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 […]
As part of the cars competition preparation, our team at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been in the classic lounge to finish off a small job on the 1998 TVR Chimaera 500. Our technician Jon had ordered a new set of number plates for the car in the correct size. Because of the size […]
The 1973 Mercedes 250 which is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop is getting some much deserved TLC by the team here at our Suffolk HQ. Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working his way through the bottom of the classic Mercedes on a mission to cut out any rust he […]
During the test drive of the 1994 Rover 220 Tomcat, our restoration technician Steve noted quite alot of freeplay in the gear linkage. So, as the 1990’s turbo coupe made its way back to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops inside our Suffolk HQ the team were determined to find out. After a thorough and […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been steadily making progress on the 1969 Audi 70L. Our restoration technician Dave, who is handling the reassembly of this rare Audi, has been methodically working his way through each job. Recently, he’s been test fitting the alternator and finding which order things in […]
Our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1, which was won recently by Eric, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for the team to carry out the last few jobs before it makes its way across the country to its new home. As part of a PDI on a more modern vehicle, our technician Jon checks to […]
The Bridge Classic Cars logistics team have had quite the busy week. Not just delivering cars but collecting them too – Our logistics coordinator Tony has been back and forth to Coventry in order to collect a pair of Jaguar XJS’s which are making their way back to our restoration HQ for the team to […]
The weather is on the turn. It’s definitely feeling colder, the leaves have fallen and autumn is in full swing so shoots outside become a luxury. Filming out TVR V8S was great fun. This is a beautiful Classic so make sure you are on the mailing list if you want to insure a discounted ticket!
The newly arrived Land Rover Series IIA has made its way into our restoration workshops and onto the ramp of our technician Jon. As part of the car arriving, Jon carried out a full appraisal on the classic Land Rover and found a couple of jobs to crack on with. ”Remove wheels and check brakes. […]
It was a quick flying visit for the 1981 Saab 99 Turbo. The team cleaned the classic front-wheel drive turbo coupe and checked it over before it heads off to its new home very soon.
The Bridge Classic Cars fabrication shop is a bit of a magical place. Derelict, bare classics come in and beautifully reformed machines leave. The 1970 Aston Martin DBS is one of those machines. The team have been methodically working their way through near enough every single inch. Much of the cars pillar have deteriorate due […]
With the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team steaming ahead with their part of the restoration of our 2005 Mercedes Vito, our paint and body tech Adam has been working his methodically through the car. This time, he found a small patch of rust on our van so it had to go. He carefully […]
Another Jensen 541 at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this 1960 Jensen 541R that the restoration team are building from the group up for a customer. With most of the jobs complete under the bonnet, with the exhaust and inlet manifolds fitted to the 4-litre engine, the team here at our Suffolk workshops could […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are no strangers to the Jensen 541 – over the past 10 years we have restored numerous examples of this lesser known British GT car to the point where we tend to know them inside and out. This 1956 Jensen 541 recently arrived at our Suffolk HQ for a few […]
With work moving rapidly here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4, sometimes we run into hurdles. As our technician Steve was get the wooden sections of the doors installed, he began to screw the trim piece into the wooden only to find out the entire piece was rotten on […]
Here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops, we’ve seen cars in every state you could imagine. From a 100 foot long pile of parts to complete, ground up restorations and everything in between. But, yesterday we welcomed one of our favourite kinds of classics – ‘Time Capsules’. They’ve lived a life and been put […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ have turned their expert attention towards the 1956 Jensen 541. Going through the list of items the cars owner had supplied, Jon could start off with us appraisal and check overs. ”Look into customer reported faults and note anything else whilst looking over. Steering […]
The latest update on the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop comes to you from under the bonnet of the 1980’s twin-turbo coupe as Jon begins to get the piping routed and test fit. ”Remove unwanted hoses from 5 way connector. Fit 3 way connector and fit pipes. View pictures […]
With the 1939 Jaguar SS100 seeing some serious use over the summer, the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been working on giving the pre-war sports car some TLC. After finding some uneven wear on the brake shoes, the team have fitted up a new set for the car. ”New brake shoes arrived. Remove wheels […]
As the bodyshell of the 1978 Mercedes 350SL is being worked on in the body and paintshop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our restoration technicians in the main workshop have been working on building up the freshly refurbished front and rear subframes of the car. Steve, with the help of our technician Ben, has […]
With our 2015 Volkswagen T5.1 Camper being drawn in a couple of days time, our restoration workshop have been working on getting the car ready for its future owner. Our technician Jon, who handles the majority of our competition vehicles, has been working his way through his checklist on the van to make sure everything […]
Recently, our 1971 Land Rover Series IIA has made its way from our secure storage facility over to the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops for the team to check over and prepare. Jon, one of our technicians, was put in charge of the appraisal and repairs of the beautifully restored off-roader. ”Get Land-Rover out of […]
The fabrication team here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ have been working deligently away on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS. Firstly, Greg has been removing the wiring harness from the inner wings of the classic GT car. Then he could finish off the repairs to the cars B pillars.
Our workshops just wouldn’t feel the same without at least 1 Jensen 541 in our care at any 1 time. Yesterday we had another classic Jensen GT car join our workshop stable with this stunning 1956 Jensen 541 – this car is a familiar face to us here at Bridge Classic Cars as we have […]