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Peony Red Jensen Assembly Continues
Our lovely 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541S is at the stage where we’re putting lots of pieces back together and fitting them in, meaning that day by day, its looking more like a Jensen. Paul has fitted the vacuum pipe
Live Draw Results Produce MGB Winner
Last night’s live draw was all focused around our delightful 1981 MGB GT LE that’s been won by Duncan Walker with his lucky ticket 1056. We’ll be delivering his new classic down to Hampshire as soon as we’ve run it
VW Campervan In For Spray
The doors and van have all been masked up ready for paint in the paint booth by Chris. Our 1991 VW T4 campervan is getting nearer to looking healthy again.
Alfa Romeo Roadster: The ultimate Seventies Road Trip Motor
Petrolicious has done an interesting mini-documentary series called ‘Made To Drive’ where they focus on cars, their drivers and their stories. In one of their instalments, they talk to engineer, Carlo Neiro who drives a 1971 Alfa Romeo Spider 1300
Goodwood Takes A Look At The 9 Best TVR’s
Goodwood recently published an article about the 9 best TVRs for the road. The article opens with: “TVR is one of those unlucky British car brands that didn’t quite make it. You can trace its roots back to 1946, an
Behind The Scenes: Stag photoshoot
Last week, the team drove over to our hanger at Bentwaters to shoot our Triumph Stag, which you may recognise as one of our latest competition cars. Alongside the standard shoot, we also had our friend and model, Hannah, accompany
1959 Jensen 541R Completion
Our lovely silver 1959 Jensen 541R has been completed and is leaving the workshop today. Although that’s one less Jensen in our workshop, we have plenty more still to be worked on.
1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Service
Our 1970 Jaguar E-type Series 2 4.2 is currently have its service. Mauro has been taking care of this project and is in charge of ensuring that this charming classic is back on the road asap. Mauro has fitted new
Jensen Advice Enquiry
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we’re become Jensen specialists, meaning whether you have a Jensen to bring in or you’re just inquiring about, we can help. This gentleman was enquiring about a part for his Jensen.
Behind The Scenes: 1949 Morris Minor MM ‘Lowlight’
In February, we shot this characterful Morris Minor ‘Lowlight’, which you may recognise as out current competition car. We were lucky with the weather as a warm late winter sun graced the skies over Bentwaters RAF base. Ellie and Freddie
Arriving soon: 1953 Francis Barnett, 1962 BMW Isetta, 2000 BMW Z3 3.0
We are very excited to reveal 3 incredible machines arriving in our workshops very soon. First up we have our beautiful 1953 Francis Barnett Rigid Trials bike. A perfect addition to the Hangar to sit beside our 1961 Francis Barnett
EADT: Morris Minor Lowlight – March 2021
We’ve been featured in the EADT who have written about our charming 1949 Morris Minor Lowlight. We love seeing our work in local publications!
Custom Made Battery Box
Our friend Clinton from Holdsworth Artisan Metalwork has made this custom battery box for Craig’s 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T cafe racer motorbike. Clinton has carefully made this box by hand, bending the metal into shape and welding the corner together.
Grey Jensen Snag List
Our 1957 Jensen 541 R(S) is currently being worked through its snag list, which is essentially a list compiled of areas that need to be checked and tweaked before its finished. John is going through all the electrics to check
Austin Nippy Mouse Trap Springs Cause A Snag
These tangled looking metal pieces are fondly named ‘mousetrap springs’ which are fitted on the clutch fork fingers. However, these have unfortunately given in and in the process of their demise, got caught in the clutch. Although we managed to
Daytona Headrest and Seats In Process
Our trim shop have been dedicating their efforts to our Ferrari Daytona recently, which is one of the largest nut and bolt restorations we have in currently. Kath had already made the template cover for the Daytona headrest, and has
Peony Red Jensen Progression: Trim, Engine And Steering
Brian has been working on the door cappings for our 1960 Peony Red Jensen 541S. He began by fitting metal brackets to the rear door capping and then glueing in the wadding. Brian then glued the leather cover to the
Silver Jensen Gets New Straps And Springs
We’ve been working on securing the 1959 Jensen 541R’s rear axle frame. New rear axle straps have been manufactured by hand in the workshop and bolted in place to avoid unwarranted pressure being applied to the shock absorbers. This also
VW Paint complete
The first stage of our 1991 VW T4 Campervan paint has been completed. With the entire body masked and painted in a solid white, the paint shop can then move on to paint the lower half a steel grey.
Jaguar MKVII Shrinking, Shaping and Smoothing
James and James have been working on shrinking and re-shaping the panels for our 1954 Jaguar MKVII however they’ve taken to doing it the traditional way. Using heat, a hammer and cool air, they can effectively reshape anything they need
New Mercedes Coming In Soon
This metallic green classic 1986 Mercedes 420SL is coming in soon to be re-commissioned and assessed to see how much needs doing to it. We can’t wait to get started!
Daytona gets new suspension, trim and paint
Scott has been working on the suspension for our Ferarri Daytona. He’s replaced all the UJs, bearings and bushes on the front and rear suspension. He’s also started to reassemble the front and rear axles. Brian has been marking up
TR5 Trim Fits
Kath and Brian have both been working on our 1968 Triumph TR5 recently. Kath has fitted the door cards which could be placed in now that the door capping’s have been fit. Kath began by pushing in the panel clips
Top Service At Stratton Motor Company
Craig, Director here at Bridge Classic Cars, has recently purchased this gorgeous V12 Aston Martin DB9. In need of a service and keen to preserve it’s full main dealer history, we sent our DB9 over to Nick and Kevin at
Unusual Cars UK – March 2021
Thanks to Unusual Cars UK for sharing images of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Race Car with their 152,000 members.
A beautiful Beige 1969 Austin Mini arrival
We burst open our doors to welcome in our latest addition, our beautiful Beige Austin Mini. Restored right here in Suffolk by East Anglian Mini Centre some 7 years ago, the car is exquisite. More images to follow but here
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women In STEM And Motorsport
We understand that every day we should be pushing for diversity and equality across all industries, but especially STEM and motorsport. This is particularly poignant today as it’s International Women’s Day and we wanted to celebrate not only the fantastic
Reunited after 52 Years
Owner of our 1957 Jensen 541 restoration project, Joerg has sent us this handwritten note from Sarkis Najjarian. Sarkis was responsible for origianlly putting the Corvette engine into the Jensen back in 1969 when in a previous life our Jensen
Jaguar MK VII Hides Hidden Time Capsule
Every now and then, these classic cars surprise with hidden treasures. Whether its personalised dashes, objects stashed down the side of seats or a pair of driving gloves in the glove box, its always a pleasant discovery. On this occasion,
The Stag’s Revamp Continues
We’re making the finishing touches on our Triumph Stag to make sure its competition ready. Tom has recently repaired the Rocker Cover Gasket as the old one one was leaking. Tom has also checked the valve clearances, fitted new seals
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