The 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration project is really starting to move along at quite the pace! Our fabrication shop are working their way through the various parts and pieces for the classic GT car, with our technician Greg carrying out intensive and much needed corrosion repairs to the doors of the car to make […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working their way through the 1973 Mercedes 250 as part of the diagnostic checks to find out why the classic Mercedes saloon isn’t running quite right, Jon, one of our restoration technicians, has manually checked the valve timing to make sure that is in spec and then physically […]
The Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have been working their magic in the restoration worshop to get the 1978 Mercedes 350SL looking better than new. Our paint and body manager Chris has been working on the car to get the panels flattened and polished to a mirror finish. This involves using 1000, 1500, […]
The heater matrix for the 1960 Austin Healey 3000 has made its way back from being refurbished by a trusted local specialist to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our restoration team to get it back in place and plumbed into the car very soon.
As the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project is on the march towards getting back on the road for the first time in decades. Our restoration technician Steve has been heading up the reassembly of the rare and handbuilt classic GT car, with this time refurbishing the cast exhaust manifolds. After cleaning up, sandblasting, and […]
The restoration teams at Bridge Classic Cars are often working on multiple areas of the same project simultaneously, like the 1960 Jensen 541R. Our trim shop have finished off the work on the front seats to have them ready for the workshop team to install them when the team begin reassembly. Meanwhile, the workshop team […]
Our paint and body team are making moves towards the aesthetic comeback on the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working alongside of our fabrication team going around the preparing, sanding and levelling the areas needed before the car is repainted in its stunning Gold paintwork. To gain better […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop have been busy recommissioning the 1956 Land Rover Series 1 here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Jon has been working his way methodically and meticulously through the various systems of the classic off-roader to get it back on the road. ”Fuel pump. Strip and remove old pump. Lower […]
Some of you may recognise this particular 1939 Morris 8 Tourer, it was previously won by Graham through our classic car competition. The car has come in to have a few bits and pieces done on the pre-war convertible. ‘Remove drivers side mirror. Modify customer supplied mirror clamp. Trim clamp bracket and test. Fit to […]
Our 2002 Ford Thunderbird has been loaded up by the Bridge Classic Cars logistics team to go on an adventure to find its hopeful new owner at Anglia Car Auctions.
It’s another milestone at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops – our 1969 Audi 72L is now up and running thanks to our incredible team of technicians. Will, with the help of Jon, has been working on getting the 4-cylinder engine running smoothly and evenly. First of all, the team disconnected the ingition coil for […]
The team have welcomed a trio of new cars to our classic car workshop. 3 absolutely stunning GT cars that at their time were the best of the absolute best – a 1989 Mercedes 560SEC, a 2007 Mercedes SL55 AMG and a 2010 Bentley Continental GT Supersports. All 3 of these period-correct powerhouses will have […]
The 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 has been one of the most comprehensive and interesting restorations for the Bridge Classic Cars team. So, at every stage of the build our technicians check and evaluate each component and their fit within the car. During one of these checks, our technician Steve noticed a small leak from the […]
Our workshop team have been preparing and making the adjustments to the 1960 Austin Healey 3000 at our Suffolk restoration workshops. Rob, one of our amazing technicians, has been make several adjustments and upgrades to the car for the owner. One of the customers requests was for the team to make the cars classic soft […]
The Classic Lounge had a very exciting visitor this morning here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ – a 2025 Alpine A290GTS. Belonging to one of our customers, the A290GTS is a modern take on the legendary Renault 5 Turbo. This all-electric hot hatch has been proving very popular with everyone including petrolheads across Europe […]
It isn’t just award winning restorations and competitions for you to win your dream classic that we do here – the Bridge Classic Cars team also do servicing, repairs and maintenance here at our Suffolk HQ. This is one of our amazing technicians Jon replacing the dried and weathered door seals on a 1956 Land […]
Two important pieces for two restoration projects have arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. The propshafts for both the 1978 Mercedes 350SL and 1970 Aston Martin DBS have arrived back at our HQ ready for the time when team begin reassembly of the cars.
The longest part of all paint work, is in the preparation. Our paint and body manager Chris spent most of yesterday and part of this morning getting the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage ready for its first coat of paint here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. After scuffing, cleaning, recleaning, checking over, cleaning once […]
Our paint and body team are racing forward with the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 project. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working his way round the V12 GT car treating a few areas of rust, bare metal and exposed bodywork before levelling those areas to prepare the car for priming. Adam, who is […]
Our 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage has reached the next milestone in its resurrection – bodywork. After being in with the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication team, the classic Aston Martin has been moved into our paint and body department for our paint manager Chris to begin his work on the vintage GT car. Chris will […]
We’ve had two very different arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars – a 2025 Isuzu D-Max Vcross aswell as our new 1989 TVR V8. Very different to one another, the D-Max is being tested and reviewed by the Bridge Classic Cars team whilst the TVR will be headed into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for […]
The 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ project is moving along at the rate of knots recently! Our fabricator Clinton has been working his way through the firewall of the one-off classic Jaguar off the car. What started as sheets of flat aluminiumn have now got there shape and form – with Clinton beginning to add suports into […]
This week has been a busy week in the workshop, multiple cars each day coming in and out of the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. But, this afternoon I managed to go through our restoration departments to grab a few photos. For these, I wanted to give someone a look of what things look like […]
The paint and body shop here at Bridge Classic Cars has always got something going on – wether its a bare metal restoration project, a modern car in for paint repairs or a classic having some TLC. The guys in the body shop show off their skills every time you walk into their department. Bodywork […]
The Bridge Classic Cars logistics team have been here, there and everywhere recently and its only January! Tony, our logistics co-ordinator, collected the 1989 TVR Tasmin and brought it back to our HQ for it to meet the team before it was loaded up again and transported to our filming location for the media team […]
A familiar face has come back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in Suffolk, this 1939 Morris 8 Tourer. The pre-war Morris was previously won through one of our competitions a year or so ago but has now come in for some maintenance. Our technician Jon has begun to look through the list of […]
Alongside the new set of manifolds, the Bridge Classic Cars team are driving forward with the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe restoration project. Both our paint and body team alongside our fabrication team have been working together to get the panels and gaps fitted evenly and cleanly on the rare and beautiful convertible. Mauro, […]
Having arrived back at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in the Suffolk countryside, the workshop team have been checking over the 1973 MGB Roadster since it was won once again through one of our classic car competitions. With the winner choosing to take the cash alternative, the team prepare the car exactly the same […]
During the check over of the 1996 Bentley Continental R, our workshop technician Jon thought the suspension geometry looked too far out in terms of its camber – we later discovered this is a common issue with this generation of Bentley. ‘Remove heatshield/cover from top arm offside front. Remove nut. Fit camber guage and adjust […]
With another month of competitions, another shipment of cars have headed off for their next adventures. Some with lucky winners, and others to go and find new homes with our friends at Anglia Car Auctions. As with some of our competitions, winners can choose to take the car or the cash alternative. Some other cars […]