A couple of areas on the underside needed addressing whilst the car was in with us so we carried out the necessary repairs. We also stripped back the remaining areas, cleaned and removed all service rust and debris. Once we had completed this task we under sealed the entire car to prolong the life of […]
Our 1968 Jaguar 240 has returned for the annual check over with some remedial work to be carried out. A full service and MOT will also be completed whilst in our workshops. We have a couple of electrical issues to resolve with the low ignition light repeatedly flashing. A brand new Quadoptic Halogen headlight conversion […]
Our 1965 Amphicar is now ready to leave the paintshops and return for refit. The red colour has disappeared to be replaced by the original Beach Strand White finish – Ditzler Code 8703=DAR offset 90113. Supplied by PPG Industries who bought out Ditzler. The car will be returned to the original specification and will be restored […]
The underside of our 1985 Mercedes 280SL has now been successfully stripped down, cleaned up and under sealed. Just in time for the new exhaust system to be fitted. And thank you to William for spotting the exhaust rubbers pulling the rear pipes slightly to the left. A new set of rubbers and now the […]
Our trimmer is now ready for work to commence on our 1975 interior re-trim. The seats have been stripped for some time but due to other work commitments they have been safely stored away until now. We have everything now ready for the re-upholstery work to start.
We received a box of trim relating to the interior of our 1934 Austin 10 but unfortunately the majority of it was beyond repair. Having said that, it gave us great templates to re-produce the trim we required. It would be nice to recover the sunroof but this may come at a later date.
On the very rare occasion we get to work on the more modern vehicles. Today, we have our 2013 Mercedes E230 Coupe in the workshops for the full routine service, a MOT and 2 rear tyres. Thanks, as always to Graeme at WeFitAnyTyres for the fantastic service provided.
Our Jensen 541R interior is now out of the car and in the hands of Kim our trimmer to be fully refurbished.
Today we collected one of our next projects, our 1972 Jaguar E-Type. As you can see, the car is a stalled restoration so we have taken on the project to complete the works required. For a shell that has been painted and stored for over 10 years she is in remarkable condition with only a […]
After a few weeks at sea John and Brian took the trip down to Southampton earlier in the week to collect our latest arrival, our 1957 Jensen 541R, chassis 440. …the one with the Corvette engine! One of 3 Jensen 541’s we are currently in the process of building. We have some very exciting times […]
And now we have the amazing chassis 440 separated from the shell. We will still look to tidy the chassis up in places but having this chassis will save us a lot of time and money. A lot of the hard work has been carried out by the previous owner so a much better option […]
We have successfully removed the body shell from our 1960 Jensen 541R (Chassis 493). We are currently working on the removal of both the 493 and 440 chassis’ as we need to make sure that all angles of the 493 body shell will fit to the 440 chassis or whether any residential remedial work will […]
We have just completed the interior refit on our 1971 Bedford J Series. The bright yellow and green has now been removed and replaced with brown vinyl. Just in time to see her move on to the guys and girls at Tudor Catering Trailers to have the new catering trailer manufactured. Our journey at Bridge Classic Cars […]
It looks like the little mouse family, who had made their home our Jensen heater fan, have upped sticks and moved out.
Having seen the restoration of our 1949 MG YT Robert Woods from Australia has been in touch to tell us about his right hand drive MG YT that he is currently in the process of restoring. We are so excited to follow the progress on this and from all of us at Bridge Classic Cars we […]
Work has now commenced on our Jensen 541R restorations. First up we have our 1960 Jensen. As with a lot of the Jensen 541’s, we expected to find a lot of work required on the chassis but in order to truly investigate to what extent the body would need to come off. With this build […]
We are now fully primed and ready to be painted. Our objective was to solely rectify the area that had gotten contaminated. The customer did not want any of the car addressed other than the rear panel in question. Our camera system has matched the colour perfectly to ensure that we can maintain the original […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preparing for our next restoration, we’ve now arrived back to our workshops with the shell of our 1955 Austin Healey 100. The engine will be next to arrive ready for rebuild. For now, the body can be stripped fully and the body preparation can begin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”22925,22924,22923,22922,22921,22920,22919,22918,22917,22916,22915,22914,22913,22912,22911,22910,22909,22908,22907,22906,22905,22904,22903″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The servicing work has successfully been carried out. We discovered a leak that had developed in and around the axle boot so thanks to the guys and girls at Roger Bray Restorations – the classic Porsche specialists we were able to rectify the issue and return a ‘leak-free’ car.
With the door bent out of shape we looked into what extent the door’s woodwork had been affected. Upon closer inspection the bottom strengthener had been split completely so we carried out work to frame itself in order to re-strengthen the panel prior to paint.
Currently in our workshops we have our 1988 BMW 635CSi. A beautiful classic with bags of character, the car is in with us to have the interior worked on. As you can see, both the drivers and passenger’s seats are worn in the usual places so we will remove the seats and look to re-cover […]
Article featured in the Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club, The Club for all Vehicle Enthusiasts – October 2018 1929 Morris ‘Cowley’ Two Seater Tourer – by Roger Brown ‘If you attend Classic car shows and Village Fete’s around Woodbridge and surrounding districts, very often you would have seen this delightful vintage tourer on show there […]
Brian and Craig made the trip to Sudbury this morning to collect one of today’s projects. Having the covered car transporter out on the road daily is a fantastic way of being able to have your classic securely delivered to our premises and to let you get on with the rest of your day. Here […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More amazing pictures of our 1969 Pontiac Firebird. The car is currently with our friends in Ontario, Canada waiting for the go ahead from Schumacher Cargo. We should hopefully expect to see her on UK shores this side of Christmas. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”22779,22780,22781,22782,22783,22784,22785,22786,22787,22788,22789,22790,22791,22792,22793,22794,22795,22796,22797,22798,22799,22800,22801,22802,22803,22804,22805,22806,22807,22808,22809,22810,22811,22812,22813,22814,22815,22816,22817,22818″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Having been sitting for a number of years the tyres were in desperate need of replacing. Tyres were supplied to us from Vintage Tyres and Graeme from WeFitAnyTyresAnyWhere Ltd was on hand to fit them for us.
Source: Wikipedia The Jaguar Mark VII is a four-door luxury car produced by Jaguar Cars of Coventry from 1951 to 1956. Launched at the 1950 British International Motor Show as the successor to the Jaguar Mark V, it was called the Mark VII because there was already a Bentley Mark VI on the market.[citation needed] A version of the Jaguar Mark V with the XK engine had […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]John and Craig were in bright and early this morning. It was 6:30am and the sun was starting to rise through the clouds. It was a lovely crisp morning, the roads were beautifully peaceful and whilst we waited for our visitor Craig took the opportunity to enjoy a quick drive out in our Jaguar XK150.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” […]
Peter has been busy working on the re-commissioning of our 1934 Austin 10. Today he has managed to strip the brakes and rebuild them with new shoes all round. Thank you to the guys at Alderton Austin Specialists who kindly supplied all of the parts required for our re-commissioning project. Alderton Austin Specialists specialise in all things […]
Our 1933 Talbot AX65 is currently in the workshops having remedial paintwork done on the car. Due to high winds catching the rear off-side door the window has shattered, the hinge has buckled and the door frame woodwork has bent out of shape. We are currently waiting on the window to be remade and we […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coming soon: Pontiac Firebird 1969 Finished in original Carousel Red with Parchment interior. The car has a Fischer Body Unit No 523,224 and was built in the 2nd week of February at the Lordstown Ohio Plant. This beautiful Firebird is one if the first generation to be built. Subject to a full frame off, no expense […]