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VW Camper welding continued
James has been sanding and smoothing the door frame window sill using the wire wheel on the grinder. Four out of five doors have been prepared and are now ready for primer. James has discovered that the 5th door doesn’t
Daytona Details
The Ferrari Daytona is currently sat in primer and is being smoothed and prepared for its final paint step: the official colour. Before it can be painted, it needs to be masked. We hope to see the shell painted by
MG BGT LE: There’s always one difficult one
All we set out to do was fit new tyres but one of the centre badges was having none of it! The spring that holds the badge in place survived but the plastic/perspex logo is unfortunately no more. A new
Behind The Scenes: 1981 MGB GT LE Photoshoot
On friday, Ellie and Freddie took to Bentwaters to shoot our latest competition car, the 1981 MGB GT LE, a limited edition MGB GT. Its fast back rear and silver exterior makes for a trendy classic car. 1 of only
Mercedes and Rolls Royce Live Draw: Behind The Scenes
Another live draw and two more winners! Last night we announced two more winners to add to our growing collective of lucky classic car winners! Our 1996 Mercedes 320SL and 1992 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit II found their new owners
Classic Car Restoration Specialists of the Year
Our success has been recognised by industry professionals, having recently been named Classic Car Restoration Specialists of the Year at the London and South East Prestige awards from Corporate LiveWire. The judges were impressed with your team’s personal touch, consistency
Our Golden Roller: One year on
“The quality will remain long after the price is forgotten.” – Henry Royce
A Mini and Merc Maybe
This charming little Mini may be coming in soon to be recommissioned and assessed. Currently we’re at the enquiry stage but hope to see this little red motor come in soon! And we have our 300 SL Mercedes with the
Electric Classic Cars – February 2021
We’re delighted to see the Electric Classic Car’s electric mini is coming along well. If you’ve been following this story, you might remember that we painted this mini before it was handed over to Electric Classic Cars to be turned
TR5 Carpet update
Our 1968 Triumph TR5 is still sat in the trim shop having its new interior fitted! Its a very exciting development as fitting trim to a vehicle is one of the final sections that really makes all the difference visually!
Morris Minor Enquiry
We’ve had an enquiry for this charming Morris Minor 1000 that may be coming in for some work soon. The client currently has it in this condition and just needs some help finishing the project. Watch this space…
Daytona Catch – Up
With Scott’s Land Rover hiatus now over, he can get back to the Daytona. Today he’s been welding the front cradle that holds the suspension as the element was suffering from some intense rust and corrosion. With new patches welded
Land Rover Amendments
Lots have been happening with our new Land Rover Series IIa this week. Scott (our in-house Land Rover Specialist) has diligently attending to the issues and has now almost completed it. We’ll be aiming to shoot it next week so
Our 1964 Land Rover Series IIa gets a new Three-Quarter Canvas Tilt
Scott, one of Bridge’s Classic Car Technicians has fitted this khaki canvas tilt to our Land Rover. As with all of our competition cars, our Series II is having a full check over in the Bridge Classic Cars Workshop, with
Triumph Stag Receives New Paint
Our new 1971 Triumph Stag needs a small neaten up around the windscreen surround, so Matt masked up the Stag ready for paint. The paint, the same colour as the body, is sprayed on in an efficient yet methodical manner,
Mercedes 500SL Trim Development
Craig’s 1987 Mercedes 500SL seats are still in the capable hands of our in house trim shop. Lydia has been leading the charge with the interior, creating each seat cover by hand. Brian has also lent a helping hand with
Modified Suzuki Elements Back At HQ
With the modified fuel tank back at HQ, Craig can begin to fit his 1984 Suzuki GSX 400T back together. The seat frame had also come back and is ready to start being assembled.
Peony Red Mechanics Underway
The Peony Red Jensen, now finished in paint, has been moved into the workshop to begin its mechanical journey. Our technician Paul is currently fitting new brake lines as the original ones are worn out.
Morris’s Minor Fixes
Our new Morris Minor Lowlight has undergone some welding fixes including repairing the leaf spring hanger which had begun to corrode. James soon got to work on repairing this in our fabrication bay.
TR5 Next Steps
Our Triumph TR5 has had a bespoke bumper iron made in the workshop to fit underneath behind the front wheel. One of our technicians made a template based off a similar car’s bumper iron and once he was happy, then
New Morris Minor Arrival
Late one evening last week, a Russell’s transporter lorry arrived with two new additions to the Bridge Classic Car family, one of which being this 1949 Morris Minor Lowlight. This is soon to be a competition car but before we
VW Body Building
James has dedicated the majority of his time to resurrecting our 1991 VW T4 Transporter which has been suffering from corrosion damage and rust. The latest development with the wheel arch has included adding a body filler primer over the
TVR Chimaera’s Service
Our fantastic blue 1998 TVR Chimaera initially came in for a trim restoration and service however during the service, we’ve noticed some more serious issues that need addressing. Mauro began the service by checking and replacing the standard elements such
Silver Wirings
Tom has been working hard to finish the wiring looms on our silver 1959 541R Jensen. He’s linked the main loom to the dash loom and connected up the front loom.
End Of The Road For DB7 Wheels
We recently sent off our Aston Martin DB7 Magnesium wheels to Wheel Care to be refurbished, however, we have been informed that the wheels may be too far gone to service and recover, and it made more sense to source
@tomboy_a_bit Rolls Royce Feature – February 2021
A few weeks ago we welcomed Deimante (@tomboy_a_bit) and her partner up to Bentwaters to shoot some of our cars. We received the BMW shots at the beginning of February and today we got these beautiful Rolls Royce shots. We’re
Behind The Scenes At Our Storage Hanger
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we like to give you all an incite into what goes on behind closed doors. We often show you the main workshops and restorations, as well as a sneak peak into the production process for
New Cat On The Block
This morning, we welcomed a beautiful green 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 (2+2) 4.2 in for a service to address MOT advisories. Jaguar E-Types are among the most popular classic cars we receive, with a large majority of our projects
Another Happy Winner: BMW Z3M
One of our favourite parts of our competitions is delivering cars to their newfound owners! We loaded up the 1998 BMW Z3M on Friday in the snow so it was ready to leave on Monday once the roads were safer.
Resurrecting Classic Race Car Driving
Nestled in the centre of France, just a few miles from Clermont-Ferrand is a newly founded school of classic race car training: The Classic Racing Group. Julien Chaffard, a young French engineer and enthusiast has set up the world’s first
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