Projects

Bike Collection at The Hangar

Our collection of vintage motorcycles has been transferred up to our safe and secure storage facility, the hangar. After being recommissioned by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team, they were transported by our team to be kept safe and dry.

Fitting the new registration to our C-Type

With our C-Type project coming to an end and the car due to begin road testing imminently, it was time to get the cars very special and personal registration onto the car. This numberplate is holds a special place in our director Gordons heart so its only fitting it is fitted to the latest ‘special’ […]

Services and Brakes on our 2003 MG ZT V8

Jon has been working on getting our 2003 MG ZT V8 finished up here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. He has replaced the front pads and discs on the V8 saloon and painted the offside front before fitting it back onto the car. Then removing the under-shield, he could carry out the oil […]

Paint repair on the 1981 Austin Vanden Plas

The paint team here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on repairing a small section of paint on our 1981 Austin Vanden Plas. Alan, one of our painters, has carefully worked on the area to mask up, prime and respray the gold paintwork on the iconic 1980s British saloon car to […]

Heading Out – Two Classics head to the Suffolk Show

With part of the Bridge Classic Cars being at the Suffolk Show for the last couple of days, it was only right we had a set of classic cars there along with our 2011 Morgan 4/4. The team took over our 1977 Triumph TR7 along with our 1954 Daimler Conquest to be displayed on our […]

Working on the 1955 MG TF

Our workshop manager John has been working on getting the 1955 MG TF back on the road with a few jobs. He replaced the old starter motor with a new high-torque unit to make sure the car had enough force to turn over strong and fire up. Alongside that, he also replaced the fuel pump […]

New Pieces – Repairing the rear valance of our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS

The 246GTS has been in the fabrication bay of the Bridge Classic Cars HQ under the care of our fabricator Christian. There are a few areas of corrosion on the classic sports car which are being addressed by the team. After Chris had repaired the chassis gussets on the underside of the car, he could […]

Progress on the 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe

Our technician Jon has been making progress on the resurrection of the 1962 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe. The next stage of the cars journey back onto the open road begins with Jon fitting a new rear brake master cylinder. Having the old unit and new unit next to each other, the positions are slightly […]

Low Mileage Cars: A Smart Investment for the Future

At a time when investments come in various forms – from property to cryptocurrency and everything in between – one often overlooked, but potentially lucrative investment is the low mileage car. While most cars are usually seen as depreciating assets, certain low-mileage vehicles can go against this norm, providing both value retention and potential appreciation. […]

Fit Up – Working on the front end of our 1956 Jensen 541

Paul has been working on assembly and refit of our 1956 Jensen 541 which has had a full ground up restoration by the Bridge Classic Cars team here at our Suffolk HQ. Paul worked on getting the front clam shell onto the car to begin getting the wiring harness fed through and to check for […]

Working on our 1960 BSA A10

Our technician Paul has been working his magic on our 1960 BSA 10 we have in our private collection of vintage motorcycles. During the bikes assessment, Paul noticed that the brake light switch wasn’t working so the team sourced a replacement for the classic British bike and fitted it to the bike, before testing everything […]

Morgan 4/4 – 1000 Miles From New

Our extremely low mileage 2011 Morgan 4/4 is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. With just over 1000 miles on the clock, this car is essentially brand new. Low-mileage vehicles, particularly those as desirable as the Morgan 4/4, are highly sought after in the collector car market. The minimal wear and tear […]

Rise and Shine – Our 1971 Triumph GT6 Cleaned and Ready for its new owner

The transport team have been working on getting the 1971 Triumph GT6 all cleaned up and ready to go for the delivery to its excited new owner. After being signed off by the workshop, our driver Tony worked his magic to get this classic British sports car looking like a million dollars ahead of its […]

Refinish – Painting parts of our 1986 Fiat X19

Our paint and body team have been working on the 1986 Fiat X19 to get this quirky 1980s sports car looking as good as possible. Overall, the paintwork on the car is in very good condition but there were a few areas which needed the careful and skilled attention of our painter, Chris. Those areas […]

