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Maserati’s Most Powerful Track-Only Car, the MCXtrema
This week, a car collector and race team owner took delivery of a very special vehicle – Maserati’s most powerful track-only car, the MCXtrema! The delivery took place at Sytner Maserati Ascot in Berkshire where the sight of the car
Fitting up the SL Tank
John was expecting this to be a tougher job than it turned out to be. The tank fitted into position nicely. It’s great when a plan comes together!
Final stretch for the Jensen 541
Looking lovely sitting in the middle of The Atelier. The final touches are being made to the door and the car is hopefully only days away from the testing stage.
1956 Jensen 541 work continues
We secure all the bolts and tried the clutch and it feels good. Re-fit oil filter housing and new filter. Fill with oil and run up. We’ve then topped up the oil. Tested clutch bite point on the ramp before
The 500 has arrived
Who doesn’t love a little Fiat 500? One of the quirkiest and most iconic of classics has now arrived at Bridge Classic Cars and we’re not keeping this one a secret…of course it’s a future competition. We’ve been looking for
2003 Rover 75 Club SE Tourer Paint
Our Rover 75 has been though paint and is now back in colour having been prepared by paint technician Mauro. Next job is to flat and polish the car before reassembly in the coming weeks.
A day of sorting parts for Tony
A trip to our storage facility first off to start to get our Jensen Interceptor ready for arrival into the workshops. A few boxes of parts and the windscreen are now back in the workshops and on the shelves. Then
Triumph TR3A Appraisal
Today’s the day we get our 1960 TR3A on the ramp for it’s full appraisal. Jon is working on this one. He has fully greased all points, adjust the nearside front wheel bearing, stripped, cleaned and checked brakes. The drums,
Rated Strong
Bridge Classic Cars has been rated strong in a new industry analysis. The new analysis shows how the 345 Classic Car Specialists companies within the UK are performing in 2024, so a ‘strong’ rating is a great achievement. With so
First Stage Of Restoration Almost Complete
Our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser is coming to the end of stage one of its restoration. The rust issues are almost repaired and the integrity of the underside has been returned. We are now looking forward to stage 2 of
230SL Engine
The engine of our 1964 Mercedes 230SL has made fantastic progress and will soon be reunited with the car. As you can see from the photos below, the engine is in the final stages of assembly.
Jensen 541 Clutch
Once our 1956 Jensen 541 was up on the four-post ramp, Jonn was able to chock the engine and remove the gearbox. He then cleaned the bell housing and fitted new thrust bearings. Once this was done, Jonn cleaned the
Triumph 2500TC Brakes
Technician Jonn has continued his work on the brakes of our 1977 Triumph 2500TC. He has been looking at the rear brake on the nearside. He cleaned and painted the backplate before making a new brake pipe. All components were
Coming Toward The End
Our 1956 Jensen 541 is coming toward the end of its restoration here at Bridge Classic Cars. It has been a long process but now, technician Paul is starting to put the last few pieces back together. Although the car
A Familiar Face
After a brief trip to our friends at Auto-Transmissions, our 1973 Rover P5 is now back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Torque Show – 25th October 2024
In this episode of the Torque Show – Molly, Craig and Rob sit down to talk about all of the goings-on at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ including recent live draws, workshop updates and some recent automotive news. But this
What Makes A Car Iconic?
There are certain cars that make us stare and admire them no matter how much time has passed since they rolled off the production line. Some obvious ones include the Jaguar E-Type and the Lamborghini Countach. These are the types
Chris Reading
Just like to say thank you for looking after the Stag roof during the summer. Also, the guy who looked after us while they attached the roof – I think his name was Nick – was very kind and particularly
Thunderbirds are go…almost!
John’s still in the process of getting our Ford Thunderbird running but no luck so far. A brand new fuel pump is what we need so we have removing the existing to make sure we order up the correct replacement.
Cobra IVA rules…
IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) is edging closer and closer for our Cobra project. Every step of the way it is vital that the rules are met in order for the car to pass. The front part of the wiring loom
MG B Roadster Underseal
So we closed the week off with Dave having finished stripping the MG B Roadster in order for Chris to prepare the car for underseal. All of this took place over the weekend which meant that Chris could successfully seal
Mercedes 500 SL progress
Progress is being made on my 1987 Mercedes 500 SL. I keep hoping and wishing that there is not much longer to go but time seems to be forever running away. Both John’s/Jon’s are working on the car on Saturdays
New Signage has arrived at Bridge Classic Cars
Our new signs are up and have given the workshops a fresh new look.
Some Of Our Recent Winners
Tony has been very busy lately delivering a number of our competition cars to the lucky winners (and now the new owners! Andrew Graves took delivery of his 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2, Garry Smith is the very happy owner
Operation Santa Appeal
As we have donated something for an auction being hosted by Operation Santa Appeal, we got a mention on their social media!
H & H Classic Motorcycle Auction
On 30th October, the National Motorcycle Museum will be host of the Classic Motorcycle Auction from H&H Classics. With over 265 classic motorcycles and vintage scooters up for sale, the auction will be one of the biggest bike auctions held
Land Rover Defender getting ready for new home
On Tuesday we called up Garry Smith to tell him the amazing news that he’s now the proud owner of our 2010 Land Rover Defender 90. Having been with us here at Bridge Classic Cars for a number of years
Aston Martin Drophead Coupe Fabrication Work
Rob has relocated for now from the main workshops to the fabrication shop as he gets stuck in to the fabrication of the boot-lid. He has cut off the lower half of existing boot lid, remove the lower section due
Recommissioning our 1977 Triumph 2500TC
Work continues on our 1977 Triumph 2500 TC. Jon is still busy getting the car ready for the oad. He has clean out the thermostat housing and fitted a new thermostat. The top rad hose and temp sender bulb have
Behind the scenes of our 1985 Mercedes 380 SL
Shooting the Mercedes was a real treat, I had been desperate to get behind the wheel of this 1985 classic since I first laid eyes on it! It’s my favourite car in the workshop at the moment and it did
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