Dry Ice Blasting
Our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been making some good progress in its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. It recently underwent dry ice
Our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been making some good progress in its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars. It recently underwent dry ice
Christian has been continuing his work on our 1973 Ferrari Dino. He fabricated and started welding in the front valance and removed the heater blowers.
Jon has continued his work on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT. Here are his notes: Continue repairs where I left off. Boot release cable. New
Technician Jonn has continued his work on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT. Here are his notes: Continue repairs. Fit new boot cable and handle. Thread
Christian has been busy fabricating the lower front right valance of our 1973 Ferrari Dino. Tony also loaded up the wheels of this classic sports
Christian has been repairing the stone guards on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT.
John has removed the rear lights and badges ready for paint preparation.
We recently welcomed an exciting new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1979 Ferrari 400. Once it has been
Since arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been kept safe, secure, and comfortable in The Atelier. However, this
Jonn has been finishing his inspection on our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi. He checked the brakes, refitted the wheels, inflated the tyres and torqued the
At the NEC Classic Motor Show 2023, Craig purchased the latest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole. Bought
We recently delivered our 1985 Ferrari Mondial to lucky winner Daniel Fallon. Daniel became the new owner of our Ferrari when his ticket number, 754,
Our 1985 Ferrari Mondial is now ready for its brand-new owner. It has been thoroughly checked and has been given the go-ahead from our workshop
Our 1985 Ferrari Mondial is going to be a big part of our Bridge Classic Cars Festive Live Draw. With one lucky person going to
It may have been a wet and rainy evening when it arrived, but our 1985 Ferrari Mondial still looked impressive as it made its way
Making its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1985 Ferrari Mondial. Once it arrives, it will get a full inspection from our
The 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona was spotted by a member of local classic car group, East Coast Retros, on its way back to our Suffolk
Bridge Classic Cars have been getting back to work on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. The next phase involves working on the inside of the
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in Pettistree, Suffolk has had an incredible delivery. A set of refurbished genuine Ferrari Daytona wheels. These will be
Lydia and Brian have been working on various panels for the Ferarri Daytona. Lydia has taken off the original leather and the screws from the
Lydia has continued making the seats for our Ferrari Daytona. Now with a whole new colour pallet, this is more than renovating the seats, its
The bonnet and doors have finished their blocking stage and been sent back into the paint bay to be primed. When the rest of the
We received the engine for our unique 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona Replica. This kit car is going to be a particularly large restoration with the
On a trip to Bath recently, Charlotte, our Competitions Presenter, spotted this stunning 1989 Ferrari 400GT and just had to get some snaps! Parked up
Pete, one of our specialist technicians here at Bridge, has successfully removed the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona gear box ready for testing. Once it’s restored,
Friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Phil martin has sent us these wonderful pictures of his Ferrari Dino in Long Melford, Suffolk. These stunning vehicles were
Our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been making some good progress in its restoration journey here at Bridge Classic Cars.
It recently underwent dry ice blasting as part of this process which was an interesting sight to see.
Dry ice blasting is a cleaning process that uses solid carbon dioxide (CO₂) pellets (dry ice) as a blasting medium. For cleaning a car, it’s an eco-friendly alternative to more abrasive methods, such as sandblasting.
Dry ice blasting is an efficient, safe, and eco-friendly method to clean cars, particularly for those looking to maintain or restore vehicles to like-new condition.
Christian has been continuing his work on our 1973 Ferrari Dino.
He fabricated and started welding in the front valance and removed the heater blowers.
While he was doing that, Steve cleaned the rubber cups and gaiters from the suspension before putting the springs back on the shock absorbers.
The front end was also repaired.
Jon has continued his work on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT. Here are his notes:
Continue repairs where I left off. Boot release cable. New cable is too short so work out how to join cables at rear. Make bracket to support both cables in boot. Route cables and join at rear.
Not functioning as intended with joined cables at rear. Find new long bowden cable and use inner which will reach to boot lock in old outer cable. Route and mount and join to lock. Adjust and test. Keep adjusting until operates lock.
Finish boot release cable. Adjust and test, ok. Refit boot trims. Restick carpet to offside quarter panel. Resecure boot floor. Tighten connections to boot light, ok. Remove fuel rrturn pipe from filler neck to fuel pump. Fit new pipe and conne t. Fit 2 p clips to chassis to secure pipe. Refit boot carpets. Resecure box with boot and fuel cap release handles next to drivers seat. Hoover out and refit carpet.
Attend to drivers seat runner. Seat base broken. Get captive nut welded to plate to fit inside seat base to secure runner. Tighten runner and refit drivers seat. Investigate door locks not working via key. Lube and eventually get drivers door lock working ok. Strip passengers door and remove handle. Found striker actuator on rear of key barrel broken. Strip and make new piece fron alloy to fit and try.
Technician Jonn has continued his work on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT. Here are his notes:
Continue repairs. Fit new boot cable and handle. Thread cable through outer and measure. Remove inner cable and handle and compare to old cable. New cable approx 3 foot shorter so will have to join cable in boot to activate lock release. Cut old outer to length and retread inner cable. Make bracket to mount rear portion of cable. Drill out and mock up to check.
Cable hard to pull and bracket not strong enough. Remake bracket from thicker steel and mount in place. Rear cable section is a solid able and has kinks in inner so this may be reason for stiff operation. Adjust length of new cable.
Christian has been busy fabricating the lower front right valance of our 1973 Ferrari Dino.
Tony also loaded up the wheels of this classic sports car to deliver them to be refurbished.
Christian has been repairing the stone guards on our 1979 Ferrari 400 GT.