Better than new – repainting and refitting our 1958 Austin-Healey 100/6

The automotive wizard which is our very own Alan has worked his magic on our 1958 Austin-Healey 100/6 to breathe new life into the look of this wonderfully British sports car. To begin with, he stripped down all of the trims from the car before reworking a few areas of the car to get its […]

Primed and Ready – Our 1960 MGA Roadster in Polyfan

Our 1960 MGA Roadster has been perfected by the paint and body team here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ in order to make sure that every panel and surface is smooth as glass. Our technician Mauro has been painstakingly getting the body of the classic sports car ready by repeated rounds of filler […]

Our C-Type back from paint protection

Our C-Type is now back in the building after being with a local specialist to have its paint protection film (PPF) applied to the bonnet and front wings of the car. This is to help protect all the hard work by the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team from stone chips and any other […]

New Arrival – 1991 Nissan 200SX

The Bridge Classic Cars team recently welcomed a new arrival to our Pettistree workshops, this 1991 Nissan S13 200SX Turbo. A rare sight to see an unmodified survivor of this Japanese rear-wheel drive coupe, the team are going to be servicing the car for its adoring owner as well as renewing the cam-belt and water […]

Work begins on our 2003 MG ZT V8

The workshop here at Bridge Classic Cars is always busy! But this week we’ve had the pleasure of having this 2003 MG ZT V8 on the centre ramp under the careful eye of our technician Jon. Jon noted that the car had lost some coolant after a road test. After leaving the car to safely […]

Checking Parts on our 1956 Jensen 541 Restoration

Our technician Paul has been making good progress on our 1956 Jensen 541 project. Recently, Paul has been checking that the various brackets and auxiliary parts fit up where they should. To begin with, Paul tested the fitment of the radiator into the car to make sure its brackets were correctly placed on the frame […]

Collection And Back Into Storage

Our 1964 Mercedes 230SL was collected from our friends at Coltech earlier today, Tony and Nick made the trip, loaded up this beautiful classic and safely transported it back to our secure storage facility. It is now safe and secure surrounded by other classics currently in storage at The Hangar.

Repairing the Chassis of our 1972 Ferrari 246GTS

The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working their magic underneath the Ferrari 246. Several spots in the cars space frame had rusted and deteriorated to the point where they were no longer supporting the structure of the car how they should do. So, our fabricator Chris has worked his magic […]

Work on our 1972 MGB Roadster

Our 1972 MGB Roadster has been getting a few bits and pieces to do before the car could be yours through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. First off, the car has been fully inspected by the team to determine what needs doing the classic roadster. After the inspection, Steve got his list of jobs together to […]

2 Daimlers Arrive

Yesterday, we welcomed two new classics into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 and our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster. Once they had been unloaded from the transporter, both were parked up ready to be inspected and assessed by the workshop team. They will then go on to be won through Bridge […]

Parts painted on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe

The paint and body team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have been working on getting many of the suspension and chassis components for our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Finished in heavy duty black and silver, the parts will cure and then be wrapped up and put into storage awaiting the cars […]

Safe and Sound

A selection of our private classic motorcycle collection have been moved to their new home at our secure storage facility, the hangar. the team have been busy recommissioning our two-wheeled wonders to get them back running and roadworthy before our transport team loaded them up and took them over to their new home in the […]

Our 2002 Ducati 900SS finds its new home!

Our 2002 Ducati 900SS has made its way to its new home with its lucky new owner, Nic. Nic recently won our limited edition superbike last week and we wish him many happy miles with this incredible machine.

Work on the 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed back a previous project into our Suffolk HQ to carry out a couple of bits on this beautiful classic. Our technician Julian has removed all fuel lines and the fuel tank in order to carry out work on the fuel system. Whilst the fuel tank was out, he […]

Working on our 1977 Triumph TR7

The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on carrying out a few jobs on our classic TR7 ahead of its live draw and eventual delivery to its lucky new owner. First up, Julian worked on the rear suspension of the classic sports car. He replaced the upper and lower trailing arm bushes before removing […]

Body on and progress with our 1975 Cobra Replica

Our technician Julian has been hard at work with the rebuild of our 1975 Cobra Replica. With the engine back in the newly painted frame, he could begin to get the various system test hit and then fully placed into the car such as the cooling system, as well as some of the various brackets […]