Projects

Gearbox issues on our Rolls Royce Cloud 3

Our stunning 1963 Rolls Royce Cloud 3 (III) requires some investigative work on the gearbox. For some unknown reason; at present, the car drives up to and remaining in 2nd gear for too long. Eventually, having dropped the pressure on the accelerator, 3rd gear will kick in and then the car will drive quite happily […]

Progress is being made on our 1996 Mini body shell

New Heritage panels have now been fitted. The majority of the floor has been replaced with new and certain areas that are unavailable have been cut out and repaired. The bulk head, chassis mounts and upper channel have also had repair works carried out. Our Mini body shell is now looking fantastic and almost ready […]

1971 Jaguar E-Type – In storage for the winter

Having spent a few weeks touring the North Norfolk coastline our 1971 Jaguar E-Type is now back in our workshops having any snags and issues found addressed. Once complete, the car will be stored away with us for the winter in one of our brand new Carcoons within our storage facility. Before we deliver the […]

Jensen 541R – aligning the bonnet and wings

Whilst Chris works on the final body reshaping preparations prior to paint, John is busy aligning the bonnet and wings of our 1960 Jensen 541R.

Fitting the new ceiling cloth

Donna has spent the day with the guys at Car Glass and Trim in Ipswich to fit up the brand new ceiling cloth in our 1972 Jaguar E-Type.

2008 Range Rover Sport – Minor Oil Leak and Service

Our 2008 Range Rover V8 Sport is in the workshops today to have it’s routine service. Whilst in, we will look to diagnose a small oil leak around the front area to see whether we can repair the issue. On initial inspection it looks to be a build up coming from around the inter- cooler […]

Stripping our Triumph TR6 Engine

Ady is now working on stripping our 1973 Triumph TR6 for the full engine rebuild. New seals and gaskets will be fitted and all stripped components will be carefully cleaned, tested and reinstated.

1970 Jaguar E-Type – work complete

The work on our 1970 Jaguar E-Type is now complete. Donna has replaced the leather on the torn and worn centre arm rest with brand new. Mauro has replaced the existing door rubbers with lovely new rubbers and Pete and Hal have carried out a full and thorough service and re-commission ready to get her […]

Barn Find: 1962 TVR Race Car

@bridgeclassiccars – Gutted not be to be at Goodwood Revival this weekend for the racing but super excited by yesterday’s adventures. A rare and completely unexpected barn find, discovered in a chicken shed right here in Suffolk and now the newest member of the @bridgeclassiccars family, sitting side by side our current Grantura restoration project…1962 TVR Grantura […]

TVR Grantura Interior Re-Design

With a very limited amount of existing interior to go by we have had to design and manufacture the full interior set for our 1962 TVR Grantura. Originally, the carpets would not have been edged but we chose to improve where we could and fitted out our carpet set with new colour coded edging. The […]

Jaguar MkII Electrical Problems

In our workshops today we have our 1966 Jaguar MkII with electrical problems. Whilst in John will be fitting up new side lights.

1967 Jaguar E-Type: off to Czech Republic

Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type bodyshell is now making it’s way over to the Czech Republic to be restored by the guys at Slavik Jagspares. We are hoping to follow the progress of the restoration. If we receive photographs and information we will be sure to update our website. About Slavik Jagspares – The company Slavik […]

Coming soon: 1963 Rolls Royce Cloud III (Cloud 3)

Arriving at Bridge Classic Cars this week we have our 1963 Rolls Royce Cloud 3. More information to follow very soon but the car will be available to buy very soon. If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact the office on 01473 742038 or email us.

VW Golf Wheel Refurbishment

Our 1986 Volkswagen Golf wheels are now away with Trevor and the guys at Wheelcare being fully blasted and refurbished. Whilst there we’ll replace the tyres with new as 3 of the 4 are badly worn.

1972 Jaguar E-Type refit continues

Mauro and Tamas have now successful fitted up the boot lid and dash in our 1972 Jaguar E-Type.

Replacing the E-Type door rubbers

We have now removed the old rubbers from around the door and are currently removing the glue. Once the area is completely clean we will fit in the new rubbers.

Rolls Royce Corniche Body Preparation

All of the corrosion that has developed over the years has now been properly addressed. New metal has been let in where old metal has been cut out. All areas have been properly treated before the two-tone paint application has been applied.

Sorting parts for Triumph TR6

Many more images of our Triumph TR6 project as Mauro continues to work through sorting the stripped parts. These images will prove to be extremely useful when rebuilding the car and make up for a great project story once the work is completely. If you are looking at carrying out a restoration yourself photographs are […]

Improving our Evante interior and throttle cable

our 1990 Evante is in the trim shop having the trim and upholstery tidied. From new, the carpets and trim area lacked the finishing touch and the current owner has asked us to spend some time seeing how we can impove the overall look of the interior. We are also manufacturing a new boot carpet […]

Collecting our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche

Today we visited the lovely town of Peacehaven, Brighton to collect our 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche. The car will go through our workshops to be prepared ready for a place in our wonderful showroom. More images will follow soon but in the meantime if you would like to know more about the car please feel […]

Fitting new wiring loom in 1964 Morgan 4/4

Our 1964 Morgan 4/4 wiring loom is one of the select few that Autosparks hold on the shelf. So expecting to be ordering the loom for a 6 to 8 week delivery we were over the moon to receive the complete loom within a matter of days. It meant we could crack on with the […]

Recommission after 1 year off the road

The current owner has owned our wonderful 1970 Jaguar E-Type for over 25 years. Just over 1 year ago, on a drive back home, the brakes seized on causing a burning smell. They soon free’d off but when home the car got put away in the garage where it has not moved ever since. A […]

1966 Lotus Elan: Hill Climb Ready

Later this month our 1966 Lotus Elan will be partaking in a competitive hill climb. We have the car in our workshops this week to diagnose and hopefully repair a small oil leak that has developed and to get her ready the upcoming event.

VW Golf – Freshly Painted

First pictures of our 1986 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet fresh out the paint shop.

Manipulating the ill-fitting Jensen 541R doors

Dave has been battling with the mammoth task of encouraging the Jensen 541R doors to fit as they should. The initial fit out was a long way from where they need to be with the expected perfect lines being far from perfect. This unexpected task, although very time consuming and labour intensive has been very […]

Spotted this weekend

Lovely to log on this morning and see across social media some familar cars enjoying the sunshine this weekend. Our 1976 VW T2 Ambulance at Glemham Hall and our 1969 Pontiac Firebird 350 parked up in Southwold.

1973 Triumph TR6 Strip Down

Work continues on the strip down of our 1973 Triumph TR6. THe car is now fully stripped and the parts are being organised into the relevant areas, whether they need to be restored or replaced.

Triumph TR6 Strip Down and Chassis Clean

The body is now off which gives Mauro and Andrew access to more parts needing to be removed. We are assessing what parts require restoration and what will be replaced with new. Once segregated, all parts will be labelled and neatly stored in a particular order ready for work to commence on the restoration. The […]

1965 Ford Mustang – Full Service

Recently purchased by the current owner and intended on being his everyday drive back and forth to work, our 1965 Ford Mustang is fresh in from the US. In our workshops to have a general look over and to carry out a full service ready for the road.

1986 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet in paint shop

Our 1984 VW Golf cabriolet is now in the paint shop awaiting the new re-spray scheduled for later in the day.