Projects

Paint preparation on Ferrari Dino

John has removed the rear lights and badges ready for paint preparation.

A 90’s poster car arrives – the Ferrari 355

We welcome an iconic prancing horse into the workshops today. Our 1996 Ferrari 355 in for some minor body repairs and paint alterations. Chris is making some adjustment to try to improve the alignment of the rear bumper. And then gets to work on a little paint work required on the front. Surface rust has […]

Back to the Workshop – Our 1939 Jaguar SS100

The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have moved our 1939 Jaguar SS100 from our storage facility, The Hangar, to our Pettistree workshop. After the car finished the gruelling Mille Miglia, the car headed home and went into storage. Soon, the Bridge Classic Cars team will be getting this stunning piece of automotive history up onto […]

Fuse Box Covers, Brakes Adjusted and High Beam Switch on our 1956 Jensen 541

Our technician Paul has been moving forward at an incredible rate on our 1956 Jensen 541. To begin with, he’s fitted up the fuse box cover under the bonnet of the classic Jensen. He could also fit up the speedo cable into the car, refit the dashboard and secure the throttle pedal into place. During […]

Assessing the 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster

The workshop team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on assessing the 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster which recently arrived at Pettistree from our secure storage facility, The Hangar. The first stage was for our trim team to take a look at the cabin of the classic sports GT […]

A Perfect First Drive

We recently completed the full restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. Its very happy owner came all the way from his home in France to collect this beautiful classic and to take it for its first drive….back to France! As first drives go, that’s a big one but our Spitfire and its owner made it […]

Final Check Over – 1971 MGB Roadster

Our 1971 MGB Roadster is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for its final check over before it heads off to its new owner. During the checks, Jon found out that the stop light had stopped working so a new one was placed on order.

New Arrival – 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster

Earlier this week, we welcomed a new arrival to our Suffolk HQ in the shape of this 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 Roadster. The car was transported over to our Pettistree workshops for our team to take a look at the car for its owner and appraise its overall condition. It’s always nice to […]

Our 2003 MG ZT V8 Stripped and Ready for Paint

Our 2003 MG ZT V8 has been getting into shape ahead of its repaint under the watchful and skillful hands of our painter Alan. He’s worked on getting the car back to bare metal in places and then reworked certain areas so when he does lay down that stunning dark blue, everything will look absolutely […]

Perfect Fit – Remaking the Dashpad of our 1956 Jensen 541

Our trim team are always engaged in the constant pursuit of perfection, and their most recent exploit is the dashpad of our 1956 Jensen 541. Our trimmer Lydia made the dashpad for our classic Jensen a few months ago now, but the project is now at the stage of having its interior put into the […]

Ready to Go – 1970 Morris Minor 1000

Our 1970 Morris Minor 1000, which found itself stranded outside our Suffolk HQ has been worked on by the team here and ready to hit the road again! But, before it left our workshop. Tony gave the car a once over to make sure she looked her best before her excited owner came to pick […]

Working on our 1981 Austin Vanden Plas

The 1981 Austin Vanden Plas is in the workshops at our Suffolk HQ for the team to get a few jobs done on the classic hatchback. First up, Jon has been working on the lift pump which he noted was leaking so he made up some new gaskets and sealed them back onto the car. […]

Stripping Back the Dash of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

Our technician Rob has been methodically working his way through stripping the dashboard of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Each individual piece that is removed was carefully inspected and evaluated before being bagged and labeled. The dash itself, which is wooden, will be repaired and restored by a local specialist while the clocks […]

Our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 finds a new home

Our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 has found its way to its new home with Paul. Paul recently won our classic saloon through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions and we want to wish him many happy miles with the car.

