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Calm Indian Cow – Beastmag London Feature – December 2020
Our Bedford J-Type truck restoration is being put to good use. Owner of Calm Indian Cow, a traditional Indian takeaway restaurant, Mahesh tasked us with restoring his 1971 Bedford Truck, fully loaded and ready for food preparation and service. Based
Paint corrections for the Triumph TR6
We’ve been focusing on perfecting the paintwork for our Triumph TR6, making sure the metal bodywork sits perfectly. Currently its sitting in a filler spray awaiting a high build primer before its painted for the final time.
Peugeot 504 Is All Done
We’re delighted to announce our beautiful 1972 Peugeot 504 is ready to finally leave us! We just need to do a few final road checks but it’s otherwise completed and will be returned to its owner very soon.
Peony Red Jensen Developments
Our 1960 Peony red Jensen 541S is making good progress in the workshop. Here are the latest developments. Fabrication Bay Our technician Chris has been working on the Jensen body in the fabrication bay. He’s been ‘gapping’ the doors so
Lada On The Road Back Home
Our lovely 1984 Lada 1200 is leaving today! We’ve completed all the work which included repairing and respraying the rusty floors, replacing the exhaust silencer, fitting rear seatbelts, adjusting the rear brakes and adjusting the handbrake cable. This soviet classic
Refurbishments On Speed Dial
We’ve sent off a collection of our dials back to Speedograph to refurbish them. These all belong to our Lilac Jensen 541R, the Amphicar, the Peony Red Jensen and a Mercedes.
Motoring Events Bucket List
For car lovers and adventure chasers, there’s a tonne of events that are well worth adding to your motoring bucket list. They’re a step up from a relaxing car show or road trip but whether you’re a spectator or competitor,
Morris Minor Is Ready To Go
We’re delighted to announce that our 1963 Morris Minor 1000 is ready to go! All we need to do now is do a road test to ensure everything is in working order when running for an extended period of time.
Suspension Building For The Jensen
Our 1958 Jensen 541R is currently having its suspension fixed and rear suspension bolts replaced as the previous bolts had no locking facilities, meaning they could come loose. The rear axel straps also need to be fitted but these will
Kicking Up A Fuss
Just before Christmas, we discovered an issue with the Amphicar’s gearbox which had become noisy. We decided to take it out and inspect the elements. You can read about the diagnosis here. The gearbox has been sent to Last Transmissions
Sparking interest
The work on this beautiful silver 1959 Jensen 541R will be commencing in the coming weeks. It’s going to be a full re-wiring of the harness, meaning all the electrics are needing to be replaced and rewired.
A Dashing Porsche 911
We’ve had the honour of working on a Porsche 911 interior recently. The dashboard needed to be refurbished, so our trim shop set out to fix it up. Kath drew around the old dash in vinyl to create a template.
Chris Harris – Top Gear – January 2021
We’ll take that as a compliment… Journalist, racing driver and presenter Chris Harris commenting on one of our cars during a recent appearance on Collecting Cars . “How can something so bad be so good”
Electric Forecourt Opens In Essex
The UK’s first all-electric car charging forecourt opened in Essex in December 2020. It comes equipped with super-fast wifi and a selection of shops such as WHSmith and cafes to keep drivers entertained whilst they recharge their vehicle. The forecourt
2021 Sees Changes To Classic Car Numberplates
DVLA have made changes to the legalities of black and silver number plates as of 1st January 2021. In their statement, they’ve said; “The change seeks to prevent any vehicle constructed after 1 January 1980 from the ability to display the
2020 In Reflection
It goes without saying, 2020 has been tough for everyone but there have been some positives! Bridge Classic Cars turned 16, we welcomed in more unique and interesting cars, expanded the team and took new ventures. 2020’s Winners This year
How Bridge Classic Cars Thrived In 2020
2020 has been a challenge for us all. Nobody has been able to avoid the immense challenges that Covid-19 has presented. So how could we not only adapt, but thrive during a Global pandemic? This year we’ve seen 11 Jensen’s
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