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 […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be planning a new pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles, with proposals suggesting EV drivers could be charged 3p for every mile travelled. The move is expected to be outlined in the autumn budget later this month and would begin in 2028, following a public consultation. This would aim to address the […]
Bentley is reviving the Supersports name with a brand-new model, which will be revealed in New York later this month. Exactly 100 years after the first Bentley ‘Super Sports’, this new model becomes just the fourth to carry the Supersports badge. It is also the lightest Bentley of the modern era and the first rear-wheel […]
Renault is preparing to open a new heritage centre in 2027 at its Flins-sur-Seine site near Paris. Before the opening, though, the brand is selling 100 historic models from its extensive private collection. On Sunday 7th December 2025, the auction, organised in partnership with Artcurial Motorcars, will feature more than a century’s worth of car […]
The UK’s new car market held steady in October 2025, rising slightly by 0.5% to 144,948 units, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). While fleet registrations dropped by 1.5%, increased demand from private buyers (+2.0%) and businesses (+32.7%) kept the market moving. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo bit by bit. Our restoration technician Jon has been spending his Saturday’s getting the much loved 1980’s turbo coupe back together – this time completely rebuilding the rear brakes and sorting out the front bumper.
As our 1996 Mercedes SL600 was won by lucky winner Mark last week, the team in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have been working their way through the 1990’s V12 roadster to get it ready for its new owner. As with all of our competition cars, the Mercedes had a thorough PDI carried out as […]
With it’s PDI complete, and the car safely strapped down in our enclosed trailer – the 2006 Lotus Elise Sports Racer has made its way to its new home with lucky winner David Glaves who not only won our Lotus Elise but also the signed David Coulthard visor from the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix!
As part of the extensive restoration of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS, the fabrication team have been working alongside the restoration workshop to safely remove the engine from the classic Aston Martin for the fabrication shop to carry out some rust repairs. Each of the system have been carefully disconnected, labelled and stored away before […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy on the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12. Our technician Jon has got the rear axle back underneath the car after the rust repairs were completed – so he could begin to cleaning up the underneath for painting. Next up were a series of repairs at the front of […]
The paint and body team have really knocked it out the part with this one – our 1973 Mercedes W114 250. After carrying out a series of rust repairs on the lower body panels of the classic Mercedes, Mauro has been getting the car back together with a series of small area repaints as well […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been moving at quite the pace on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL restoration here at our Suffolk HQ. Ben and Steve have been busy building up the front suspension, all freshly refurbished and in place including brake calipers, pads and discs, while the’ve also been going through the wiring harness […]
With the 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat safely strapped down in our enclosed trailer, the Bridge Classic Cars team could make the journey to unite the Tomcat with its new owner – Martin. Martin, who previously won a 1971 Jaguar XJ6 Series 1 from us, was excited to meet his latest pride and joy. All of […]
The fabrication team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been going even deeper in their pursuit of perfection on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Our fabricators Greg and Clinton have been working their way through the body and chassis on the classic Aston Martin to remove all of the corrosion in vital areas. […]
A third-generation Range Rover Vogue, once owned by the late singer-songwriter George Michael, is going up for sale at Hampson Auctions’ final sale of 2025, the ‘Big End of Year Auction’, which is being held at Bolesworth Castle on Sunday 23rd November 2025. Finished in Oslo Blue with a Charcoal leather interior, the Range Rover […]
Matt Windle has officially stepped down from his position as President and CEO of Lotus Cars Europe, ending an eight-year tenure at the British car brand. Lotus, which has been under the ownership of Geely Holdings since 2017, is in the middle of implementing its Vision 80 strategy. This is a plan that aims to […]
We are incredibly proud to have been named a finalist in the innovation category at The Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards 2025 with Bridge Classic Cars Kids. Bridge Classic Cars Kids was launched at the end of 2023 with the aim of helping to inspire and educate children on the importance of our history and […]
Toyota has just released a cryptic teaser for its upcoming new model launch on 10th November 2025. The message reads: “Toyota has released a teaser image ahead of a major unveiling set for 10 November at 05:00GMT. The countdown begins… Get ready to embark on a new journey together.“ There is just one image accompanying […]
British electric sports car maker, Longbow has revealed the Aesthetic Dynamic Demonstrator of its first model, the Speedster. Longbow is calling this stunning car, the world’s first Featherweight Electric Vehicle (FEV). Featherweight Electric Vehicle The Longbow Speedster weighs 895kg and has a 0-62mph time of 3.5 seconds. It’s not just the car itself that is […]
It’s not just classics that find their way into our restoration workshops, this 2016 Range Rover Sport came in for our paint and body technicians to repair and repaint a few scuffs and scrapes on the car. The team carefully prepared the area before blending in with paint matched from our paint camera.
The 1955 Jaguar XK140 has safely arrived at its new home with lucky new owner, Richard. The car was prepared at our Suffolk HQ before the Bridge Classic Cars transporter team carefully loaded into our enclosed trailer for its journey to its excited new custodian.