Jon, one of the Bridge Classic Cars restoration technicians, carried out an appraisal of our 2006 Lotus Elise Sports Racer, beginning with a quick check and road test before returning the car to the workshop to continue the inspection on the ramp. He removed the front covers and placed two large batteries in the front […]
Greg, one of our restoration technicians, has cut out the rust from the floor of our 1985 Daimler DS420 Limo which has been in at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop recently. He then primed and seam sealed the repaired section. With this completed, the rust repair work on the floor was finished.
Whilst setting up the carburettors on our 1956 Jensen 541 here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our workshop manager John noted that there was an air leak on the link pipes, so the carburettors were removed from the car and the link pipes were cleaned and sealed. The original cord seal was still fitted. […]
Jon carried out a pre-delivery inspection and a series of repairs on our 1965 Jaguar 340 Mk2. He fitted new bulbs to the boot light and reverse light, testing them to confirm proper operation, and also crimped a terminal onto the interior light wiring before testing it successfully. He unblocked the washer jets, though noted […]
Mauro has prepared our 1987 Mercedes 500 SL by applying primer, readying the car for paint. The Bridge Classic Cars tem are always striving for perfection in everything that we do – so after finding a few areas where the paint had reacted badly or surface rust had begun to appear, the team decided to […]
Last week was a crazy busy week for the team at Bridge Classic Cars. Rob and Myself spent most of our week in a car together on the motorway. Luckily, the car in quesiton was our 2025 Lotus Emira so we didn’t have too much to complain about (apart from the M25 tunnel being completely […]
It’s a bit of a strange feeling for me – handing over the reigns to another photographer of something I’ve been so heavily involved in but I couldn’t think of any one more patient and switched on as John – our new digital content creator. As much as I’ve enjoyed shooting our competition cars, it […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team have been busy across quite a few of our departments today! Our restoration worksop have been helping out our trim shop with a very special job on quite a special car. Steve removed the drivers seat from the 90’s hot hatch in order for our trimmer Lydia to repair a […]
The paint and body team here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Pettistree have been busy getting our 2005 Mercedes Vito ready for the team to start tackling the bodywork on the car now that the majority of the rust repairs have been done. This project is special to us here, as this […]
Another new arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ is this gorgeous 2012 BMW 320D M-Sport. The car has been in our secure storage facility for a few months now, so the team have bought it over to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to check everything over before it hits the road.
The stunnning 1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III which is in at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been in the paint shop with our painter Chris. Chris and the paint and body team have been getting a few repairs done on the classic saloon car, before getting it into the paint shop to colour […]
The whole team here at Bridge Classic Cars are excited to welcome a new member to our team here at our restoration and competition HQ – our new Digital Content Creator, John. With years of experience shooting a wide range of subjects and content, we’re all thrilled to have John on the team here with […]
Mauro, one of our paint body technicians here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, has been working on our 1987 Mercedes 500SL. Whilst correcting a few areas of bodywork on the car, Mauro noted that some of the paint had begun to peel and bubble from underneath which the team had to address before the […]
Steve, one of our classic car techncians here at Bridge Classic Cars has fitted the floor panels on our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 which is currently undergoing a full restoration. Steve first test fit the panels to check their alignment and cleaned the threads of paint. Once this was completed, he removed the panels again […]
We have had a whole host of new arrivals at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the last couple of days, as well as a restoration project which has left us to begin its new life after being resurrected by the Bridge Classic Cars team and a couple of cars which have been transferred from […]
Greg has continued progress on our 1970 Aston Martin DBS 6 Vantage by grafting new metal into the sills and applying a protective zinc paint inside to guard against future corrosion. He has also addressed rust in the inner wheel well and uncovered significant rot on the right front frame. The front right rail has […]
Ben has fitted new wheel cylinders and brake shoes to our 1969 Morgan 4/4. He adjusted the handbrake, bled the rear brakes, and carried out testing to ensure everything is functioning correctly. Tony has cleaned our 1969 Morgan 4/4 in blue and carefully loaded it, ready for delivery to the competition winner.
In this week’s Workshop Walkaround, Molly joins our master fabricator Clinton inside the fabriction workshop here at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops in Suffolk. They talk through the progress on several restoration projects such as our 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe, the one-off 1954 Jaguar XK120’B’ and the 1970 Aston Martin DBS6 Vantage. […]
Greg attended to several areas on Craig’s 1987 Mercedes 500 SL here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, starting with the heater box where he repaired the damaged tabs. He then fitted the washer arms onto the newly installed panel. Full welding was carried out in the bulkhead, followed by welding and trimming work on […]
Late last week, we welcomed back a previous car to the Bridge Classic Cars HQ. This 2014 Dodge Challenger 392 has come back to us to go into our secure and discreet storage facility, for its owner. It’s always a pleasure to see one of these stunning modern Challengers here at our Suffolk workshops.
So this past Friday evening, the 5th of September, was the private view of my other halfs latest exhibition. Felicity, or Flick as she’s known to all of us here at Bridge Classic Cars, has been massively excited to show off her latest series ‘Living Deliciously’ so she decided that it was time to get […]
Jon, one of our amazing restoration technicians here at Bridge Classic Cars has been hard at work getting the 1966 Jaguar E-Type fighting fit. It isn’t just the rear end of this iconic classic which has had Jon’s magic worked over it, he has also been working the front suspension during this round of works. […]
As we come to the end of another week here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ, we’ve got a couple of new (old) arrivals. Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshop where our technician Ben has spent the past few weeks ressurecting the classic sports car for […]
How do you shoot a car that doesn’t exist yet? It’s a tricky one that’s for sure. But, we do love a challenge here at Bridge Classic Cars. Tonight, we launch our Caterham Seven 310 Encore competition where someone is going to have the chance to win one of just 25 Encore’s scheduled to be […]
To celebrate both our very own fashionista Molly, and the launch of our latest competition – a brand new Caterham 310 Encore, we’ve been coming up with new ways to combine the glamour of our favourite presenter and this stunning limited edition sports car. So when Craig came to me the other day and said […]
Alongside our DB2/4 Mk1 Coupe, the Bridge Classic Cars team have been going full steam at the 1955 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe project which is currently undergoing a full ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk. Our restoration technician Rob has been heading up this project, meticulously getting this […]
The restoration team here at Bridge Classic Cars are very excited this morning as the final finishing touches have been made to our 1976 Jensen Interceptor Coupe. One of an estimated 50 to have ever been built, we as a team are extremely proud to have brought this stunning machine back to life – every […]
One of the two vintage Aston Martin DB2’s currently undergoing a total ground up restoration here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk, our 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 project is moving along quickly. Steve, one of our restoration technicians, with the help of our technician Ben have been getting the freshly painted bodyshell fitted […]
Our 1995 TVR Chimaera, which was recently won by our very lucky player Thomas, has been back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to have its pre-delivery inspection as well as a couple of repairs before it is loaded up and headed off to its new home. Here’s what our technician Jon has been doing: […]
The workshop team have done their final touches to our 1976 Jensen Interceptor Coupe before it heads off on its next adventure. The steering wheel was recently sent away for refurbishment before it arrived back and our restoration technician Ben has carefully fitted it along with the final adjustments and pieces that really finish off […]