Our trimmer Lydia has been working her magic on the floors of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. With the project moving ahead at quite the pace here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, she’s begun to get the carpet set templated, made and trimmed to perfectly fit the classic British GT car as part of […]
The 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe has been in the paintbooth here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ to get the car to the next phase of its life back in colour. Mauro, one of our incredible paint technicians, has got the rare droptop classic Aston Martin into polyfan – the first step in […]
Whilst he waits for the cylinder head of the 1955 Ford Thunderbird, our technician Greg has been working on a few little jobs on the iconic American cruiser such as the indicator stork. Greg had to carry out a repair on the stock and spring before returning everything back together with a new spring clip.
Ben, one of our incredible classic car technicians, has been working on the gorgeous 1970 Mercedes Benz 280SL here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. With the windscreen now back in place, Ben has been carefully refitting the trims and pieces which cover the pillars as well as the top of the dashboard. Then […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have begun to get started on the 1965 Land Rover Series 2a project for the cars owner. Whilst our technician Oscar works on the underside of the car, our technician Jonn has gone through all of the client supplied parts to make a list and double check these against the […]
Our technician Jonn has been diving deep into the 1936 Fraser Nash BMW which arrived at our Suffolk restoration workshops last week. The pre-war classic has been on the ramps here at Bridge Classic Cars as Jonn tells the story of his process in getting the car back to the road. Carry out full appraisal. […]
Our technician Jonn has been getting the repairs done to our 1962 MG YA while its in with the Bridge Classic Cars team at our Suffolk HQ. ‘Trace wiring to reverse lights. Found switch on dash thats wired into indicators. Check amd replace fuse. Check power to reverse switch and to light. No earth at […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have wasted no time at all getting stuck into the 1955 Ford Thunderbird which arrived at our HQ a couple of days ago. The stunning classic American coupe arrived with an engine issue which the team began to look into nearly immediately, with our technician Greg heading up the project. […]
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team have been working their way through the corrosion issues on the 1958 Rover 90. Our fabricator Greg has been carefully cutting out the affected areas to reveal how far the issue goes into the bodywork of the classic British saloon car – notably the bottom areas of the car […]
Our workshop manager, and resident wiring guru, John has been working his way through the rewire of the 1980 TVR 300S. The car had already begun being wiring by its owner previously with the team going through and checking what had already been done and what still is left to do. ‘Customer brought the car […]
The 2007 Porsche Cayman S which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has been handed over to our technician Oscar to take a look through. Oscar has noted down a few bits but nothing major such as a slight leak from the sump plug which will be addressed as well as some slight […]
As part of the restoration of the 1987 Mercedes 500SL, the Bridge Classic Cars team have been getting the bits and pieces prepared, cleaned and ready to go back into the car like this, the exhaust manifolds and their covers which are getting ready to go back onto the engine before it heads back under […]
Our technician Steve has been getting more things ticked off the jobs list on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. The classic Aston Martin which is being restored by the team here at Bridge Classic Cars has had its new battery clamp installed as well as Steve beginning to get the door seals test fit and […]
The trim team at the Bridge Classic Cars really do magic. This Targa roof from a 1972 Porsche 911 was brought into the workshops by our friends at Reason Porsche for the team to completely refurbished, taking it from old and making it just like new.
Another busy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. The team have been working through the various projects that we have going on, from restorations to servicing and maintenance – all of which are getting the love and care of our classic car team.
Two new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ over the past couple of days have got the whole team here excited. Firstly, our 1962 Lotus Elite and the 1936 Fraser Nash BMW 319 which has come in for the restoration team to begin the process of recommisioning this sensational pre-war sportscar.
The Bridge Classic Cars logisitics team have loaded up the recently finished 1983 Toyota Hilux into our enclosed transporter for it to head back to its owner following its recommission.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have recieved a part that we’ve been waiting for – new A/C parts for the 1991 Jaguar XJS. Our restoration technician Oscar removed the old unit which wasn’t working and swapped out the new one with all new hardware. Now, we can work on getting the system checked and run […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are always on the lookout for period-correct parts for our handbuilt 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ project. Recently, Gordon found a vintage jack which with some modifications may work perfectly for the project. But, it’s going to need a lot of cleaning up to match the fit and finnish of the classic […]
We’ve had a busy weekend this past Saturday at H&H’s Milbrook auction. After look around the incredible display on offer – 2 examples caught our eye. This 2007 Porsche Cayman S is special for 2 reasons. Firstly, it was a special order colour package. Order in 8C6 Orange, also known as RS Orange, it is […]
The 1982 Range Rover In-Vogue has been getting quite a lot of love in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Whilst our trim team are currently working on the interior of the classic luxury off-roader, our restoration technician Steve has got to the bottom of a small gearbox leak which was traced down to a seal […]
A new arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this 1965 Land Rover Series 2. Previously, we had dealt with this car in 2024 for its owner but the vehicle as come to us for the team to lend a hand to a local Land Rover specialist to help out with this classic off-roader […]
Our technician Ben has been working away on the 1967 Fiat 600 here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, with all host of jobs being done on the super rare Italian classic. ‘I did an appraisal on the car and was given a list of items to sort such as the worn door […]
Our technician Jon has been working his way through the 1952 MG YA. To begin with, Jon carried out a road test of the car to start his now famous ‘list’. Once back, Jon could get the car up on the ramp to begin inspecting the chassis for any corrosion and also to inspect all […]
Whilst working on the 1969 Audi L 72PS, our restoration technician Will has found an issue with the fuel system. Previously, we had the fuel tank coated internally but the coating has begun to flake away inside the tank which has not just contaminated the fuel but found its way through the system. With the […]
The team in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop have been diving deeper into the metalwork on the 1958 Rover 90. Our fabricator Greg has begin to cut away the effected areas beginning with the quarter panel where new patch panels have been made up, adjusted and then welded into place before finishing the area […]
Our workshop team have been working on getting the various boot seals installed in the 1987 Mercedes 500SL project. With that, our technician Jon has carefully adjusted the hole for the electric ariel so that the new seals fit in place and then the team could fit the ariel unit.
The Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have always got something coming in and out – this time our 1998 Caterham Seven and 2017 Triumph Street Cup. Both of which will be future competition vehicles from 2 lucky winners out there to kick their summer off in style. 1998 Caterham Seven: 2017 Triumph Street Cup:
Our 1972 Rover P5 has been on the ramps here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk. Jon has been getting the interior lights rewired on the classic Rover before going on to restick the door seals which had come loose. After that, he could move onto the next repairs for the classic […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been carefully and methodically levelling the bonnet of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. Through several rounds, Mauro has worked every line and curve on the one-piece aluminium clamshell to perfect fit and work with its surrounding panel work. A painstaking but crucial step in the bodywork […]