The hood of our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet is finished, cleaned and ready to go. Clinton made the side tension cables for Lydia, as these could not be sourced online and appear to not exist! As soon as the tension cables were fitted, Lydia could commence with finishing off the hood installation.
Our 1965 Aston Martin DB5 has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It has come back to us so we can investigate a non-starting issue. Here are Jonn’s notes for the work completed: Strip carbs and clean pistons. Use a micrometre to set jet depths to approx 1.6mm. Remove float bowl tops and […]
Former Vauxhall MD (amongst many other influential positions), Stephen Norman recently reached out to us after seeing the arrival of our 1976 MG Midget. This is what he said: “The MG Midget went out of production in 1978, two years earlier than the MGB and MGB GT [and coincidentally the Triumph Spitfire 1500]. The Sandglow […]
Lydia recently covered the gearbox tunnel of our 1956 Jensen 541 with sound-deadening material. Paul has also made and fitted the brake pipes from the master cylinder to the main pipe connector. Paul then went on to build up the engine bay ready for the engine and gearbox. He also fabricated the rear brake wheel […]
Lydia has fitted the hood to our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet, as far as she can take it without some vital parts that she is waiting for. A set of tension cables was sent, but although the correct ones were ordered, we received a set for a MK5 Ford Escort! Christian from the body shop […]
The overdrive on our 1980 Volvo 245 GL was not working. After investigating, Steve found that the connector under the gearbox tunnel had pulled out so he soldered a new connector on. The alternator from our classic Volvo has returned from specialists after being refurbished. This is now ready to refit to the car.
Jonn recently fitted a new fan switch into the radiator of our 1970 Jensen Interceptor. He then topped up the lost coolant and took it outside so he could run it up to temperature. When he did this, the fans cut in and out as he wanted them to.
The roof frame of our 1 of 1 1905 Riley 9HP has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with technician Mauro. Mauro painted the brackets in black before also painting the wood.
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop with Alan, who has been applying raptor to the rear wheel arches. Lydia has also been working on our stunning replica. After fitting the steering wheel into the c type, she was able to make the final adjustments on the […]
Rob has continued with the rebuild of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. The headlamp bezels have been fitted and the bonnet has now been fitted to the car too. The door seals and B post capping finishers were fitted and the hood frame was bolted on. Rob cleaned the hood frame catches and fitted them.
The Bridge Classic Cars van, our 2005 Mercedes Vito has been with technician Neil undergoing some maintenance work. Neil looked at the suspension and aux belt of our longstanding workhorse!
The chassis of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 is back from powder coating so some small new parts have been refitted. The front suspension components have been painted, and new bushes, parts and bearings fitted ready for attaching. We are waiting for the rear axle to be completed, but in the mean time have been […]
Alan has prepped the inside of the bonnet of our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica ready for paint. He masked up the bonnet with new masking tape and sheeting and painted the inside in fine aluminium.
We are used to seeing a wide range of interesting vehicles enter the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. However, we have recently welcomed something a little bit different – our Raleigh Chopper MK3 ‘Ben Sherman’ Limited Edition. As one of only 400 examples made, you’re probably not going to see many of these around. Now that […]
Our 1970 Jensen Interceptor has recently returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for a service, which technician Neil has been undertaking.
The roof frame of our 1905 Riley 9HP has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Mauro. He has been prepping the frame before applying epoxy primer ready for it to be painted black.
The chassis rebuild of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 has begun. The front suspension and front stub axle have been fitted and, once the axle arrives back at the workshop, the rebuild can continue.
Our 1972 Morgan 4/4 was safely delivered to its lucky new owner, James, who won it through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. After being strapped into our covered trailer, it made the three-and-a-half-hour trip to Warwick. Our driver Tony enjoyed the scenery en route and was very pleased to see how excited James was to receive […]
Paint technician Alan has been masking up and priming the inside of the bonnet of our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica.
Our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has made more progress in its restoration recently. Chris has painted the brake drums in satin dtm and the carbs have been finished too.
We have been busy collecting and transporting vehicles in our covered trailer this week. Tony collected an MGB from Colchester and delivered it to our secure storage facility before also collecting our classic Mini and Ducati motorbike to put into storage too.
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 to the workshop, technician Neil cleaned the plugs as well as adjusted and cleaned the […]
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 and bolts, and gearbox mount nuts bolts and washers.
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 damp setting in. Lydia has been working on the hood. She found that the hood […]
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 o/s/f track end boot was split so this was replaced. The n/s/f complete track rod […]
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 and fuel line before cleaning the gearbox tunnel ready for repair. Once this was done, […]
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.