You can now win our 1987 Volvo 240 GL. Entry is open for the draw that will take place on Thursday 5th January 2023. Our 1987 Volvo 240 GL is in exceptional condition and has only been owned by one family from new. It was going to be part of our personal collection of classic […]
Our 1987 Volvo 240GL has been in the care of classic car technician Jon over the last few days. During this time, Jon has built, cleaned, polished, and fitted the new front grill. This has made a big impact on how the front of this classic car looks. With its new badges and wheel stickers, […]
Our 1987 Volvo 240GL is coming towards the end of its restoration journey with us here at Bridge Classic Cars. It’s at this time when it starts to look very recognisable as the classic car that it really is. Classic car technician Mauro has recently been putting the wheel stickers in place to make sure […]
Classic Car Technician Mauro has been continuing to put our 1987 Volvo 240GL back together. He has put the newly repaired and painted mud flaps back on, which are looking great. Mauro also put the Volvo and the 240GL badges on as well as applying the appropriate warning sticker under the bonnet. This classic car […]
Our workshop team think about every part of the vehicle they are restoring. For example, classic car technician Alan has been giving his attention to the mud flaps of our 1987 Volvo 240GL. Alan repaired the mud flaps before painting them in textured satin black. Our classic Volvo has come a long way since it […]
Our 1987 Volvo 240GL is being gradually put back together as each task is completed. Recently, the bumpers and the headlamps were cleaned before being refitted to the car. As everything is being reassembled and refitted, this classic car is starting to look as good as we knew it would.
Work has been completed on the inner wheel arch of our 1987 Volvo 240GL. This involved using seam sealant and adding an additional coating to the arch for added durability and toughness. Our 240GL continues to move through its restoration journey and this work, along with its fresh coat of paint, has it looking almost […]
Our 1987 Volvo 240GL has been spending some time being prepared for painting. It will ultimately be painted its original white colour. This will make it look almost identical to how it would have looked when it left the factory back in 1987. Restoring a classic car like this, so it ends up looking brand […]
The wheels from the 1987 Volvo 240GL have been with the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team to be completely refurbished. The Volvo, which is undergoing sympathetic restorative work with our teams, had been inspected and wheels were in need of refinishing. The team carefully stripped back the original paint and reworked the material […]
The 1987 Volvo 240GL has been in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop to have its bodywork and underpinnings repaired. The team have worked on removing any of the corrosion from the bottom of the classic Volvo. The car had several areas which required the team to cut out pieces and make new replacement panels […]
The amazing all-original 1987 Volvo 240GL has been brought over from The Hangar to our restoration workshop for the teams to begin work on. The classic Volvo will be handed over to the paint and body team to have some issues taken care of and then be repainted in its original white. Preserving the originality […]
The newest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars collection is this iconic 1987 Volvo 240GL. This particular car is going to live at our secure storage facility, The Hangar and be kept as somewhat of a survivor car. We acquired the car locally from the sons of its original owner who bought the car brand […]
The latest arrival into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this 1987 Volvo 240GL. We recently picked up this all-original classic Volvo from the sons of the original owners not far from our Pettistree workshop. This particular car will be kept in its all original state (including the seat covers which […]