The 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage is on the ramps in the finishing room here at Bridge Classic Cars where our technician Ben is heading up the refit of the car. Recently, Ben has been working on getting the sidelights and grille set into the classic GT car. Ben has made and modified the mounts […]
Will, one of our amazing workshop technicians, has been working his way through the recommissioning of the 1972 MGB Roadster here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk. ‘Fit new bumper and overiders, crimp on new terminals, sand blast brake drums, spray calipers in silver, undercoat drums in primer, Paint drums in black, […]
Our technician Jon, has been working on the 1959 Jaguar MkIX. As part of the work on the car, Jon has been going through and making sure that everything is just so on the elegant luxury saloon. ‘Continue repairs. remove boot handles and inspect for reason both don’t lock. Part missing from barrel to lock […]
The Bridge Classic Cars transport team have loaded up the 2005 Bentley Continental GT and headed off to drop the twin-turbo coupe at Manor Park Classics auction to hopefully meet its next excited owner.
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been focusing his efforts on the bonnet of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. As part of gapping the panels on the classic Aston Martin here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops, Mauro has filed and sanded back bonnet edges to make sure they are equal […]
At the end of last week, the Bridge Classic Cars team welcomed this stunning 2019 Porsche 911 which belongs to one of our clients for the team at Tire Assist Ipswich to get a new set of tires on all 4 corners of this stunning modern 911.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have had quite the special delivery today at the Classic Lounge. A race winning factory world superbike ridden my Michael Rinaldi along side a trio of track focused, ultra-limited edition bikes with the Panigale V4’s.
The 1959 Jaguar MkIX has been on the ramp here at the Bridge Classic Cars for our technician Jon to get to the bottom of a few bits and pieces. Jon has been working on the the rear end of the luxury saloon to get the boot locks sorted and working correctly before repairing the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop has welcomed a new arrival here at HQ. This 1980 Mercedes R107 280SL. Soon, the car will be in the workshop and up on the ramp for the team to dive into.
Jon has been working his way through the jobs list on the 1959 Jaguar MkIX – this time with the boot lock mechanism. ‘Remove nearside rear shackle and spring eye bolts. Swap into correct positions and secure. Strip boot handles. Remove 1 handle and investigate why not lockng. Found part missing from key barrel.’
Our classic car technician Jon has been diving into getting this 1968 MGC Roadster back to fighting form. Whilst on the ramp here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, Jon has looked into some intermittent electrical problems such as the indicators not working correctly. ‘Investigate indicators not working. Check hazards but nothing works. Batteries flat. […]
The restoration workshops here at Bridge Classic Cars have taken the 1973 MGB Roadster out from the Classic Lounge over to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our classic car technician Jon to dive into getting ready for its new owner. ‘Carry out pdi. Adjust offside washer jet. Inflate tyres and torque wheel nuts. Remove […]
The 1991 Jaguar XJS project is coming into the final phase of getting this V12 GT car back on the road for its excited owner. Since coming out of paint and body department here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ, it has been handed back over to the workshop team to finish off the […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been TIG welding on the bonnet of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe. As Maura has been gapping the panels on the ultra-rare Aston Martin here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, he has had to repair several areas of the aluminium work very carefully in order […]
The workshop team have had the 1966 Land Rover Series 2A back into the restoration workshop in order to replace the fuel tank on the classic off-roader. ‘New fuel tank here. Wire brush and lune all fixing bolts. Remove pick up pipe from old tank. Undo and drop old tank. Clean fuel sender and check […]
After being taken out of storage and brought over to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, the 1960 Jensen 541S has been checked over by the workshop in preparation for the good weather. ”Carry out check over. Sort out wiring in boot for reverse and number plate lights. Wiring disconnected. Strip carpet and acces loom. Find […]
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop are working alongside the workshop to keep making progress on the 1960 Jensen 541R. Our trimmer Lydia has been with the cars owner to ‘pre-wear’ the seats to make his journeys more comfortable in the car. To do this, Lydia has carefully trimmed the foams in the seats alongside […]
The 1960 Jensen 541R has gone back up on the ramp during this phase of the restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. Our technician Rob has had to adjust and rethink the exhaust mounts as he found one of the silencers under the car was out of alignment with the other but […]
As the team work through the recommissioning of the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 for its owner. Our technician Steve has been handling a few smaller but incredible important jobs on the truck. ‘Fitted new O/S/F lower wheel cylinder as the bleed nipple was seized and the metal brake pipe also had to be replaced […]
Our 2007 Mercedes SL55 AMG has made its way from the Bridge Classic Cars HQ to its new home with lucky winner Andrew – we want to which Andrew and his new pride and joy many happy miles ahead of them.
One thing that we do here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ is that we show you what goes on behind the scenes of how we work and create show stopping classic cars. This is our paint and body technician Adam laying down the final stage of primer on the 1975 MGB GT V8 […]
A rare opportunity in the spring sunshine this morning at HQ, a side-by-side comparrison between two iconic classic Austin Healey’s currently in our restoration workshop. The simple and elegant 1955 Austin Healey 100/4 and the brutish but handsome 1960 Austin Healey 3000.
Tomorrow morning at 9am, we will be finding the new owner of this freshly restored 1973 MGB Roadster. But not only will someone win this stunning British sportscar, they’ll also win £1,000 in cash. This car has been sympathetically restored by the Bridge Classic Cars workshop team who have made this car one of the […]
The 1987 Maserati BiTurbo has been on the ramps here at HQ for our technician Will to carry on with getting this iconic 1980s twin-turbo coupe running as good as new. ‘Fit accumulator onto car, drill holes to bolt it down to, go through and test vacuume leaked to see if that is causing the […]
Our paint technician Adam has been working on the 1975 MGB GT V8. As this car is being built from a new heritage shell, the team have had to work on getting the e-coat removed from the bodyshell and this time in the engine bay. Adam has worked on sanding back the e-coat so that […]
The 1959 Jaguar MkIX which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ has made its way onto the ramp of our restoration technician Jon. Since the classic, elegant and luxurious saloon has only just recently arrived – Jon began his process of carry out a full appraisal on the car. As part of […]
The 1966 Land Rover Series 2 had been transferred over to the Classic Lounge last week, however when the team came in one morning it was noted a very strong smell of fuel in our building. It was traced to the fuel tank bung on the Land Rover. Because of this, the car was pushed […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been diving into the 1980 Toyota Hilux here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Steve, who previous worked for Toyota, has been taking chanrge of the project. Restored a few years ago, the pickup truck has sat dormant for much of the time. ‘This had not been started in […]
Our 1956 Land Rover Series 1 has been loaded up into our enclosed transport trailer and made its way to auction. Recently won through our classic car competitions, the lucky winner chose the cash alternative allowing a new lucky owner to add this iconic piece of British history to their automotive story.
Our workshop have been working on the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 which arrived at our Suffolk HQ recently. Our technician Steve has been stripping down the brake system – so as to replace brake shoes as well as a nearside rear wheel cylinder.