Alicool produce Intercoolers, radiators, oil coolers, fuel tanks and aluminium fabrication work. The company was set up thanks to the coming together of industry leading professionals. Their design and drawing team have 25 years’ experience in aluminium cooling products and have worked on projects from super car cooling packages in air, water and oil to […]
Part of the Station 119 BrewHaha Beer Festival this weekend was the annual CarCrazedFool Cars & Croissants at Station 119. Hosted by the CarCrazedFool, it was an opportunity for anyone and everyone to showcase their eclectic mix of Supercars, Sportscars, Retros and Hot-Rods…and enjoy a coffee and croissant too. Bridge Classic Cars were invited along […]
Our bike is currently with Steve at JAL Restorations being fully restored. Since our last post we have made huge leap forward in the restoration projects. Here we have the latest images from the build.
Due to excessive play, Dave has stripped back our original Jaguar E-Type door hinges and rebuilt them to house a new centre pin.
Mauro and Andy continue to work on stripping our 1973 Triumph TR6. We will soon be in a position to remove the shell from the chassis ready to remove the engine, gearbox and running gear. As we always say, it’s good to take lots of photographs for future reference points…
We have made the decision to revisit the underside of our Amphicar. the reason being is that we collectively felt that it could be better. We stripped back what had already been done, repaired and repainted. We are all now much happier with the results.
Mauro is currently in the process of building up the 1972 Jaguar E-Type doors. The chrome work is being refitted, the rubbers are going back into position and the window and frame is now, once again, secured.
Chris is busy in our paint shop preparing our 1986 Volkswagen Golf cabriolet for re-spray. All external components have now been removed including the trims, windows, doors, boot lid, bonnet.
The seats belonging to our 1972 Jaguar E-Type are now in the process of being stripped, blasted and the frames painted, as we prepare for the full colour change re-trim. The interior will be recreated in Cinnamon using an existing pattern from upholstery specialists Aldridge Trimming. The full kit is now with our in-house upholsterer […]
Our 1980 Austin Morris Mini City is in our workshops this week for its annual MOT. Whilst in, we will look at a little oil leak that has developed and we’ll also give it a full service.
The repair of our 1975 Triumph TR6 front section is now complete having been unfortunately involved in an accident on the way to this year’s Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sportscars. We were on a strict deadline to repair the car due to other Triumph commitments. Although these appointments were not essential they are […]
We have now diagnosed and repaired the small leak coming from around the sump.
We have successfully managed to remove the engine of our 1944 Morris C8. Ady can now get it on the bench ready for the rebuild to commence. No oil pressure has knocked out the big ends. The crank shaft bearings are badly scored and the pistons are heavily scored. We will now need to re-bore […]
Andrew has now started to cut out the corroded areas of our Mini body shell. This is a joint project between Bridge Classic Cars and Team C Racing. The shell is with us at Bridge Classic Cars to be repaired, prepared and painted. At that point, it will then go back to Team C Racing […]
In our workshops for a full body shell restoration we have our 1996 Rover Mini Cooper 35th Anniversary. Work will commence very soon with the majority of the work being carried out by our bodywork and welding expert Andy.
With all the new parts sourced and the existing parts restored we can now put our engine back together ready for a test run.
We have now arrived home with our latest addition, our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000. Sourced specifically for a client, we now await his visit and instruction as to what, if any, work he would like carried out. Whilst on the road returning, we have received a wonderfully useful email from the previous owner: “I hope […]
Last week saw an unfortunate incident between two classic cars on their way to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. One of the vehicles, our 1975 Triumph TR6, is currently with us having undergone a full repair using original American parts to suit the American specification of the vehicle. The second, our 1963 Triumph […]
Mauro and Andy L have been busy stripping our 1973 Triumph TR6 to a bare shell ready for the restoration to comment. Due to the importance of this very special car we are under strict instruction to restore to the original factory specification. Our Triumph TR6 is the last right hand drive CP Series made […]
“Just wanted to say how much smoother my Pantera feels after the work you have done on it. There used to be a bit of a mid-range dip in power but that has now disappeared. It obviously pulls much better than before and has less vibrations, so over all very pleased.”
We left Shaw Hill Golf and Spa Hotel mid morning to continue with our journey up to Cumbria. As we climbed higher and higher up the hills we quickly begun to realise that our decision to pass the previous fuel station without stopping, thinking ‘we’ll go to the next one’, was not the best decision […]
Day 1 of our 3 day trip and it was a good start as we made our way up the M6, to Chorley, to view a lovely 1977 Ford Escort RS2000. Our intention was to view 3 x RS2000’s during our trip. Working on behalf of our client, our objective was to source a good […]
April 2nd 2016; we first announced our plans to import our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster from Canada, with a view of restoring her back to the original and deserving factory specification. Having been used as a drag car, the body had been subjected to numerous modifications including fibreglass doors, boot lid with air ventilation […]
In our workshops this week we have our 1930 Rolls Royce 20/25. The main concerns to address are; a leak on or around the sump and the brakes squealing under pressure.
The intricate door rubbers have been expertly fitted by Mauro today. He has also painted up the existing windows to freshen up the look before re-fit. The fuel tank has also been fitted this week so the car is really now starting to take shape fast.
Chris has now prepared the body, masked up the areas not requiring paint and getting the area ready for paint application.
Working alongside JAL restorations on this project, the forks have now bee stripped and new seals and washers have replaced the old worn ones. We’ve fitted a new chrome plate on the slider extension. The fork condition is generally good. Some minor marks on the stanchion but not in the seal area. We have linished […]
We have begun the strip down of our 1986 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. All external parts; trims, windscreen and components, lights, locks, hood are all being removed.
Donna is currently working on designing a new pattern for our 1962 TVR Grantura door cards. She is using the existing material to help with the design. The door cards will be finished in the same colour as the new seats that have been made. Meanwhile, the seats are almost complete.
The sill and rear wing panel has now been cut out and replaced with new on our 2003 Mazda MX-5.