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Shaping up the Jaguar E-Type
Chris and Matt are continuing the work on shaping up the body of the Jaguar E-Type roadster in the paint shop. Once the shell was back from the sand blasting, it was re-assembled, making sure all the panels lined up.
Greasing up the Jaguar!
Scott has finished the welding on the Jaguar E-Type 1.5, so he sealed and sprayed Schultz underseal on the underside of the car. He wrapped paper around the gearbox and exhaust to prevent any damage from the spray. He changed
Repairs for the wings of the Riley!
James has been repairing the left-hand front wing on our 1951 yellow Riley. There were sections of corrosion, so he fabricated new sections where these were present. It was more efficient for James to replace large sections than lots of
Engine refit for the Jaguar MK VII!
Ady recently finished rebuilding the engine of our Jaguar Mk VII and is now working on fitting it back into the car.
Refurbish for the Bristol.
Mauro has been refurbishing the front set up of the Bristol and applying new grease onto the front wheel bearings. The break disks got changed as well, and the sump gasket was leaking oil so he’s been fitting a new
Testing the Morris Minor!
Dave has given the 1960 Morris Minor a final once over. The fuel pump gaskets have been replaced. He removed the fuel tank sender unit to check it was in good working condition, which it was after cleaning. The fuel
Triumph TR6 initial observations
Our beautiful 1975 Triumph TR6 is in the workshops right now having some remedial works carried out. Whilst on the road Paul has taken some observational photographs to discuss with the current owner for possible areas to watch out for
Jensen 541S Air Box Bolt
Paul has re-produced an air box bolt for our 1960 Jensen 541S air box. It is now complete and ready to fit.
Replacing the Chevy clutch
Paul has now removed our Chevrolet 3600 clutch to replace with new.
Riley Gathering At Ufford Park Woodbridge
6am this morning and a lovely collection of classics welcomed Craig to Ufford Park Woodbridge. Assuming the owner’s were enjoying an overnight stay and unless an amazing coincidence probably all knew each other. Not sure whether the classics belong to
We can’t neglect our fleet
Question is; should a car cleaner have a dirty car, should a gardener’s garden need trimming, should a fuel tanker ever run out of fuel? Of course they should…life whizzes past so fast that sometimes we don’t stop to think
Recommission after recent restoration
Having recently completed a full restoration elsewhere our beautiful 1975 Triumph TR6 has arrived in with us for a final check and recommission. The list includes: Wheel alignment and trackingLighting alignmentBrakes efficiency checksClutch operationEngine timing and runningFit new ignition lock
MiniWorld – May 2021
The world’s best selling Mini magazine since 1991, MiniWorld features a fantastic article on the restoration works involved in our 1967 Austin Mini 850. Thanks for the feature, feel free to read the article below.
New parts for the silver Jaguar!
Scott has been fitting new parts into the silver Jaguar V12. It now has new lower door seals and chrome trims on the sills (the original ones were missing). Also to be replaced were the cooling fan and the thermostatic
Prep work continues for the Honda Integra!
Lydia has been continuing with the prep work for the 1998 Honda Integra Type R. She’s been block sanding one of the doors to get rid of as many imperfections in the paint surface as possible. There was a “rippled”
Model T Ford complete and ready for home
Our 1915 Model T Ford has been successfully recommissioned and ready to go home.
Ongoing Honda prep!
Lydia has been continuing her prep work on the 1998 white Honda Integra Type R. She unclipped one of the rubber seals on the underneath of the door she’d been sanding down and filling, before cleaning off old glue and
Bespoke Jensen book bag!
We call it the Jensen bible and in order to protect it Kath has made a bespoke leather book bag. Jensen Genome Richard Calver July 2019 Edition She started the process by drawing, measuring and working out the dimensions and
Door interior work continues for the Bentley!
Brian has been continuing his work on the interior for the Continental Bentley. He began off by taking the original leather and foam off the door cappings, and then cleaned up the wood. New 3mm foam was cut to shape
Winning the Jackpot! 2021, the year of the campervan
Huge congratulations to Peter Atchison, winner of our 1976 Volkswagen T2 Westfalia Camper with ticket number 1473. Mauro delivered early this morning with the sun shining! Interesting article written by Debbi Kirkham for Forbes on the popularity of camping: “It’s
Ford Mustang up and running!
The electronic ignition was the issue with the Mustang not starting upon collection. John has worked his magic and now she’s all fired up! We still can’t go anywhere as we have no brakes…well we can go places, we just
New front carpets for the Jaguar.
The Jaguar E-Type series 1.5 has been getting new front carpets made by Kath, in the trim shop. The original ones were marked out with “notches”, which help when putting the new versions together, then taken apart and were used
Jensen 541S engine running up
Please to show our Jensen 541S bursting into life and sounding beautiful. Next job will be to set the gearbox up.
Mercedes 280SL drive-out
The sun was shining here in Suffolk this afternoon, the perfect weather for a lovely run out in the 280SL. Craig headed up to Rendlesham to experience the issues with the engine running. It’s one of those classics that oozes
Goodwood Festival of Speed – July 2021
We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Lotus Cars and the Norwich Community Sports Foundation charity to run this special 2021 Lotus Elise Sport 240 Final Edition as a competition with all profits raised from the
Lotus Partnership
We shared a behind the scenes insight into our shoot at Lotus’ HQ in Norfolk a few days ago. We’ve also got a large collection of official campaign visuals shot by a photographer from Norwich City Sports Foundation. For your
Progress on our Gullwing
Gordon popped in to Chris Self Motorcycles today to discuss the progress of our 1977 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing. The carburettor bodies have been sent away for media blasting. All of the parts are now on order to fully recommission
Lotus at Goodwood Festival of Speed
This weekend gone saw the the return of the incredible Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Bridge Classic Cars and lots of our friends were there to enjoy the weekend and it was also where we launched our latest competitions in partnership
Tyre Assist Ipswich – July 2021
Tyre Assist Ipswich, formerly know as We Fit Any Tyres Anyway has successfully re-fitted the tyre to our freshly painted Morris Minor wheel. It was caught up in a spot of bother when a vehicle collided with our Morris but
Cleaning the Jaguar Mk VII gearbox
Before marrying up the gearbox to the engine, Ady has done an incredible job of thorough cleaning the internals. It’s not just about the things you see, it’s important to worry about the things you don’t see too!
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