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.
Mauro returned from his holiday this week and got straight into rebuilding the doors of our 1972 Jaguar E-Type.
John has successfully re-wired our Riley wiper wiring without removing or affecting the ceiling cloth. Great result.
The restoration of our 1987 Mercedes SL500 is now well underway with the car completely stripped, the windscreen removed and the rotten body panels having been cut out. The new panels have arrived from the guys and girls at the SL Shop and Andrew is now working through, getting the areas ready for the new […]
Our 1936 Riley Merlin Nine has returned to have the brakes fully rebuilt. The brakes have been stripped, machined and re-shoed. Whilst in, the wiper motor wiring loom has also been replaced within the headlining as a fault was continually blowing the fuse. This has now been rectified.
The water leak on our 1947 MG TC is due to a leaking core plug. We have now replaced the core plug and the pool of water on the floor has now gone.
Work continues on the TVR Grantura interior rebuild. Donna is working on recovering the seats with the Poppy leather and has manufactured the new piping.
Today, we welcomed a beautifully little 1990 Evante in to the workshops. From the factory, the interior of the Evante is best discussed as ‘fits where it touches’ so the current owner is looking for us to spend a little time inside the car tidying up where we can and adding a few finishing touches […]
Whilst in our workshops Donna has taken some time to work on tidying a couple of areas within the interior that would benefit from a little improvement. We have changed some of the fixings for new, double stitched the gearshift gaiter surround and fitted new anti-slip treads in the rear.
Thanks, as always to Matt Wood from motorshots.co.uk who has done a fantastic job of capturing the beauty of our ‘un-restored’ 1957 Mercedes 190SL.
The day of our 1957 Mercedes 190SL and 1971 Jaguar E-Type photo shoot at Bentwaters Park. Automotive photographer Matt Woods from motorshots.co.uk shared some behind the scenes images with his 5000 followers.
Ongoing discussions continue on the telemetry of the new hubs so as not to widen the track.
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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 is now with us having undergone a full inspection report put together on behalf the insurance company. Damage to the front section has caused a ripple effect through three […]
Our 1964 Morgan 4/4 is in the workshops for a service and to look into an over-heating issue that has developed. Whilst in we need to look at running issues that looks to be coming from low compression on No3 and a possible problem with the clutch. Finally, the wiring under the dash is very […]
This weekend we heard reports of an unfortunate incident between two classic cars on their way to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. One of the vehicles, a beautiful 1975 Triumph TR6 will be visiting our workshops very soon to be assessed for the insurance company.
A busy weekend this weekend at Bridge Classic Cars as the team spread themselves across three amazing local motoring events. Gordon took our 2008 Bentley GT Continental over to Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars. Pete, Ady and Donna spent the weekend at Festival Of Wheels in Ipswich and Craig enjoyed a day […]
We have called in the services of Paul Johnson Valeting this weekend to give our 1947 MG TC a thorough clean up. As the car has been sitting outside (under cover) for some time the body work was looking really tired and paintwork faded. The clean has completely transformed the look of the car and […]
Awaiting restoration, we have our 1960 Jensen 541R with matching number engine. The Jensen Owner’s Club have confirmed the identity of the vehicle so she will be stored away until such time as a full restoration can begin.
Looking for a new home. Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type body shell is now primed and in storage ready to find a new home or a new owner looking for a restoration project.
We often get asked if it is possible for 2 people to go on a 2 week holiday, take everything they need, including the 2 person inflatable kayak, all in a jaguar E-Type Roadster…and as we always say, ‘yes it is’…
We have some substantial engine issues to contend with on our 1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1. The head gasket has gone which has resulted in the water getting through and over heating the engine. One of the push rods is also severely buckled and we believe the inlet manifold has developed a hair-line crack. […]
Our 2008 Bentley Continental rear seat has now been repaired and re-fitted and we are ready for the weekend at Helmingham Hall Festival of Classic and Sports Cars.
We have discovered that our newest arrival, our 1947 MG TC has little to no brakes so busy has got to working stripped and rebuilding. Whilst the wheels are off we will also touch up the red and black areas that could benefit from a little attention.
David Turnage from the Jensen Owner’s Club has visited today to inspect our three Jensen’s. In order to register the cars, a representative from the club is required to verify the paperwork and confirm the authenticity of the vehicles. And, as always, he arrives in style…