Tony has recently transported our 1964 Amphicar 770 from our secure storage facility back to the workshop.
Lydia has been working on our 1964 Amphicar 7-70. Firstly, she made a template for the kick panels to ensure the correct shape and fit. Then she cut the panels out of plywood and cut a hole on the passenger side to allow airflow out of the vent tube. Lydia then applied a thin layer […]
The side mouldings have now been fitted, this involved James making the tapered ends and ensuring they were a snug fit and secured in place to the back of the trims before being fitted to the car. Then the centre seats were cut to length and fitted after all the fixings were checked and sealed.
Our 1964 Amphicar 770 has made great progress as of late. Brian has been fitting the roof and roof cover. After glueing the floor side panels back down, he cleaned the main floorboards and fitted them into the car. He then cut out the new rear quarter panel boards, fitted new catches to the frame […]
Interior trimmer Lydia has managed to re-fit the original sound deadening to the car, which also has a coating that she assumes to be fireproof/ retardant. Where it was too damaged to be replaced, Lydia has pieced in new patches of a material we have in stock. She also took time to clean up the […]
The new clutch has been fitted and the engine re-installed in the car. All of the ancillaries have been refitted, the radiator has been tested and refitted also along with the exhaust. The engine has been run up with new oil and coolant, and the engine lid attached. Now on to the door seals and […]
More progress fitting the doors and locks, bonnet catches and lock covers, final assembly of the dashboard and controls including cables. The front and rear bumpers and over riders have been fitted along with the outer door handles.
James has started to reassemble our 1964 Amphicar. Starting with electrics, wiring and lighting units he has had to tidy and check all wiring behind the dashboard as a previous wire had melted. All of the wiring has been checked for condition and security before refitting any parts. We are now fitting the engine bay […]
Classic car technician Alan has been prepping a range of parts from our 1964 Amphicar 770 to be painted DTM black. Once they were prepared, they went into the paint booth for Alan to apply the paint.
Classic car technician Alan has been polishing our 1964 Amphicar 770 and preparing the engine bay for raptor to be applied. Once his prep work was complete, Alan applied raptor and the engine bay is looking great. It is exciting to see our Amphicar getting ready to move on to the next phase of its […]
Classic car technician has been hard at work on our 1964 Amphicar 770 again. After undergoing several rounds of repairs on its body, it’s great to see the car now starting to come back together again.
Our 1964 Amphicar 770 continues to make progress through its restoration here in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Classic car technician Alan has taken some photos of some of the work that has been completed on the car as it prepares to move another step closer to being able to go back home to its […]
Our 1964 Amphicar 770 has recently had its engine removed by classic car technician Scott. Once the engine was out of the car, Scott was able to start prepping the engine bay for paint as well as repairing any components that needed some attention. As our Amphicar continues to make progress through the Bridge Classic […]
Classic car technicians Christian and Monty have been doing more work on our 1964 Amphicar 7-70. They have been completing repairs on the boot lid and the rear quarter of this very interesting vehicle. Any repairs of classic vehicles need to be completed to very high standards but, when the vehicle is going to go […]
Our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 recently spent some time with our fabrication team before going into the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop for a new coat of paint. As we await the next stage in the process of the restoration of our Ampicar, classic car technician Monty has provided more photos of the repair work that took […]
Classic car technician Chris has been repairing the door and rear arch of our 1964 Amphicar 7-70. Once these were repaired, the car was moved into our paintshop where epoxy primer was applied ready for a new coat of paint. After a recent visit from the owner of this interesting vehicle, some additional work has […]
Now that our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 has been stripped back to bare metal for rust repair, our classic car technicians have been able to closely inspect and assess each part of this interesting vehicle. Once many of the components had been stripped, we could see which parts need to be replaced. We have used Gordon […]
While our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 is being stripped, classic car technician Brian has been completing some work on the roof of this interesting vehicle. He has been removing the cover of the roof. This process started by removing the catches and metal trims that held the front rubber seal in place. The rubber seal and […]
The strip down of our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 has continued recently. Classic car technicians Chris and Mauro have now stripped the car back to bare metal. Now that it is in this state, repairs can be made to the bodywork as well as getting things ready for the exterior to be painted. While our 1964 […]
Classic car technician Mauro has been stripping down our 1964 Amphicar 7-70. This is a very interesting vehicle and it is one that you probably don’t see many of while out on the road let alone in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While Mauro was stripping down our Amphicar, Brian got to work removing the […]
After its recent visit to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1964 Amphicar 7-70 has returned to us ready to be restored for its owner. Amphibious cars are always interesting vehicles to look at and to work on and this one looks like it will be no different. Everyone in the workshop is looking forward […]
It’s not every day that you get to see an amphibious car up close. However, we were lucky enough to do just that when a 1964 Amphicar 7-70 came to visit the Bridge Classic Cars workshop recently. This is a very interesting car and it will likely be returning to us very soon so we […]
Well, it’s always sad to say goodbye. Our wonderful little 1965 Amphicar that we completely restored in-house here at Bridge Classic Cars has gone off to its new home. The whole car was restored by our in-house restoration team, each playing a role in making this car not only look the absolute business but also […]
Our 1965 Amphicar that is currently up for auction with Car & Classic Auctions has found its way onto the Top Gear website! The team here at Bridge Classic Cars painstakingly restored this car over countless hours into a full working, fully certified Amphicar. Check out the article here or check out the auction with […]
It is now live! The auction of our 1965 Amphicar that was completely restored in-house by Bridge Classic Cars is live on the Car & Classic website. This car has had everything imaginable done to it. Not a single system hasn’t been made the best it can possibly be. To the point where it is […]
The hen’s tooth that is our 1965 Amphicar. A lot of love and time has gone into making sure this half car/half boat is ship-shape and bristol fashion for its next lucky owner. On a glorious summers morning, our in-house marketing team headed to our favourite location at RAF Bentwaters to shoot this rare classic […]
The gearbox has been crunching in our 1965 Amphicar so we’ve removed it to try and address the issues with the syncro-mesh when changing down gears.
Our 1965 Amphicar had a dip in the pool to test its seals against the water. The result was small ingress of water and we’ve discovered that a few small holes we’d filled in thinking they were holes, actually happen to be integral to the water flow and buoyancy of the Amphicar as they allow […]
We’ve started repainting the floor on our 1965 Amphicar. Chris began by taking out the bolts and masking up the struts that would remain cream. We’ve applied a black sealant paint on the inside which is the same as the underside. This resin based paint provides better protection against water ingress and allows for easier […]