Torque Show
Torque Show is an opportunity for us to connect with the wider Bridge Classic Cars community, sharing our passion for classic cars and giving you a glimpse of what makes our work so special.
An Inside Look at a Classic Car Workshop | Torque Show
This week, we take a look inside our restoration workshop.
We check in with our workshop manager, John (affectionately known as Big John to the team here) as he takes us around some of our major projects which are on the final stretch of the restoration’s and recommissions here at Bridge Classic Cars.
First off, it is our 1973 Dino 246GTS. This beautiful, rare, classic sports car has been taken back to bare metal by the team here and rebuilt from the ground up to better than new condition.
New Arrivals - The Team is Growing! | Torque Show
There’s always new cars arriving at our Suffolk HQ but recently we’ve had something different turn up… new technicians!
We’ve recently welcomed Adam and Ben into the crew with open arms and our full support as they begin their journeys into the world of classic cars, restorations and having to deal with a intrusive marketing team… so to bring you up to speed on the team, we took them to one side and caught up with how their getting on here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Land Rover - A Truly British Institution | Torque Show
Molly and Rob are joined in the Classic Lounge by our friend, entrepreneur and Bridge Classic Cars Member Scott Russell, to chat about one of the most British of institutions – Land Rover.
To coincide with the launch of our latest Land Rover Defender competition. Land Rover, a marque which has been part of the majority of peoples lives here in the UK, and especially here at Bridge Classic Cars we feel should be celebrated for its heritage and its longevity from its origins in the late 1940’s until the present day with such fabled cars as the Series 1, Series 2, Defender, Range Rover and Discovery.
Inside our Classic Car Restoration Workshops | Torque Show
There probably isn’t a make of car that we haven’t worked on yet over the past 20 years! Molly takes a look at the end of another busy week at our Suffolk HQ with Gordon around our classic car restoration workshops.
We take an in-depth look around our main restoration workshop at projects like our 1939 Jaguar SS100, a car which takes part in the prestigious Mille Miglia, as well as our Mercedes Pagoda and R107 500SL, a classic Mini and so many more before the pair head into our newly completed Finishing Workshop.
And that, was 2024... | Torque Show
What a year 2024 has been!
So many exciting projects complete but so many more to come in 2025
Whiskey, Vintage Formula 1 and Publishing | Torque Show
Molly sits down with Rob to talk about a very exciting new release from the Bridge Classic Cars team – Driver. A gorgeous online publication designed, written and produced specifically with the classic and modern car enthusiast in mind. The first issue is out now and available to read on the Bridge Classic Cars website.
Next up Molly sits down with Mike, an amazing local artist and friend of Bridge Classic Cars, to talk about his amazing work with sculpture and jewelry for petrolheads across the world with his new company RESS Ltd.
Buying, Winning and Caring for Classic Cars in 2024 | Torque Show
Molly is first off joined by Craig and Gordon to talk about how we source cars not only for our classic car competitions but also restoration projects for customers, friends and ourselves, but also some of the things we look out for and keep in mind when viewing a classic car.
They also chat about their approach to buying classics, how we keep the pipeline of cars flowing and what goes into running an award-winning restoration workshop and a catch-up with our friends at H&H Classics after their last auction of the season.
Festive Cheer to Local Care Homes | Torque Show Mince Pie Drive Special
Christmas can be a lonely and difficult time for people in care, so for the 2nd year running, the Bridge Classic Cars team has loaded up our hamper and headed out on the road with a fleet of classics to try and spread the festive cheer.
Molly, the Bridge Classic Cars team and the other members of The Three Chordettes braved the early December weather to visit 4 care homes around Suffolk to bring them classic cars, mince pies and a whole heap of nostalgia to their residents.
Are These Really Award Winning Cars? | Torque Show
It’s Friday, which means the latest episode of Torque Show!
Molly, Rob and Gordon sit down in the Classic Lounge to talk about the latest classic (and not so classic) car news that has happened this week.
With it being the end of the year, it is well and truly awards season…
What is happening at Jaguar? | Torque Show
In this week’s Torque Show – Craig, Rob and Nick sit down to talk about the automotive news on everyone’s lips: The Rebrand of Jaguar.
We have a chat about our history with Jaguar’s such as our E-Type competitions, caring for a real SS100, building our idea of the perfect ‘Fast Cat’ and some of the other incredible classics to come out of Coventry over the past 90 years whilst also talking about what the future could hold for one of the most famous and lorded marques in automotive history.
NEC Classic Motor Show 2024 | Torque Show
The team got the chance to have a chat with some of our friends such as Ben from DadCars about what makes the ultimate family car, Anthony Hamilton (father of racing drivers Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nicolas Hamilton) about his recent work with National Motor Museum Beaulieu.
Also, Josh and Bob from the Classic Car Loan Project, a scheme to get younger people behind the wheel and experience a genuine classic for a year.
EV's, Competitions and How Classic Cars Can Save The Environment | Torque Show
Molly, Craig and Rob sit down to talk about some very exciting news looking forward into the future of Bridge Classic Cars. We talk about our latest competition, the 2024 MG Cyberster – an all-electric sports car from MG which is already setting the automotive world alight with its performance, its style and its charm.
Wine and Classic Cars | Torque Show | Bridge Classic Cars
Molly recently sat down to speak to Clement from Smashing Wines about our upcoming wine tasting event and a very special competition that is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Wine, classic cars, competition winners – a perfect Friday night
Nostalgia, Filing Systems | The Love of Machines | Torque Show
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.
The team talk about people’s deep connections to cars, sometimes beyond their mortal years which becomes a different story when those left behind have to make a decision on what to do once the owners are gone. Or, the emotional attachment that we had to a car in a certain time in our lives where we have to try and somehow keep it as close to our hearts in order to fan the wistful flames of nostalgia.
The Future of Classic Cars on the Internet | Driving Tests | Torque Show
In this week’s Torque Show, the Bridge Classic Cars team sit down to talk about how online car platforms are changing and the impact that has on both traders and consumers, before having a chat about a very important moment in every petrolheads life… when we passed our driving tests of the back of a recent study by Young Drivers.
Vintage Planes | Classic Car Auctions | Torque Show
This week, the team headed to the incredible Imperial War Museum at Duxford for the recent H&H Classics auction that was taking place. This is where two of our cars were being represented, surrounded by the most sensational display of aircraft anywhere in the UK.
Molly caught up with Tony, our logistics coordinator, to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes of moving our competition and restoration cars around the length and breadth of the country to and from their homes and our Suffolk HQ, after unloading our 1929 Dodge DA Six.
Synthetic Fuel, Aston Martin's and Behind the Cameras | Torque Show
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been at it again! After another jam packed week they sit down to go through everything that’s been going on at the Suffolk HQ.
They talk through synthetic fuels after our visit from Jake at P1 Fuels, our love of Aston Martin’s as well as a sneak peak at our latest episode covering the restoration of our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 barn find and then, they sit down with our in-house photographer/videographer Nick to have a chat about what goes on behind the cameras here at Bridge Classic Cars.
1940s Weekend | C-Type | Car Auctions | Torque Show
From Molly’s weekend at the ‘Steam Back to the Forties’ event hosted by North Norfolk Railways to Jaguar C-Type Replicas, and a Q&A about classic car auctions, this episode is full of a whole lot of automotive chat.
Filmed in The Classic Lounge at Bridge Classic Cars, this week’s Torque Show involves Molly, Craig, Rob, Gordon, and John as they sit down over a cup of coffee to talk about what has been going on over the last week or so.