Nostalgia – Our Friends Cars

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By Craig Ranson

Managing Director – Bridge Classic Cars

Bridge Classic Cars are evolving our Nostalgia features!

Within the coming series, we want to feature the cars, motorbikes and other vehicles which our friends in the community have and the stories behind them. If you have a story and a vehicle that you would like us to mention, then get in touch with us.

You can contact us by email at marketing@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk or through our social media pages on Facebook or on our Instagram.

Here though is a look at some of the previous Nostalgia entries:

This is our Director Gordon’s original Vauxhall Carlton. Unlike most Carltons, Gordon’s car was red. Seen here in period, it was kept spotless and even now it would still turn heads like the day it was new.

Our friend Nigel Bromley sent in these incredible photos of his first car, the red Mini. And then later in his motoring career the Mk3 Escort. Nigel is now heading up departments at Lotus Cars but it’s interesting to see where the love of motoring began for him.

Those of us who live in Suffolk will know the name Luke Deal. Many won’t know that Luke is an avid collector of classic and vintage buses. Owning several of these wonderful examples of a bygone age of public transport.

Another friend of Bridge Classic Cars sent over this wonderful photo to celebrate Mothers Day. Simon, the man behind Vint-Tro is a neighbour of ours here in Suffolk. He sent over this awesome photo of his Mum as a young woman on what appears to be an old Speedway/Grasstrack bike.

This photo just sets the most wonderful of scenes. Paul Judd sent in this incredible photo of a Type 2 Splitscreen being used just as Wolfsburg had intended. To think, there was a time when camping sites all around the world would have seen these in droves being used just like this on a warm summers day in the sunshine or a rainy bank holiday weekend in the Lake District.

This photo belongs to Kieran Roper, a friend of our director Craig. Here you can see him sat atop of what appears to be a rather lovely Ducati 916. These bikes were in period quite the bit of kit and now are just as, if not more, sought after than the day they were made.

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