The rebuild of our 1973 Triumph TR6 engine is coming along nicely. The engine components have been stripped, cleaned and painted as new. The engine is now fitted with new pistons, new bearings, new rocker shaft, new rocker fingers, the cylinder head has been unleaded, new valve guides, new oil and water pump, new timing […]
Mr Bertram Mills, one of the greatest showman of modern times, was brought up in a family that was for generations attached to the coach building trade. Recognised as one of the finest judges of horses in the world, his name is well-known in the racing world. He achieved fame as the promoter of great […]
Tamas is busy templating the side windows of our 1967 Jaguar E_Type race car. Being a race car recreation the windows will be manufactured in perspex rather than the traditional glass to give the look and feel of a race car. The front side windows will also have a large slide opening for ventilation with […]
Tamas has been working on the window mechanisms of our 1962 TVR Grantura this week. The frames are now in position and he is now concentrating his efforts on improving the movement of the mechanism as it seems unnecessarily tight to operate.
The body of our 1977 Ford Escort RS2000 is now prepared and a guide coat and primer has been applied. The colour has been matched using our camera systems and the car is now in our paint shops ready to be resprayed.
Visiting our workshops today for assessment is our 1968 Lotus Cortina. Due in to Bridge Classic Cars later in the year for some remedial body and paint work corrections.
Early morning trip to London today to deliver our 1975 MG B Roadster. In our workshops for a couple of small tweaks and a general check over but now safely back home.
Having been off the road for a couple of years, we aim to get our 1989 BMW 325 Sport E30 through the workshops to enable her to get out on the open roads once again. The car runs, but not very well so we will look to address this issue. On a general once over […]
With the owner of our stunning restoration out of the country for many months a year our 1971 Jaguar E-Type Roadster is now in storage for the winter within our showroom facilities. We have worked alongside the guys at Carcoon for many years and their products are amazing and perfect for classic car storage. We […]
In order for Demand Engineering to commence work on the bespoke exhaust systems for our Jensen’s firstly we needed to fit up the newly manufactured spare wheel carriers in order to get exact measurements. We have also fitted up the tank and new spoked wheels with tyres.
Our 1963 Jaguar SS100 is back in the workshops today for us to investigate a slight issue with the car when idle. The car is running with slightly high revs and continues to run on after the ignition is switched off. Ady will soon be on the case to diagnose and rectify the issue.
Using the existing door cards we have replicated the design, including the stunning pocket concept, to create brand new door cards for our 1962 TVR Grantura. Finished in Poppy Red.
Coming soon, we have our 1991 Volkswagen Transporter in need of some rectifications to the body and a full re-paint. As with a lot of the VW campers rust has started to eat into the usual places so all of this will need to be removed and new metalwork will need to be shaped prior […]
Paul and Tamas have been busy stripping the MG A of all of it’s removable components. In order to get the chassis blasted there needs to be mothing left on the car. Everything has been removed, labelled, photographed and stored away for assessment. We will assess each and every components to decide on where it […]
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…