The 1960 Jensen 541R project, being headed up by our technician Rob, is moving forwards towards completion here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. The Jensen’s have a heat shield to protect the carburettors from heat soaking next to the engine block – once the carburettors were test fit, Rob could begin making the alumium […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL project is making steady progress at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. As part of its full respray, our technician Mauro has been the process of flattening and polishing the paint work, starting with the bonnet.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy reinvigorating our 1973 Mercedes 250. to start with, our paint and body technician Mauro has finished painting the inside of the boot before fitting the aerial to the car before the car is handed over to our main workshop for them to begin their work on the […]
In January 1963, a small red Triumph Spitfire left Coventry carrying the registration 214 MOD. While that may not sound like much, this particular car has the chassis number FC65. What that means is that this little car was the sixty-fifth Spitfire ever built. This car is one of the earliest Triumph Spitfires known. Cars […]
It’s not just the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is making progress. Our amazing fabricator Clinton has also been hard at work making parts for the total restoration of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. This time, Clinton has also made the Drophead Coupe its spare […]
With the 1977 Leyland Mini having recently been won, it was time for the Bridge Classic Cars team to give the bite sized classic its final checks, fuel it up with a full tank of synthetic fuel and make sure it was in top condition for its new owner. After Jon had finished his pre-delivery […]
Carrying on with the repairs to the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12, our restoration technician Jon has been hard at work to get the car back its former glory at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. Jon has worked on cleaning up the downpipe flanges for an upcoming job on the cars exhaust system. Whilst he […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are full steam ahead with the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 undergoing its complete ground restoration here at our classic car restoration workshops. Our restoration technicians have been working alongside our fabrication team to make good progress on the 1950’s GT car. Our restoration technician Steve has been working his way […]
The Goodwood Revival is always one of our favourite events of the year, so we’re excited to see that the 2026 Revival race schedule has now been confirmed. Fifteen races will take place over the weekend of 18th – 20th September 2026. The first race will be the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy, and, interestingly, two […]
Bridge Classic Cars has been named Best Classic Car Restoration Workshop – UK 2025 at the Luxuri Awards. The Luxuri Awards celebrate businesses that stand out for their innovation, customer experience, brand reputation, sustainability, and overall impact. Following our nomination earlier this year, their research team carried out a detailed evaluation of our work, from […]
Absolutely brilliant staff to deal with, and after winning a Jaguar Mk2 3.4 1965, I can honestly say the help and advice given is a true reflection of their care of the cars and passion. The car won is stunning and I could not be happier
We are very excited that our favourite bear from Peru is coming to London for his very own musical! PADDINGTON The Musical looks like it’s going to be an incredible show! The Musical In the live show, Paddington arrives in London after a long journey all the way from Peru. He meets the Brown family, […]
Audi has shown its new Concept C in the UK, offering a first look at the future direction of the brand’s design. The open-top roadster was revealed at a private event in London, hosted by Audi’s Chief Creative Officer, Massimo Frascella. “Radical simplicity is the core of Audi’s new design philosophy. True clarity is achieved […]
MG has delivered its 100,000th electric vehicle to a UK customer on 31st October 2025. Since launching its first electric model, the MG ZS EV, in 2019, MG has consistently grown its electric range. The ZS EV was followed by the award-winning MG4 EV hatchback and the practical MG5 EV estate. Both of these were […]
At Bridge Classic Cars, every project that comes through the workshop doors has its own story. However, whatever the make, model, history, and condition of the vehicle, our goal remains exactly the same: to restore each one to the highest possible standard. Obviously, that level of quality isn’t something that happens by accident. It comes […]
On Friday, Nick and I attended the 2025 Classic Motor Show. Although we have both been to the event multiple times over the last few years, it’s always an enjoyable experience, as it’s not very often that you get to see such an incredible range of cars in one place at the same time. We […]
Toyota has officially introduced the ninth generation of the Hilux. This generation offers more powertrain options than ever before, including the first battery-electric and hydrogen-powered versions. Electrified The Hilux BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) is the first of its kind. It keeps the toughness you’d expect of a Hilux thanks to a traditional body-on-frame construction and […]
We were very proud of our special charity competition where we gave the opportunity for someone to win a 1973 Triumph Spitfire, while also helping to keep East Anglian Air Ambulance saving lives throughout Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and Bedfordshire. Our charity competition generated around £40,000 in ticket sales. From this, all profits were donated to East Anglian […]
After being invited to an exclusive event sharing the progress of synthetic fuel, we have formed a very strong and close relationship with the FU3L team. Classic Cars And Synthetic Fuel We now run all of our competition cars on FU3L synthetic fuel. That means that every single week, at least one more classic car […]
After reaching out to us regarding the local launch of the Cyberster, we worked with MG through events at the local dealership, test drive days, and a competition to win the very special electric sports car. MG Cyberster Launch After being invited to the local launch of the MG Cyberster, we took a select group […]
We have a longstanding relationship with Lotus and we are proud to have worked with the Lotus team multiple times across a span of several years. Charity Competition In October 2021, Bridge Classic Cars teamed up with Lotus and the Norwich City Football Club charity, the Community Sports Foundation (CSF). This initial collaboration involved offering our audience the chance to […]
Over the past year, we’ve built a great relationship with Caterham. Caterham Car Reviews It began when Caterham offered us access to the extremely limited Caterham Seven CSR Twenty. This is Caterham’s anniversary model celebrating twenty years of the CSR chassis. We spent a week with the car and produced written and video content in […]
Jenson Button has officially retired from racing after his final race this weekend. After his 16th place finish in the 8 hours of Bahrain, Jenson celebrated the end of his racing career and the end of the season for the World Endurance Championship too. Jenson Button made his Formula 1 debut with Williams in 2000. […]
Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter Quentin Willson has sadly passed away at the age of 68 after a short battle with lung cancer. Willson was one of the regular presenters of Top Gear during the 1990s before he went on to join Fifth Gear. Outside of television, Willson also co-founded FairFuelUK, campaigning for […]
This weekend sees the US debut of the E1 Racing Series (which we are very excited about!) If you haven’t discovered the electric boat racing series yet, this might help you understand why we like it so much: To celebrate the US debut of E1, we are giving you the chance to win a Bulova […]
Bentley has created a unique Bentayga EWB Azure, specifically to commemorate Remembrance Day and pay tribute to those who served, both within the armed forces and closer to home. This is the fourth Remembrance Car designed by Bentley, developed by the brand’s in-house design team in collaboration with BeReady, a colleague-led network supporting veterans and […]
The Tudor Rose Dragster was first built in 1967 by two men called Dennis Priddle and Rex Sluggett. They put in a big, powerful engine known as a Keith Black 426 Hemi. This type of engine was made to go extremely fast! In 1968, the Tudor Rose raced for the first time at Santa Pod […]
It’s almost official…Bridge Classic Cars has joined the Ipswich Town box club having secured our own seasonal Cobbold Box. I say ‘it’s almost official’ because we haven’t yet decided on which of the two options we have been given will be the one we take. But for now, myself and Gordon enjoyed a great game […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Suffolk-based classic car restoration specialist Bridge Classic Cars has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Innovation category of the RAC Historic Awards 2025, in recognition of its educational sustainability initiative, Bridge Classic Cars Kids. Launched in late 2023, Bridge Classic Cars Kids was created to engage children and families with automotive […]
Bob Laishley has stepped down from his roles as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Caterham Cars. Kazuho Takahashi, President and Founder of VT Holdings, the Japanese automotive group that acquired Caterham in April 2021, is taking over as CEO with immediate effect. Laishley originally joined Caterham as Chief Strategic Officer before stepping […]