Jonn carried out a visual inspection underneath our 1980 MG Midget and greased all necessary points. The brakes were bled and the reservoir was topped up. Upon checking the coolant, brown sludge was discovered, prompting a full drainage and the beginning of a cooling system strip-down and clean. The radiator and associated pipework were removed […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop has welcomed a new addition over the weekend, this charming 1978 MG Midget. This will soon be checked over by our restoration workshops, so keep an eye on the projects section of the website for more updates soon.
We are supporting Ipswich Town FC Women as they return to Portman Road this weekend. Last season, more than 10,000 fans turned out to watch our local team dominate Chatham Town with a 5-0 win. This time, promotion is in their sights and, with some momentum behind them, the team will be playing Plymouth Argyle […]
Our 1976 Jensen Interceptor has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. It has now been masked up and had polyfan applied.
Here is a quick look back at the dash strip down of our 1978 Mercedes 350SL.
The painted rocker cover has been put back into our 1968 Morris Minor Traveller. New gaskets and stickers have also been fitted.
All panels on our 1976 Jensen Interceptor, including the doors, wings, boot, and bonnet, were levelled. The front and rear bumpers were fitted to the car. To achieve proper alignment and fitment, the bumper brackets were modified, and adjustments were also made to the body fixings.
During the reassembly of our 1968 MG C Roadster following paintwork, the bumpers, lights, and indicators were refitted using new gaskets and replacement bolts where required. The headlight and front indicator wiring required new connections, which were soldered on. A new headlight bowl was installed. The wheels were also refitted.
Jonn has fitted the roof to our 1987 Morgan 4/4.
Jonn investigated a knock from underneath our 1969 Daimler 250 V8. The offside exhaust pipe was found to be contacting the heat shield. The shield was removed, the edge trimmed and then refitted. The central exhaust mount was also removed, its holes elongated and then refitted. A small bracket was fabricated to extend the mount […]
Jonn has continued his work putting the axle of our 1987 Mercedes 500SL back together.
What a beautiful day for a shoot! It was wonderful to film on a warm sunny day and driving this Beetle was a delight! It’s live to be won now, check it out in the competitions section of the website!
Jonn has changed the number plates of our 1994 Rover Mini. He scraped off the old sticky tape and mastic before apply double side tape to new plates and fit to front and rear.
Jonn collected our 1975 Triumph Stag from a garage near Lowestoft with Tony. He inflated the nearside front tyre to enable minimal movement, then pushed the car out onto a gravel drive. Tony and Jonn then used the truck to drag the vehicle onto the road and secure it in the trailer. They retrieved the […]
Pete continued his work on our 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante by addressing previous poor repairs on the driver’s side rear lower arch and sill area. The damaged section was removed, and a replacement piece was hand-rolled and welded into place. Welding was then removed, and fettling work commenced to refine the repair. With the […]
Jonn attended to the lighting modifications on our 2007 Caterham Seven Roadsport 120 in preparation for its return to France. The work involved converting the lights to a left-hand drive (LHD) specification. The rear fog and reverse lights were removed, and the power wiring was adjusted accordingly. The reverse light power wire was extended from […]
Jonn carried out a check of fluid levels and performed a road test on our 1987 Morgan 4/4 before bringing it into the workshop for an appraisal. An initial walk-around inspection was conducted on the floor before proceeding with a more detailed appraisal. The braking system was examined, beginning with the front brakes, which were […]
A short while ago, we welcomed our 1975 Triumph TR6 into the Bridge CLassic Cras workshop. It has come in for the workshop team to investigate an oil leak, replace the wing mirrors, and some paintwork too. We look forward to seeing it progress and having it back out on the road very soon.
The rebuild of our 1951 Austin Devon has made a good amount of progress recently. Rob has been hard at work putting this classic pick up back together and, as you can see from the photos, it is now starting to look much more like a restoration that is heading toward the finish line. There […]
Our 1956 Jensen 541 has come a long way since it first arrived in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. After being cleaned recently, the car was looking incredible and we can’t wait to see it back out on the road very soon.
Chris has been painting various engine parts of our 1975 MGB GT V8, He has also been cleaning the ridges on the rocker covers.
The owner of our 1985 Mercedes 500SL very kindly sent us some photos and footage of them enjoying the beautiful classic on the roads in Switzerland. Even with the roof down in the snow, it looks very much at home and as stunning as ever.
Jonn has continued his work on reassembling the rear axle of our 1987 Mercedes 500SL. He has now fitted the hubs and discs as well as fitting the new calipers and new pads. He also made brake pipes and fitted the brackets for these.
Our 1960 Jensen 541R has been fully masked and been in polyfan. A guide coat has been applied to the car, and the polyfan has been rubbed down using 180-grit sandpaper. The vehicle is now ready for its final primer application. Before sending the side trims for chroming, they have been marked out and aligned […]
The engine and gearbox of our very rare 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 are now complete and are ready to go back in the car when the time comes. Chris has applied epoxy primer and painted the inside of the bonnet too. This had to be done now as, when the bonnet frame goes back into […]
The headlamps of our 1968 Morris Minor Traveller were misty on the inside. Steve removed them from the car, washed them out and dried them. They were then refitted to the car and they now look much better.
We have been working on so many competition cars this week so rather than talking about each one individually I thought I’d give you a snapshot on each and every one. We have cars in the paint shop that are almost at the start of our journey with us through to cars on their final […]
Work on the Ford Thunderbird is on the agenda for the Jon and John today. They removed the wheels and measured up the brakes. The rear lights have also been polished and refitted. The boot area has been hoovered out and the battery removed. The boot trims have now been refitted. We’ve refitted a new […]
Jon has been continuing the work on my 500 SL this weekend, reassembling the rear axle. New mounts have been fitted to the differential and new mounts to the sub frame. He’s fitted new bearings to the hubs and support shaft before greasing up and fitting to the arms. New bushes have been wound into […]