Work is continuing on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk. The bodyshell was taken away to be stripped once more before it heads over to our paint and body team to begin their work on getting the car looking like new. Whilst the bodyshell had been […]
As part of the full, ground up restoration of the 1960 Jensen 541R currently underway here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, our restoration technician Rob has been beginning to get the stunning brightwork fitted onto the car and adjusted. After fitting the new chrome wire wheels onto the car, Rob could then begin […]
After going to its new home. our 1956 Jensen 541 has already been used and enjoyed by its new owner as part of the cars shake down. The shake down is an important part of all of our restorations as this allows the Bridge Classic Cars team to check over every aspect of the car […]
We’ve had another batch of arrivals show up at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk. We’ve welcomed a 1989 Porsche 928S4 and a 1972 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for the workshop team to begin taking a look at. 1989 Porsche 928 S4: 1972 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow:
Chris has stripped our 1969 Audi 70L back to bare metal in preparation for spraying it satin black. The steering components have already been sprayed and refitted, the seats and parcel shelf have been put back in place, and the interior has been thoroughly cleaned, hoovered, and wiped down. Dave has been progressing with the […]
Our 1973 MGB Roadster, which was recently won by Stephen, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our technicians to do the cars final checks before it was loaded into our enclosed transport trailer bound for its new home. Our technician Jon was in charge of preparing the car and this, is what […]
Our transport logistics coordinator Tony, has been out and about this week – one of those jobs was to pick up our new BMW M3. We’re big fans of every generation of the BMW M3 here at Bridge Classic Cars.
Well, it’s been quite the week here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for new arrivals. This week we’ve welcomed everything from our new 2025 Renault Traffic (which shall be picking up the duties of our beloved 2005 Mercedes Vito) to a 1973 Dino 246GT, and there’s even an early 2000’s BMW M3 thrown in […]
Our paint and body team have been busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ doing some repairs on our director’s Range Rover Sport which had a bit of a run in with something but we’ve got the right guys on the job. Our paintshop manager Chris carefully dismantled the front bumoer in order to […]
Our workshop is always a busy place, with up to 20 different projects going on at any one time. But, its not just classics that the Bridge Classic Cars team work on – we also can service most ‘modern’ cars – we say ‘modern’ but with our 2006 Lotus Elise Sports Racer approaching 20 years […]
Our 1969 MGC GT, which was won recently by Jeremy, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops to have it pre-delivery inspection and a few small repairs done on the classic sports car. Here’s what Jon has been doing: ”Carry out PDI and minor repairs. Fit new rear axle strap to offside rear. […]
We’ve had some new faces turn up at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk this afternoon. The first being this absolutely stunning 1972 Ford Capri 1600GT. This particular one is one of the cleanest and best presented examples of the cult classic blue oval icon that we have ever come across. We’ve […]
We’ve recently welcomed another classic Rolls Royce to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here in Suffolk. This absolutely stunning 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III Convertible – this car will soon be checked over by the workshop team and various departments.
Mauro has prepared our 1987 Mercedes 500 SL by applying primer, readying the car for paint. The Bridge Classic Cars tem are always striving for perfection in everything that we do – so after finding a few areas where the paint had reacted badly or surface rust had begun to appear, the team decided to […]
Last week was a crazy busy week for the team at Bridge Classic Cars. Rob and Myself spent most of our week in a car together on the motorway. Luckily, the car in quesiton was our 2025 Lotus Emira so we didn’t have too much to complain about (apart from the M25 tunnel being completely […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy across quite a few of our departments today! Our restoration worksop have been helping out our trim shop with a very special job on quite a special car. Steve removed the drivers seat from the 90’s hot hatch in order for our trimmer Lydia to repair a […]
The paint and body team here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Pettistree have been busy getting our 2005 Mercedes Vito ready for the team to start tackling the bodywork on the car now that the majority of the rust repairs have been done. This project is special to us here, as this […]
Another new arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this gorgeous 2012 BMW 320D M-Sport. The car has been in our secure storage facility for a few months now, so the team have bought it over to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to check everything over before it hits the road.
The stunnning 1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III which is in at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been in the paint shop with our painter Chris. Chris and the paint and body team have been getting a few repairs done on the classic saloon car, before getting it into the paint shop to colour […]
The whole team here at Bridge Classic Cars are excited to welcome a new member to our team here at our restoration and competition HQ – our new Digital Content Creator, John. With years of experience shooting a wide range of subjects and content, we’re all thrilled to have John on the team here with […]
Mauro, one of our paint body technicians here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been working on our 1987 Mercedes 500SL. Whilst correcting a few areas of bodywork on the car, Mauro noted that some of the paint had begun to peel and bubble from underneath which the team had to address before the […]
We have had a whole host of new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the last couple of days, as well as a restoration project which has left us to begin its new life after being resurrected by the Bridge Classic Cars team and a couple of cars which have been transferred from […]
In this week’s Workshop Walkaround, Molly joins our master fabricator Clinton inside the fabriction workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. They talk through the progress on several restoration projects such as our 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe, the one-off 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ and the 1970 Aston Martin DBS6 Vantage. […]
Late last week, we welcomed back a previous car to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. This 2014 Dodge Challenger 392 has come back to us to go into our secure and discreet storage facility, for its owner. It’s always a pleasure to see one of these stunning modern Challengers here at our Suffolk workshops.
So this past Friday evening, the 5th of September, was the private view of my other halfs latest exhibition. Felicity, or Flick as she’s known to all of us here at Bridge Classic Cars, has been massively excited to show off her latest series ‘Living Deliciously’ so she decided that it was time to get […]
Jon, one of our amazing restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars has been hard at work getting the 1966 Jaguar E-Type fighting fit. It isn’t just the rear end of this iconic classic which has had Jon’s magic worked over it, he has also been working the front suspension during this round of works. […]
As we come to the end of another week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, we’ve got a couple of new (old) arrivals. Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop where our technician Ben has spent the past few weeks ressurecting the classic sports car for […]
How do you shoot a car that doesn’t exist yet? It’s a tricky one that’s for sure. But, we do love a challenge here at Bridge Classic Cars. Tonight, we launch our Caterham Seven 310 Encore competition where someone is going to have the chance to win one of just 25 Encore’s scheduled to be […]
To celebrate both our very own fashionista Molly, and the launch of our latest competition – a brand new Caterham 310 Encore, we’ve been coming up with new ways to combine the glamour of our favourite presenter and this stunning limited edition sports car. So when Craig came to me the other day and said […]
Alongside our DB2/4 Mk1 Coupe, the Bridge Classic Cars team have been going full steam at the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe project which is currently undergoing a full ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. Our restoration technician Rob has been heading up this project, meticulously getting this […]