The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been busy making an air filter housing. The team have used an off the shell K&N filter and built a housing around it. The piece has been test fit and trial fitted to work out spacing before the housing has been sent off to the paint shop to […]
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have worked their magic on getting the doors and inside of the bodyshell prepped and ready for paint. The team will clean down each piece to get everything just right before laying down the paint and letting it cure.
Our 1960 MGA Coupe has found its way to its new home with its very excited new owner. The Bridge Classic Cars transport team loaded up the classic sports car for its journey from our workshop to the cars new HQ.
The workshop team have been jumping into the 1972 MGB Roadster project for the cars owner. After carrying out a full and total appraisal, the team began to turn their attention onto getting the B fired up for the first time in what appears to be quite a while.
The workshop are diving into the 1983 Land Rover Series 3 to get it back up and running as good as it possibly can. First off, our restoration technician Jon has been making his way through the checklist. ‘Check tailgate chains and refit. Tailgate doesn’t align with locating pin. Check fuel guage. Guage currently reads […]
Our painter Adam has been working his wau through the meticulous steps on the restoration of the 1975 MGB GT V8. The car has gone through epoxy primer which has helped Adam indentify any areas which he may have to level the panels to get the perfect finish. Next, Adam began to get the panels […]
The restoration team have been going full speed into getting the suspension and some of the driveline components back into the bodyshell of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Ben and Greg, two of our incredible restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars, have been getting the car back to being a rolling chassis before it […]
During the appraisal of the 1960 MGA Coupe, the Bridge Classic Cars team identified a few components on the classic sports car which needed to be refurbished. The front king pin seals were replaced alongside a leaking rear shock absorber aswell as the axle straps.
Since its arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1972 Triumph Spitfire has been in capable hands of our restoration team to get this classic back and running as good as ever. ‘Raise on ramp amd continue inspection. Fit grease nipples where missing and grease up. Check rear axle oil level, OK. Remove all […]
Since arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the 1947 Morris 8 has been checked over by the restoration team to come up with their list of repairs. Recently, our technician Jon has begun to work his way through the cars repairs. ‘Set carb jet depth to @1mm. Refit piston amd suction chamber and re […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through the 1991 Jaguar XJS’s interior trims and pieces. As part of that, the team have replaced the wooden dashboard veneers which required some adjustments to perfectly fit the GT cars dash whilst the team went through and made a list of switches, clips and […]
A very special project has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ – a 1980 Toyota Hilux. This truck, which is in incredible condition, has arrived at the restoration workshops for our team to get it back up and running and thoroughly check over the truck for its owner.
One of the final jobs to carry out on the 1971 Mini 1100 before it leaves the Bridge Classic Cars HQ was to sort out a couple of small jobs on the mirrors. The interior mirror was removed from the car and paint matched to give it a shiny new look as well as the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars HQ has welcomed a new arrival to the restoration workshops – a 1970 MGB GT. The restoration teams will be going through a complete and thorough assesment on the car to see what this stunning classic sports car may need to get it back and fighting fit.
It’s been another busy week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Over a dozen projects happening in our restoration workshops, multiple competition shoots, rehearsals, meetings… the list goes on. But, I took the chance to go around the workshop and grab some photos of some of the amazing projects that the team are working […]
Our transport team have been out on the road again, this time to collect a 1970 MGB GT for the workshop team to dive deep into and check out thorughly to get it running and driving as good as could possibly be,
Another classic that has its own character is this 1983 Land Rover Series 3 that the team are working on here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop in Suffolk. Our technician Jon has actually fallen slightly in love with this classic offroader as he says it proudly wears the badge of its life. It’s […]
Sometimes there’s a moment of beauty in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. The 1960 MGA Coupe is being prepared for its lucky new owner by our restoration team, but its just got a simple elegance to this car in the early spring sunshine.
The restoration team have been ticking off the jobs on the list for the restoration of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 – this time, inside and underneath the classic GT car. Our fabrication shop have put the finishing touches on the fully custom made stainless steel exhaust for the car – Our fabricator Clinton has […]
The Bridge Classic Cars HQ got a new visitor yesterday in the shape of this jaw-dropping 2021 Aston Martin DBS Volante. The owner of the car had noticed a noice on the droptop GT car – so our workshop team got the car up onto a ramp to fully inspect the driveline before having the […]
The interior of the 1960 Jensen 541R has been coming together with the final pieces finished off and installed into the freshly restored cabin. The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop have made this interior completely bespoke to the car and with that, the restoration team can continue on with getting this classic GT car back […]
Another familiar face at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops is this beautiful 1955 Austin Healey 100 BN1. We previously saw the car last year for some repairs and maintenance, but the car has arrived back at HQ for our technician Rob to carry on with some repairs and investigations on the classic British sportscar. […]
As the team make their way through the list of checks on the 1960 MGA Coupe, our technician Will has been spending his time getting to the bottomn of getting the washer pump working on the classic British sports car. ‘Test old washer pump, old washer pump being fed to it but not working, fit […]
The 1972 VW Type 2 Camper has been into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for the team to take a look at getting to the bottom of a slight knocking noise and to carry out the cars PDI. ‘Fit circlip to speedo cable end in nearside front dust cover. Refit wheel trim. Disconnect drag link […]
The 1996 Bentley Continental R has undergone quite the transformation in the past few days. Our paint and body team have spent the past few weeks getting the bodywork corrected and refined before it could be signed off for the team to lay down both colour and clear coat on the car.
Our workshop always has something different going on. This time, our workshop have been working on the 1947 Morris 8 to check over and carry out some much needed repairs to get it ready for a new owner. ”Carry out appraisal. Start on floor. Put battery on charge, 6v. Raise on ramp and continue. Replace […]
Our paintshop manager Chris has been working on the the stunning 1987 Ford Capri Brooklands which came in for a few bumps and spots of rust to be fixed. The areas were fixed and repaired on the rear decklid and boot panel and then Chris could get everything masked up, painted and polished to match […]
The 2007 Mercedes SL55 AMG has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our technician Jon to give the car its final checkover and sign off – and ready to head home to its new very excited owner.
Our paint and body team have been carrying out some paint repairs to a clients Audi A4 Cabriolet. Our paintshop manager Chris carefully scanned the paint so that we could get it closer and closer to the actually shade on the car, not just the cars paint code. After prepping the bumper, it was primed, […]
Yesterday, the team welcomed another new arrival to our restoration HQ – this 1972 MG B Roadster. The team have been asked to take a look at the classic British roadster for its owner with the aim of recommissioning the car to get it back on the road. First step, the car will get cleaned […]