Our 1956 Bristol 405 (and all of the parts it comes with) has been loaded into the trailer ready for delivery to its new owner.
Classic car technician James has been working on the engine of our 1954 Bristol 405. The carburettors and refurbished/correct air filters arrived back at the workshop and were fitted to the engine. The three mounting brackets were cleaned thoroughly, and then fitted with the carbs using new gaskets. Then, the linkages were added and adjusted, […]
Quite a bit of interior work has been done on our 1954 Bristol 405 lately. The seats have been a focus of Lydia as she has been working hard to get them into a much more presentable condition. She has been busy sewing calico onto the front seats and fitting them onto their foams and […]
Lydia has once again been busy working on some of the interior components of our 1954 Bristol 405. This time, her attention turned to the front seat base faces. Lydia first made a vinyl draft so she was able to check the sizing of the flutes. She then went on to mark out the leather […]
The main body of our 1954 Bristol 405 has been transported to our workshop. Now it is here with the team, it can begin the next phase of its restoration. With work already done on the seats, it’s time to get the rest of the car in order so it can be one step closer […]
The 1954 Bristol 405, in for restoration at Bridge Classic Cars, has had the trim team finish off the first off 2 squab seats for the car. Lydia, one of our trimmers, has made the whole seat by hand using the original as a template to work from. Each individual piece has been made by […]
The trim team at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have begun work on stripping down the rear door cards of the 1954 Bristol 405 in for restoration. The team began by carefully removing the coverings to use as a reference for the new ones which will be made at our Suffolk HQ by the trim […]
The 1954 Bristol 405 and all the accompanying parts have arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars secure storage facility, The Hangar, while it awaits its restoration at our workshops. The car came straight from Ireland to our storage facility where it will be safely and securely stored. The team also documented several boxes of parts […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Pettistree have received a very important shipment today. Not only is it important for the technicians in the restoration of the 1954 Bristol 405, but its important for the car itself. The team at Bridge Classic Cars have managed to track down the car’s original engine. That’s right, this […]