Projects

Classic car technician Jon has been working on our 1980 Talbot Lotus Sunbeam which has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Jon’s main focus was to replace the starter. To do this, he started by stripping the wires…

We recently welcomed a 1964 Jaguar MKII into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Despite this beautiful classic car not being here very long, our team of classic car technicians resolved several issues that the owner had reported to us. These…

At the request of the new owner of our 2005 Suzuki Every, classic car technician Al has painted the white interior components black. The newly painted parts give a crisp and stylish look to the interior of this stunning VW…

Our 1980 Saab 99 Turbo is live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. After being refurbished by our team of classic car technicians, it retains a lot of its original features and has been refinished in its signature deep…

Our 1987 Daimler Double Six recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. After leaving us last year, it has come back for our team of technicians to resolve a few issues, including some paint repairs, a door not closing…

When we delivered our 1958 Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite to William Gordon, who had won it through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, we couldn’t help but notice the Frogeye he already owned parked up in his garage. The story ended with the…

Classic car technician Brian has been working on our 1959 Jensen 541R and has been making parts for the dash of our rare Jensen. Brian started his work on our 541R by cutting out vinyl for the dash top. He…

Our 1958 AC Ace has had a new tonneau cover made by Brian and Lydia. Brian made paper patterns for the steering wheel cover before cutting out a trial cover from vinyl and trial-fitting it in the car. The tonneau…

We recently received a certificate of manufacture from Vauxhall Heritage which gave us a bit more information about our Vauxhall Wingham. As a result of getting the certificate, we have updated this project as, rather than a 1937 model, our…

The reassembly of our very special 1968 Jaguar E-Type has well and truly begun. With the engine going into the future competition car, it has certainly taken a big step in the right direction for it to be won later…

Work has begun on our 1977 Volkswagen T2 Kombi. As various areas of imperfections have been noted by the team, these will all be rectified before the classic VW becomes a competition car through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Campers like…

Our 1971 Jensen FF MKII has been with classic car technician John after returning to the workshop for a few issues to be resolved. John began his work on the car by removing the old sill covers that needed to…

After classic car technician Brian had used paper patterns to get accurate sizes for the roof of our 1929 Riley 9 Tourer, he removed these, folded the frame down, and marked the positions for the stud fasteners. A trial-fit cover…

Classic car technician Steve has begun work stripping down our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. Before the workshop team gets stuck into restoring this commercial vehicle back to its original specifications, it needs to be stripped right back so a full…

After being stripped and undergoing some repairs on its bodywork, our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 has continued its time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Chris. Chris first stripped the paint from the classic Daimler in preparation for it…

Unfortunately, since returning to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 has picked up a little bit of damage. However, our team of technicians will be able to repair the small area that has been affected and…

The wooden body of our 1905 Riley 9HP has returned and has been put in place on the chassis of this potential prototype vehicle. After finding out that our Riley is likely even rarer than we initially thought, it’s great…

When William Gordon won our 1958 Austin-Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, we took a long drive up to Scotland to deliver his new classic car to him. When we arrived, it wasn’t long until we noticed another…

Bridge Classic Cars Competitions lucky winner, Steve Edge, is now the proud owner of his 2000 Toyota Regius Camper. After his winning ticket number of 3009 was randomly selected in our live draw held on 9th May 2023, we delivered…

Our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 continues to make progress as it moves closer to becoming a competition car through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. In this video, you can see what happened when it spent some time in the Bridge…

Our 1905 Riley 9HP has continued on its way to being restored and rebuilt. Classic car technician Monty has been working on repairing the exhaust of this prototype car. He was unable to completely finish his work as he is…

Now that warmer (and hopefully drier) weather is coming, it is the time of year when the thought of getting your classic car back out on the road starts popping up. We have been storing the award-winning 1960 Jensen 541S…

We have recently received an update on the progress of our 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T. The frame and smaller parts of the bike are being prepped to be powder coated in satin black. The rear loop has been shortened and…

Our 2009 Porsche Cayman S Sport is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Only 700 S Sports were made and this is car number 56 of 700. It is finished in stunning Carrera White with the black…

We have recently welcomed our 1971 Jensen FF MKII back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. After leaving us back in January, it has returned to us so we can investigate and resolve a few issues that the owner has…

Our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. After spending some time earlier this year with our team of technicians, it has come back to us so we can investigate why it isn’t starting…

Our 1976 Aston AMV8 has spent a bit more time in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. That being said, its time in paint is coming to an end as it has now been fully painted in deep carriage green….

Our 1937 Vauxhall 25 Wingham Cabriolet is an exceptionally rare car. It is believed that there are only five surviving examples left worldwide, so each one is a very special vehicle. We happen to own one of the remaining examples…

Our 1929 Riley 9 Tourer has been the focus of classic car technician Brian as of late. He has been making the paper templates which he will then use to make the roof cover of this classic hill climber. Brian…

The strip down of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has continued as classic car technician John has been removing and cleaning components of the car that will be reused during the restoration. This included the instrument cluster strip with the gauges…