The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working alongside our friends at Caterham over the last year on several different projects. The main one, was giving one lucky winner their chance to win one of just 25 Caterham Seven 310 Encores to ever be built and to their own specification. That lucky winner, was Oli. […]
When McLaren revealed the W1 on 6th October 2024, it was a special moment for the brand’s ‘1’ car bloodline. Now, that moment has been recreated in 1:8 scale. Developed in collaboration with McLaren Automotive, Amalgam Collection’s W1 model measures over 57cm (22 inches) long and has been created using reworked CAD data, paint codes […]
A new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has got the whole team talking. This 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa has made its way to our Suffolk HQ for the team to look at and for someone to win soon. We love the Hayabusa here – at the time the fast production bike in the world, […]
The team have been working on the 2005 Mercedes Vito. Our workhorse, which has been restored, is having the last few jobs sorted out. The team have put new track rod ends on before the van gets its alignment redone.
The team are moving on with the recommission of the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo. This time, John has been working on swapping out the clutch master cylinder after it was discovered to be leaking.
The 1954 Jaguar XK120B project is moving along in the background of our restoration workshop. Our fabricator Clinton has made the new radiator surround from scratch, which has also been meshed for the original early Jaguar look. Alongside that, radiator parts have gone off to a local specialist whilst the fuel filler cap has arrived […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are making moves on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration project. Whilst our team have finished up the interior, with every single piece carefully put into storage, the restoration technicians are moving on with the work to the bodyshell. At the same time, our technician Mauro had been completing the […]
One of the most significant Formula One cars of the turbocharged era is going to auction with RM Sotheby’s, in the form of Ayrton Senna’s 1986 Lotus 98T. This is chassis 98T-3 and was driven by Senna in eight Grands Prix during the 1986 Formula One season. In this car, Senna achieved two victories, five […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk have been diving into the 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window. Our technician Jon has gone through the classic camper to check the van over but also carry out small repairs. ‘Continue appraisal to finish. Refit roof rack to front. Cut and fit […]
After its time in the paint shop, the 1991 Jaguar XJS has begun to get put back together. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working on getting the various parts, pieces and trims put back onto the classic GT car. One of these, was the rear bumper. During repairs, the team had to […]
Our friends at Autoshack have reached out to our restoration workshops to look into a few issues on this 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Our technicians John and Will have been working their way through the cars original ‘K-Jettronic’ fuel injection system to get the classic Mercedes running. ‘The car came in with poor running and no […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on the 2010 Jaguar XKR at our Suffolk HQ. The car has come in with a parking sensor fault – being a modern classic, the team have used our new diagnostic computer to dive in and find out whats going wrong. ‘Plug in and carry out diagnostic […]
The 2005 Porche 911 which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been on the ramp for our classic car technician Jon to check over. ”Carry out appraisal. Remove side skirts so able to raise on ramp and continue inspection. Check gearbox/axle oil a d top up. Remove all wheels. Wheels stuck on […]
The trim shop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working on fitting out the interior in the 1960 Jensen 541R which is undergoing a full and total restoration at our classic car restoration workshop. Our trimmer Lydia has been working her way through the car getting the dash, glovebox, carpets, centre console as […]
Our technician Jon has been finishing up the check over on the 2005 Bentley Continental GT. After finanlising the light and levels check, Jon could put the DLC plug back under the dash, recheck the oil level and road test the car on the road surrounding our classic car restoration workshop.
The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ have been diving deep into the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. Our fabricator Greg has been working his way through the lowerside of the 1990’s hot hatch with some areas of corrosion which needed to be sorted out. After carrying out the full repairs on the […]
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre is a very cool science museum in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It’s all about making science, especially chemistry and technology, exciting and accessible for people of all ages. It is based in a very special four-storey building by the River Mersey. There are more than 80 interactive exhibits, a live-science theatre, and […]
Audi Sport has revealed its first-ever high-performance plug-in hybrid, and it has one of its most recognisable badges on it. The new RS 5 pairs a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 with a powerful electric motor to produce a combined 470 kW (639PS/630bhp) and 825Nm of torque. It can cover 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, can run on […]
Our Mercedes SL55 AMG was first registered on 1st December 2007, so is one of the later facelift R230 SL55s. That’s important because by this stage, Mercedes and AMG had really perfected what they were doing. It’s powered by a 5.4-litre supercharged V8, the M113K, which, when it left the factory, produced around 500bhp, meaning […]
When our Bentley Continental GT first arrived on British roads in March of 2005, it hadn’t been designed for country estates or to sit in concours displays; it had been made to be driven. It was a 6-litre, twin-turbocharged W12 grand tourer with 552bhp, permanent all-wheel drive and continent-crossing speed. It just also happened to […]
Honda will introduce a refreshed version of its ‘H mark’ logo from 2027. The updated emblem will debut on the brand’s next-generation vehicles before being rolled out more widely across other areas of Honda’s automobile business. This will include dealership locations, wider communications activity, and its motorsport operations. The Honda H First introduced in 1963, […]
Before Nick left for a couple of days of annual leave, he took these incredible photos of just some of the projects currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. For those interested in the technical side:
Earlier this week, Craig and I went to a very enjoyable event, An Evening with Martin Donnelly. Obviously, I was aware of Martin’s career in racing and his devastating accident. However, I don’t think I was fully aware of just how good he was, and how good he potentially could have been if his career […]
We launched Bridge Classic Cars Kids just over a year ago with the aim of using storytelling, classic cars, and sustainability to inspire children to fall in love with our history as much as we have. With our debut story, “The Story of Rilee“, coming out very soon, it is an extremely exciting time for […]
As the workshop team get ever deeper into the reassembly of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, Ben has begun to work on getting all the small trims and chrome peices ready to go back onto the car as well as some of the more important bits like the fuel cap. ‘The chrome bits came back […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been pushing ahead with the 1969 Audi L 72PS project here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Will has gone through the suspension on the classic German saloon car and renewed various bushes. ‘Go through bushes and check what needs changing, disconnect anti roll bar mount from wishbone, […]
Our technicians have begun their appraisal of the 1972 VW Type 2 Bay Window. Provisionally, the workshop team have done their checks before the classic VW is moved onto a ramp for further inspection.
The 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage has gone off to live its exciting new life with its very lucky owner. Before that, our restoration technician Jon has carried out the final bits of his pre-delivery inspection before the car was loaded up into our enclosed trailer and transported to its new home from the Bridge […]
Our fabricator Greg has been chasing down the corrosion on the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. The VTR, which is a car from our personal collection, has been in the fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Greg has hand to make the replacement sections of the hot hatches sills. Once cut away, Greg […]
The team have begun to get to work on levelling the panels on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Our paint and body manager Chris has been turning his attention to getting the body work ready for a full respray of the 1990s icon.