Not as easy as we had planned, our new tank just didn’t want to play fair with us today but Tommy persevered and after some gentle persuasion it’s in and looking lovely.
The brand new air conditioning unit from Clayton Classics is now being installed in the centre console of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. The piece above is the evaporator unit and this will be disguised behind the newly trimmed air vent section where the controls will also be positioned.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are hopefully looking, right now, at the final trip for our 1975 Maserati Merak in it’s restoration journey. Our task at Bridge Classic Cars is now complete so it just needs a few tweaks and the once over from the Italian specialists at Grimaldi Engineering. Roberto Grimaldi and his team come from Italian and Swiss […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was a late finish today for Craig as he stayed back to welcome in our newest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars, our 1980 MG Midget 1500. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”15376,15377,15378,15379,15380,15381″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Off to see Tony and the team at Wyatts Polishing with our Jaguar E-Type gear stick for it to be re-chromed.
Tommy has been busy perfecting the Jaguar E-Type dash refit. The car is really starting to take shape with more and more improvements being made everyday. We are just days away from running the car up for the first time and being able to fit up the new interior. Once the interior is in position […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here we have Craig enjoying his first tactical helicopter flight from Manchester City Airport. Helicentre’s Tactical Flying Lesson; as part of a total of 3 x 6 minutes flights, a rotation flight where each passenger will enjoy 1 hands on experience flight and 2 observation flights. This counts towards your Pilots’ Licence and you’ll also get a […]
With the car up on the ramp we thought we’d tidy the black section underneath to freshen up the look once again.
Early next week we’ll complete the final few items of our brand new MG YT but the rear seats are now complete and ready to be fitted. We’ve used the original seats but have remade with new base cushions and re-introduced the lighter interior. The blue piping has been added to blend the interior in […]
Coming soon to Bridge Classic Cars, one of only 200 ever made, a 1947 Rover 12 – LUA 733. The Rover 12 was a name given to several medium-sized family cars from the British Rover car company between 1905 and 1948. Our 1947 Rover 12 resides in Laxfield currently and has been off the road for at […]
With the old badge bar beyond repair we have now sourced a brand new one, refurbished the original AA badge but kept the owner’s club as it arrived and now the entire unit is fitted back on to the car. The brand new roof has also been built up and fitted. We are yet to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharge ready to be stripped in preparation for the body repairs to be carried out.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”15292,15293,15294,15295,15298,15299,15300,15301,15302,15303,15304,15305,15306,17271,17274,17275″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Here is our 1967 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow being loaded up ready to make her way to her new home in Kings Lynn.
It’s been some time since we last looked at the racing E-Type but we are soon in a position to be able to start on de-seaming and re-designing the exterior bodywork.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After 15 years sitting in the bottom of a garden here in Ipswich our 1974 Triumph Spitfire is now up and running and will soon be ready for a full MOT inspection.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZ3G9I-uUw”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
This morning, we said farewell to our 1949 MGTC. Originally in with us to have the wood frame rebuilt but shortly followed by a full rear respray. She’s now on her way back to Southend with her owner Trevor.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our original objective was to repair the woodwork that was showing signs of wear on the offside. Not as straight forward as it sounds. Coachwork can be tricky to perfect and with it being the strength of the car it is critical to get it right. Having stripped the car, we repaired the affect wood areas […]
Here we have some classic pictures given to us from our good friends. It’s lovely when we have visitors with stories to tell and pictures to show. We carried out some work on Trevor Murray’s 1949 MG TC last year and whilst here he was thrilled to see the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S we had in undergoing […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A bright and early start again this morning as we load up the 5 cars ready to head down to Kempton Park for tomorrow’s Jaguar Heritage, Classic and Sports Cars, hosted by Barons. We’ve enlisted the help and expertise of Russell’s Transport once again to transport 4 of the 5 vehicles with the 1982 Triumph TR7 being […]
Having recently rebuilt the engine of our 1974 Spitfire, we are now refitting it as part of the re-commissioning process. Once the engine has been fitted back up and tested once again we will be close to being able to put her through an MOT. After careful consideration we decided to fit a brand new […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After many years in storage our 1967 Rolls Royce is brought back to life once again and runs very sweet. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46CjG6HbG4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having inspected the entire engine and tweaked her here and there we have now detailed the engine bay and under the bonnet to make her much for presentable… …as a Rolls Royce should be! […]
Our 1949 MG YT interior remake is almost complete, here is the first images of the seats and door cards. We have re-manufactured the entire interior set up using the original components where possible but now with the new colour combination. As you can see, the leather is yet to be tightened in places but […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More pictures of our 1974 Datsun 240Z pre-restoration. We’ll soon start the process of a full strip down to fully assess the body work that will need to be carried out. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14935,14934,14933,14932,14931,14914″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Believed to be one of only 25 right hand drive vehicles remaining on the road in the UK and one of only 3000 ever produced, we’ve arrived back to Bridge Classic Cars HQ with our next product, this beautiful Audi 100 Coupe S. A full restoration later in the year is planned but for now […]
YMO 388F is a Series 1.5 Jaguar E-Type from 1968. In some ways this provides the best of both worlds. The looks of the original Series 1 car with some of the running gear improvements that came with the Series 2, as well as avoiding some of the price hike that attached to Series 1 […]
Today we’ve collected one of our next projects, a 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. Owned by the family since new, it has been stored in a barn for a number of years not being used. It is now time to get her back up and running once again. First step is to return to our Ipswich […]
In preparation for the full restoration of our 1974 Datsun 240Z we are now starting to collect the available components required for the build. Classic parts are very rare to come by so we always have one eye on what’s available at all times just incase something becomes available that we know we will need […]
Here we have the new air conditioning vents covered in the black leather to match the brand new interior soon to be fitted to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type.
Our newly rebuilt 1974 Triumph Spitfire engine is now ready to be fitted back in to our re-commissioning project.
Today we accepted delivery of the prototype 1960 Jensen 541S, now back in its original factory colours of pearl grey with a black roof. Now the rebuild begins!