Cleaned and Ready – Our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster is ready for a date with destiny

Our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster has been moved from our restoration workshops, across our site to its new home in the Classic Lounge. This unique, handbuilt roadster was loaded in by the team to be kept safe ahead of the marketing team taking it out on a very special photo/video shoot. But, since the car […]

Repairing our 1986 Fiat X1/9

To begin with, Jon has taken over the preparation of our 1986 Fiat X1/9. He is carrying on with repairing this rare and quirky sports car, beginning with getting the bonnet releases to work correctly. Jon had to remove the catch and latch out of the car to modify it in order to accept the […]

Repainting our 1973 Porsche 914

Our paint and body team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been busy at work with our 1973 Porsche 914. Although the car looked good, the paintwork had become tired. So, the team have made the decision to revitalise this beautiful aircooled sports car. The team worked on getting the body in perfect […]

Stripping the centre console of our 1979 Ferrari 400

Workshop manager, and electrical guru, John has been working on stripping down the centre console of our 1979 Ferrari 400. The wood itself will be refurbished for the car, but while it is out John is testing all the switches and making any repairs that are needed. Another part which is being worked on by […]

Run Up and Final Checks on our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster

Jon has been working on getting our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster back into tip top condition. This handbuilt, unique and rare example of the car needed some expert attention to get it running and driving just as it should. The final part of the work, is to sort out the last few little leaks and […]

Back Home – Our 1959 Jensen 541R Returns Home After a Checkover

Our 1959 Jensen 541R, which was recently restored, came back to our Suffolk HQ for its first check up after being used and enjoyed by its new owner. Along with a check up and oil change, the team had to do a couple of little revisions for the owner. But, after being given the green […]

1952 Austin A40 in Storage

Our barn-find 1952 Austin A40 Sports Carbiolet has been moved by our transport team to its new home in our safe and secure storage facility, The Hangar. Since coming out of its slumber, the team have worked very hard to get this car back to its former glory whilst also preserving the cars originality. Now, […]

Working on the Dashboard and Gearbox of our 1956 Jensen 541

Paul, one of our restoration technicians, has been working his way through the list of finishing jobs on our 1956 Jensen 541 project. With the car now moved into the finishing room of our workshop, the team are full speed ahead on getting this classic GT back on the road. To begin with, Paul has […]

Safe and Sound – Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 safely in storage

Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 has had quite the summer! Completing the Mille Miglia and then going on tour around Europe, its time for the car to get a bit of TLC and some rest. Since arriving back, the car has been looked over by the team and cleaned up ahead of our transport team moving […]

Working on the sills of our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS

The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working on getting our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS ‘Dino’ back into tip-top condition. Christian, one of our talented fabricators, has been working his way through the areas of corrosion on the car to make up new panels to perfectly fit this stunning classic sports […]

Clio pictures from it’s owner

Sometimes we work on projects and never actually get to see the car. Take our recent Renault Clio seat repair. The seat arrived to us minus a car, we carried out the work required and the seat went back home. On this occasion, the customer was kind enough to send us in some images of […]

Heading Home – Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire leaves our HQ

Goodbye’s are always bittersweet. Our team spent so much time invested passionately in each and every project that we do, that we develop significant relationships with the cars that we bring back to life. Case and point – our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. This Java Green classic sports car arrived in our workshops in March of […]

Our DB2/4 In Fabrication

Clinton has spent a lot of time recently working on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead. He has been fabricating and repairing various structural parts of the body including the rear arches, wings, inner rear wings, various panels, and a lot of components that hold the rear of the car together. The car has been […]

Engine Investigation And Rebuild

The investigation and rebuild of the engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has now begun. Cam wear was noticed and the cam chain was stretched. The tensioner for the cam chain was also worn, as were the bores. The injection pump and injectors will be serviced while the engine is out of the car. The […]

Transported – 1974 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 Roadster Arrives at our HQ

Our transport team have been incredibly busy in the last few weeks with multiple classics being moved all around the country alongside their work shuttling restoration projects in and out of storage from our secure storage location, the Hangar, back to our main workshop in Pettistree. One car that the team did move this week […]

Back From Mille Miglia

Our 1939 Jaguar SS100 successfully completed the Mille Miglia and is now back with us at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. No issues have been reported but it will now undergo a full assessment and any repairs/tweaks will be made accordingly. Normally we clean the cars as soon as they come into the workshop. However, […]