As part of our new workshop video series ‘On the Ramps with Bridge Classic Cars’, we take a look at what it takes to care for one of the rarest ‘Jaguars’ of all time – the SS100. Our technician Jon has been doing some routine maintenance and a few repairs to the pre-war sports car […]
One of our personal favourite projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this absolutely stunning 1939 Jaguar SS100. Since it arrived back recently from a summer of use, the team here have been working their way through a list of jobs on the pre-war sports car. This time, our technician Jon has been […]
Wether its a classic Mini, a humble MGB, a family heirloom of a Woleseley or an ultra rare pre-war 1939 Jaguar SS100 – they all are given the same care and attention here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. Today on the ramp, our technician Jon, has been working his way through […]
The beautiful 1939 Jaguar SS100 that is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop at our Suffolk HQ has been getting checked over and appraised by our technician Jon after spending the summer being driven. Jon began with a brief road test of the pre-war sports car and confirmed that there was brake squeal, […]
Having spent the summer on its travels, the 1939 Jaguar SS100 is safely back at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ here in Suffolk. As part of its rest period, our restoration technicians will be carrying out a full appraisal on the car to make sure everything is how it should be. Whilst waiting for a […]
It’s always a strange day of the week, Monday, here at Bridge Classic Cars. No technicians, no real noise, no movement in and out of cars. So, I thought I’d take some photos of what things look like frozen in time. Strange, non-tradicitonal angles and compositions etc. to show a world out of its context. […]
Part of what we do here at Bridge Classic Cars, is we work on owners pride and joys regardless of where they’re located thanks to our transport team. Our logistics coordinator Tony travelled a few hours south and collected our 1939 Jaguar SS100 and brought it to our workshops for appraisal after a summer of […]
When moving our 1939 Jaguar SS 100, it was noticed the N/S/R brake was binding so we removed the wheel to investigate. Found that the hub nut was very slightly loose and also allowing diff oil to pass so we cleaned off the oil, re-torqued and topped up diff. Both binding brake and oil leak […]
Workshop Manager, John has been rebuilding and refitting the front axle to our 1939 Jaguar SS100. He also checked and adjusted the tracking to make sure this rare car handles correctly when it gets back out on the road.
For a small classic car restoration workshop based in rural Suffolk, we have had the privilege of restoring and working on some of the automotive world’s most special, most interesting, and extremely rare vehicles. The incredible skill of the workshop team has allowed us to take on so many projects that many might consider beyond […]
The axle of our 1939 SS100 is being reformed and rebushed to accept the refurbished kingpins. Work is continuing to get this rare and very beautiful classic back out on the road.
A trip to our storage facility first off to start to get our Jensen Interceptor ready for arrival into the workshops. A few boxes of parts and the windscreen are now back in the workshops and on the shelves. Then on to Orwell Precision to collect some parts for our SS100 that need to be […]
Jonn has been working on our 1939 Jaguar SS100. He removed the front wheels and brakes in order to gain access to the kingpins. He removed the hubs and noticed that there was shim material in the crossmemeber where the kingpins go through. He removed the cross member and sent it off to be machined […]
We had the privilege of being the headline sponsors of the Festival of Classic & Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall this past weekend, and it was a huge success. As the main sponsors, we wanted to make a big impression, and we’re thrilled to say we think we did just that! A Stand to Remember […]
Set up began early for us on this year’s stand at the Festival of Classic & Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall Gardens. The week prior to the event was glorious sunshine all week and the forecast looked good going in to the weekend so with that in mind we started the installation of the stretch […]
John has been looking into the headlights not dipping correctly. He’s also removed the gearbox tunnel to gain access to the gear lever so he can order new bushes.
The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have moved our 1939 Jaguar SS100 from our storage facility, The Hangar, to our Pettistree workshop. After the car finished the gruelling Mille Miglia, the car headed home and went into storage. Soon, the Bridge Classic Cars team will be getting this stunning piece of automotive history up onto […]
Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 has had quite the summer! Completing the Mille Miglia and then going on tour around Europe, its time for the car to get a bit of TLC and some rest. Since arriving back, the car has been looked over by the team and cleaned up ahead of our transport team moving […]
Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 successfully completed the Mille Miglia and is now back with us at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. No issues have been reported but it will now undergo a full assessment and any repairs/tweaks will be made accordingly. Normally we clean the cars as soon as they come into the workshop. However, […]
Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 is currently taking part in the Mille Miglia 2024. We are tracking the car’s progress and, if you want to as well, you can do so here (look for car number 117).
As part of our stewardship of the 1939 Jaguar SS100, our transport team have been to pickup a very important crate. This crate contains all of the spare parts and sundries needed for our vintage Jaguar to take part and charge on in the Mille Miglia. Even though the event is now more of a […]
Julian has refitted the wings and rubbers on our 1939 Jaguar SS100. The headlights have also been refitted along with the inner panels. Chris also repaired and painted the sills.
With the team here at Bridge Classic Cars always working on something, whether that be the restorations technicians in the various departments, the marketing team or the leadership teams, we are all focused around our incredible workshop. We’re all incredibly lucky to be able to be surrounded by these cars on a daily basis and […]
Technician Julian has been working on our 1939 Jaguar SS100. He has fitted new rear leaf springs as well as the reconditioned shock absorber. He has also fitted the lower side panels ready to be painted.
Workshop Manager John has been working on getting to the bottom of an issue with the indicators on the 1939 Jaguar SS100. For this, John has been tracing the wiring back through the car to get to the bottom of why the nearside indicators won’t cancel. For this, he has had to remove certain sections […]
The indicators weren’t working correctly on our 1939 Jaguar SS100. They were stripped and checked and diagnosed as needing a new flasher control unit. This was fitted and all the lights were tested fully, then the interior trims and carpets were refitted and checked.
The Bridge Classic Cars PaintShop has been home to our very special 1939 Jaguar SS100. While in there, Chris and Mauro have been working on the rear wing. Mauro prepped and primed the rear wing before fixing the dent on the wing. Chris then painted the rear wing.
Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 is currently with our friends at Rushton Engineering having its engine rebuilt. The head and crank are now finished so the rebuild can continue making good progress.
Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 may not have been with us very long but, it has now left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and has been delivered to Holyhead to its owner. It will now travel to Ireland where it will be driven across the country and enjoyed as it should be.