Restoration

Our Ford Transit Tipper MKII has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. It has been with technician Chris who has been applying polyfan to the doors. After he had finished working on the doors, the cab of…

Classic car technician Steve had to remove the carburettors from our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 recently as he noticed that one of the sliders was sticky and the paint was starting to flake. The removed carbs will now be rebuilt…

Our MKII Ford Transit Tipper has spent a bit more time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. It has been with classic car technician Chris who has been priming the classic transit ready for it to be painted in the…

Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made some great progress in its restoration journey lately. The American spec chassis extensions have been removed and the lower chassis rails have been repaired. The rear of the chassis has been converted to European…

Our very special 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 project is coming to the end of its time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Classic car technician Brian has been working on the interior of this beautiful classic, that will soon…

Brian and Lydia have been hard at work and making good progress on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle as it moves towards the end of its time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Once the headliner was installed, foam was glued…

Classic car technician Rob has continued his work putting our 1959 Jensen 541R back together. The steering wheel has been stripped and a new rim has been fitted to the refurbished hub. The rear screen is also back in the…

Classic car technician Rob has been stripping parts from our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500. This is in preparation for them to be sandblasted before being painted or sand-coated. Once the chassis and parts return from the sandblasters, the next phase…

Our 1972 Ford Transit Tipper MKI has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. After being primed, the vehicle was ready for Mauro to begin the painting process. As you can see from the photos…

Our Ford Transit MkII Tipper has spent some time in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Chris. Chris has been prepping and priming the vehicle ready for it to be painted in the near future. This classic…

The strip down of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has begun and is now well underway. As you can see from the photos below, a lot of work is needed to bring this practical classic pickup back to life.

Classic car technician Rob has been continuing his work on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been stripping down the chassis ready for it to be sandblasted. The underseal was scraped off the underbody to ensure the best results possible…

There have been several new arrivals in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop over the last few days. The latest addition is our 1951 Austin Pickup. It’s obvious that it needs to go through a restoration and the workshop team will…

After classic car technician Tom catalogued the components of our Cobra Project, he got to work removing the engine from this classic car. Now that the engine is out, it will be refurbished before being returned to the car further…

Now that our Ford Transit MKII Tipper has come to the end of its time in the fabrication bay, it has been moved over to the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop ready for work on its body to begin. It’s always…

The restoration of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 has begun. This is another exciting project for us as it is for a returning customer who currently lives in France. It is for this reason that the left-hand drive configuration will…

Soon to be arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1965 Mercedes 300SE Fintail for a full restoration. As you can see from the photos below, it will need a lot of work before it is back to…

Classic car technician Tom has been going through the long process of cataloguing the components of our AC Cobra project. His main focus has been on the engine, as this will soon be removed from the vehicle so it can…

The bed frame of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Mauro, as he has been giving it a fresh coat of paint. After applying epoxy primer to the bed frame, he went…

Over the last few weeks, a lot of progress has been made on the restoration of our 1959 Jensen 541R. Both the interior and the exterior of this beautiful classic car are looking very different now and are getting closer…

Classic car technician Chris has been completing more repair work on the frame of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper. Things are moving along nicely on this restoration project and we hope it won’t be too much longer until it is…

A 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has recently joined our personal collection. While this is exciting enough, this car appears to be extra special, as there are strong indications that this could actually be the 10th example ever built by the…

After recently being primed, the wheels of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper have been back in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with classic car technician Mauro. He has been painting the wheels in preparation for them to eventually go back…

The engine of our Ford Transit MKII Tipper has been in the care of classic car technician Steve recently as he has been stripping the engine. While stripping the engine, Steve found that the coolant passages were blocked and it…

As the time gets closer to our biggest competition to date, our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5, going live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website, work has been picking up pace as the restoration comes to an end. One…

When restoring classic cars, it can be difficult to get the exact part that you’re looking for. This is exactly what happened when classic car technician Monty was looking to replace the door latch on our 1973 Triumph Spitfire. After…

Our 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 has been a big focus for the workshop team lately, as they work hard to get it ready to be unveiled at the Festival of Classic & Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall at the…

Our 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupe has recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Although we know this is a classic Bentley, you’d be forgiven for not being able to immediately recognise it as such from its current state….

Since the chassis of our 1960 Jensen 541R returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, classic car technician Rob has been completing repairs. However, recently, Rob progressed to starting the long process of putting our 541R back together again. The…

We have recently started up our AC Cobra for its first test run. Anytime a project like this gets started, it’s always an exciting time and our Cobra is no exception. Progress will be continued to be made until our…