The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have recently been going through to catalogue and carefully store all parts pertaining to the 1978 Mercedes 350SL. With each part being individually removed from the car, the team have gone back through hundreds of individual pieces to document them for the cars owner.
There’s something magical about using parts from the last ever Jensen 541R to breathe life into one of its siblings. As some of you may know, we’ve welcomed back an old friend ‘303 CNP’ which was the final 541R to leave the Jensen Motors factory in September of 1960 but we also have another 1960 […]
As the 1958 Rover 90 has been stripped down and all parts catalogued and stored, the bodyshell has been moved into the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop for the team to begin digging into. Our technician Greg has been going through every square inch of the classic saloon car to begin stripping back the paint […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have transported our 1956 Land Rover Series 1 to our friends at Anglia Car Auctions to find this classic off-roader a new home with an enthusiastic owner. Before the car was loaded up by our logistics team, it was checked over and signed off by our classic car workshop.
As the team recommission the 1970 Mercedes Benz 280SL, they have turned their attention to the safety equipment on the classic Mercedes. The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have made new adapters for the team to be able to fit the seatbelts to their original mounts.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been carefully and meticulously tearing down the 1958 Rover 90 which is in at our Suffolk restoration workshop. Ben and Will have been carefully stripping parts down, inspecting them before cataloguing each part to be put away in storage.
Our classic car technician Oscar has been busy under the bonnet of the 1991 Rover Mini currently in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. After stripping down the carb, and carefully inspecting every passsage, jet, valve, relief Oscar discovered a build up of debris. With the carburettor taken apart, he meticulously cleaned every part and […]
As the Bridge Classic Cars team work on getting the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe into colour soon, they have been working in conjunction with our fabrication shop. Mauro, one of our paint and body technicians has been getting all of the panels levelled and perfected for the classic Aston Martin. Whilst inspecting the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is buzzing with activity this week – nearly a dozen projects currently going in and out of just our mechanical area let alone our trim shop, paint shop and fabrication bay. This time, our 2006 Jaguar XK has been on the ramps for our technician Jon to get under […]
Our restoration workshop is always a busy place to be, but recently our classic car technician Jon has been working his magic on the 1966 Daimler 250 V8 as it is prepared to head off on its new life with its excited new owner. ‘Refit under dash trim on the drivers side. Spray glue sound […]
Our trim shop have been working on the interior of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 whilst the workshop work on getting the rest of the car closer to completion here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. Lydia, one of our amazing trimmers, has been fitting the sculpted, handcut sound deadening matts into the car […]
Our 2019 Porsche 911 enjoyed a ride out recently with Porsche Club GB. Owner Mark reported back to us with updates and images of his amazing trip across the highlands. Over 600 miles of driving across Scotland and over to the the Isle of Skye. With stunning luxury hotels at every location, what an incredible […]
Bridge Classic Cars are extremely proud to offer for private sale one of the most exclusive collection of Ducati Panigales currently available on the market. This collection contains three extremely limited-edition Panigale V4 models, produced to celebrate Ducati’s championship success in both MotoGP and World Superbike. Each one is individually numbered, with all three being […]
Jon carried out the PDI on our 1968 MGC Roadster by thoroughly checking the car over, inflating the tyres to the correct pressures and knocking up the wire wheels to ensure everything was properly secured before taking the car out on a road test. Once back at the workshop, he began investigating faults with the […]
Jon continued work on our 1966 Daimler V8 250 by attending to the rear suspension, slackening the spring eye nuts and opening up the chassis mounts to provide the necessary clearance before fully lubricating the assembly and tightening the bolts back into position. He then carried on with the wider repairs to the car, tightening […]
Earlier today, we welcomed this 1967 Fiat 600 into the workshop. It will now be fully assessed and appraised before we decide what happens to it next. Maybe a competition car?
Recently, our driver, Tony, was involved in a serious accident on the M6 while driving our Toyota Hilux. Both the truck and our trailer ultimately were written off, but the most important thing that came from the whole ordeal was that Tony walked away completely unharmed! In Tony’s own words, the technology and safety features […]
A little while ago, our 2025 Renault Trafic was given a makeover to make it a full and proper member of the Bridge Classic Cars team. When it arrived, it was plain white and, as good as it looked, it would be easy to mistake it for a “normal” van. However, we’ve now resolved that […]
We have recently welcomed this 1991 Rover Mini Cooper into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it is with us, the workshop team will be investigating some running issues the owner has been experiencing and will get it back up and running as it should be. Hopefully, it will be back on the road very […]
Our paint shop manager, Chris, has been working on our 1973 Triumph TR6. The car has now had a full respray and is looking as good (if not better) than it did when it first left the factory back in 1973. Throughout the entire process, Chris has been photographing the progress so you can see […]
Jon carried out an appraisal on our 1966 Daimler V8 250, beginning with checking fluid levels before heading out on a road test. However, upon reaching the workshop gate, a significant noise became immediately apparent, prompting him to return straight to the workshop for further investigation. With the car raised on the ramp, he inspected […]
Will has been putting the storage box back into the rear of our 2010 Land Rover Defender, positioning it to line up with the existing mounting points. As he worked to secure it, he identified spinning riv nuts within the boot floor, which prevented the bolts from tightening correctly. With no safe access for an […]
Our interior trimmer, Rachael, has been busy stripping down the seats of our 1982 Range Rover In Vogue, ready to bring them back to life. As you can see, there’s a bit of work to do!
John investigated an inconsistency within the fuel system of our 1960 Jensen 541R, identifying that the gauge and sender unit were not compatible, which had been causing inaccurate readings. To resolve this, he sourced a Spiyda Gauge Wizard and used it to correctly configure the sender and gauge so that they would operate together as […]
While diagnosing a running issue on our 1983 Toyota Hilux, Steve identified a misfire on cylinder number one, tracing it back to a hairline crack within the distributor cap that ran from the number one outlet toward the centre. This fault was allowing the spark to track incorrectly, so he replaced the cap to restore […]
As work progressed on our 1970 Mercedes SL 280, Ben carefully rebuilt the front grille, beginning with the original three-pronged star, which had broken away from its surround. He secured this first, using it as the foundation before assembling the rest of the grille with a new surround and replacement centre fins. Prior to installation, […]
With the parts for our 1972 Rover P5 having arrived, Jon began by unboxing and organising everything before turning his attention to the front brakes. He removed the front wheels and started on the nearside, stripping the assembly by taking off the calliper and pads. The pads were cleaned for reuse while the disc and […]
Jon got our 2010 Renault Wind onto the ramp and removed the front wheels to access the braking system. He then stripped the front brakes and fitted new discs and pads, cleaning and lubricating the hubs before reassembling everything. Once the wheels were refitted and torqued correctly, Jon carried out a road test, with everything […]
This may look like just a pile of envelopes on a seat but let me tell you, there is so much more to this post than just that. The fact that we have white envelopes as well as yellow is because we ran out of yellow. We ran out of yellow because we didn’t quite […]
Our very special XK120B project has made some big progress lately. As it was such a nice day, we took it outside and got some photos of it in all its splendour. What a beauty!