A new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has got the whole team talking. This 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa has made its way to our Suffolk HQ for the team to look at and for someone to win soon. We love the Hayabusa here – at the time the fast production bike in the world, […]
The team have been working on the 2005 Mercedes Vito. Our workhorse, which has been restored, is having the last few jobs sorted out. The team have put new track rod ends on before the van gets its alignment redone.
The team are moving on with the recommission of the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo. This time, John has been working on swapping out the clutch master cylinder after it was discovered to be leaking.
The Bridge Classic Cars team are making moves on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration project. Whilst our team have finished up the interior, with every single piece carefully put into storage, the restoration technicians are moving on with the work to the bodyshell. At the same time, our technician Mauro had been completing the […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk have been diving into the 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window. Our technician Jon has gone through the classic camper to check the van over but also carry out small repairs. ‘Continue appraisal to finish. Refit roof rack to front. Cut and fit […]
After its time in the paint shop, the 1991 Jaguar XJS has begun to get put back together. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working on getting the various parts, pieces and trims put back onto the classic GT car. One of these, was the rear bumper. During repairs, the team had to […]
Our friends at Autoshack have reached out to our restoration workshops to look into a few issues on this 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Our technicians John and Will have been working their way through the cars original ‘K-Jettronic’ fuel injection system to get the classic Mercedes running. ‘The car came in with poor running and no […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on the 2010 Jaguar XKR at our Suffolk HQ. The car has come in with a parking sensor fault – being a modern classic, the team have used our new diagnostic computer to dive in and find out whats going wrong. ‘Plug in and carry out diagnostic […]
The 2005 Porche 911 which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been on the ramp for our classic car technician Jon to check over. ”Carry out appraisal. Remove side skirts so able to raise on ramp and continue inspection. Check gearbox/axle oil a d top up. Remove all wheels. Wheels stuck on […]
The trim shop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working on fitting out the interior in the 1960 Jensen 541R which is undergoing a full and total restoration at our classic car restoration workshop. Our trimmer Lydia has been working her way through the car getting the dash, glovebox, carpets, centre console as […]
Our technician Jon has been finishing up the check over on the 2005 Bentley Continental GT. After finanlising the light and levels check, Jon could put the DLC plug back under the dash, recheck the oil level and road test the car on the road surrounding our classic car restoration workshop.
The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ have been diving deep into the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. Our fabricator Greg has been working his way through the lowerside of the 1990’s hot hatch with some areas of corrosion which needed to be sorted out. After carrying out the full repairs on the […]
As the workshop team get ever deeper into the reassembly of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, Ben has begun to work on getting all the small trims and chrome peices ready to go back onto the car as well as some of the more important bits like the fuel cap. ‘The chrome bits came back […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been pushing ahead with the 1969 Audi L 72PS project here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Will has gone through the suspension on the classic German saloon car and renewed various bushes. ‘Go through bushes and check what needs changing, disconnect anti roll bar mount from wishbone, […]
Our technicians have begun their appraisal of the 1972 VW Type 2 Bay Window. Provisionally, the workshop team have done their checks before the classic VW is moved onto a ramp for further inspection.
The 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage has gone off to live its exciting new life with its very lucky owner. Before that, our restoration technician Jon has carried out the final bits of his pre-delivery inspection before the car was loaded up into our enclosed trailer and transported to its new home from the Bridge […]
Our fabricator Greg has been chasing down the corrosion on the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. The VTR, which is a car from our personal collection, has been in the fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Greg has hand to make the replacement sections of the hot hatches sills. Once cut away, Greg […]
The team have begun to get to work on levelling the panels on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Our paint and body manager Chris has been turning his attention to getting the body work ready for a full respray of the 1990s icon.
It isn’t just the bodywork of our faithful 2005 Mercedes Vito that the team have been working on. The wheels and hubs have all been given a new lease of life after the vans wheels were sent off to be refurbished by our friends at Wheelhouse in Ipswich while the hubs were inspected and regreased […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been diving headfirst into the 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration. This phase sees some of the final metal work on the car being carried out. Our fabricator Greg has been working with the paint and body team to weld up the last few bits and pieces for the project.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been carrying out some of the final repairs on the 1989 TVR Tasmin before it could head to its new excited owner. ”Refill cooling system with vacuum tool. Run up and check for leaks. Replace cap with old one from stock. Fan not working. Check wiring. Found bad terminals […]
We’ve had 3 new arrivals and one departure from the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk. With the work completed on the 1952 MG TD, it has gone to our safe and secure storage facility waiting for its owner to collect their pride and joy. We’ve welcomed back the 2010 Jaguar XKR for […]
It isn’t just ‘classic’ classics that the Bridge Classic Cars team work on here at our restoration HQ – for example, this 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. The Saxo, which belongs to our director Craig, has come in for our fabrication team to get to the bottom of some corrosion. After removing the fuel tank, our […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have loaded up the 1975 MGB Roadster to be transported to local gearbox specialists Last Transmission for their team to take a look and address a few small jobs on the car.
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 project is making progress every single day. Recently, our restoration teams have installed the new headlining base into the car, in preparation for our trim team installing the final handmade, bespoke headliner for the car.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have carried out a pair of PDI’s on the 1989 Yamaha FS1E and our 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage ready for these pair to go off to their excited new owners. 1989 Yamaha FS1E: 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage:
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working through the preperation of the 1989 TVR Tasmin for its new owner. Our technician Jon, has carried out his usual PDI on the car before it was taken to a local specialist for new tyres. ‘Carry out road test to fuel station and fill up. Return to […]
As partof the cars rebirth, the Bridge Classic Cars team have prepared and then painted the scuttle panel of the 1991 Jaguar XJS. Adam, one of our amazing painters, has carefully cleadown everything before spraying the area in hard wearing satin black. The paint and body team always try their best to retain original features […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been back to diving deep into the 1969 Audi 72L. Our technician Jon has been getting the last few pieces of the driveline back together on the car. There’s been a few jobs that the team have been awaiting parts for but as they are now beginning to get […]
Our 2010 Land Rover Defender 90 has been in storage over the winter, but now the team have gone through the process of waking the off-roader back up for the new year. Our technician Jon has a list of jobs he likes to do when getting cars back out on the road. After checking through […]