Alongside our 1958 Austin Healey 100/6, our transport team were given the task of safely delivering our 1989 Porsche 928 S4 to a special location recently for filming with our marketing team. Tony, our transport driver, expertly navigated the narrow country lanes to get this stunning long-legged GT car to location for the team to […]
This stunning 1998 BMW E36 M3 Evo has been in long term storage for quite some time now. Recently, our transport team took a trip to our secure, secret storage facility – The Hangar, to pick up this incredible 1990’s sports coupe. After being taken out of its protective bubble, the car was loaded into […]
The 1973 Ferrari 246GTS ‘Dino’ has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshops for a few weeks now with the restoration team getting started on revitalizing this iconic sports car. Most recently, the car has been in with our body team aswell as our workshop teams to begin the process of repairing corroded and damaged […]
Loads has been happening this week on our 1954 Daimler Conquest as we continue to work through the recommissioning process. Some key activities include; securing the ignition switch into the dash. Jon has remove the reserve tank cable and blanked hole with a grommet. He has remove the carburettor suction chambers and pistons. We have […]
Our technician Jon has been hard at work getting our 1989 Daimler Double Six back into fully working order. Here’s what he’s currently been doing ”Remove rear wheels. Cut rear suspension bolts and replace with new bolts fitted the other way round. Drill out rivets in nearside rear arch and apply sealer. Re drill and […]
John has been working on getting to the bottom of why the washers on our 2010 Renault Wind have stopped working. To check the pump, John had to jack the car up and remove one of the wheels to get access to the bottom of engine bay. After checking out the pump, he determined that […]
Our workshop manager has been working on our very special barn-find 1952 Austin A40 sports cabriolet. After it having its first test drive late last week, the team noticed that the charge light was not switch off while running. Looking into it further, John removed the wiring to the dynamo and checked its charge rate […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been making progress on our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica. Everyday the car gets closer and closer to completion and with that, the list of major jobs get smaller. Recently, our workshop manager has been checking off some of the smaller jobs on the tribute to a Le […]
Our 1958 Austin Healey has been back into the Bridge Classic Cars worshops at our Suffolk HQ to have a couple of jobs finished off before it had a very special date. The team found that the original kill switch in the car wasn’t working correctly anymore so replaced it with a new one before […]
Our trim shop have been giving the task of repairing the seats on our incredible 1952 Fiat 1900A. The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars is one of our busiest departments, but our trimmer Lydia has worked her magic on fixing up the seats of the classic Italian saloon. The stitching on both seats had […]
We recently welcomed a 1964 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 to the Bridge Classic Cars for our team to take a look at a few little issues and also to service the classic Jaguar before taking back to its owner. Here’s what our technician Julian has done ”Removed float bowls, found rear needle jet stuck on rear […]
Our restoration team have been making amazing progress on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 at our Pettistree workshops. Our technician Steve, who is the main technician on the project, has been getting the running gear and brake system back onto the newly refinished chassis of the classic Aston Martin. He has fitted up the original […]
Recently, Peter won our 1972 MGB Roadster through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. But before the team took the trip down to deliver the car to him personally, the workshop checked it all over and then it was handed over to our transport team to get loaded up safe and sound in our enclosed trailer for […]
The 1996 Jaguar XJS, which has been safely tucked up in storage for a few months, has made its way to our Pettistree workshops ahead of being transported back to its excited owner. The classic Jaguar GT was loaded up by our transport driver Tony into our enclosed trailer and safely taken back home.
We recently welcomed the video team from East Anglian Daily Times to our Suffolk HQ to show them around after our announcement of being finalist in two categories for this years Business Awards. Our marketing manager Rob was on hand to give them a tour of the workshops as well as answer any questions they […]
While Lydia was working on our 1952 Fiat 1900 A, she removed the seat cover and exposed the foam underneath. Once she had, the original factory details that had been etched onto the foam were still visible. This is a great example of the quality, time, and effort that went into this car at the […]
Our last competition MGB sold out in just a few days. Now that lucky winner Peter has taken delivery of his beautiful classic roadster, we thought it only fair to offer you one more chance to win an MGB for yourself. Our 1971 MGB Roadster is live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website right […]
Another new member of the Bridge Classic Cars fraternity, this stunning 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12 which arrived this morning at our Pettistree HQ in Suffolk. The car will be assessed and looked over by the team very soon who will report back their findings for the cars owner.
This week, we’ve welcomed a few new classics to our Suffolk HQ – the first being this beautiful 1973 Porsche 914. Revered by many for its lightweight, low-slung simplicity, the 914 is the equivalent of the 1970’s Boxster and was a favourite amongst sports car fans of the time. So, it’s always a pleasure to […]
Our 1975 Jensen Interceptor MK3 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with Chris. He prepped the inside and underneath of the car ready for dtm and raptor. He then applied epoxy to all of the inside and engine bay. Chris then applied dtm satin black and raptor to the inner wheel arch […]
Julian has been giving our 1996 Jaguar XJS V12 a checkover in preparation for an MOT. Here are his notes: Remove all wheels and remove all brake pads, clean and grease pads and refit, changed brake fluid. Undo front exhaust clamps and reseal exhaust pipes, check all levels. Heater stuck on hot, have fitted a […]
Tony recently collected the gearbox of our 1986 Fiat X1/9 ready to go back in the car. While he was out, he also collected the diff from our 1976 Triumph Spitfire.
Jonn has been continuing his work preparing our 1989 Daimler Double Six for someone to win it in the near future through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Here are his notes: Strip caliper. Remove all dust seals, pistons and seals. Clean thoroughly. Use new brake fluid to assemble with new seals and refit pistons. A couple […]
Our 1960 MGA has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. Mauro painted the wings while Chris painted the rest of the car before the rebuild began.
We recently welcomed our 1968 Morris Mini 850 back into the workshop. It didn’t stay long though as Tony has already delivered it back to its very happy owner.
Earlier today, our 1952 Fiat 1900 A arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and it comes with a very special story. An executive from the Gas Board in Norwich got a Fiat 1900 as a company car when he was working abroad in 1951. He loved it so much that when he came back […]
Technician Jonn has been hard at work on our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster preparing it to soon go live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Here are his notes from his recent work: While drivers seat out, take chance to fit new battery. Remove old battery from behind drivers seat. Fit new battery and secure and […]
Our Ford Transit MKII Tipper is very close to leaving the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Before it leaves us, I wanted to put it back where it was photographed for the first time and give it another photoshoot to see how far it has come. The workshop team has tried to keep as much of […]
Mauro has been working on getting the MGA Roadster back into its signature vibrant red. Our 1960 MGA Roadster has been perfectly prepared by the paint and body team here at our Suffolk HQ and now that the panels are in paint, the next step is to bring the body of the car in and […]