[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the newly refurbished radiator now fitted and functional there was just one final piece to the puzzle. A good clean and detail to remove the last of the paint shop dust. Rich from Suffolk Detailing came in to assist yesterday afternoon and after a few hours we are back in the workshops, covered over ready […]
Our Triumph TR7 radiator has now been fully rebuilt and tested by the guys down at Ipswich based radiator specialists Sheldrake & Wells. As always, a super fast service and prompt delivery means we were able to remove it, rebuild it and refit it in a number of days.
It is always very rewarding, after months of preparation to see our car go into paint. We can now embark on the reassembly of all of the refurbished and new parts that have been the focus of our attention over the passed few months. When we look at the rebuilt engine and gearbox we can […]
On his recent visit to the UK and to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here we have the Bridge Classic Cars team (minus John who was skiving for the afternoon) with the owner of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster and Brian Page from Classic Assessments.
I was put on to our latest acquisition by my old friend Brian Farquar of Abelour in Bonny Scotland. Brian finds me lots of cars and is a keen collector himself. He loves his Minis and his old Fords and they are immaculate. Show winners. Brian can describe a car and we would always buy […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the return of our painted Jaguar E-Type body imminent, Tommy has been working through some of the final pieces that require his attention. Today, he has been busy blasting some of the smaller components as well as piecing together the recently acquired and very rare pedal box set up. Once blasted, the pieces have […]
Whilst in the paint shop an issue has arisen with the radiator. By removing the radiator we discovered that is was suffering heavily due to rot in the core. We have now sent the radiator away to Sheldrake and Wells for it to be fully refurbished.
Although our MG YT came fitted with solid floors, they had seen better days and needed attention. We felt the car deserved better so rather than repainting the old flooring we made the decision to reshape and build a new floor.
The Twister Yacht chrome window frames have now returned and looking stunning. Justin time for the summer season to begin. Time to get them fitted up and for the Twister to get back on the open seas!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of hard-graft rebuilding the engine, Don Warman was back with us today to run up the 1976 Maserati Merak engine for the first time. This is the first time since it has been fitted in the recently restored car so it was a big day for all involved. A small issue with a […]
The front end of our 1969 MGBGT is now stripped and ready for the repair work to begin.
The pictures show the first stages of paint. Smooth stone chip has been applied to the inner wings, high gloss black to the centre of the bonnet section, floors and bulk head. We have continued the smooth stone chip to the underside of car.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You can’t get more local to Bridge Classic Cars than living one road up. Francis called by the workshops today with his beautiful 1983 Mercedes 230E. The front arches are starting to show signs of wear, mainly through years of mud and grit being stored behind where the mud flaps used to be. Now is […]
Earlier this week we received approval by the insurers for Bridge Classic Cars to carry out the repairs on the 1969 MGBGT we recently inspected. As the bumpers are factory fitted, original bumpers it is important for the customer that we source or repair original bumpers. Neither he, nor the insurers wish for the chrome work to […]
A late night for the team at Bridge Classic Cars tonight as Paul Johnson Valeting popped in to carry out a valet on our 1970 Jaguar E-Type.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only a few minor alterations required to get our MGB Roadster fully up to date with a current MOT. As you can see from the pictures, the car is already absolutely beautiful and wants for very little. As she’s been stored away for a number of years so a good clean would help bring her […]
Arriving with us on Saturday, John has got stuck in to fitting the brand new wiring loom to our 1963 MGBGT. The loom has been supplied to us by the car’s owner Mark so all we need to do is fit it up and get it back on the road. If you wish to simply use […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Friday Craig and Asa spent the afternoon with Ady at Scholar Engineering to test run our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Race Replica Engine. The 4.2 E-Type engine has been fitted with upgraded Weber Carburetor for optimum performance. During the test we were able to achieve just under 250bhp but Ady is confident with a little tweaking […]
We now have the first few pictures from Tuesday’s Riley 11/40 Sports Tourer photo shoot at Helmingham Hall. Jason from Sugar & Spice Photography is busy working through the hundreds of photographs taken in the day but as always, he gives us a sneak peek at a couple of them right away.
The sun was shining this afternoon and with the door open and our 1971 V12 roadster on the front ramp we couldn’t resist parking up our 1965 Jaguar E-Type and our 1970 Jaguar E-Type out the front to show off this wonderful collection. 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – Green 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 […]
Here we have a couple of up dated pictures taken by Tony at Wyatt Polishing as he gets stuck in to the MGYT chrome work. We should be expecting all of the chrome back with us next week just in time for the refit.
We’ve now fitted the triple SU carburetors to our E-Type engine and Ady has carried out the first few test runs.
Our 1970 Jaguar E-Type Shhhhhhhhhhhshhh has returned to our workshops for the yearly MOT and service ready for the summer. Asa has already carried out an all round check in our workshops to ensure he is generally happy before it moved into our MOT workshop, Bridge MOT Centre, next door ready to be tested.
Images of the underneath of our 1976 Maserati Merak. Dave and John are currently designing and producing the bespoke polished flooring that will be fitted later in the week.
The final task ahead of it’s return is to under seal the car for extra protection on the Suffolk roads.
With reports of uneven tyre wear to the offside front we were asked to investigate to see whether we could establish and rectify the issue. The camber had already been adjusted and it had been looked at by a number of other garages who were unsuccessful in diagnosing the problems. Our Tommy has been trained […]
We’ve just arrived back to our Ipswich workshops having collected the beautiful little MGB Roadster for recommissioning, ready for the summer. We were first introduced to the car back in October 2016 during our 1951 MGTD photoshoot at Priory Hall in Hadleigh. She’s been garaged for a couple of years and only taken out on a […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the day we put our 1968 MGBGT into storage the weather was awful and even the short 100yd distance from the trailer park to the storage unit was enough to get mud on the arches. …and we can’t leave a freshly restored car like that, it’s just not right. It was a beautiful sunny […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Waking up to thick fog this morning we were all looking at the possibility of having to rearrange today’s photo shoot. Jason from Sugar and Spice Photography was reporting on the weather conditions in Felixstowe. All morning the visibility was very poor and with the beautiful open fields at Helmingham Hall he was expecting the visibility at […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tommy has now completed the repair work on the body. With the chassis arriving back soon from the paint shop, the freshly repaired body will now be permanently fixed back on the chassis ready for preparation and paint. Lots of work has gone into perfecting our Jensen 541S body. The bottom of the A post […]