Restoration Complete

Restoration Complete

Our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS (Dino) has come to the end of its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. After arriving just over 12 months ago, it has undergone chassis repairs, been dry ice blasted, been stripped back to bare metal, and had a fresh coat of paint. Now that it is back together […]

Dino Window Trim

The O/S lower window clamp of our Ferrari Dino was heavily corroded and weak, so Clinton fabricated a brand-new replacement. After receiving a couple of coats of paint, the new clamp was fitted to the window following a thorough clean. All the chrome trim, quarter lights, and windows on both doors are now fully fitted […]

Dino Polishing

One of our new technicians, Ben has been busy cleaning and polishing various parts of our Ferrari Dino ready for reassembly.

Painting Our Ferrari Dino

After Chris rubbed down the body of our Ferrari Dino, it went into the paint booth and was painted. You can now really begin to see just how stunning this car is and it will only get better as the rebuild continues.

Dino In Paint

Our 1973 Ferrari Dino has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop where Chris masked it up and applied epoxy primer ready for bodywork and panel levelling. Chris then fitted the under tray and the sills to the frame work of the car.

Painting Dino Parts

Chris has been painting various components of our 1973 Ferrari Dino in dtm black.

Dry Ice Blasting

Our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been making some good progress in its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. It recently underwent dry ice blasting as part of this process which was an interesting sight to see. Dry Ice Blasting Dry ice blasting is a cleaning process that uses solid carbon dioxide (CO₂) pellets […]

Dino Welding

Christian has been continuing his work on our 1973 Ferrari Dino. He fabricated and started welding in the front valance and removed the heater blowers. While he was doing that, Steve cleaned the rubber cups and gaiters from the suspension before putting the springs back on the shock absorbers. The front end was also repaired.

Rebuilding Our Dino

Our 1973 Ferrari Dino has been making some good progress through its restoration as of late. Christian has been installing new parts with the right door gap as well as rebuilding the left-hand side and welding in the bushes to the control arms. He then sorted out the gaps from the door to the wing. […]

Dino Progress

Christian has been repairing the sill and fabricating new sill parts for our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS.

Fabricating Dino Parts

Chris has been cutting out the rear valance and fabricating a new part on our 1973 Ferrari Dino. He then fabricated a wing patch and sill section before cutting more rust out on the right-hand sill.

New Surroundings

Since arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been kept safe, secure, and comfortable in The Atelier. However, this morning, the time came for it to leave its spot there and move over to the fabrication bay. It was greeted by technicians Chris and Clinton who will now start […]