Go behind the scenes of our restoration workshops here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, as we catch up with our classic car restoration technician Greg as he works his way through the metalwork needed to get this 1978 Mercedes R109 350SL back to better than new condition.
The progress on our 1969 Audi 70/72L has been relentless recently. Our technician Dave has been flying ahead with the classic German saloon car. This time, Dave has been working on getting the heater system put into the firewall of the car. Dave has made new clips and hold on tabs for the heater box […]
The restoration workshop have begun to dive into the 1973 Mercedes 250 project head first. After Jon had worked on the engine and running gear he stripped the front bumper down so it can go off to specialist to be refurbished for the project. All went ok apart from one bolt which had to be […]
As our 1931 Austin Twelve Six will soon be leaving our Suffolk restoration workshops to begin its life with its very lucky new owner, who’s been waiting 40 years to get a pre-war classic, the car needs to be checked over and ticked off by our amazing restoration technician Jon. Here’s what Jon has been […]
Our recent competition car, the 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk to have its pre-delivery inspection and final repairs carried out. Although the car was won by Seamus, he has decided to take the cash alternative – a life changing £30,000. However, that doesn’t […]
Our transport team have been pretty busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. Bringing in a whole host of project cars and parts. This time, its an outbound trip with our 1956 Jensen 541 as it is transported a few hours away to Anglia Car Auctions to which it will be heading off […]
A very important part of our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ – the engine and gearbox. These units have been rebuilt and refreshed by a trusted marque specialist who have decades of experience building these kind of engines, so our transport team collected it […]
Greg has been hard at work repairing sections of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. As a result of the car being left for many years in a damp environment, with aluminium bodywork, the car has suffered a fair amount of corrosion which the Bridge Classic Cars team have been expertly working their way through […]
As part of our latest ‘special’ project – handcrafting a one-off bespoke Jaguar XK120, we’ve had a set of custom made enamel badges just for this car one its complete. As with everything on this project, many of the small details are entirely unique and bespoke to the XK120B. This project is steadily moving ahead […]
At the end of last week, the Bridge Classic Cars team had the arrival of two incredible machines. A beautifully restored 1971 Land Rover Series 3 and a wonderfully cared for and cherished 1991 TVR V8S. Both of these cars will be checked over by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop restoration teams very soon. 1971 […]
As part of our new workshop video series ‘On the Ramps with Bridge Classic Cars’, we take a look at what it takes to care for one of the rarest ‘Jaguars’ of all time – the SS100. Our technician Jon has been doing some routine maintenance and a few repairs to the pre-war sports car […]
The 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 was won early this week, however the winner decided to take the cash alternative – which still means the team have got to get the car prepared and ready for whatever happens next. ”Carry out check over/pdi. Start repairs. Inflate tyres and knock up wheels. Grease all points. Check […]
One of our personal favourite projects here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this absolutely stunning 1939 Jaguar SS100. Since it arrived back recently from a summer of use, the team here have been working their way through a list of jobs on the pre-war sports car. This time, our technician Jon has been […]
After its recent repaint here at Bridge Classic Cars, the 1987 Mercedes 500SL has been moved to the detailing bay for our paint and body technician Mauro to begin the process of getting the car to a mirror finish. This involves several highly skilled steps of flattening back the paint work before gently and meticulously […]
As our 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat gets prepared to head off to its new home very soon, the Bridge Clasis Cars team have removed the centre console for our in-house trim team to take a look at. The gear stick gaiter has split apart, so its been taken out of the car for the team […]
Our 1959 Austin Healey 3000 was won recently, but the lucky new owner decided to take the cash alternative for the classic sports car but that doesn’t stop our workhsop team from getting back up into fighting health. Our restoration technician Steve has been busy getting the car ready, including replacing the O/S kingpin bushes […]
With so much work going on at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ its always incredible to see how the technicians devote time and precision to the tasks on these classic cars. For example, the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe. With the restoration of this ultra-rare Aston Martin moving along at quite the pace, […]
The 1994 TVR Chimaera has been loaded up into our enclosed trailer to make its way home after being at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops for some TLC and work having been done on it.
This time, both the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team and our paint and body team are working side by side to make progress on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL. Whilst our paint and body technician Adam has been getting many of the panels prepped and primered, our restoration technician Greg has been getting rid of the […]
The paint and body team here at Bridge Classic Cars have been working hard on getting our 2005 Mercedes Vito back to its former glory. The team have been working alongside our fabrication shop to get any repairs needed done before they can get the whole van and all of the trims/panels into epoxy for […]
Our 1970 Aston Martin DBS has been under the knife with our technician Greg. Greg has been carefully and methodically working his way through the classic, ultra-rare Aston Martin in order to get it back on the road again. He’s been battling significant corrosion in the usual areas and is making up new pieces to […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team aren’t just passionate about a particular car, we love all of them the same – like this one, our 1973 Mercedes 250. This has come in to our Suffolk HQ as a non-runner so the workshop team are going to be getting it in, and up on a ramp to […]
Our 1988 Volkswagen Golf GTi, which was recently won by our lucky winner Adam, has been loaded up by the Bridge Classic Cars team for the journey to its new home with its lucky new owner. We all here want to wish Adam many happy miles with his new Mk2 GTi.
After recently arriving at the workshop, the 1998 Ferrari 500 Maranello has been in the paint shop previously but now is on the ramp in the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Our restoration technician Jon has been carrying out a full appraisal on the modern icon which involved topping up the brake fluid tightening down the […]
The 1999 MGF which is currently in the restoration workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ has gone under the knife as part of some repairs which are needed of the late 90s sports car. Our paint and body technician Mauro has carefully cut out a corroded section fo the nearside rear sill, made […]
Wether its a classic Mini, a humble MGB, a family heirloom of a Woleseley or an ultra rare pre-war 1939 Jaguar SS100 – they all are given the same care and attention here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. Today on the ramp, our technician Jon, has been working his way through […]
As part of the preparation work on our 1955 Jaguar XK140 ahead of its competition photoshoot, our restoration technician Jon has been able to complete his check list on the classic 1950’s Jaguar with fitting the new oil filter which had arrived and top up the batteries with a full charge ready to be signed […]
Since its arrival last week, the heritage bodyshell for our 1975 MGB GT V8 has been a hive of activity. Whilst our technician Rob has been busy adjusting and refining the doors, our paint and body technician Adam has been hard at work panel levelling the bonnet of the ready to go into Polyfan. Using […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team, across every department, have been working hard on our 1969 Audi 70L here at our Suffolk HQ. The restoration team have been busy laying the cars wiring harness through the firewall and throughout the car along with some of the under-bonnet pieces such as the fuse box and the wiper […]
Although our 1975 MGB GT V8 project has just received a brand new bodyshell, the Bridge Classic Cars team are always in the endless pursuit of perfection. So, when our restoration technician Rob began to check over the shell after its arrival he noticed it was going to need a bit of finessing. Rob has […]