Introducing the world’s first Volcano Orange and Magnetic Grey Jaguar E-Type. This one-off prototype race car has been built and designed in-house by us here at Bridge Classic Cars. The colour is based on the McLaren Volcano Orange and is built up of a three-stage finish with a unique Diamondburst Tixo Clearcoat lacquer. The internal […]
Looking through the oven window as Darren carries out the long awaited but ridiculously exciting race car respray. Work began on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type race car in January 2017 and now we can finally reveal the first look of our incredible colour combination; Volcano Orange and Magnetic Grey, most likely to be the only […]
We have now arrived back in Suffolk after our long trip down from the Highlands. Our 1999 Honda S2000 is now with us in our Woodbridge workshops awaiting preparation. The car will soon be available to purchase and on display in our Classic Car showroom.
This is it, the final time you will see our 1967 Race E-Type free from colour. Tomorrow she’ll be painted in the brand new colour combination of Volcano Orange and Magnetic Grey.
We have decided to re-paint our 1977 Ford RS2000 due to a few too many paint imperfections on the body. From a distance, the paint looked beautiful but upon closer inspection there were a number of orange-peel effects which we wanted to tackle. We have opted to repaint the entire car as we feel this […]
Gordon and Mauro spent a few days out of the workshops this week collecting our 1999 Honda S2000 from Elgin, Scotland. They stayed in the beautiful Knockomie Hotel in the Scottish Highlands which was on a stone’s throw away from the previous owner’s property. The car has covered just 65000 miles with a fantastic history […]
Final preparations on the body of our 1960 Jensen 541R. The panels are now all primed and a guide coat has been applied.
Spending the day with Matt of Matt Woods Photography and motorshots.co.uk as he photographs our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche for re-sale.
The Volcano Orange engine frames are now fitted into position, complimenting the Magnetic Grey engine bay perfectly. The Magnetic Grey underside is also in colour and complete. We have applied a layer of Raptor to the underneath for extra protection. Raptor Tough and Tintable Protective Coating is a durable urethane coating that provides surfaces with […]
Donna has stripped the existing seats and re-covered using brand new, age related material. The style is exactly the same as the original factory specification but the seats are now tightened and looking beautiful once again.
Our team grew by one this week as we welcomed Paul to the Bridge Classic Car family. Paul brings with him a wealth of knowledge and skills that he has gathered working alongside classic cars and motorcycles for many years. Paul has started as he means to go on here at Bridge Classic Cars by […]
Our heavily pitted hinges Jensen 541R hinges made their way down to London to be assessed with a view to repair by the guys at Douglas Metal Finishing . The results are outstanding… Douglas Metal Finishing is one of the leading UK Chrome Platers with their established factory set up in South East London. They […]
Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera seems to be weeping around the rocker cover. We have discovered that the rubber gasket has slipped due to it being slightly ill-fitting. This is the only option for gaskets in the UK so we have broadened our search to Australia where they are producing the gaskets in cork which […]
After other work commitments and a busy work diary taking priority over our 1965 Amphicar it was time to give the project a new lease of life. We are now on with the rebuild process, the start once again, of our full restoration of this iconic car. We have drafted in a good friend of […]
The front and back seats of our 1977 Ford RS2000 have now been removed and are in the hands of Donna in the Trim Shop to be re-covered.
Ben shared new vs old images of his 1972 Jaguar E-Type restoration project to his followers on his Instagram page. Thank you for the share Ben, glad you like the journey with us…
Slight problem with the exhaust. The silencer needs a modification to allow it to pass the rear shock. The mod requires a scallop section to be cut out and a replaced a with a concave plate. It’s the only way to fit the exhaust giving the correct clearance to shock, frame and rear guard.
Since 2017 we have been revisiting the preparation of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type project car. It started with an idea between Gordon and Craig, to create a project car that not only highlights what we do here at Bridge Classic Cars but is also a fantastic tool we could use to give back to the […]
Whilst cleaning up our original flywheel we have discovered a very small crack through the moulding. This has resulted in the flywheel being unacceptable to refit. Having searched online for some time and speaking to some very useful contacts we have been unable to source a suitable replacement. We have therefore called in the services […]
We have now masked and covered up the exterior areas of our our VW Golf ready for the under-seal application to commence. The underside has been stripped, tidied and cleaned up and we have coated in a Schultz based application. This treatment not only looks fantastic but preserves and prolongs the life of the car. […]
Although our 1962 TVR Grantura race car is in storage for a little while whilst we complete the work on some of our current projects, we have photographed the engine bay in its current position. The reason being that we require images for cross-reference on another TVR Grantura project we are currently running. Images as […]
The brand new Cinnamon upholstery is now being fitted in to our 1972 Jaguar E-Type. The seats are re-covered and ready for install when the rest is ready. We hope to have the majority of the interior work fitted in time for the weekend.
Our objective was to source a very beautiful example of the modern Mustang. Although our client is based overseas so mileage per year will be very limited, he wanted a low mileage, un-molestered example of the 5 litre GT in right hand drive. This one owner example comes with a factory fitted Borla exhaust system […]
Pete has got to work stripping our Jaguar E-Type rear cradle. Our previous rebuilt cradle that was due to be fitted to our race car was passed on to a new project so we acquired a replacement and have to work on this one now. Being fortunate enough to work on many many E-Types means […]
Ady is replacing a cracked head on our 1964 MG B FIA Race Car today. The owner has supplied us with a new head but whilst apart we have agreed to check compression ratios, clean the block down, change the manifold studs with new. We’ll also carried out an oil and filter change.
Our recently completed 1975 MG B Roadster has already enjoyed a trip around Europe and has been back with us for just over a week being prepared for the upcoming concours competition. A late trip to the London’s city centre as we deliver the car back to it’s owner all prepared and ready.
We are now aligning the doors, boot lid and bonnet and completing the primer stage of our 1960 Jensen 541R. We will soon be able to enter the paint room for Chris to carry out the full re-spray.
In our workshops today we have our 2009 Jaguar XF. Unfortunately whilst in for the routine MOT and service elsewhere it was discovered that the rear sub frame had substantial corrosion which needed to be addressed. Having sourced a used replacement unit our intentions, originally, were to rebuild the new purchase as a direct replacement […]
We have decided to alter the styling of our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche by introducing a lower layer of Wendy Brown.
BEM 885 was registered on the 5th July 1962 but the chassis number indicates that it was built around May 1961. The car has a lightweight, drilled chassis which is very interesting in itself. In it’s early days, the car had been frequently raced and hill-climbed and has been very successful in competitive events. Showing […]