At Bridge Classic Cars, all preparation and painting is carried out in-house by our experienced team. From minor scuffs and scratches to complete bare-metal repaints, every stage is handled with the same care and attention to detail.
Our body and paint shop uses our Dalby booth. This controlled environment allows the team to achieve the high-quality finish our restorations deserve, ensuring consistency, durability, and a finish that complements the work carried out on the rest of the vehicle.
Alongside this, we have comprehensive paint mixing facilities, including a specialist vehicle colour matching service.
Traditionally, paint colours are mixed using original factory colour codes. While this provides a starting point, it is not always the ideal solution. Over time, paint naturally fades due to exposure to sunlight and weather conditions. Paint technology has also evolved significantly, meaning modern materials can produce subtly different finishes compared to those originally applied decades ago. In addition, variations between paint suppliers can result in slight tonal differences. In many cases, achieving the perfect match ultimately relies on experience and a trained eye.
To support this process, we use Automatchic Vision, a revolutionary digital colour matching system developed by AkzoNobel. This advanced technology allows us to precisely measure and match the existing colour on any area of a vehicle.
The system combines two key elements: the Automatchic Vision handheld device, which digitally analyses the colour of the surface, and Automatchic Smart Search software, which retrieves the optimum matching formula. The compact device uses the latest digital technology to deliver accurate and reliable measurements, even on curved panels that have traditionally been more challenging to read.
The Morris Eight Series E was one of Britain’s most important small cars of the late 1930s and 1940s, and this specific one is an incredibly well-preserved and highly original post-war survivor. Built at Morris Motors’ Cowley factory in Oxford, this car can be accurately placed within the late 1946 to early 1947 production period. […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been TIG welding on the bonnet of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. As Maura has been gapping the panels on the ultra-rare Aston Martin here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, he has had to repair several areas of the aluminium work very carefully in order […]
The workshop team have had the 1966 Land Rover Series 2A back into the restoration workshop in order to replace the fuel tank on the classic off-roader. ‘New fuel tank here. Wire brush and lune all fixing bolts. Remove pick up pipe from old tank. Undo and drop old tank. Clean fuel sender and check […]