Projects

Beastie Goes To Its New Home

Our 1972 Rover P6 4500S has been delivered to lucky winner, Stephen Price. This one-of-a-kind classic car was won in our live draw held on 23rd February 2023 when Stephen’s winning ticket number, 156, was randomly selected as the winner. Despite it being a very cold and snowy day during the delivery, Beastie looks very […]

Coming To Collect Our Mini

Our 1989 Rover City Mini 1000 E was collected from the Bridge Classic Cars workshop today by lucky winner, Adam Hutchinson. As Adam lives locally to us, we invited him to come and see us for a tour of the workshop and to see his Mini in person. It was great to see Adam meeting […]

Recreating The Past

Since being started for only the second time in several decades, our 1905 Riley 9HP continues to make progress. With so little information about the vehicle available, our team of classic car technicians are working extremely hard to recreate, rebuild, and bring this rare classic back to life. Recently, some of the wooden bodywork was […]

Going To Auction

Our 1974 Triumph Stag is going to auction. Classic Car Auctions will be offering this beautiful classic car for sale and we are sure that it will be a popular lot on auction day. As you can see from the images below, it looks very impressive outside of our secure storage facility, The Hangar. Auction […]

Tickets Available Now

Our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 110 is live now on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. This beautiful classic mini underwent extensive restoration and has been finished to a very high standard. Classic minis are always popular competition cars and, as this one is such a great example, tickets will likely sell fast!

Our Rover 216 Delivered

We recently delivered our 1994 Rover 216 Cabriolet to lucky winner, James Blocksidge. James won our 216 in the live draw held on 16th February 2023 when his ticket number, 1916, was randomly selected as the winner. Everyone here at Bridge Classics Car would like to congratulate James again – we hope you enjoy your […]

Little Eva Spotted

Images of our 1961 Mini Deluxe ‘Little Eva’ were shared recently on social media by N G Vehicle Logistics. They were transporting the beautiful classic Mini to Somerset on behalf of South Norfolk Classics. Little Eva was won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions back in October 2022 and we hope that she will be enjoyed […]

Progress Images

After the recent progress update that we received from JAL Restorations about our 1984 Suzuki GSX400, we have now received some images of the bike too. As this is a custom project, the classic motorcycle will continue to change its appearance and transform into the bike that Bridge Classic Cars Director, Craig is looking to […]

Looking Good In White

After being prepped for a new paint job by Mauro, classic car technician Chris painted our 1979 Austin Morris Mini 850. Perhaps the biggest difference is on the back of our classic mini which had a black boot lid, but this is now in matching white. Our 1979 Austin Morris Mini 850 looks great with […]

Enjoying A DB9

Nick Jones was the lucky winner of our 2005 Aston Martin DB9 back in December last year. Since he took delivery of his new car, Nick has clearly been making the most of it, and recently sent us an update on how life as a DB9 owner has been going. He has had bespoke luggage […]

More Fabricating And Welding

Classic car technician Rob has continued his work on our 1960 Jensen 541R. Rob has made new door steps and fitted these. He has also made the left-hand B post and welded this in before doing the same for the left-hand rear body frame parts. The rear floor mounting panels were replaced too.

More Green

Our 1959 Jensen 541R has continued its transformation with more paintwork being completed. This time it was the sill covers and bonnet flap being painted by classic car technician Al. Prior to this, Al also prepped and painted the wheel arches. While Al was painting the bonnet flap and sill covers, classic car technician Chris […]

Investigating Issues With Our Sunbeam Lotus

Our 1980 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus has been with classic car technician John as he began his investigation into why it won’t turn over and why it overheated recently. John started by checking all levels which were fine. He checked the timing which was also fine before turning the car over by hand. The spark plugs […]

Our Defender Is Ready To Be Won

Our 2015 Land Rover Defender 110 is now available to win on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Before it came to us, it was owned by TV adventurer, explorer, and survival expert Ed Stafford who loved this extremely capable off-roading vehicle as much as we do. The draw for our stunning Defender will be […]

Fixing The Brakes

Our 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI has been in the hands of classic car technician Steve. Steve fitted new brake pipes on the offside front and offside rear as the old ones were seized and broke when they were removed. He also refurbished the brake shoes, master cylinder, and wheel cylinders. The new brake parts […]

