Even those with a keen eye for detail would think our 1949 MG Y Tourer started it’s life in white…but believe it or not she was originally Clipping Blue (BMC Code: BU14, ICI Code: 0146 or 3300). A credit to it’s former restorer this car shows almost no signs of the original blue colour. We […]
Our ‘ready to fit’ shelves are starting to fill up as the front suspension components return from our painters.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lauren has been hard at work over the last couple of days, stripping our 1949 MGYT of all the removable components. As this is a complete rebuild project the entire car is to be stripped. The engine was already out of the vehicle which saved us a lot of time but all we have left […]
Work on our 1949 MG Y Tourer was not scheduled to begin until the beginning of next year but Lauren has managed to squeeze in a couple of days this week to get started on stripping the car. Everything on this vehicle is to removed as it is a complete ‘nut and bolt’ restoration. The […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve managed to spare a few hours this afternoon to have our 1949 MG Y Tourer up on the ramp for the full appraisal. From first impressions Asa has reported good news. The hot climate has helped preserve the underneath which is very promising. Every exterior panel needs work but this is to be expected. […]
As you can see, when our 1989 Volkswagen Camper T25 arrived with us at Bridge Classic Cars fuel filler cap was fitted with a stainless checkerplate surround. The checkerplate was never going to stay but once we had removed the surround we could see the extent of the work that needed to be carried out. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The week started out with a visit from our engine builder Don Warman. He came over from Maldon in Essex especially to inspect the engine of our Jensen. Don built our 1961 Jensen engine so there’s no one better to perfect the running of this engine than Don. Before he even started the engine he made the […]
Here we have our 1968 MGBGT dashboard stripped of all its components and ready for Trevor to work his magic on the wrinkle effect paint coating.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This morning we welcomed the newest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars family. Our 1949 MG YT (T is for Tourer) has been owned by the same family from new and has spent it’s entire life over in Cyprus. The only information we were originally given was “The vehicle has been in the family since […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the news we were hoping not to hear but unfortunately the chassis is in need of attention. With the car in full working order and with all panels in place the chassis is barely exposed on the Jensen 541S. It is not until you remove the outer sills do you fully expose the chassis […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This wonderful little classic has been brought in to us today as the overdrive has decided to stop working. And as there’s an important (and secret) run that she’s due to be on on Sunday we’ve pulled out all the stops to squeeze her in. The issue we had was that there was no power […]
With the majority of the components cleaned up and refurbished and the shell back from the paint shop looking stunning in Snowberry White, tomorrow we all plan to get together to discuss the next step of the build. We are hoping that after tomorrow’s meeting we’ll have a better idea as to any special requirements […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Great team work today as the newly rebuilt Maserati Merak engine was gently lowered into the vehicle before being fixed into place. She’s finally starting to look like the gorgeous 70’s Supercar she once was.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”7595,7596,7597,7598,7599,7600,7601,7602,7603,7591″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are now well on the way with refitting our 1976 Maserati Merak. Probably one of our most challenging builds to date, not only did the car come to us as a ‘box of bits’ but sourcing parts and information regarding this vehicle has been somewhat of a challenge. As mentioned previously, all anyone seems […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This morning, we took delivery of the rear suspension’s larger components from Scott at B&R Bodyworks in Gt Blakenham. The smaller items we blast ourselves in-house but the larger and less delicate components are taken to one of our many blasting contacts. Rather than having blast cabinets they have rooms dedicated to blasting and let’s […]
The new windscreen has now been fitted to our freshly painted VW T25 Camper. She is now watertight. Just a few more days till we see her back in our Ipswich workshops ready for the custom design decals to be added and the interior to be fitted up.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we’ve said on many occasions, when carrying out any work on your classic car (or modern for that matter!) take lots of photos! Some of them you’ll look at in years to come and think “what did I take a picture of that for?” but trust us, that random picture might come in quite […]
Here we have the first images of the new Snowberry White finish to our 1968 MGBGT. Snowberry White is a very creamy white. It was a very popular colour used in the 1960’s and generally speaking was used by the MG, Austin and Rover motor companies.
Our 1932 Vauxhall Cadet engine has now been removed from the vehicle ready to be stripped, repaired rebuilt. As you can see from the images, the seals have not prevented the ingress of water and unfortunately as the water has been sitting around for some time it has started to rust the components. This will […]
Mark and Lauren have had a busy morning removing and loosening all of the components required to remove the engine from our 1932 Vauxhall Cadet. Hopefully we’ll have a body minus an engine by the end of the day so it can start to be stripped and prepared ready for rebuild.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday 20th September our completed 1951 MG TD Competition Abington MK II was taken to Priory Hall in Hadleigh, Suffolk for the celebratory photo shoot. We were welcomed at the beautiful hall by owner Cyndy who showed us her own MG tucked away ready for the summer. A special thank you as always to […]
It’s been a long time coming but the new V5 UK registration is now with us. The new UK plates have been produced. Unfortunately it was a little too late coming so our wonderful photo shoot by Jason at Sugar and Spice Photography with Hayley and Lauren from Halo Entertainment took place at Priory Hall in Hadleigh […]
Our 1969 MGB V8 is in today to be MOT’d. This was due to take place in the afternoon which gave us the morning to get a few extra jobs done to the car. Our first job of the day was to fit the new cooling fan to the radiator, once this was in place […]
It’s been a busy weekend for Trevor this weekend as he worked on getting our Volkswagen Camper T25 in primer ready for paint. On Monday morning Craig popped over to the paint shop in Needham Market to answer a couple of questions Trevor had and the good news is that she’s all painted and almost […]
Our 1969 MGB V8 has arrived this morning so John has been busy today getting her ready for tomorrow’s MOT. First job of the day was to checked it over, a fuel leak has been reported but after a thorough assessment not leak has been discovered as yet. We’ll keep our eye on this over […]
Thanks to Tony at Wyatt Polishing for sending through some up to date images of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster chrome being worked on in their Thetford workshops. We’ve been very busy of late and as this project is our own it has unfortunately had to take a back seat. Work is due to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We teased you with some images back in August of our 1976 Maserati Merak engine just as we were completing the rebuild. Well next week we’ll be introducing her back to the body shell once again as she gets fitted back in ready for the final stages of rebuild. The original Merak’s three-litre engine produced 190 PS […]
Our 1971 Jaguar E-Type v12 Roadster is now ready for the big task of welding. As we have mentioned previously, this beauty spent some time in the US with the intention of being a drag car. With this in mind, a lot of unnecessary changes have been made to the shell so it’s now the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, we welcomed a 1984 Mercedes 300TD in to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. The purchase of the call was to assess the car as a potential winter restoration. The car has spent the majority of it’s life over in California where, at some stage, sustained damage to the front offside which had affected the […]
Years and years of muddy water, dirt and grit flying about underneath takes it’s toll on the underside of your vehicle. The underneath is often taken for granted and forgotten about. We like to polish up the shiny bits, the areas that people see but how often do you think to clean the underneath? Here’s […]