1988 Mercedes 300SL

Our SL returns with a noise…

Firstly, we have road tested the vehicle to experience what the customer is experiencing.
Found the noise to be coming from the nearside rear wheel so we have stripped out wheel hub and replace wheel bearing.

Whilst the car is in with us, we have fitted a DAB radio with DAB aerial and microphone.

We’ve also had reported to us a smell of fuel so we have looked into this also. Having stripped out the boot linings to check all fuel pipes we have not found there to be any leaks.

We have remove the dash cluster in order to replace the left hand bulb assembly.

The car is now ready to go but as the weather is so beautiful, the customer has asked us to store his hardtop in the summer months. Great choice. If you have a car, motorcycle or even a hardtop to store check out our amazing storage facility.

2 Winners Get Their New Cars

This week, we have seen 2 lucky winners take delivery of the classics they have won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

On Thursday, Molly, Nick, and Tony made the drive to Wolverhampton to drop off our 2006 Morgan 4/4 70th Anniversary to Emma. Despite Emma being the winning ticket holder, she wanted her dad to have the car and, as you can see from the photos, both seemed very happy with their win.


Then, today, we welcomed David and his friend Richard into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. As David lives just a little bit down the road from us, he came to collect his 1988 Mercedes 300SL in person.

While he was here, Nick gave them a tour of the workshop, Gordon handed over the keys and David drove his new car home.

What a week!

Power Steering Box

Steve has removed the power steering box of our 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Once it was removed, it was stripped and cleaned ready for new seals before being reassembled.

Steering And Suspension

Steve has been preparing our 1988 Mercedes SL300 to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

He replaced the steering idler arm bolt and bush as well as the near-side front bottom ball joint.

WIN Our 1988 Mercedes 300SL

Our 1988 Mercedes 300SL is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website.

Our Mercedes-Benz 300SL was originally delivered by Mercedes-Benz main dealer Callanders of Glasgow to Cheshire Products Ltd on March 18, 1988. Initially serving as a directorโ€™s vehicle for six years before moving on to its second owner on March 25, 1994. After looking after the car for 24 years, it was eventually passed on to the third owner on May 25, 2018. Following a brief ownership, our 300SL found its way to its most recent owner on April 18, 2020.

  •  Nautical Blue Metallic with a contrasting Cream leather interior
  • 85,000 miles
  • Original factory hardtop
  • Four owners from new
  • Recent expenditure of over ยฃ15,000
  • History file of service stamps, past MOTs, and invoices
  • Bridge Classic Cars Pre-Delivery Inspection

Pre-Launch Repairs

Steve has been making some final repairs to our 1988 Mercedes 300SL in preparation for it to go live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

He has replaced the washer pump rubber seal, replaced the driver’s side interior light, and fitted a new auxiliary drive belt.

Some Special New Arrivals – Mercedes 300SL and Morgan 4/4

Arriving to us via H&H Classic Auctioneers, from world renowned luxury and performance car specialist Hilton and Moss, here we have the absolutely stunning 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Being a 500SL R107 owner myself I have a real soft spot for this model. In my opinion, one of the coolest cars to own, as an everyday run around or a show winner. Like many classics, over the years we have witness a gradual rise in rarity and value on the R107, thanks to the increase in market value of the previous models.

Let’s discuss our latest addition. The 300SL was introduced at the September 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show, the ultimate six-cylinder derivative of Mercedes-Benz’s renowned R107 series. Sharing the same two-door monocoque bodyshell, all-round independent coil-sprung suspension and power-assisted steering as its V8 brethren it proved notably more fuel efficient. Fitted with a four-speed automatic transmission as standard, it further benefited from improved anti-corrosion treatment and ABS brakes. Only in production between 1985 and 1989, just 13,443 300SLs are thought to have been despatched worldwide.

Our stunning 300SL was delivered new by Mercedes-Benz main dealer Callanders of Glasgow to Cheshire Products Ltd on the 18th of March 1988.

It stayed with the company as a directorโ€™s vehicle for six years before passing into the hands of its second owner, a Mr Ian Jeffery, on the 25th March 1994. Mr Jeffery clearly liked the car as he kept it for the next 24 years.

The previous owner, Mr Martin Mitchell, acquired the Mercedes on the 25th of May 2018. Finished in Nautical Blue Metallic with a contrasting Cream leather interior, this Mercedes roadster is fitted with an automatic transmission and comes with its original factory hardtop.

The overall condition of this classic 300SL is very good and stamps in the Service Booklet together with the old MOTs and the invoices on file seem to support the 85,611 miles currently showing on the odometer. The current vendor has in recent times spent well over ยฃ15,000 with a reputable specialist to recommission the Mercedes and bring it up to its current lovely condition. Ready to hit the road in style for some summertime cruising.

Also new to us here at Bridge Classic Cars is something really special. 1 of just 142 cars made to celebrate the Morgan 4/4 entering its seventy-first year of production.

1 of only two ‘1952’ examples complete with appropriately numbered steering wheel and St Christopher Plaque.

Ford Duratec 1800cc DOHC engine and five-speed manual transmission. Well maintained with a large history file. Entering its seventy-first year in 2006, the Morgan 4/4 was already well established as the worldโ€™s longest-running production model. To celebrate, the Malvern manufacturer commissioned a run of 142 โ€˜70th Anniversary Editionโ€™ cars (two per build year). Each decade was given its own โ€˜identityโ€™ in terms of paint colours, soft-top designs and upholstery etc. Although, every โ€˜70th Anniversary Editionโ€™ featured a fold-flat windscreen, bespoke dashboard, sheepskin bonnet strap, rubber mats and steel wheels with chrome hubcaps not to mention a St Christoper badge and wood-rim Moto Lita steering wheel both of which were inscribed with the model year it represented. Mechanically identical to a standard Morgan 4/4 1800, the โ€˜70th Anniversary Editionโ€™ cars were powered by a Ford Duratec 1800cc DOHC four-cylinder engine allied to five-speed manual transmission. Among Morganโ€™s most sought after limited edition models, the โ€˜70th Anniversary Editionโ€™ cars still enjoy a strong following.

One of the two โ€˜1952โ€™ cars, chassis 4L00134 is finished in the stunning combination of Duck Egg Blue with Black leather upholstery and Dark Blue weather equipment. Supplied new via Thomson & Potter of Perth, โ€˜SH06 NKRโ€™ had covered some 11,988 miles by the time it entered the current (second) ownership during October 2020. Built to commemorate the year that Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.

Bridge Classic Cars At Imperial War Museum, Duxford for H&H Classic Auction.

Today, Gordon and Craig are at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford for the H and H Classic Motorcars auction.

Car auctions are always a great experience and we have found some incredible vehicles here in the past.

You never know….some of the vehicles in the photos below might just end up being available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

Update on 14th March 2024 from Craig – The next day we received a call from EM Rogers to inform us that 4 cars were loaded up and on their way over to sunny Suffolk. Her are the arrival photos.