Stripping For A Paint Job

Classic car technician Mauro has been stripping our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo ready for a new paint job. After spending some time in the fabrication shop where its rust issues were sorted, it will now go on to be repainted before a further assessment will take place along with a service and potential cam belt […]

Rust Repairs On Our MR2

Our 1988 Toyota MR2 has been in the hands of classic car technicians Monty and Chris. They have been working to repair areas of rust and corrosion that were found on the car during Steve’s initial assessment and inspection. Now that the rust issues have been repaired, our MR2 is looking great and will soon […]

A Special Project

A very special project has recently arrived at Bridge Classic Cars in the form of our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 The former owners of the vehicle were restoring it but, unfortunately, the project had stalled. Now it is with us though, we will be starting work to finish the restoration and bring this beautiful […]

Just Arrived – 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100

A new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1976 Leyland Mini Clubman 1100. It has recently undergone a comprehensive restoration and it has been finished to extremely high standards. An award-winning classic car, our Mini has won best in show and it certainly looks like it can win many more awards in […]

Delivering Our Harley-Davidson

Today, we delivered our 2008 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster to lucky winner Sarah Janney. Sarah won this beautiful motorcycle in the live draw held on 9th February when her ticket number, 1246 was randomly selected. Sarah’s husband accepted the delivery on her behalf and, as you can see from the photos below, the bike looks great […]

Bristol 411 Progress

Classic car technician John has been working on getting our 1970 Bristol 411 running. A new air filter needed to be fitted, however, as the filter base plate has been modified, it fouled the throttle. To overcome this, John used the base plate from the original air filter and cut it down to the right […]

Racing Edge – How BRM joined forces with Rover to create a legend

Founded in 1945, the letters BRM would become synonymous with flying the British flag in the early years of Formula 1 and the following decade. British Racing Motors was founded by Raymond Mays (who was the man behind the brand ERA) and Peter Berthon – who after the war used the engineering know how from […]

Painting Jensen Parts

Various parts of our 1959 Jensen 541R have been with classic car technician Mauro in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. The wheels of our rare Jensen have been primed while other components have been painted black. Now that the chassis has been painted, with the addition of these newly painted parts, progress continues to be […]

Work Continues On Our 541R

Our 1960 Jensen 541R has stayed under the care of classic car technician Rob. Rob continued his work making and welding panels for the right-hand rear wheel arch. Once this was finished, he began the process all over again on the left-hand side of the chassis. This involved more cutting and welding. Like the right-hand […]

Servicing Our AC Ace

Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1958 AC Ace. Steve drained the diff, gearbox, and engine oils from this stunning classic car before moving on to replacing the spark plugs. To fill the gearbox, Steve used the access cover on the transmission tunnel. After doing this, he also removed the washer pump […]

Assessing Our Daimler 250

Our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 has been going through a detailed assessment with classic car technician Scott. Scott has been checking the car to see what work and parts will be required to get it back out on the road. His initial findings suggest that most of the brakes and rubber components need to be […]

Highlights Of A Test Drive

Workshop Manager John recently took our beautiful 1958 AC Ace out for a test drive. If you’re not convinced already how cool this classic car is, the highlight video below will convince you just how special it really is.

Working On The Calipers Of Our DS420

Classic car technician Steve has been working on fitting new brake calipers to our 1986 Daimler DS420. It is quite a tricky job to get to the calipers so Steve spent quite a bit of time underneath the impressive limousine. As progress is being made on our DS420, it shouldn’t be too much longer before […]

IVA and More

Our 2022 Bridge C-Type Replica has recently undergone an IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval Test) to enable us to finally get it licensed for use on the road. After all of the work that has gone into this unique vehicle, it is great to finally see it reaching the end of its build and will soon […]

Exhaust Manifold

Our 1970 Bristol 411 has been in the very capable hands of classic car technician John. While working on this beautiful classic car, John prepared the repaired offside exhaust manifold before fitting it back onto the car with new gaskets and bolts. Once the manifold was fitted and secured, John ran the car up to […]