The 1978 MGB GT in with Bridge Classic Cars for restoration has been completely stripped back to bare metal to get a better look at the condition of the body shell. As you can see, the car is going to need some repairs in several places. This will be done with the various brand new […]
The in-house paint shop at Bridge Classic Cars have taken some of the parts from the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona to be refinished. With the Arrow Daytona project making great progress, some of the parts from the iconic car have been taken from our restoration workshop into the paint shop to be prepared for refinishing. […]
The workshop technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have been getting to the bottom of the hydraulic issues with the 1963 Morris LD. Our technician Dave has been inspecting the entire hydraulic system in the 1963 Morris LD Van in with us for a list of jobs. The owner has stated an issue with the brakes […]
The trim team at Bridge Classic Cars have given the boot trim panels of the classic 1980 Saab 99 Turbo a new lease of life with a full recovering in glossy black. Brian carefully stripped back the old coverings on the boot panels to assess the panels underneath. Once the trim team could inspect the […]
The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on something non-car related. Refoaming and retrimming a sofa cushion. Our trim shop completely remade the foam base and coverings by hand using the originals as templates for the material to recover the pieces.
The interior trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have been working through several pieces from the interior of the 1980 Saab 99 Turbo in for restoration. The original C Pillar caps had split, cracked and began to degrade so the trim team stripped the pieces back to the foam. Using the original coverings as templates, […]
With the engine bay wiring loom routed for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona, the Bridge Classic Cars restoration technicians could begin work on the dash and interior loom. The wiring loom for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona has to be carefully laid out and routed throughout the entire car. Rob, one of our technicians, has […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop have been hard at work continuing the process of converting the 1970 Bristol 411 to left-hand drive. Work is continuing to modify the firewall and bulkhead to swap all of the necessary brackets and vents over to the other side of the car. For this, original pieces were carefully […]
The technicians in the Bridge Classic Cars body shop have been preparing the panels and pieces from the 1965 Porsche 912 to have their final coats of finish primer laid. Alan has been working on the pieces for the classic Porsche to get them looking perfect before the finishing primer is sprayed on in preparation […]
The 1933 Austin 7 is back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for our restoration team to look into a couple of issues with the wonderful little car. Firstly, the owner has noted that when the car is put into reverse the wheels seem to lock up. For this, our technicians are beginning to strip […]
With the 1952 MG TD project finished, Bridge Classic Cars thought we would take this time to talk about this incredible classic sports car. This MG TD only had to have a single repair done to its roof. Upon inspection by our restoration technicians, that was the only item that needed attention. Everything else on […]
The latest car up grabs from Bridge Classic Cars Competitions is this beautiful 1952 MG TD. The Bridge Classic Cars Competitions team took this stunning little sports car out to the airfield to do its photoshoot. This car is a true reminder for any enthusiasts about the joy of driving, the elegant simplicity of these […]
The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have worked their magic on the 1958 Morris Minor 1000 that is in with us. The team noted some small tears and holes in a few of the seats so created small patch pieces to lay over them and fix them into place. Although they’re not exactly the […]
The workshop at Bridge Classic Cars have been stripping down and modifying the firewall/bulkhead of the 1970 Bristol 411 for its conversion to left-hand drive. Our technician Paul, has been removing all necessary bracketry and components from the car in order to change over any of the pieces from one side to the other. With […]
Continuing our relationship with Team C Racing, we are about to being the process of respraying 3 classic Mini’s for the local Mini specialists. Firstly, the car finished in grey primer. This will be changed to brown with a white roof. A classic colour combination for a Mini. Secondly, the black and red car. The […]
The workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars are working on cleaning up and modifying the wiring harness for the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. Rob, one of our restoration technicians, has taken the entire harness for the car and begun to strip it back into individual systems to assess what is and isn’t there for the […]
Coming soon to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is this beautiful 1954 Bristol 405. Bridge Classic Cars have acquired the car for a customer to be restored and converted to left-hand drive by our workshop teams. The car is partway through a restoration in Ireland but is being supplied with the engine and gearbox from […]
The trim shop at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on refurbishing the headliner from the 1980 Saab 99 Turbo. The original headliner had begun to sag quite badly as well as having some marks on the material. After carefully stripping the old material from the foam base, the trim shop could then begin to […]
The restoration technicians at Bridge Classic Cars have stripped down the carburettor of the 1986 Ford Capri to get the classic Ford running just right. Our technician Jon completely dismantled the aftermarket carburettor on the Capri due to the car running slightly off. He carefully and methodically cleaned out every port and duct on the […]
At Bridge Classic Cars, we have a phrase called ”Dead in Red”. This is what we’ve found to be the best description of red paint after years of oxidization and exposure to the elements. So, while we have this stunning 1959 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite in our workshop we thought it was time to bring […]
The Bridge Classic Cars trim shop have been working on stripping parts of the interior on the 1980 Saab 99 Turbo for restoration. Along with the paint and body team assessing the exterior of the car to come up with a plan for the body and panels, our trim shop have been removing and assessing […]
The paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars have been busy stripping down some of the finished panels from the 1989 Daimler Double Six ahead of its respray. The team has been carefully stripping back the deep blue paintwork on the panels back to bare metal to be assessed for any bodywork that may […]
The workshop at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on reworking and finishing the dashboard on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona in preparation for getting the switchgear test fitted. The team have been remoulding parts of the dashboard and structure to make it as close to an original Daytona as possible, using reference photos Scott […]
A brand new chassis for the 1956 Jensen 541 is under construction. Part of this also involves a very special bulkhead to covert the car to left-hand drive. The estimated completion of the chassis is about 4 weeks. We will then be into reassembly. The car will be finished Deep Carriage Green with Burgundy upholstery. […]
In 2018, I had one of the last 500 MG Midget rubber bumper cars to run off the assembly line for sale. I was contacted by a gentleman from Luton who asked if he could come and look at it the following Saturday. Having had a previous bad experience with a company in Luton we […]
The 1959 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite in the Bridge Classic Cars has been moving forward towards the goal of running and stopping perfectly. First on the list of jobs was for our technician, Dave, to look into the cooling system on the iconic classic sports car. Dave began by looking at the radiator, which on […]
As part of the assessment on the 1980 Saab 99 Turbo in with Bridge Classic Cars, our technicians wanted to know just how far the rest had set into the classic Saab. The process began with our friends at Car, Glass and Trim pulling out the front, rear and side window of the car for […]
The beautiful Alfa Romeo Spyder in at Bridge Classic Cars has gone through the process to be UK registered after arriving from South Africa late last year. With this now complete, we could order the number plates for the car and get them fitted to the stunning Italian sports car. Now that the car is […]
The fabrication shop at Bridge Classic Cars have begun work on the rear passenger side of the 1987 Daimler Double Six to fix any of the rust issues in this area. Our fabricators have replaced several areas around the wheel arches and sill which had entirely rusted through. Monty, our fabricator, has hand made new […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL in the Bridge Classic Cars body shop having its engine prepared has turned up some new discoveries. Our body and paint technicians have been working on getting the engine bay of the classic Mercedes into the same shape as the outside of the car but upon further inspection during sanding, some […]