As I’ve mentioned several times already recently, just over twenty years ago, the Bugatti Veyron changed the definition of what a car can be. It had over 1,000 horsepower, a top speed of more than 250mph, and was completely usable as a daily driver! Now, two decades later, Bugatti has created a tribute to the […]
For the first time ever, a battery‑powered electric heavy‑goods vehicle (a big lorry) travelled through the Channel Tunnel using LeShuttle Freight, a special train service that carries lorries and their drivers under the English Channel. After going through the tunnel, the electric lorry carried on its journey and eventually travelled more than 1000 miles across […]
It’s another milestone at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops – our 1969 Audi 72L is now up and running thanks to our incredible team of technicians. Will, with the help of Jon, has been working on getting the 4-cylinder engine running smoothly and evenly. First of all, the team disconnected the ingition coil for […]
I had a conversation in the Bridge Classic Cars office earlier with Nick about how often the term “Game-Changer” is used and how it is not always completely true of its subject. However, we both agreed that one example of something that can only ever be described as a true “Game Changer” is the Bugatti […]
The team have welcomed a trio of new cars to our classic car workshop. 3 absolutely stunning GT cars that at their time were the best of the absolute best – a 1989 Mercedes 560SEC, a 2007 Mercedes SL55 AMG and a 2010 Bentley Continental GT Supersports. All 3 of these period-correct powerhouses will have […]
The What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2026 took place last night. Judged by What Car?’s road test team, the awards focus on value, usability, safety and performance in everyday driving and named the best cars of the past 12 months. Overall Car of the Year: BMW iX3 The BMW iX3 was named Overall […]
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been one of the most comprehensive and interesting restorations for the Bridge Classic Cars team. So, at every stage of the build our technicians check and evaluate each component and their fit within the car. During one of these checks, our technician Steve noticed a small leak from the […]
Our workshop team have been preparing and making the adjustments to the 1960 Austin Healey 3000 at our Suffolk restoration workshops. Rob, one of our amazing technicians, has been make several adjustments and upgrades to the car for the owner. One of the customers requests was for the team to make the cars classic soft […]
Alpine will continue its 70th anniversary celebrations from last year at the 2026 Rétromobile Classic in Paris with a three-car display dedicated to the A110. The specific cars will be two historically significant Berlinettes and the most extreme version of the model ever built: the A110R Ultime. Held from 28th January to 1st February, Rétromobile […]
The Classic Lounge had a very exciting visitor this morning here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ – a 2025 Alpine A290GTS. Belonging to one of our customers, the A290GTS is a modern take on the legendary Renault 5 Turbo. This all-electric hot hatch has been proving very popular with everyone including petrolheads across Europe […]
It isn’t just award winning restorations and competitions for you to win your dream classic that we do here – the Bridge Classic Cars team also do servicing, repairs and maintenance here at our Suffolk HQ. This is one of our amazing technicians Jon replacing the dried and weathered door seals on a 1956 Land […]
Two important pieces for two restoration projects have arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. The propshafts for both the 1978 Mercedes 350SL and 1970 Aston Martin DBS have arrived back at our HQ ready for the time when team begin reassembly of the cars.
The longest part of all paint work, is in the preparation. Our paint and body manager Chris spent most of yesterday and part of this morning getting the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage ready for its first coat of paint here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. After scuffing, cleaning, recleaning, checking over, cleaning once […]
Tempcover, the temporary car insurance provider, has looked at 10 years of DVLA registration data to predict which car models are quietly disappearing, and when they might disappear completely. The Tempcover team looked at how many of each model are still registered every quarter and used that to estimate when the numbers will reach zero. […]
Our paint and body team are racing forward with the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 project. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working his way round the V12 GT car treating a few areas of rust, bare metal and exposed bodywork before levelling those areas to prepare the car for priming. Adam, who is […]
Our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage has reached the next milestone in its resurrection – bodywork. After being in with the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team, the classic Aston Martin has been moved into our paint and body department for our paint manager Chris to begin his work on the vintage GT car. Chris will […]
We’ve had two very different arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars – a 2025 Isuzu D-Max Vcross aswell as our new 1989 TVR V8. Very different to one another, the D-Max is being tested and reviewed by the Bridge Classic Cars team whilst the TVR will be headed into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for […]
In a few days time, on 21st January, Volvo will reveal its all-electric EX60. This will be slightly different to your standard mid-size SUV though, as you’ll be able to hold a proper conversation with the car, thanks to Google’s Gemini AI assistant. This is the first Volvo to launch with Gemini built in, meaning […]
The 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ project is moving along at the rate of knots recently! Our fabricator Clinton has been working his way through the firewall of the one-off classic Jaguar off the car. What started as sheets of flat aluminiumn have now got there shape and form – with Clinton beginning to add suports into […]
This week has been a busy week in the workshop, multiple cars each day coming in and out of the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. But, this afternoon I managed to go through our restoration departments to grab a few photos. For these, I wanted to give someone a look of what things look like […]
The paint and body shop here at Bridge Classic Cars has always got something going on – wether its a bare metal restoration project, a modern car in for paint repairs or a classic having some TLC. The guys in the body shop show off their skills every time you walk into their department. Bodywork […]
The Bridge Classic Cars logistics team have been here, there and everywhere recently and its only January! Tony, our logistics co-ordinator, collected the 1989 TVR Tasmin and brought it back to our HQ for it to meet the team before it was loaded up again and transported to our filming location for the media team […]
A familiar face has come back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in Suffolk, this 1939 Morris 8 Tourer. The pre-war Morris was previously won through one of our competitions a year or so ago but has now come in for some maintenance. Our technician Jon has begun to look through the list of […]
Alongside the new set of manifolds, the Bridge Classic Cars team are driving forward with the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe restoration project. Both our paint and body team alongside our fabrication team have been working together to get the panels and gaps fitted evenly and cleanly on the rare and beautiful convertible. Mauro, […]
Having arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in the Suffolk countryside, the workshop team have been checking over the 1973 MGB Roadster since it was won once again through one of our classic car competitions. With the winner choosing to take the cash alternative, the team prepare the car exactly the same […]
During the check over of the 1996 Bentley Continental R, our workshop technician Jon thought the suspension geometry looked too far out in terms of its camber – we later discovered this is a common issue with this generation of Bentley. ‘Remove heatshield/cover from top arm offside front. Remove nut. Fit camber guage and adjust […]
With another month of competitions, another shipment of cars have headed off for their next adventures. Some with lucky winners, and others to go and find new homes with our friends at Anglia Car Auctions. As with some of our competitions, winners can choose to take the car or the cash alternative. Some other cars […]
Here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, all of our departments work alongside each other in the endless pursuit of preserving and championing classic car history and culture. Just like this project, the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12. Adam, one of our paint and body technicians, has been working alongside our fabricator Greg to remove […]
Whilst the radiator and other parts of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage are in the paint and body shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops, our fabricator Greg has been working on the doors of the classic GT. The team are having to carry out extensive metal repairs to the iconic Aston […]
In the paint and body shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our technician Mauro has been working on preparing some of the parts for the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage whilst the team formulate a plan for the bodyshell. Mauro has carefully stripped back the paint work to repair and treat several areas […]