Vehicle Transport
August 12, 2024
Tony recently delivered our 1998 BMW M3 Evo back to its owner in London.
1998 BMW M3 Evo Coupe
M3 Evo Air Con Fan
August 7, 2024
Technician Jonn has been working on our 1998 BMW M3 Evo. Here are his notes: Remove front bumper. Remove lower vents and ducting to gain
Time for some TLC – Our 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo comes over to the workshop
June 27, 2024
This stunning 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo has been in long term storage for quite some time now. Recently, our transport team took a trip
BMW M3 prepared and ready for storage
June 24, 2020
Our 1998 BMW M3 Evoultion has returned to our hangar having been away touring the coast for a week. We have a few items to
BMW M3 Completed paintwork and Rear Seat Bolster Repair
February 13, 2020
The full respray on our BMW M3 is now complete in beautiful BMW Techno Violet. We will be giving the car a detail over the
BMW M3 In the paint shop
February 11, 2020
Darren has sent over some images of the BMW mid-painting. We can’t wait to share images of this lovely E36 M3 in the sunlight when
1998 BMW M3 Evolution Ready For Paint
February 10, 2020
Darren, one of our Classic Car Technicians specialising in paintwork has been hard at work preparing this beautiful M3 for a full respray. It’s staying
BMW M3 Rear Seat Bolster Repair
February 3, 2020
Kath has made a wonderful repair to this BMW’s rear bolster. In order to perfectly match the leather, Kath has come up with an ingenious
BMW M3 Brake Replacement and Calliper Refurb
January 28, 2020
Pete has been hard at work refurbishing this gorgeous M3’s braking system. He’s replaced the disks and pads before servicing and refurbishing the brake callipers.
1998 BMW M3 EVO COUPE
January 10, 2020
Arriving back into the Bridge Classic Cars classic car workshop is this fabulous E36 BMW M3. The E36 BMW M3 is a vehicle with one
Cleaning our M3 engine cover
July 17, 2019
Whilst we continue to diagnose the running issues with our 1998 BMW M3 Evolution we have cleaned up engine cover ready for the recommission to
BMW M3 Evo Recommission
May 7, 2019
Peter is working on getting our 1997 BMW M3 running. Having been stored up for many years first impressions suggest that the car is immobilised
New arrival: 1998 BMW M3 Evo Coupe
April 19, 2019
Arriving today from London we have a very rare modern classic. This E36 BMW M3 Evo Coupe in Techno Violet was first registered in 1998
Vehicle Transport
August 12, 2024
Tony recently delivered our 1998 BMW M3 Evo back to its owner in London.
M3 Evo Air Con Fan
August 7, 2024
Technician Jonn has been working on our 1998 BMW M3 Evo. Here are his notes:
Remove front bumper. Remove lower vents and ducting to gain access to air con fan. Remove fan. Clean out rads and coolers and hoover up mess.
Attempt to fit new fan but housing different and won’t align with fixings. Remove fan. Swap new fan into old housing and modify to fit. Fit to radiator and secure. Refit vents and ducting and refit bumper. Fixings for arch liners to bumper broken so secure offside as best as I can and move onto nearside.
Finish refitting nearside arch liner. Raise in the air and align and fit front lip. Refit mouldings. Test fan, a/c button illuminates but doesn’t work. Set radio code and reset clock.
Time for some TLC – Our 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo comes over to the workshop
June 27, 2024
This stunning 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo has been in long term storage for quite some time now. Recently, our transport team took a trip to our secure, secret storage facility – The Hangar, to pick up this incredible 1990’s sports coupe.
After being taken out of its protective bubble, the car was loaded into our enclosed trailer and brought to the main workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ.
BMW M3 prepared and ready for storage
June 24, 2020
Our 1998 BMW M3 Evoultion has returned to our hangar having been away touring the coast for a week. We have a few items to address on the car and then it will be put back in storage until the better weather returns.
BMW M3 Completed paintwork and Rear Seat Bolster Repair
February 13, 2020
The full respray on our BMW M3 is now complete in beautiful BMW Techno Violet. We will be giving the car a detail over the weekend ready for collection. Also pictured below is the rear seat bolster repair undertaken by Kath in our in-house trim shop.
BMW M3 In the paint shop
February 11, 2020
Darren has sent over some images of the BMW mid-painting.
We can’t wait to share images of this lovely E36 M3 in the sunlight when the paint is completely set.
1998 BMW M3 Evolution Ready For Paint
February 10, 2020
Darren, one of our Classic Car Technicians specialising in paintwork has been hard at work preparing this beautiful M3 for a full respray. It’s staying the original Techno Violet Metallic. The preparation phase of a full respray is arguably the most crucial. To achieve the highest quality, mirror-shine finished product, the vehicle surface has to be perfect at this crucial stage.
This M3 will have three coats of the deep violet metallic paint before then having 2 or 3 coats of clear coat to lock in and protect the colour layer.
Once the final clear coat has been applied, Darren will set our paint chamber to heat the paintwork. This allows the clear coat to cure at a set temperature and humidity in an environment free from dust and contaminants.
Even without any paint, this M3 still looks stunning. We can’t wait to reveal the finished product to you all very soon!
BMW M3 Rear Seat Bolster Repair
February 3, 2020
Kath has made a wonderful repair to this BMW’s rear bolster.
In order to perfectly match the leather, Kath has come up with an ingenious solution. She’s elected to cut out the damaged area at the bottom of the bolster and stretch the leather over, before stitching it back together. This means that when this panel returns back into the vehicle, the leather will have the same ageing and colour as the rest of the interior and will look pristine once more.
Does your interior need some attention? Get in touch with our friendly team today to see how we can help.
BMW M3 Brake Replacement and Calliper Refurb
January 28, 2020
Pete has been hard at work refurbishing this gorgeous M3’s braking system. He’s replaced the disks and pads before servicing and refurbishing the brake callipers.
Great job, Pete. This M3 is really starting return to her former glory now.
1998 BMW M3 EVO COUPE
January 10, 2020
Arriving back into the Bridge Classic Cars classic car workshop is this fabulous E36 BMW M3. The E36 BMW M3 is a vehicle with one of the largest cult followings of all.
A true drivers car, this M3 has been untouched for a number of years. As such it is in need of some restorative works to bring this wonderful machine back to its former glory.
Cleaning our M3 engine cover
July 17, 2019
Whilst we continue to diagnose the running issues with our 1998 BMW M3 Evolution we have cleaned up engine cover ready for the recommission to commence.
BMW M3 Evo Recommission
May 7, 2019
Peter is working on getting our 1997 BMW M3 running. Having been stored up for many years first impressions suggest that the car is immobilised and that the fuel pump is not working.
New arrival: 1998 BMW M3 Evo Coupe
April 19, 2019
Arriving today from London we have a very rare modern classic. This E36 BMW M3 Evo Coupe in Techno Violet was first registered in 1998 and has the potential to be very special car. This low mileage and more importantly un-molestered M3 has been untouched, standing outside, on concrete, for a number of years and the current owner is looking to get her back on the road.
At this stage we have not fully assessed to what extent the work will need to be but first impressions look very good. The usual places the E36 deteriorates look good so once we have got the engine running and given her a full valet we can then look at compiling a list of what is required.
