Projects

The body of our 1960 Jensen 541R has been removed ready for work to begin on it.

An old friend returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this week in the form of our 1933 Austin Seven. It came back to us so we could investigate a non-starting issue. After Tony collected the vehicle and brought it…

Classic car technician Steve has continued his work on our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. He cleaned some old brake fluid sludge from the brake reservoir before zinc plating wheel nuts, wheel spacers, air filter clamp, brake pins, bell housing nuts…

There were some areas of damage to the hood of our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet which was letting water into the car. The headlining had also started to sag and wrinkle up in places, which could be due to the…

Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1968 Triumph Spitfire. He removed the broken hand brake pivot and fitted a replacement. He also replaced the worn o/s/f top ball joint that was causing corrosion to the joint. The…

The engine of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has been making great progress in the hands of technician Rob. The rods and pistons were fitted, and the camshaft timing was checked and adjusted to bring it to the manufacturer’s specifications. Rob…

Various components of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Chris as he has been applying dtm satin black to them.

Chris has applied dtm gloss to various components of our 1956 Jensen 541. While he was doing this, Paul finished wiring the loom into the dashboard and fabricated a gearbox mount. He then went on to fit the floor boards…

Our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has been in paint with Chris. While in the paintshop, Chris applied dtm gloss to various components.

Various parts of our 1951 Austin Devon have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop as he has been painting them in dtm satin.

Our 1961 Jensen 541S has been safely transported home to its owner. Tony was responsible for its care and, as you can see from the photos below, this beautiful classic is now back with its fellow garage mates.

Neil has refitted the refurbished door trims to our 1993 Bentley Turbo R.

We have recently welcomed our 1978 Triumph Spitfire into the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions workshop. This will go on to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions very soon.

Chris and Alan in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop have been continuing their work on our 2022 Bridge C-Type replica. Alan flatted and polished the body of the car, while Chris finished off some component painting.

Our 1992 Rover Italian Job Mini has been with technician Jonn recently. his notes: Carry out road test. Car has a vibration through whole car and steering out to right. Remove engine steady bar and found bushes badly splt. Take…

Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has continued its stay in the fabrication bay here at Bridge Classic Cars. Clinton has fabricated two rear inner wings and removed the old rear inner wheel tubs and fabricated two new panels. Chris has…

Jonn has been completing his work on our 1972 Morgan 4/4. He has: Fit new exhaust tailpipe. Mock fit and align mount. Mark position and remove. Centre pipe larger bore. Cut slots in end of centre pipe and refit tailpipe….

Steve has been looking at the ignition points of our 1980 Volvo 245GL. They have melted on the plastic heel, possibly due to ignition being left on or poor electrical contact between the rivet and the points spring.

Jon has been inspecting our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider in preparation for it to go live very soon through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. While working on the car, Jonn made the following notes:

Today saw the arrival of our 1976 MG Midget into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It will now go through a detailed inspection and assessment and, all being well, this will go on to be a competition car through Bridge…

Here is another incredible story from Keith Belcher, in his own words, about his Dad’s Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire: “It was a Saturday evening in the late spring of 1962. Mum and Dad had visitors in our little house in Nearmoor…

We have now received hand delivery of the door surround brightwork, all wrapped and ready to be fitted later on in the restoration journey. For now, they will remain wrapped and will be stored away awaiting their time to shine!

Jonn has carried out the pdi on our 1992 Rover Italian Job Mini. Now this is done, the car is almost ready to be delivered to its lucky new owner who won it through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

Neil has refitted the rocker cover and air filter to our 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500.

The clutch arm and fixings were replaced on our 1954 Jaguar XK120, as they had been welded at some point in the past. Then the flywheel was refitted with new bolts along with a new 3-part clutch kit. Then the…

We have recently welcomed our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it is with us, Lydia will be replacing its damaged hood.

The engine of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup is making good progress and will hopefully soon be back ready to be refitted into the vehicle.

We have received the below pictures which show just how much progress Joby Carter is making on our 1905 Riley 9HP.

On Tuesday (6th February), Keith Stoddart was the lucky winner of our 1989 Ford Fiesta XR2 when his ticket number, 4198 was randomly selected by Google’s random number generator. Keith lives up in Scotland, almost 400 miles away from the…

As our 1982 Bedford HA Van is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website, classic car technician Jonn has been looking at it to make sure it is ready to go to the lucky winner in a couple…