The preparation of our 1967 Austin Mini is now complete. Next week we’ll be wheeling the bodyshell into our paint bay to be treated to a nice new coat of Surf Blue and Old English White.
Arriving into our Suffolk workshops very soon we have our very special and rare 1960 AC Aceca BE 812 barn find. The car has been dry stored since it was taken off the road in 1985. Previously owned and residing in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia the car was shipped to the UK in 1962 and has […]
Our 1967 Austin Mini 850 is very close to paint preparation stage now. With the majority of the new panels and repair work having now been completed Darren will look at final stages of re-shaping. When he is happy the car will move on to paint preparation before we apply the new Surf blue and […]
We announced earlier in the week of our latest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars collection and now, our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 has arrived at our Hangar showroom and doesn’t she look incredible.
Carrying out a service on our 2013 Audi A4 Allroad for our good friends and neighbours at Suffolk Plant Centre. If you’ve not visited their impressive garden centre it is absolutely worth a trip.
The car came to us needing a service and at the same time we were asked to investigation the brakes that did not seem to be in full operation. Having stripped the brakes, re-facing the drums and re-lining the shoes Mauro has now successful rebuilt the brakes and the car once again, slows down and […]
Our 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R interiors have completely taken over our trim shop as Brian and Kath return to work. They get straight into the rebuild of our Jensen interiors and as you can see, a lot of the original components are beyond repair so many new templates are being made using the original […]
We have returned from our short period of closure, due to the awful Covid-19, to the wonderful sight of our 1973 Triumph TR6 dials having been completely overhauled by our good friends at Speedograph Richfield.
The latest car to arrive at Bridge Classic Cars is this incredibly well presented Porsche 924S. We purchased this vehicle from Porsche Specialists, Pie Performance in Suffolk. Our Porsche is the latest car to be offered up as a competition. One lucky winner will have this car delivered. Tickets are limited to 1500, and at […]
Our 1960 Morris Mini is for our own private collection and the body preparation is nearing completion in the trusted and capable hands of our good friend Darrell. Once completed, the car will return to us for paint.
We finished work on this lovely E30 BMW a few months ago but have only just got around to photographing it out in the sun. The car came in for a general recommission. In essence, doing everything the vehicle needs to get back on the road whilst making a few cosmetic improvements. Looking a little […]
We recently painted our lovely little 1996 Mini. The car has now been fitted up by our good friend Ted at Team C Racing and is back with us to have a few minor repairs and touching up in the paint shop. The work is now complete and the car safely back with Ted to […]
We took a look back at one of our favourite restoration projects, the 1949 MGYT. This car already has such a rich history and priceless sentimental value. Read the story of our 1949 MGYT restoration below…
Wow, what a car! The condition of this 1966 Ford Mustang GT is simply incredible. The interior is immaculate, as is the paintwork. Revealed to the public in 1964, the Ford Mustang would go on to become a cult classic. Each iteration provided a slightly different take on the Mustang but most enthusiasts would agree, […]
? Introducing our latest classic car competition; this gorgeous 1988 Porsche 924S! ? With only 1500 tickets available on this competition, the odds of winning are the best yet! Arrived recently from Porsche Specialists Pie Performance , this car is beautifully presented with amazing history Will you be our next winner? Remember, the more tickets […]
Bridge Classic Cars would like to thank everyone who entered our 1964 MGB Roadster competition. This donation was made on behalf of each and every one of you who supported our first ever competition. Thank you to all the wonderful NHS staff and key workers across the country. We are immensely grateful for your courage, […]
Congratulations to Graham Haigh, winner of our 1964 MGB Roadster with ticket number 2201. To be in with a chance to win your own classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
Joining the Bridge Classic Cars family early next week we have our beautiful 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 with overdrive, finished in Damson red. If you are looking for a lovely tax and mot exempt spitfire then look no further, with an absolute fortune spent on maintaining her!! The spitfire has been very well restored, looks […]
More pictures have arrived to us from the body shop that is currently working on the Triumph TR5 body shell. The project came to us as an unfinished restoration with key components already elsewhere being worked on so we working in conjunction with other companies on this build. As you can see from previous posts, […]
We’ve been sent some progress photos from the bodyshop preparing the TR5. Please note, this work is being carried out by another company as the restoration was already underway at the stage we were brought on-board.
Mike Colyer has shared some wonderful photos of his MGA in it’s prime. We’re well underway restoring this wonderful classic. Soon it will be ready for many more photoshoots, looking just as good if not better than when it first rolled off the production line in 1960. We love seeing photos like this, do keep […]
We’ve had a wondeeful response to our 1962 TVR Grantura featuring in the May edition of ‘Sprint Magazine’ from the TVR Car club. Amongst TVR Grantura enthusiasts, our restoration has been interesting to follow. Our restoration diary is also a great bank of information looking into the inner workings of these gorgeous classics. For all […]
“The TVR has been well received in the Netherlands and Russell’s Transport has done a good job. We have already started the weekend with some dis-assembly work and making a plan and a schedule. We are going to thoroughly restore the entire car and make it ready for racing again. Thanks again for selling this […]
Bridge Classic Cars’ 1962 TVR Grantura restoration has been featured in the May edition of Sprint, the monthly magazine from TVR Car Club!•••Pick up the May edition to read our article or check out our restoration diary below ? https://bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/…/co…/1962-tvr-grantura/
Our 1962 TVR Grantura Racecar and our 1993 Mini Rio have both left the showroom this week. Our gorgeous collectable classic Grantura was registered to TVR in 1962. BEM 885 was raced with an MGA engine until the engine failed. It was taken back to TVR’s factory and changed to a sunbeam rapier engine that […]
We had an old Triumph Stag V8 engine gathering dust in the workshop. So to give it a new life, we’ve cleaned it up, given it a fresh coat of paint and prepared it to perfectly hold wine bottles. This bespoke piece of automotive furniture is available to purchase for £100.
We’ve sold two lovely classic vehicles this week. Both of which are going to the same owner!•••Our lovely low milage Morris Mini is being kept in it’s stunning original condition. Having covered under 30,000 miles, this example really is a great find for any Mini enthusiast.•••The Fiat 850 Spider is going to return to it’s […]
More archived images sent through to us from Mike, owner of our 1960 MGA. MDJ 783 MGA 1588CC MRK 1 HISTORY AND OWNERSHIP I bought this beauty as my first car on 17th June 1970, from a friend who in 1975 bought it back from me. In 1980, as my best man, he drove me […]
Chris has been working hard in the paint shop recently. He’s been working on our Jensen 541 R restoration. The car has now been painted in filler primer and masked up. The doors have been painted with an extra step of filler primer as they are aluminium. Now the body is in final primer and […]
Dave, one of Bridge Classic Cars’ skilled Classic Car Technicians has custom fabricted mounting bracket for our Sabelt racing seatbelt setup. He’s fabricated the centre seatbelt point for the three point seatbelt harness and mounted the seatbelt point to the chassis. Wonderful work, Dave.