After checking over the 90’s Coupe, our technician Jon has set to work on carrying out the various repairs around the 1996 Bentley Continental R here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. In the checkover, Jon noticed that the rear caliper had several issues – so a new one was ordered and once it […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are a tight knit crew, with all of us happy and willing to help out should one of us need them. The latest news from the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo joins our technician Jon helping out our new restoration technician Will to get the BiTurbo project moving head. Will: ‘Go round […]
The 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 has been with the paint and body team at the Bridge Classic HQ for them to get to the bottom of some corrosion areas on the 1990’s GT car. After finding the affected areas, the team asked our fabrication team to come over and correct the areas. Our fabrication technician […]
The 1996 Bentley Continental R has been over in our secure storage facility for a couple of months waiting for its slot in the workshop. Our restoration technician Jon has been casting his eye over the fast, luxurious 1990’s GT car. ‘Carry out appraisal. Charge battery while I inspect. Offside rear caliper looks wet and […]
It’s not just big steps forward which make a restoration project really come together, its the small details which bring everything together. Like these, the trafficators/semaphores for the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4. Our restoration technician Steve has carefully rebuilt and restored the trafficators/semaphores for the iconic vintage Aston Martin before getting them fitted up neatly […]
Although our film ‘Colour Theory’ came out last week, the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body have got some pictures for how the car got to looking just so good. Our paint and body manager Chris has been heading up the project of getting the 1978 Mercedes 350SL back to its former glory, with meticulous […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been having a go at interiors recently with our 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Our restoration technician Jon has been over to complete some of the last minute jobs on the V8 sports cars which includes touching up areas of the interior to rejuvenate the black […]
Although the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead may be rare, each individual car is unique and different to all the others. The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team are currently in the process of gapping each invidual panel and section of the classic British convertible to ensure an even and uniform gap through the […]
The Bridge Classic Card restoration teams are not on highly skilled but highly adaptable, a good example of this is our 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Our fabricator Greg has been carrying on with doors to repair the lower sections meanwhile our paint body team have begun the process of covering the up the bottom of […]
With the new bodyshell having arrived recently for the 1975 MGB GT V8 project, the fabrication team have worked on a new dolly system for the paint and body team to be able to move the classic sports cars bodywork around when needed. Our fabricator Greg has been new arms and supports with connected it […]
The whole Bridge Classic Cars team were excited to find out that this was arriving this morning – a 1960 Austin-Healey 3000. But as an endurance rally car, the project has taken around 30 years to get to this point today. The Bridge Classic Cars team have been tasked by the cars excited and proud […]
We’ve welcomed a pair of new classics here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ this week. The first, a new competition car, is an absolutely stunning 1960 MGA 1600 Coupe followed by a 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 which has been built to compete in endurance rallying for the team to put the finishing touches […]
Just before New Year, the Bridge Classic Cars team welcomed this 1956 Land Rover Series 1 into our restoration workshops to recommission the classic offroader for its owner. Our technician Dave has dug deep into the engine bay of this iconic British workhorse getting the car to run before he moves onto other jobs on […]
It was the first week of 2026 for the Bridge Classic Cars team and we have dived in head first! Greg, one of our amazing technicians, has been working on repairing the doors on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage ready for the paint and body team to begin their work with the repaired bodyshell […]
It’s not just stunning restorations that our workshop deliver, we also like the more bespoke project – like our 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’. It’s classic Jaguar underpinnings are being tailored in a one-off, artisan aluminium body crafted by our master fabricator Clinton. Over the past few days, Clinton has been building up the individual pieces of […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk have been over in the classic lounge to give the interior of our 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage a new spark of life. After Jon carefully cleaned down the seats with a water based cleaner, he began to test the new leather dye […]
Our restoration workshop is always buzzing with activity, today its the turn of this 1996 Bentley Continental R. Our restoration technician Jon has got the 90’s luxury coupe onto our main ramp to carry out an inspection on the car. ”Get on 4 post ramp and check front suspension. Visually looks to have too much […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed back this 2010 Jaguar XKR for the team to carry out some small jobs on the car. ”Parking sensors not working and moisture inside headlights. Remove main beam access caps and bulbs and blow out both lights. Refit bulbs and caps. Check Parking sensors but can feel them […]
After being won by Jeevaratnam earlier this week, our 2007 Porsche Cayman made its way from the Classic Lounge to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshiop for our technician Jon to prepare it for its new advetures with its excited new owner. Jon went through his PDI criteria sheet – checking brakes, tyres and other […]
Whilst the bodyshell of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage is in the paint and body shop, our fabricator Greg has been working on parts and pieces for the classic GT car being restored here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk. Greg has been carrying out repairs to the doors for the paint […]
Our in-house trim team have been making progress on the 1960 Jensen 541R alongside our mechanical workshop. Our trimmer, Lydia, has been putting the final touches to the seats for the 1960 Jensen 541R. As with all of our interiors, these seats are handmade and tailored perfectly for the specific car and owner with almost […]
After the lucky winner chose to take the cash alternative on our 1991 Bentley Turbo R competition, the team have transported the luxury saloon car to Anglia Car Auctions for it to begin its next chapter with a new owner.
Our restoration technician Jon has begun the process of inspecting and appraising our 1982 Range Rover In-Vogue here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk restoration workshops. As part of the inpsection, Jon put the classic off-roader up on our 4 post ramp to be able to fully inspect the cars chassis and drivetrain. In Jon’s […]
The 1987 Maserati BiTurbo project is making moves forward to the first fire up. Our workshop manager John alongside our new technician Will have been working their way through the drivetrain to check, recheck and then check everything all over again. Will tracked down a wiring issue from the fuel tank moving forward to getting […]
The latest creation has emerged from the Bridge Classic Cars paint booth – the 1978 Mercedes 350SL. Our paint and bodyshop manager Chris has been handling this part of the cars comprehensive and total restoration in laying down layer after layer of deep red paint work and then shooting the lacquer to an almost mirror […]
Our workshop is always a hive of activity. This time, our team are working on getting to the bottom of a running issue with the 1963 Morris LD. John, our workshop manager, has been trying to found out why this is happening and how the team can fix it. Jon, another one of our emmensely […]
Although the bodyshell of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS has been moved into the paint and body department, our fabricator Greg has still got work to do on the classic GT car. This time, Greg has been carrying out some repairs to the heater valve and fan box in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop […]
Greg, one of our restoration technicians, has been working his magic on the lower door pillar of the 1966 Land Rover Series 2A. During the cars appraisal, Dave had found a few small areas of corrosion which need to be addressed. Being a small, localised area, Greg could actually drill out and grind the area […]
Our restoration technician Jon has got the 1956 Jensen 541 on his ramp here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk to refit the rebuilt steering box into the car. Before it was installed under the bonnet of the unique 1950’s GT car, Jon took the time to clean up and inspect all of […]
The paint and body team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been beginning their work on stripping down, inspecting and beginning to prepare the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 ahead of its flat-paint respray. As with all paint work the team do, a thorough paint and body inspection is undertaken to check for areas […]