As the restoration of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe moves on, the paint shop is beginning to prepare and paint several of the important parts and pieces. Mauro has got together all the panels and pieces and finished them in DTM and are curing ready for reassembly.
With the bodyshell being worked on in the paint and bodyshop, our restoration technicians in the mechanical workshop are busy working on other parts of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage, Our technician Ben has been building up the suspension on the classic GT car by pressing in the new bushes, races seals and bronze […]
With the 1956 Land Rover Series 1 being won this week, the workshop team are carrying out some of the final repairs on the classic Land Rover here at Bridge Classic Cars HQ. The team have refit the dynamo and water pump which then allowed them to fit the pulley and fan in place too. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have been working their way through the list of jobs on the 1952 MG TD. The owner has reported a running issue with the car, so that has been Will’s first step. Before anything, Will had to drill out and fit a helicoil to the intake manifold. After removing […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on getting the 1973 Mercedes 250 ready for its new adventures. Our technician Jon has been tracking down a rough running issue – after much work and testing, the team have nailed down the issue. ”Look at running issue reported back to me. Remove spark plugs and […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed back a few more of our cars from the recent Anglia Car Aucitons. Although our 1966 Land Rover Series 2A and the 1971 Mini 1100 Estate didn’t find new homes, we’ve had several enquiries on both cars in the last few days,
Our fabricator Greg has been dividing deep into a few areas of corrosion on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. With the quarter windows removed, Greg could begin to repair the areas with small, handmade patch panels that were placed piece by piece to avoid any warp and have the window not fit back during reassembly. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been diving in deep into the 1989 TVR Tasmin. Our workshop team have also been working alongside our trim team to fit up the new roof before then turning their full attention onto the repairs and wiring on the V8 sports car. But, here to explain it best is […]
The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have been out and about recently to deliver our 1998 Morgan 4/4 to lucky winner Richard. After being loaded up and headed out, Richard was very excited to meet his new pride and joy.
Somewhere along the way in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the team have caused a couple of bumps and scrapes on the ultra-rare, freshly restored German saloon car. So, our paint and body team have carefully masked and prepared the areas before painting them back in the stunning white.
After a breif encounter with a fence, the team have had to carry out a small repair and respray on the wing mirror of our 2025 Renault Trafic. Our painter Chris has carefully prepared and then resprayed the matched up paint before putting the whole unit back together.
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have worked their magic on the 2016 Range Rover Sport. Chris, our paint and body manager, has gone through the areas of damage and got them back to good as new. The rear bumper had a few scuffs and scrapes which the team have rectified before moving […]
The 1987 Maserati BiTurbo project is continuing on in the background of the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. Our technician Jon has been working his way through the list of jobs on the twin-turbo coupe. The first, was to install the stereo into the dash of the car as well as hook up the boost […]
With the 1991 Jaguar XJS now looking glorious in its fresh gold paintwork, just before the car headed into the paint booth our fabricator Greg has a few last jobs to do – one of which was to remove a snapped bolt in the door of the classic GT car. Once repaired, Adam could begin […]
With the 1970 Aston Martin DBS project moving along at a furious pace, our paint and body technician Mauro has been going through the process of gapping the dors to the bodyshell. This, is a crucial process as this will allow either adjustments to be made to the doors and to also make sure that […]
The 1960 Austin Healey 3000 rally car is finished and ready for its owner to get this absolute beauty out there into the world. The team have really enjoyed getting the car ready, with a few modifications, to head out. The team have put on the new sump guard, modified the roof frame to fit […]
Our latest workshop video is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars YouTube channel. Head behind the workshop doors as we check in with 4 amazing projects that the Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on. From a classic Austin Healey rally car to a 1980s twin-turbo coupe – it’s all happening at our […]
Adam has been finishing off the last few bits and pieces of the 1991 Jaguar XJS. This time, Adam has been painting the undersides of both the boot and bonnet to match the rest of the car. This marks some of the final stages before the team finish up the painting side of the project.
The fabrication shop have been working alongside our paint and body technicians to get parts ready for paint on our 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. The floor sections and seat pans have had their final repairs and adjustments before our paint technician Mauro will take them into the spray booth to be painted for […]
Our technician Steve has been working on the quarter light windows on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project here at the Bridge Classic Cars. At this stage, Steve has been fitting up the rubber seals into the windows. These require adjustment, disassembly and then double checking before all put back together and loaded into […]
Our paint and body shop manager Chris has had various parts and pieces in the paint booth, one of which being the spare wheel carrier of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe.
The paint and body team have worked their magic on the 1960 Austin Healey 3000 Rally Car. After the hood frame has been modified by the workshop team to be a 2-piece, slip joined piece to work alongside the competition roll bar. The team have painted the roof in black, ready for the hood to […]
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have been preparing and painting various parts and pieces for the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. Each was carefully prepared, cleaned and then painted. Once sorted out, the parts will be put into storage ahead of the car being reassembled later down the road.
The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working their magic on the 1996 Bentley Continental R which has a few areas that require the teams attention. As with all classic, and even modern classics, there is always some amount of corrosion that rears its head during a project. Our fabricator Greg […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through the appraisal of the 1952 MG TD. Once the car arrived at the workshop, it wasn’t long until it was up on the ramp for the team to dive into. On the appraisal, the team have found an issue with the brakes on the […]
We’ve welcomed a pair of classics to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ this week. First, a 1973 Triumph Stag for the team to take a look into a few issues for the cars owner. And then the 1953 MG TD which the workshop team will be getting to the bottom of a running issue […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have started to make the finishing room at our restoration workshops look like an old school race shop. Our restoration technician Rob has been working on getting the steering set up and adjusted on the 1960 Austin Healey 3000. Rob has had to undo the steering column to then be […]
The paint and body team here at Bridge Classic Cars are responsible for probably the biggest transformations in our classic car workshops – like this, the 1991 Jaguar XJS. Our paint and body technician Adam has been preapring the car over the last few weeks to get it ready for this point. Now, with the […]
Both the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have been working alongside our fabrication team to refine the floors and doors of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe as the project moves closer and closer to being in colour. With the body of the 50’s droptop being removed last week, the team have […]
The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have loaded up the 1989 Mercedes 560SEC into our enclosed trailer to be taken on the journey to Manor Park Auctions for the car to find a new owner for new adventures,