Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of our 1973 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 3. His focus has been on making some improvements to the gear shift selector. This work started with the removal of the old cover from the selector. Brian cleaned up the metal frame before cutting out new vinyl […]
Our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8 has had new rear speakers installed by classic car technician Brian. After removing the old speakers, the new ones were wired in before being fitted into the car. As our AMV8 has been progressing through its restoration here in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, it continues to look better and […]
Following our recent visit from Geoff Haviland, of the Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust, he has written us a detailed letter explaining what he believes to be another part of our 1905 Riley 9HP’s story. There is a lot of information within his letter and all of it will likely be useful as we continue […]
A 1999 BMW Z3 entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this morning. It may have only been here a few hours, but classic car technician Brian has already been working on this fast-approaching modern classic by fixing the plastic trim around the edge of the rear window, which had come undone, and the edge of […]
Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I has been in the care of classic car technician Brian as he has been working on various parts of the interior. He has fitted the door pockets, the front window surround panels, the lower A post panels, the dash tray top panels, the dash top panels, the rearview […]
Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 as it continues to move through its restoration journey before being won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Now that the exterior paint work has been completed, the beautiful red interior will complement it perfectly. Brian has been working […]
On Friday night, Freddie and Molly attended an event at The Marquis. To celebrate the owner’s cars returning from this year’s Mille Miglia, there was Italian food, Italian cars, and plenty of fellow car enthusiasts to chat to. We took our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I with us and it looked perfectly at home […]
Classic car technician Chris has been applying final primer to the rest of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. Our classic Beetle is making good progress through its restoration journey and it hopefully won’t be too much longer before, Delilah, as it is affectionately known, is returned to its owner.
Our beautiful 1973 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 3 has been in the hands of classic car technician Steve. One of the tasks that Steve completed was to fit new blower intake vents. Once this was done, Steve found that there was very little clearance between the brake vacuum reservoir and the blower fan housing which […]
After the chassis of our 1954 Jaguar XK120 was repaired by our fabrication team, it moved over into the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. While there, classic car technician Mauro painted the chassis black. As you can tell from the photos below, the chassis looks much improved and marks a step forward in the restoration of […]
Our 1967 Austin Healey 3000 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. Mauro has been prepping specific areas of the car to be painted by applying epoxy primer. Once our classic Austin Healey leaves the paint shop, it will be ready to move on to the next stage of […]
Our 1980 MGB GT is currently live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website and will be won very soon. Before then though, classic car technician Jonn has been doing some work on it to make sure it is ready for its new owner. This started with a new ignition switch being fitted before the […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been inspecting our 1972 Triumph Stag in preparation for it to be delivered to the lucky winner very soon. During his inspection, Jonn found that part of the nearside rear chassis needed to be repaired. After stripping the rear suspension, Monty from the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication workshop was able […]
Workshop manager John has been working on our 1976 Aston Martin AMV8. He removed the dials from our classic AMV8 so they could be cleaned. Once the cleaning was complete and the dials looked even more appealing than they did before, they were put back into the car.
Our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark I has been making very good progress through its restoration journey lately. This has continued with classic car technician John wiring up the lights and fitting up the bonnet and boot. Once this was done, the car was actually taken to a car show being hosted by the owner […]
The door mirrors and interior lights of our 1994 Daimler Double Six keep blowing fuses so, classic car technician John has been investigating what could be causing the issue. John stripped down the door panel to remove the switch. Once the switch was removed, signs of corrosion were found so John dismantled and cleaned it […]
Our 2022 Bridge C Type Replica has come a long way in recent weeks and is now in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop, where it has been in the hands of classic car technician Alan. Alan has been doing filler work on the car as well as panel levelling ready for it to be painted […]
Classic car technician Al has continued his work on our 1958 Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite. He has been painting the various parts of the classic car. Although being repainted in its original colour, once it leaves the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop, it will be in a condition that we are much happier with. Once it […]
We have recently welcomed a 1977 Lambretta LI150 Special Jet 150 into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. As you can see from the photos below, it certainly has a lot of character and will no doubt get lots of attention when it’s out on the road. It will now undergo a full inspection and assessment […]
The rebuild of our competition 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 has continued recently with more work being completed. Having an E-Type as a classic car to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions is an exciting project and we are very much looking forward to it being won by its new owner in the near […]
Entry is now open for our 1980 MGB GT on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. This type of classic car is always popular so we are very excited to see someone win it on the 4th of July 2023. After undergoing an aesthetic restoration, our MGB GT has been refinished in Vermillion Orange, which […]
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. All of its body panels have now been into final primer and the rest of the car has had its guide coat applied ready to be rubbed down in preparation for final primer to be applied to this too.
Classic car technician Jonn has continued his work on our 1927 Delage DI Sport Boat Tail and, he even got it up and running and drove it out of the workshop to make sure everything was working as it should. This classic vehicle looks impressive just sat in the workshop but, seeing it drive made […]
Classic car technician Jonn has continued his work on our 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2. This time he has been looking at the cooling system. Jonn fitted the vacuum tool and used it to refill the system. When the car was run up to temperature, the radiator was found to be weeping. This was removed […]
A 2013 Porsche Boxter, that has been with us before, made a brief return to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop recently. It was here so that classic car technician Jonn could fit a front splitter, that the customer had supplied. Jonn, with a bit of help from workshop manager John, got the splitter on the […]
Our 1973 Jaguar E-Type Roadster Series 3 has come back into the workshop for some attention while its owner is back home in France. Classic car technician Steve has been taking a closer look at the vehicle and noticed that there was oil around the filter housing. Oil was also found on the side of […]
We currently have two attention-grabbing sportscars in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1980 MGB GT and our 2007 Porsche Cayman S. These two cars are finished in great colours. Our MGB is finished in Vermillion Orange while our Cayman is finished in the rare PTS 8C6 Orange (RS Orange). After […]
We recently welcomed Geoff Haviland into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, so he could take a close look at our 1905 Riley 9HP. Geoff was the individual who reached out to us after seeing our Riley project online. He noticed that our car looked different to how it should, and seemed to be a year […]
The doors to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have opened to welcome a new addition in the form of our 1986 Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet. This stunning classic car has some great features and we are very much looking forward to getting it inspected and assessed by our team of technicians before we decide what […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been conducting a service on our 1980 MGB GT in preparation for it to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. While servicing the car, he found the fuel sender was faulty and, upon removal, he noticed that the fuel hose from the sender was not a fuel-specific hose and, […]