Here’s a little side by side comparison between how our Francis Barnett looked before and after restoration.
This gorgeous Ford Escort RS2000 has been into our workshop for a few repairs. The gear lever locating bush was broken and needed replacing. Pictured above. Under braking the car was pulling to one side so we investigated the brakes. We removed the brake pistons to reveal the seals were rotten. We cleaned the pistons […]
Ady, Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has been working on one of the last pieces of our 190SL restoration. The old flywheel had some cracks in the metal so we have replaced with a bespoke machined steel flywheel. Along with the cracks, the flywheel teeth had signs of excessive wear. The old starter motor was […]
Thanks to Wheelcare, Bury St Edmunds for the full wheel refurb and new tyres on our Nissan 300ZX.
Another joint effort between the Paint and Trim shops has now been completed. We were tasked with completely restoring this TR6 hardtop. We’ve removed all the chrome-work and transformed the hardtop with a black on black colour choice. Once the roof was prepared and fully painted it headed into the trim shop. From here, Kath […]
New bearings have arrived from France so Paul has pieced together the bike using the parts we have started to gather. The re-design is starting to take shape and although still in the early stages, we are really impressed with the look so far. We will now position the seat so we can assess the […]
The team have done an incredible job re-trimming this Ford Capri wheel. The wheel firstly went down to the paint shop to be sanded down and repainted black. Once fully painted it headed through into the trim shop for Kath to pick up work on the leather. She stripped off the leather and applied the […]
Congratulations to Chris Allitt, winner of the 1974 Austin Mini. Mauro delivered the car to Chris on Saturday. Its fair to say Chris was stunned to see this lovely classic arriving on his doorstep! After chatting to Chris we learned he used to build the engines on classic minis. We discovered that Chris assembled the […]
On a beautiful summer’s day we took a trip out to the coast, to inspect our 1990 Austin Mini 30. And whilst in Southwold we couldn’t resist a trip to the beach too. And we weren’t alone in our beach trip. We even bumped into our 1969 Pontiac Firebird, still looking as good as the […]
This beauty has just arrived with us at Bridge Classic Cars. The Chimaera 500 is an incredible machine. Lightweight, balanced and powerful, this TVR is a stunning British sports car. It drives beautifully, it’s raw and brash but has bags of character. Keep your eyes out for updates on this vehicle. We’ve got some very […]
Congratulations to our winners! Andrew Oswald, who won our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 with ticket number 143 and Tajinder Hans, who won our 1988 Porsche 924S with ticket number 1239. To be in with a chance of winning your very own classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
This week has seen two stunning classics arrive. The first is a Vauxhall Viva GT, the second a TVR Chimaera. Stay tuned for more information about these cars and our plans for them.
Our 1967 Austin Mini has now been through the primer stage, the body is undercoated and the loose panels have been finished in the new Surf Blue top coat.
Brian has been hard at work on the interior of our Jensen 541R. He’s been working on the front cubby box/ armrest. He firstly stripped off the old covers of the cubby box and sanded the wood down to a smooth finish. He then made new covers from black vinyl, using the old ones as […]
Brian has added a few additional touches to our MGA interior. He’s fitted edge trim around the wheel hole and added strengthened metal bars to the door cards. We’ve also now fitted the seat runners to the seat frame.
Some repair work and re-chroming required on our 1956 chrome-work. All complete and back with the owner to continue with the rebuild.
Our 1967 Austin Mini 850 is now in our paint shop ready to be finished in Surf Blue with Old English White roof. This very unique restoration will be leaving ours shortly after re-paint, to be passed back to Team C for refit before heading to the electric classic car specialists to be converted to […]
John has worked on a full and thorough assessment of our 1960 AC Aceca. We will present our findings to the car’s owners on Friday afternoon and a decision will then be made for the future of the car. Will it passed on to a new owner, will it be recommissioned or will it undergo […]
Last Friday we announced Chris Allitt as the latest winner of Bridge Classic Cars live competitions. Chris is now the proud owner of our 1974 Austin Mini 1000. Already owning a classic Mini and being a member of the Mini Owner’s Club the car is going to a great home. As with all of our […]
After blowing a head gasket 40 years ago, this car has laid dormant, tucked away in this barn. We’ve been asked to give the car a full inspection and report the findings back to the owner.
Day 1 of our 1960 AC Aceca barn find clean. After 35 years in storage the owner has decided it’s time to get a full assessment carried out on the car with a view of either restoring or recommissioning. We have started on day 1 by detailing the engine bay as best we car. The […]
Arriving in our workshops later this week we are so excited to welcome our 1994 TVR Chimaera 5 litre with a seriously impressive history of works carried out. Grab yourself a cup of tea and sit back to read all about it… 1994 TVR Chimaera in Starlight Blue with Navy and Magnolia interior. Original TVR […]
Kath and Brian has done a wonderful job transforming the roof lining of our Jensen 541R. There’s a lot of black components on this Jensen specification. The roof lining however is finished now in this sumptuous perforated cream headlining fabric, expertly trimmed by our Trim Shop team. They begun by fitting the restored roof bars […]
Brian and Kath have continued working on our gorgeous 1960 MGA interior restoration. They’ve glued and fitted the rear wheel arch carpets and fitted the rear bulkhead carpet, making sure to perfectly cut around the gearbox tunnel. They then fitted the armrest, cutting around the handbrake lever. The gearstick surround carpet and the gearbox fennel […]
Our RS2000 returns to the workshops with a couple of issues to address. We have slight movement in the gearbox which needs to be looked at but also something happening down below on heavy braking. Upon closer inspection, a sudden pop has revealed that the front caliper piston seals have worn away. Once we rebuild […]
Congratulations to Chris Allitt who won our 1974 Austin Mini 1000 with ticket number 1558. To be in with a chance of winning your very own classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions
Having carried out a number of Jaguar E-Type restorations we have been very fortunate to have met some fantastic contacts and friends all with shared interests. This has come in extremely useful as a call to one of our good friends has meant we have managed to source two very rare parts that were missing […]
We have started to work on recommissioning our Nissan 300ZX and get it ready for an upcoming MOT. The brakes caliper pistons are seized due to a seal on each being split. These will need to be overhauled as part of the recommission. The springs need to be replaced with new but at present we […]
John and Paul have arrived to our Rendlesham hangar with our latest addition to the workshops, our 1960 AC Aceca barn find. First things first, we have been asked to carry out a full and thorough re-clean of the car, inside and out. The owner would like to remove 35 years of dust build up […]
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 factory hardtop is currently in restoration here at Bridge Classic Cars. The hardtop is also having a bit of a face-lift whilst in with us; with all chrome work being removed and a new black ‘stealth-like’ finish. A lot more repair work than first anticipated with the roof having suffered a […]