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 […]
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. […]