The eagerly awaited Australia package arrived with us this morning from Jensen Spares. Here we have the brand spanking new interior metal covers. As is often the case with classics and certainly the Jensen 541S’s certain parts are only obtainable from one source. The metal trim covers are very rare and Tony at Jensen Spares […]
Work has now commenced on refurbishing the original rear interior panel of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. Now the brand new interior has arrived from Aldridge Trimming we can now start to build the interior ready for the refit.
As with the majority of our wiring harness’, we deal directly with Autosparks. Autosparks are the market leaders in manufacturing bespoke harness’. They use British Standard 6862 PVC insulated automotive cable where applicable. This can then be braided to replicate the classic braided cable look with the modern day PVC cable properties. Once the harnesses are […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we had a visit from Brian Classic Assessments and the owners to look at the progress of our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Unfortunately they were a few days too early from seeing her in the new Golden Sands finish but none-the-less they were very happy with seeing the second stage primer. Now we have the […]
A late finish for Craig this evening as he bids farewell to Daisy. Our 1989 VW Volkswagen Camper is now loaded up and ready for the long trip back to Inverness to meet her new owner. Margaret and Daisy will have many many years of driving pleasure ahead with trips and tours already booked up […]
Our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit has now arrived back in our Ipswich workshops from the paint shop. What a huge transformation from the full Walnut exterior to our new two-tone Walnut and Regency Bronze finish.
Coming in to the Bridge Classic Cars is this beautiful 1974 Audi 100. She’s been sitting around for a number of years but generally is in good health. We’ll be looking to sympathetically restore her ready for next year’s shows.
We’ve just taken delivery of our brand new aluminium Jaguar V12 radiator with cowls and fans, including header tank. 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 […]
It’s Big Sky Classic Car Hire‘s busiest time of the year and with almost all weekends booked out they needed a helping hand to repair the broken roof on their 1978 Triumph Stag roof before the next hire. Having been forced shut on a recent hire the roof bracket had been bent out of shape which resulted […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Wednseday 21st June we ventured out in our completed 1989 Volkswagen T25 camper to Priory Park in Ipswich, Suffolk for the celebratory photo shoot. Meet Daisy, our 1989 Volkswagen T25 Camper – G617JPW A huge thank you to Priory Park‘s owner James Little for allowing us access to the wonderful grounds. We are so […]
Our Jaguar E-Type Roadster is due to be painted tomorrow, here she in after her second stage of primer. The blowers are on and we are just waiting for her to toughen up before moving into the paint booth ready for paint.
We are now in the final stages of building the new interior for our 1949 MGYT. The brand new camel carpet has also arrived with us ready to be shaped and edged.
Tommy has been hard at work today blasting and refurbishing our 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster top and bottom wishbones.
Work is now underway on stripping our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit. The Rolls Royce Walnut and Rolls Royce Regency Bronze combination have been confirmed and the break lines have been agreed. This is a very exciting little project as it will totally transform the look of this iconic classic. A relatively small change that […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had a very special visitor into our workshops today, a stunning 1934 SS II. As she was being taken out for a top up of fuel and a blast around the roads in Ipswich she stopped by for us all to see. Thank you very much for popping by, it was a pleasure to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When our 1949 MG YT arrived at our Ipswich workshops back in November 2016, she was missing a lot of her character: A very different car to what we expected but never-the-less, a car that from day one showed so much promis. One of the major tasks was to rebuild the engine. With the majority of it […]
We are very fortunate to have one of the world’s leading MG parts suppliers right here on our doorstep. NTG have provided us with a brand new stainless steel exhaust for our MG YT restoration project. Although she arrived with us looking very sorry for herself, she did come equipped with her exhaust system. However, after […]
With the dials back from Speedograph, having been completely overhauled, rebuilt and re-polished, we have now been able to securely fit them in our newly refurbished dash. We are now on to the final stretch of the rebuild, with the interior arriving back from Kim very soon having been completely remade. We have re manufactured […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1986 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit has arrived in to us to have a traditional Rolls Royce two-tone respray transformation. The base colour will remain Rolls Royce Walnut but we are looking to introduce a second colour of Rolls Royce Regency Bronze. As this is not a full restoration it is very important to maintain […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the end of another day at Bridge Classic Cars and the Maserati Merak is parked up, ready and waiting for the final trip to the paint shop. In the diary for the beginning of next week. Once we have completed the final few touches she’ll be ready for one of our ‘now famous’ photo-shoots…after […]
Our 1982 Triumph TR7 featured on UK Road & Rally Classics, reaching (at the time) over 23,000 subscribers and 23,000 followers.
We reported earlier in the project that our original horn push came with the car damaged. Because of the rarity of almost everything on the Merak, we have commissioned Pamela David Enamels to design and re-manufacture a new one for us. Today, we received delivery of the new horn push… New Old
The brand new upgraded throttle linkage has now been fitted to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. As you can see, the stunning new set up is far less busy under the bonnet than the regular set up. Not only is aesthetically pleasing but is far more responsive and will prevent any future play. The response is […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arriving at Bridge Classic Cars in just over a month’s time, a 1967 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, right hand drive in burgundy over black with creme interior.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”13155,13156,13157,13158,13159,13160,13161,13162,13163,13164,13165,13166,13167,13168,13169,13170,13171,13172,13173,13174,13175,13176,13177,13178,13179,13180,13181,13182,13183,13184,13185,13186,13187,13188,13189,13190,13191,13192,13193,13194,13195,13196,13197,13198,13199,13200,13201,13202,13203,13204,13205,13206,13207,13208,13209,13210,13211,13212,13213,13214,13215″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Arrived in with us today, a new restoration project for the guys at Bridge Classic Cars. Here we have a 1983 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection. As with a lot of classics we see, she comes with a fantastic story. Released as one the press demonstrators before being purchased by the BBC themselves back in the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work is now complete on our 1974 Triumph GT6 so all that is left to do is hand back the keys to one very lucky owner and watch her drive off up the A14 back home to Stowmarket. We’ll see her again very soon for her annual MOT. Here she is outside Bridge Classic Cars […]
As I took in impromptu visit to the paint shop today here we have some more pictures of our Jensen 541S in prime ready for paint. The shell is due to be painted next week so the next set of pictures will be hugely different. It’ll be lovely to see this prototype Jensen 541S back […]
The shell of our racing 1967 Jaguar E-Type has returned having been been wet blasted. Wet blasting, similarly to dry blasting, is the use of an abrasive material and compressed air. However, unlike dry blasting, wet blasting uses liquid to enhance the levels of surface finish that can be achieved. The benefit of including water is […]
Side by side, enjoying the sunshine here in Suffolk…our 1959 Triumph TR3 and 1974 Triumph GT6 outside Bridge Classic Cars and Bridge MOT Centre.
The new heater blower has been temporarily fitted up. Before we make this 100% secure, firstly the engine will need to be fitted up and the air conditioning components installed. Since the early 1920s, Clayton Classics has been supplying products to the automotive industry and has always been at the forefront of technical innovation. Part […]