The Bridge Classic Cars team have taken the covers off the freshly painted 1978 Mercedes 350SL to carry out some in-depth photography of the bodyshell.
As the project of our 1975 MGB GT V8 moves forward at quite the pace, the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team have been turning their attention to the interior of the classic V8 sports car. Adam, one of our technicians, has seam sealed the entire interior of the bodyshell before laying down a […]
As the restoration of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 moves further ahead, our trim shop have been working alongside the mechanical team with more of the interior pieces installed into the car once our restoration technicians had finished in one area.
Mauro, one of our amazing paint and body technicians, has been working on the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead in the paint and bodyshop here at our restoration HQ. After carefully levelling the panels (the final stage on the rear and boot of the car) Mauro could then fit up all the panels to make […]
The in-house trim shop here at Bridge Classic Cars have been working their way through the jobs list on the 1991 Nissan Figaro at our Suffolk HQ. Lydia, our in-house trimmer, has carefully removed the previous hood from the car before carefully rebuilding and refitting the unit into the car. Once reconstructed Lydia tested the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been carrying out the last few bits and pieces on the 2005 Porsche 911 before it heads off to its new home. ‘Carry out pdi. Fix number plate light I to bumper. Carry out road test to fuel station. Engine management light on upon return. Plug in and check […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed this 1978 MGB GT to our Suffolk workshops. Having spent many years with its owner, the team will be checking over their pride and enjoy before carrying out a full service on the car and preparing it for MOT.
The fabrication team here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops have been working on refining areas of the 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. Greg, one of our fabricators and technicians, has been cleaning up some smaller temporary repairs which in the refit were doscovered. So, the car has been moved back into our fabrication […]
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have collected the 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 from its MOT after failing to start. The team got the classic convertible back to our Suffolk HQ to get things fixed, and then back for its retest.
A recent arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this 1973 Triumph TR6. Collected by our amazing transport team. the TR6 made its way to our restoration workshops in Suffolk. Once at our workshops, our technician Jon got the car up on the ramp to begin his inspection.
Will, one of our amazing technicians, has been working his way through the carburettors and the batteries on the 1972 MGB Roadster here at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk restoration workshop. ‘Remove air filters, remove throttle and choke cables off carbs, remove carbs from car, clean up spacing blocks and replace gaskets behind spacing blocks, […]
As the team work on getting the 1991 Jaguar XJS V12 back onto the road stronger than ever. As the Bridge Classic Cars restoration team work on getting the V12 GT car ready for its excited owner, they have had to go through and fix a few faults as the team begin to test the […]
As the Bridge Classic Cars team pull ahead with the gearbox swap on the 1959 Jaguar MkIX, our technician Jon has been carefully and methodically working through the finer details of the job. Jon strip down the bellhousing to fit up the new and modified release bearing along with its mount, Then, Jon could carefully […]
Our technican Steve has been working on the 1978 MGB GT. Since its return to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, the team have been making their way through the work orders to get this classic back to strength and ready for summer with its owner. ‘Replaced thermostat housing gasket as it was leaking and removed […]
Our in-house trim shop have been working their magic on the seats of a 1972 Porsche 911. Lydia got the seats onto the bench here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop and begun to strip them down. With new foams, underlays and webbings, Lydia built the seats back up and carefully stretched the new […]
With the 1996 Bentley Continental R moving closer and closer back to the road, the team have been working on the smaller details of the luxury twin-turbo coupe. Our technician Greg has been re-seam sealing the bumper to the car as part of its reassembly.
With the Bridge Classic Cars team having gone through and recommissioned the 1980 Toyota Hilux, the stunning classic pickup truck was loaded up by our transport team for the journey back home to its excited owner.
As the team discovered a leak in the original fuel pump on the 1980 Toyota Hilux, they have come up with a new way of keeping this fabulous truck looking totally original. ‘Fitted new fuel pump, tested and found that carburettor float was sometimes sticking and cutting fuel off. Noticed that carburettor float was just […]
With the recent arrival of the 1983 Toyota Hilux, our technician Jon has been working his way throug the recommission of the classic pickup truck aswell as carrying out some other work for the trucks owner. ”Get on ramp and painful tank. Disconnect fuel line from pre filter and blow back to tank. Removeair filter. […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been working alongside our technician Greg to get the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe ready for the next phase of its restoration. Mauro has been preparing the body shell and one-piece aluminium front clamshell with several rounds of panel leveling, panel gapping and hours of sanding and […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy working on the 1975 MGB GT V8 across multiple departments here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ as part of the cars restoration. Our paint and body team have worked their magic on the underside of the car. Our technician Adam cleaned down the primed body shell […]
Our transport and delivery team made the journey up to Halifax to deliver our recent winner Callum his 1973 MGB Roadster. The whole team want to congratulate Callum on his win and wish him many happy miles ahead.
On the 9th of April, a new era of Bridge Classic Cars live videos will begin. The team will switch on the lights in our Classic Lounge and turn the cameras to bring you Torque Show Live. A weekly live stream which will include automotive news, workshop updates, special guests, in-depth interviews and also our […]
We’ve had a whole host of new arrivals at our Suffolk restoration workshops. An old friend has made its way home in the shape of our 1972 Rover P6 4500S ‘Beastie’ that the team will be looking over and getting back to running like a champion. There’s also a 1973 MGB GT for a tune […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have welcomed a new arrival to our Suffolk HQ. This 2023 Porsche 911 is being cared for by our team on behalf of its owners as it goes into our secure storage facility.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop team have welcomed a new arrival this week – the 2nd Toyota Hilux for the team to go through and recommission. Much like the orange 1980 Hilux, the team will give the entire truck a check over to double check and make sure that this gorgeous classic pickup truck runs […]
Adam, one of our amazing technicians, has been continuing to march ahead with the restoration of the 1975 MGB GT. At this point, with the classic sports car on a rottisserie, he has been getting the underside prepped and ready before shooting the underside in epoxy primer prior to the team seam sealing and and […]
Our technician Steve has been working on the 1978 MGB GT getting it fully serviced and ready for the year ahead. With this being a full service and maintenance checkover, Steve has also inspected brakes and performed a nut and bolt check for the customer.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busily working away on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Since the car came out of our in-house paitn and body department, our technician Greg has been working his way through getting the bumpers and grill back into the place on the 1990s twin-turbo GT car. At the same […]
Our paint and body technician Mauro has been preparing the 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe for epoxy. Mauro has had to rework many of the edges on the bonnet of the classic Aston Martin undergoing its complete restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Suffolk. Having rewelded certain areas and adjusting the […]