The 1960 Jensen 541R project, being headed up by our technician Rob, is moving forwards towards completion here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. The Jensen’s have a heat shield to protect the carburettors from heat soaking next to the engine block – once the carburettors were test fit, Rob could begin making the alumium […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL project is making steady progress at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. As part of its full respray, our technician Mauro has been the process of flattening and polishing the paint work, starting with the bonnet.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy reinvigorating our 1973 Mercedes 250. to start with, our paint and body technician Mauro has finished painting the inside of the boot before fitting the aerial to the car before the car is handed over to our main workshop for them to begin their work on the […]
It’s not just the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is making progress. Our amazing fabricator Clinton has also been hard at work making parts for the total restoration of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop. This time, Clinton has also made the Drophead Coupe its spare […]
With the 1977 Leyland Mini having recently been won, it was time for the Bridge Classic Cars team to give the bite sized classic its final checks, fuel it up with a full tank of synthetic fuel and make sure it was in top condition for its new owner. After Jon had finished his pre-delivery […]
Carrying on with the repairs to the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12, our restoration technician Jon has been hard at work to get the car back its former glory at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ. Jon has worked on cleaning up the downpipe flanges for an upcoming job on the cars exhaust system. Whilst he […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are full steam ahead with the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 undergoing its complete ground restoration here at our classic car restoration workshops. Our restoration technicians have been working alongside our fabrication team to make good progress on the 1950’s GT car. Our restoration technician Steve has been working his way […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo bit by bit. Our restoration technician Jon has been spending his Saturday’s getting the much loved 1980’s turbo coupe back together – this time completely rebuilding the rear brakes and sorting out the front bumper.
As our 1996 Mercedes SL600 was won by lucky winner Mark last week, the team in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop have been working their way through the 1990’s V12 roadster to get it ready for its new owner. As with all of our competition cars, the Mercedes had a thorough PDI carried out as […]
With it’s PDI complete, and the car safely strapped down in our enclosed trailer – the 2006 Lotus Elise Sports Racer has made its way to its new home with lucky winner David Glaves who not only won our Lotus Elise but also the signed David Coulthard visor from the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix!
As part of the extensive restoration of our 1970 Aston Martin DBS, the fabrication team have been working alongside the restoration workshop to safely remove the engine from the classic Aston Martin for the fabrication shop to carry out some rust repairs. Each of the system have been carefully disconnected, labelled and stored away before […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy on the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12. Our technician Jon has got the rear axle back underneath the car after the rust repairs were completed – so he could begin to cleaning up the underneath for painting. Next up were a series of repairs at the front of […]
The paint and body team have really knocked it out the part with this one – our 1973 Mercedes W114 250. After carrying out a series of rust repairs on the lower body panels of the classic Mercedes, Mauro has been getting the car back together with a series of small area repaints as well […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been moving at quite the pace on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL restoration here at our Suffolk HQ. Ben and Steve have been busy building up the front suspension, all freshly refurbished and in place including brake calipers, pads and discs, while the’ve also been going through the wiring harness […]
With the 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat safely strapped down in our enclosed trailer, the Bridge Classic Cars team could make the journey to unite the Tomcat with its new owner – Martin. Martin, who previously won a 1971 Jaguar XJ6 Series 1 from us, was excited to meet his latest pride and joy. All of […]
The fabrication team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been going even deeper in their pursuit of perfection on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Our fabricators Greg and Clinton have been working their way through the body and chassis on the classic Aston Martin to remove all of the corrosion in vital areas. […]
It’s not just classics that find their way into our restoration workshops, this 2016 Range Rover Sport came in for our paint and body technicians to repair and repaint a few scuffs and scrapes on the car. The team carefully prepared the area before blending in with paint matched from our paint camera.
The 1955 Jaguar XK140 has safely arrived at its new home with lucky new owner, Richard. The car was prepared at our Suffolk HQ before the Bridge Classic Cars transporter team carefully loaded into our enclosed trailer for its journey to its excited new custodian.
As part of any cars arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, they all go through a process of appraisal by our restoration technicians. This time on the ramp, is the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Our technician Jon has methodically gone through the car inch by inch to compile his report to […]
The bodyshell of the 1978 Mercedes 350SL has made its way from the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body shop over to our finishing room for our restoration technicians to begin the process of getting the car to being a rolling chassis before it goes back into the paint shop for the final time. Steve, […]
Our transport team are the first people that our competition winners often meet, with our logistics co-ordinator Tony out and about across the country transporting everything from a classic Land Rover to a modern Ferrari in our enclosed trailer. But, Tony recently hit the road with Molly and John to deliver our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1 […]
Our workshop has always got a variety of jobs going on. From servicing, to diagnostics, set up’s and check overs, there is always something going on at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. This time, our workshop manager John has been carrying out an important upgrade on the 1966 Volvo 122S – fitting a new electric […]
The 1960 Jensen 541R currently undergoing its restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop has been making good progress across our various in-house departments. The mechanical workshop have begun to fit in some of the smaller pieces to the car such as boot latches, oil filter housing and the heater control valve whilst […]
The 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 is in the restoration workshop at our Suffolk HQ for the Bridge Classic Cars team to begin work on after its appraisal. Our technician Jon has been heading up the project on the mechanical side of things – carrying out various repairs in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. ”Start service. […]
Last night, our director Craig was invited to a true petrolhead attended evening – Alex Brundle hosted an evening with the Fressingfield Oily Rag Club. Alex, son of former F1 driver Martin Bruncle, is a well established and revered driver across multiple championships but recently he’s been more involved in the world of classics. From […]
With it’s new owner eagerly awaitings its arrival, the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been working on getting the 1955 Jaguar XK140 ready to meet its new home. Our technician Jon began working his way through his meticulous check-list on the car starting from the headlights, all the way to the end of the […]
Our restoration workshops have been a hive of activity over the past few days with several cars leaving us to start their journeys with customers, and a handful of new arrivals like these two – a 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, 1989 Jaguar XJS and a 1995 Jaguar XJS Convertible which the team will soon […]
The team in the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body department have taken on their side of the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe project recently. Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working his magic on the bulkhead of the rare, vintage Aston Martin.
The 1978 Mercedes 350SL is well on its way to getting back to a former glory, if not even better. The paint and body team have been working their magic on the classic Mercedes convertible over the past week or so. Chris, our paint manager, has seam sealed the entire underside and engine bay of […]
The fabrication team, Greg and Clinton, have been working their way through the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage bit by bit. Due to the car living out in the elements for quite a while, the rust and corrosion are pretty extensive but its nothing our team haven’t seen before at our Suffolk HQ and are […]