The fabrication shop always something going on. With our fabricator Clinton, he’s been giving his attention to our 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ to get the project moving ahead. Clinton has made the all-important battery box for the car trying to keep everything in the same style before moving on to begin building the firewall at the […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on the 1987 Ford Capri fixing a couple of areas to get the classic blue oval coupe back to factory fresh. Chris, our paint and body manager, has work on full the dent out of the roof panel before levelling it as well as treating some areas […]
It’s just a new coat of paint for our 2005 Mercedes Vito – we’re going deep on restoring our faithful workhorse. Although it is going to be retired from active service, the team have ordered a new front carpet for the van and have put it in place. Another small step to bringing the van […]
The 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage project is moving along at a solid pace now. The team have got the bodyshell, doors, bonnet, boot lid and various other pieces into epoxy primer to protect the metal work. Bridge Classic Cars paint and body manager Chris has been working through the various parts and panels alongside […]
Our fabricator Greg has been finishing up some of the final jobs on the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. After carrying out repairs to the sills, Greg could go back around and seam seal everything as it would have been done in factory after he had made sure everything had been rust treated. Whilst everything dried, […]
The paint and body team have reached one of the first milestone with the 1975 MGB GT V8, the bodyshell is now in primer and ready for our paint and body technician Adam to begin panel levelling. After getting the bodyshell into the spray booth here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, Adam taped up […]
The paint and body team are moving forward on the aesthetic refresh of the 1996 Bentley Continental R. With the bumpers completely removed from the car, our paint technician Adam has been meticulously stripping down both the front and rear units taking extra care to mark and document each piece how it attaches, its angle […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are plowing ahead with the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 restoration project. Our technician Steve has been wiring up and rebuilding the central dash using the old wiring harness as a template. All of the dials, clocks and switches have been refurbished and restored before going into the beautiful wooden dash.
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working alongside our friends at Caterham over the last year on several different projects. The main one, was giving one lucky winner their chance to win one of just 25 Caterham Seven 310 Encores to ever be built and to their own specification. That lucky winner, was Oli. […]
A new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop has got the whole team talking. This 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa has made its way to our Suffolk HQ for the team to look at and for someone to win soon. We love the Hayabusa here – at the time the fast production bike in the world, […]
The team have been working on the 2005 Mercedes Vito. Our workhorse, which has been restored, is having the last few jobs sorted out. The team have put new track rod ends on before the van gets its alignment redone.
The team are moving on with the recommission of the 1987 Maserati BiTurbo. This time, John has been working on swapping out the clutch master cylinder after it was discovered to be leaking.
The 1954 Jaguar XK120B project is moving along in the background of our restoration workshop. Our fabricator Clinton has made the new radiator surround from scratch, which has also been meshed for the original early Jaguar look. Alongside that, radiator parts have gone off to a local specialist whilst the fuel filler cap has arrived […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team are making moves on the 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration project. Whilst our team have finished up the interior, with every single piece carefully put into storage, the restoration technicians are moving on with the work to the bodyshell. At the same time, our technician Mauro had been completing the […]
The restoration team here at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops in Suffolk have been diving into the 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bay Window. Our technician Jon has gone through the classic camper to check the van over but also carry out small repairs. ‘Continue appraisal to finish. Refit roof rack to front. Cut and fit […]
After its time in the paint shop, the 1991 Jaguar XJS has begun to get put back together. Our paint and body technician Adam has been working on getting the various parts, pieces and trims put back onto the classic GT car. One of these, was the rear bumper. During repairs, the team had to […]
Our friends at Autoshack have reached out to our restoration workshops to look into a few issues on this 1988 Mercedes 300SL. Our technicians John and Will have been working their way through the cars original ‘K-Jettronic’ fuel injection system to get the classic Mercedes running. ‘The car came in with poor running and no […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been working on the 2010 Jaguar XKR at our Suffolk HQ. The car has come in with a parking sensor fault – being a modern classic, the team have used our new diagnostic computer to dive in and find out whats going wrong. ‘Plug in and carry out diagnostic […]
The 2005 Porche 911 which arrived recently at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been on the ramp for our classic car technician Jon to check over. ”Carry out appraisal. Remove side skirts so able to raise on ramp and continue inspection. Check gearbox/axle oil a d top up. Remove all wheels. Wheels stuck on […]
The trim shop at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ have been working on fitting out the interior in the 1960 Jensen 541R which is undergoing a full and total restoration at our classic car restoration workshop. Our trimmer Lydia has been working her way through the car getting the dash, glovebox, carpets, centre console as […]
Our technician Jon has been finishing up the check over on the 2005 Bentley Continental GT. After finanlising the light and levels check, Jon could put the DLC plug back under the dash, recheck the oil level and road test the car on the road surrounding our classic car restoration workshop.
The fabrication team at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ have been diving deep into the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. Our fabricator Greg has been working his way through the lowerside of the 1990’s hot hatch with some areas of corrosion which needed to be sorted out. After carrying out the full repairs on the […]
As the workshop team get ever deeper into the reassembly of the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4, Ben has begun to work on getting all the small trims and chrome peices ready to go back onto the car as well as some of the more important bits like the fuel cap. ‘The chrome bits came back […]
The Bridge Classic Cars restoration team have been pushing ahead with the 1969 Audi L 72PS project here at our Suffolk HQ. Our technician Will has gone through the suspension on the classic German saloon car and renewed various bushes. ‘Go through bushes and check what needs changing, disconnect anti roll bar mount from wishbone, […]
Our technicians have begun their appraisal of the 1972 VW Type 2 Bay Window. Provisionally, the workshop team have done their checks before the classic VW is moved onto a ramp for further inspection.
The 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage has gone off to live its exciting new life with its very lucky owner. Before that, our restoration technician Jon has carried out the final bits of his pre-delivery inspection before the car was loaded up into our enclosed trailer and transported to its new home from the Bridge […]
Our fabricator Greg has been chasing down the corrosion on the 1998 Citroen Saxo VTR. The VTR, which is a car from our personal collection, has been in the fabrication shop here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. Greg has hand to make the replacement sections of the hot hatches sills. Once cut away, Greg […]
The team have begun to get to work on levelling the panels on the 1996 Bentley Continental R. Our paint and body manager Chris has been turning his attention to getting the body work ready for a full respray of the 1990s icon.
It isn’t just the bodywork of our faithful 2005 Mercedes Vito that the team have been working on. The wheels and hubs have all been given a new lease of life after the vans wheels were sent off to be refurbished by our friends at Wheelhouse in Ipswich while the hubs were inspected and regreased […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been diving headfirst into the 1970 Aston Martin DBS restoration. This phase sees some of the final metal work on the car being carried out. Our fabricator Greg has been working with the paint and body team to weld up the last few bits and pieces for the project.