The 1958 Jensen 541R has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint booth to have its final stage of primer laid down onto the bodyshell. The team have been working hard to prepare the bodywork of the classic GT car. Every surface has been carefully sanded, worked and primed several times over to make sure […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on addressing a small crack in the rear hatch of the 2005 Suzuki Everyvan. The team have carefully stripped back the area to expose the bare metal for our fabrication team to weld back up before grinding the area as smooth as possible. […]
The fabrication shop at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop have been continuing to work on the 1986 Daimler DS420 in for restoration. This time, the team have been handmaking several patch panels to the inner structure of the rear wings which were then plug welded into the body for strength. Then, they could move […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on refurbishing and refinishing the convertible hood frame on the 1969 Morris Minor Convertible in for restoration. The part was stripped back, cleaned and inspected before being primered and then finished in matching snowberry white to the rest of the car.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop have been working on getting the 1984 Lada 1200 back together to begin testing the classic estate. To begin with, the team replaced the points and condenser in preparation for road testing the next stage of the work. The radiator of the classic Lada had been sent off to a […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working behind the scenes to bring you this, our latest competition car. Our 1981 Alfa Romeo Giulietta. After being checked over by our in-house workshops and given the all-clear for filming, it was taken over to our filming location at The Hangar. There, it was handed over to […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been addressing some issues with the 1968 Triumph TR5, starting with the brakes. The team have removed the old pads, discs and calipers from the classic Triumph for brand new units to help with the stunning convertible stop properly. Once the old units were off the car, […]
As part of getting our 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe ‘Little Eva’ in perfect running order, the Bridge Classic Cars team have stripped and cleaned the carburettor. Our technician Jon has been carefully taking apart the part and clearing out every passage and venturi to make sure the fuel and air can pass through unchallenged by […]
Some of the pieces of the 1978 MG B GT have been refurbished by the team before being handed over to our paint team at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. The paint team have refinished the parts in hard-wearing and durable black as part of the restoration.
The 1958 Jensen 541R has been having its final stages of sanding finished before it is taken into the Bridge Classic Cars paint booth for its last stage of primer. The classic Jensen has been worked on by the body team to perfect each curve and shape across the entire car as a whole. Then, […]
The removable hardtop on the 1991 Mercedes Benz SL300 has been taken off of the car and brought upstairs for the Bridge Classic Cars trim team to work their magic on. The headliner has separated from the edges of the roof. So, Brian and Lydia will go through the whole piece and assess if it […]
Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this stunning 1991 Mercedes Benz SL300 R129. The classic convertible Mercedes will be inspected by our restoration teams to check over the car and compile their condition report to see if anything needs doing to get this beautiful silver sports car in […]
The 1960 Jensen 541S ‘Peony’, which was restored by Bridge Classic Cars, has been to several recent classic car shows with its proud owner sending us over some photos of the gorgeous classic Jensen GT car in pride of place.
Our director, Gordon, brought along his 1934 MG PA Midget to the 2022 Helmingham Hall Classic & Sports Car Festival this past weekend. The classic pre-war MG was shown just away from our stand next to our lovely 1950 Land Rover Series 1.
The former owner of our 1966 Jaguar Mk2 3.8 has sent over some photos of its previous life in South Africa! The photos show everything from the car taken back to a bare painted shell to being used as a wedding car and at the top of some of the amazing scenery that surrounded its […]
This Sunday, the Bridge Classic Cars team were at the Helmingham Hall Classic & Sports Car Festival 2022. The team had set up our stand the day before and carefully positioned our collection of competition and restoration cars to show off to everyone walking past. Our stand was instantly busy as the gates opened at […]
The latest arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this 1992 Jaguar XJS V12. The classic Jaguar has come in for our restoration teams to look into and inspect. The teams will be assessing what is needed to be on the car which has been laid up in a […]
Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk is this 1969 Mercedes Benz 220. The classic German saloon will be going into the various departments for our restoration teams to inspect and assess before compiling their findings and reporting back on the car. Keep a look out on the Bridge Classic Cars […]
The 1962 Humber Hawk has left the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ bound for its new home. The car was bought on eBay and will be recommissioned but kept visually very similar to how you see it now according to its new owner! We’re excited to see what becomes of our 1962 Humber Hawk in […]
The team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on some updates for the 2017 Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer belonging to our director, Craig. To start with, the team have changed the mirrors on the bike to a style and set up that works better for Craig’s riding position while then removing the carbon […]
To get the bodywork ready for paint, the paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been busy sanding back the high-build primer on the bodywork. This is all in preparation for getting the classic convertible ready to be finished in its original colour of Snowberry White.
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on the 1958 Jensen 541R in preparation for the colour stage of its work with us. The team have been sanding and finessing each individual panel in the pursuit of absolute perfection we aim to achieve on all of our restoration projects. Chris, […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working their way through some of the smaller jobs on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. These little jobs are as crucial as the larger bits of work in the restoration of a classic car to make sure that every little piece and part of the car […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on our 2022 C-Type Replica. This time, the team have been working to get the sills of the classic Le Mans racer into both epoxy and high-build primer.
The 1969 Morris Minor Convertible has been in the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint booth to have the last few of its panels finished in high-build primer. Before laying down the primer, the team have carefully cleaned down each piece of the classic convertible before being put onto the painting jigs and masked up and […]
The trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have worked on stripping down and refurbishing the dashboard of the 1958 Jensen 541R. Everything from the instrument cluster to the wooden structures has been completely stripped back to their core components to be inspected, refurbished and reassembled as part of the car’s aesthetic restoration. Any metal pieces […]
The 1956 Jensen 541 has been worked on in the Bridge Classic Workshop at our Suffolk HQ to have several parts on the car adjusted and refined. Our technician Rob first fabricated the new handbrake bracket/mount. This was bent up and shaped before the original piece was cut off the frame and the new piece […]
The 1959 Jensen 541R in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop has been stripped down even further in pursuit of the car’s total restoration. This time, our technicians have been working on completely clearing out the engine bay. To begin with, all of the simple and easy pieces were removed from the car to be […]
The rear axle and differential on the 1905 Riley 9HP is on their way back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop after being sent away for blasting. The process that was suggested would preserve some of the 117-year-old Patina and help to show the originality of the car.
The 1972 MG Midget has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to have its several bits of work carried out. Firstly, our workshop team have completely serviced the classic roadster and along with that have replaced the points and condenser in the distributor. Next up, the team wanted to look into a small leak […]