The Bridge Classic Cars body and paint team, headed up by our paintshop manager Chris, have worked their magic on the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Take a look as Chris prepares for the gloss black paintwork in our new video.
A new pair of arrivals have turned up at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops outside of Woodbridge. The team have got a 1999 MGF and a 1973 Mercedes 250 to work on. 1999 MGF: 1973 Mercedes 250:
As part of the works going on with the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the team have been sprucing up some of the components on our special 1990s hot hatch. Adam, one of our paint and body technicians has carefully prepped several pieces under the bonnet of the Saxo and […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on a 1959 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite which our logistics coordinator Tony collected from its owner last week. First off, the car arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop as non-runner, so our workshop manager John started to dive into the classic convertible. The owner had told […]
The stunning 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC which recently arrived at our Pettistree restoration workshop has been up on the ramp for our restoration technician Jon to take a look at. After going through the cars brakes, suspension and engine he could tick off some of the smaller jobs while going through his checklist. All suspension […]
Bridge Classic Cars workshop manager, John, has been spending a bit of time on the recommisioning of our 1987 Maserati BiTurbo which is our main restoration workshop. This time, John has been working on the braking system of the 1980s twin-turbo coupe. First off, John has refurbished the brake calipers for the car which he […]
As the Bridge Classic Cars team progress with the restoration of our first works van, our beloved 2005 Mercedes Vito, the paint and body technicians are methodically going through each piece like they would a customer restoration. Chris, one of our paint and body techs, has been stripping back the paint on the bonnet to […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been heading up a very personal project here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk restoration workshop – it’s our directors personal 1987 Mercedes 500SL. After carrying out a few repairs to the classic German droptop GT car, Mauro could get the car back into the booth to reshoot […]
Our paint and body team don’t just do some of the best bare metal resprays, they’re also masters at paint repairs too. Our 2000 Peugeot 306 Cabriolet has been in storage for quite a while now and the time has come to get certain bits of the car spruced up, like the engine bay. The […]
There’s been alot of activity on our 1987 Mercedes 500SL recently. The car is in the hands of our paint and body team here at Bridge Classic Cars to get it back to where it really should be, To begin with Mauro, one of our paint and body technicians, carefully stripped down the doors removing […]
Sometimes with classic cars, especially handbuilt incredibly rare ones, you just can’t get replacements for them. But that instance, is where our fabrication team here at Bridge Classic Cars absolutely shine. Our fabricator Clinton has been making a new spare wheel carrier for the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe which is in at the […]
Our paint and body team have been working on something a bit newer than what we’re used to… this stunning 2019 Fiat Abarth 595 Competizione. The little Italian hot hatch is in for the team to carry out repairs due to accident damage. To begin with, our paint shop manager Chris began but stripping back […]
Work is continuing on the 1978 Mercedes 350SL here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk. The bodyshell was taken away to be stripped once more before it heads over to our paint and body team to begin their work on getting the car looking like new. Whilst the bodyshell had been […]
As part of the full, ground up restoration of the 1960 Jensen 541R currently underway here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop, our restoration technician Rob has been beginning to get the stunning brightwork fitted onto the car and adjusted. After fitting the new chrome wire wheels onto the car, Rob could then begin […]
After going to its new home. our 1956 Jensen 541 has already been used and enjoyed by its new owner as part of the cars shake down. The shake down is an important part of all of our restorations as this allows the Bridge Classic Cars team to check over every aspect of the car […]
We’ve had another batch of arrivals show up at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk. We’ve welcomed a 1989 Porsche 928S4 and a 1972 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for the workshop team to begin taking a look at. 1989 Porsche 928 S4: 1972 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow:
Chris has stripped our 1969 Audi 70L back to bare metal in preparation for spraying it satin black. The steering components have already been sprayed and refitted, the seats and parcel shelf have been put back in place, and the interior has been thoroughly cleaned, hoovered, and wiped down. Dave has been progressing with the […]
John fitted a new ECT sensor to our 1994 TVR Chimaera, which is currently in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to look into a running issue, and reconnected it before taking the car outside to run up. As the engine warmed, the idle became progressively worse. He checked the ignition timing and adjusted it to […]
Our 1973 MGB Roadster, which was recently won by Stephen, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our technicians to do the cars final checks before it was loaded into our enclosed transport trailer bound for its new home. Our technician Jon was in charge of preparing the car and this, is what […]
Our transport logistics coordinator Tony, has been out and about this week – one of those jobs was to pick up our new BMW M3. We’re big fans of every generation of the BMW M3 here at Bridge Classic Cars.
Steve, one of our classic car restoration technicians cleaned, lubricated, and fitted the wiper linkage to the scuttle panel on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing a full, ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop.
Chris, our paint and bodyshop manager has polished up our 1971 Fiat 500 Silver and completed the final fittings, leaving the car fully prepared and ready to head back home from the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop.
Chris, our paintshop manager, applied epoxy primer to various parts of our 1978 Mercedes 350SL in preparation for panel levelling here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops. He began fitting up the car to check the panel gaps and carry out the necessary adjustments, including the first fitting of the bumpers and some of […]
Steve, one of our restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars, documented the condition of our 1998 Citroën Saxo VTR, noting a cracked spare tyre, corrosion on the rear sills, and broken clips on the sill covers. He found the offside outer CV boot leaking and a missing clip on the nearside. The rear discs […]
Our 1965 Jaguar Mk2 has had a bit of an issue with its cooling fan. During testing, the fan made contact with the car’s radiator and caused some damage to the unit. So Tony, our logistics coordinator transported the radiator to a local specialist (Shelldrake & Wells) to have the unit refurbished.
Well, it’s been quite the week here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for new arrivals. This week we’ve welcomed everything from our new 2025 Renault Traffic (which shall be picking up the duties of our beloved 2005 Mercedes Vito) to a 1973 Dino 246GT, and there’s even an early 2000’s BMW M3 thrown in […]
Our paint and body team have been busy here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ doing some repairs on our director’s Range Rover Sport which had a bit of a run in with something but we’ve got the right guys on the job. Our paintshop manager Chris carefully dismantled the front bumoer in order to […]
Our workshop is always a busy place, with up to 20 different projects going on at any one time. But, its not just classics that the Bridge Classic Cars team work on – we also can service most ‘modern’ cars – we say ‘modern’ but with our 2006 Lotus Elise Sports Racer approaching 20 years […]
Our 1969 MGC GT, which was won recently by Jeremy, has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops to have it pre-delivery inspection and a few small repairs done on the classic sports car. Here’s what Jon has been doing: ”Carry out PDI and minor repairs. Fit new rear axle strap to offside rear. […]
We’ve had some new faces turn up at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops here in Suffolk this afternoon. The first being this absolutely stunning 1972 Ford Capri 1600GT. This particular one is one of the cleanest and best presented examples of the cult classic blue oval icon that we have ever come across. We’ve […]