1968 Morris Mini 850 MkII

In And Out

We recently welcomed our 1968 Morris Mini 850 back into the workshop. It didn’t stay long though as Tony has already delivered it back to its very happy owner.

Welcoming back an old friend – 1968 Morris Mini 850

We’ve welcomed an old friend back to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, its our 1968 Morris Mini 850 which was previously won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. The car has come back to us to have some work carried out…

Winner Of Our 1968 Morris Mini 850

When Holly Farthing saw that she could win a 1968 Morris Mini 850 through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, she felt that she had to enter, as her mum, Kate, has always loved Minis and even had one as her very…

Final preparations before tonight’s draw

Ahead of tonight’s double draw night, Dave has been finishing off a couple of small tasks on our 1968 Mini 850. We have replaced the oil seals around the gearbox to the driveshafts. We’ve also replaced the rocker cover gaskets….

Brakes locking on Mini 850

On testing Dave noticed that the brakes on our 1968 Mini 850 were locking. Upon closer inspection we can see that the offside was made up of a different compound so we have replaced all brake shoes to give an…

Fresh Start – Changing the Spark Plugs on the 1968 Morris Mini MkII

The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on getting the 1968 Morris Mini MkII running absolutely perfect. The team have put a brand new set of spark plugs in the classic 850 Mini – These were gapped to spec…

Behind the Scenes – Shooting Our 1968 Morris Mini 850 MkII

After being fully inspected and checked over by the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, the team were given the all-clear to get it ready to become our latest classic car competition. It is of course of beautiful 1968 Morris Mini…

This Just In – 1968 Morris Mini 850 MkII

Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops at our Suffolk HQ is this wonderful 1968 Morris Mini 850 MkII with an incredible story. The car is coming in for our restoration teams to inspect and assess the entire…