With the 1996 Bentley Continental R moving closer and closer back to the road, the team have been working on the smaller details of the luxury twin-turbo coupe. Our technician Greg has been re-seam sealing the bumper to the car as part of its reassembly.
With the Bridge Classic Cars team having gone through and recommissioned the 1980 Toyota Hilux, the stunning classic pickup truck was loaded up by our transport team for the journey back home to its excited owner.
As the team discovered a leak in the original fuel pump on the 1980 Toyota Hilux, they have come up with a new way of keeping this fabulous truck looking totally original. The team have used our synthetic fuel partner, FU3L, to put in the tank of this incredible pickup when it returns to storage […]
With the recent arrival of the 1983 Toyota Hilux, our technician Jon has been working his way throug the recommission of the classic pickup truck aswell as carrying out some other work for the trucks owner. ”Get on ramp and painful tank. Disconnect fuel line from pre filter and blow back to tank. Removeair filter. […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working alongside our technician Greg to get the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe ready for the next phase of its restoration. Mauro has been preparing the body shell and one-piece aluminium front clamshell with several rounds of panel leveling, panel gapping and hours of sanding and […]
The first quarter of 2026 is done, and what a quarter it was! Here’s a look back at March 2026 here at Bridge Classic Cars… Workshop The workshop team has been hard at work with restorations continuing to make progress, and lots more service and maintenance jobs coming through the door. Our 1979 Aston Martin […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy working on the 1975 MGB GT V8 across multiple departments here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ as part of the cars restoration. Our paint and body team have worked their magic on the underside of the car. Our technician Adam cleaned down the primed body shell […]
Our transport and delivery team made the journey up to Halifax to deliver our recent winner Callum his 1973 MGB Roadster. The whole team want to congratulate Callum on his win and wish him many happy miles ahead.
On the 9th of April, a new era of Bridge Classic Cars live videos will begin. The team will switch on the lights in our Classic Lounge and turn the cameras to bring you Torque Show Live. A weekly live stream which will include automotive news, workshop updates, special guests, in-depth interviews and also our […]
We’ve had a whole host of new arrivals at our Suffolk restoration workshops. An old friend has made its way home in the shape of our 1972 Rover P6 4500S ‘Beastie’ that the team will be looking over and getting back to running like a champion. There’s also a 1973 MGB GT for a tune […]
We returned to Box 19 earlier in the week to see Ipswich Town take on Birmingham City. It was a shaky start to the game but we came from behind to secure all three, much needed, points taking us into 2nd place in the Championship. Carlos Vicente opened the scoring for Birmingham City but we […]
A little while ago, Rilee went to a very fancy awards ceremony as Bridge Classic Cars Kids was a finalist in the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year category at the 2026 East Anglia Clean and Green Awards. Although we didn’t win, it was a fantastic evening meeting other people who are equally as committed […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed a new arrival to our Suffolk HQ. This 2023 Porsche 911 is being cared for by our team on behalf of its owners as it goes into our secure storage facility.
Molecular UK is a local company to us here in Suffolk that makes a range of car cleaning chemicals. With a team that has quite literally produced millions of litres of high-quality cleaning products for various companies, they now make their own for the automotive world. I recently had a conversation with Jordan Coulter, Director […]
NASA is about to send humans on a journey around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years! The mission is called Artemis II, and it is a huge step in space exploration. The last time astronauts travelled toward the Moon was in 1972. Now, a brand-new team is preparing to go […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have welcomed a new arrival this week – the 2nd Toyota Hilux for the team to go through and recommission. Much like the orange 1980 Hilux, the team will give the entire truck a check over to double check and make sure that this gorgeous classic pickup truck runs […]
Adam, one of our amazing technicians, has been continuing to march ahead with the restoration of the 1975 MGB GT. At this point, with the classic sports car on a rottisserie, he has been getting the underside prepped and ready before shooting the underside in epoxy primer prior to the team seam sealing and and […]
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1978 MGB GT getting it fully serviced and ready for the year ahead. With this being a full service and maintenance checkover, Steve has also inspected brakes and performed a nut and bolt check for the customer.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busily working away on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Since the car came out of our in-house paitn and body department, our technician Greg has been working his way through getting the bumpers and grill back into the place on the 1990s twin-turbo GT car. At the same […]
A few years ago, four-year-old Sophie got to drive a full-size lorry. She controlled it with a remote control and showed just how strong and tough some lorries made by Volvo can be. This is what happened… Read more news for kids here
Nick is currently on a course to learn some new tips and tricks surrounding InDesign. As well as being our photographer and videographer, Nick is the person who puts the visual side of Driver Magazine together. Using the programs and software he currently has available to him, he has done an incredible job in making […]
Over the last few weeks, Max and Molly have been working hard, practising their performance of The Story of Rilee. This is so they are fully prepared to visit primary schools all around Suffolk and tell Rilee’s story in April. It’s been hard work, but lots of fun and Max and Molly are very excited […]
Limited production vehicles are always interesting to me. I love how they usually have a level of importance and meaning to the manufacturers, the owners, and the community of enthusiasts who have a passion for them. That’s why when a collection of rare Ducati motorbikes showed up the other day, I wanted to dig a […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been preparing the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe for epoxy. Mauro has had to rework many of the edges on the bonnet of the classic Aston Martin undergoing its complete restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Suffolk. Having rewelded certain areas and adjusting the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been getting to work on the 1991 Nissan Figaro at our Suffolk restoration workshops. John, one of our amazing technicians, has been carefully removing the trims, door cars and wheel arches from the iconic bite-sized Japanese coupe in order to give the car a whole new look as well […]
After being in the paint shop, the 1996 Bentley Continental R has begun to be put back together by our paint and bodyshop manager Chris. Chris has carefuly and methodically put the various panels, clips, trims and accessories back onto the iconic 1990s GT car for the rest of the Bridge Classic Cars team to […]
Bridge Classic Cars workshops have been getting this 1993 Jaguar XJS Convertible repaired after its MOT. Jon, one of our technicians, has been making his way through the list to make sure the XJS runs and drives as it should. ‘Carry out MOT repairs. Remove nearside track rod end from hub. Strip and fit new […]
The interior of the 1960 Jensen 541R is a little bit different to what we normally do. The client has asked the Bridge Classic Cars trim shop to basically ‘pre-age’ the seats in the rare British GT car, to make them more comfortable for the owner. These allow the cars owner to sit lower in […]
Will, one of our restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been working his way through recommissioning the 1972 MGB Roadster in our workshop. This phase of the reawakening of the classic convertible involved work on the brakes, clutch slave and fuel pump. ‘Fit new clutch slave cylinder replace pin with bolt, fit […]
Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops have been busy this week preparing for the changes scheduled to be done on the 1959 Jaguar MkIX. The team are carrying out a gearbox swap on the classic saloon car, so with that they have had to remove both the engine and gearbox from the car. In order to […]