John has removed the rear lights and badges ready for paint preparation.
We recently welcomed an exciting new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1979 Ferrari 400.
Once it has been inspected by the team, the plan is for this classic Ferrari to be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
Since arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Ferrari 246 GTS has been kept safe, secure, and comfortable in The Atelier. However, this morning, the time came for it to leave its spot there and move over to the fabrication bay.
It was greeted by technicians Chris and Clinton who will now start working on our beautiful Dino.
Even while up on a ramp, it’s hard not to stare at a classic like this!
Jonn has been finishing his inspection on our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi.
He checked the brakes, refitted the wheels, inflated the tyres and torqued the wheel nuts.
Jonn then tightened the screws in the nearside rear light and cleaned and tightened the connection to the nearside number plate light and tested.
The door mirror switch was glued in before Jonn adjusted the tangs inside the cigarette lighter, to get the lighter to stay in. He also dropped the rear anti-roll bar, taped up the bar where it was worn and refitted the bushes.
At the NEC Classic Motor Show 2023, Craig purchased the latest addition to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole.
Bought through Iconic Auctioneers, this incredible car will go on to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions very soon.
After buying the car, we collected it from the NEC and it is now safely in The Ateiler at Bridge Classic Cars.
Once it has been checked over by the workshop team, it will be ready to be won by a very lucky individual in the next few weeks.
We recently delivered our 1985 Ferrari Mondial to lucky winner Daniel Fallon.
Daniel became the new owner of our Ferrari when his ticket number, 754, was randomly selected at the Bridge Classic Cars festive live draw held on Thursday, 22nd December 2022.
Everyone here would like to congratulate Daniel again and we hope we enjoy your very own Ferrari!
Our 1985 Ferrari Mondial is now ready for its brand-new owner.
It has been thoroughly checked and has been given the go-ahead from our workshop team that it can be put live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
Entry is now open so you can get your tickets to be in with a chance of winning your very own Ferrari at Bridge Classic Cars Festive Live Draw.
The draw has already been guaranteed for Thursday 22nd December so someone will win our 1985 Ferrari Mondial before Christmas.
Good luck!
Our 1985 Ferrari Mondial is going to be a big part of our Bridge Classic Cars Festive Live Draw. With one lucky person going to win this beautiful classic car in time for Christmas, our workshop team are working hard to make sure everything is working as it should be.
Classic car technician Steve has been giving our Ferrari Mondial a thorough inspection and assessment. While he was doing so, he adjusted the throttle cable as he wasn’t satisfied with its current performance.
With our 1985 Ferrari Mondial going live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website very soon, you can be sure that it will be ready to go for its new owner to win on Thursday 22nd December at our Festive Live Draw.
It may have been a wet and rainy evening when it arrived, but our 1985 Ferrari Mondial still looked impressive as it made its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Once it was inside and dried off, it looked very much at home surrounded by other classic cars.
Our team of experienced classic car technicians will thoroughly assess and inspect the latest addition to our workshop before we decide what the future holds for this beautiful classic car.
Making its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop is our 1985 Ferrari Mondial.
Once it arrives, it will get a full inspection from our team of classic car technicians before we decide on a plan of action for the future of this classic car.
The 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona was spotted by a member of local classic car group, East Coast Retros, on its way back to our Suffolk HQ.
The Daytona had a short trip out to one of our trusted specialists to check over a couple of the systems on the car before the team fire it up for the first time and begin to test the car properly.
Bridge Classic Cars have been getting back to work on the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona. The next phase involves working on the inside of the car to get it to the next stage.
Scott, one of our technicians, has been working through the list of jobs to do on the car.
He had to modify the steering column to go from the Jaguar steering rack to the Ferrari steering column while also clearing the bottom of the genuine Daytona instrument cluster. After this, he began to work on the steering boss.
The steering boss needed to be modified to fit inside of the original Daytona column shroud while also allowing the indicators to self cancel.
After all this had been done and tested, Scott worked on getting the gear stick into the same place in the cockpit as it would have been in a real Daytona.
The Bridge Classic Cars workshop here in Pettistree, Suffolk has had an incredible delivery. A set of refurbished genuine Ferrari Daytona wheels.
These will be fitted to the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona which is undergoing a thorough and complete restoration by our in-house restoration teams. These wheels have been refurbished which must be done by specialists due to their magnesium construction.
This is going to be an amazing addition to the car once the restoration is complete by the team.
Lydia and Brian have been working on various panels for the Ferarri Daytona. Lydia has taken off the original leather and the screws from the sun visor panel to clean the fibreglass, ready to be recovered. She has also been taking the covers and foam off the A, B and C posts and sanding off the old glue. She then glued on s fresh 3mm of foam before wrapping the posts in new stretchy vinyl. Brian has removed the old cover from ‘c’ posts, sanded and filled any fibreglass to make it smooth before recovering in new vinyl. He has also removed the cover from the ‘a’ posts and cleaned the metal so it’s ready to be recovered. He did the same for the B panel too. Brian then removed the cover from the rear window top bar and cleaned up the fibreglass. He added new foam onto the top bar and glued new vinyl onto the rear of the panel. He repeats this process on the a, b and c panels too.
Kath has been recovering the head rests with new updated modifications to make the head rests a slimmer design on the clients request.
Kath has made the skirt and clipped the four sections together in position before sewing all the parts together. After sewing the mock together, Kath could refit the foam. She then unpicked the skirt ready to cut out new parts to then sew together. Once all sewn together, Kath could place the cover over the frame to see how it’s going to fit. With a few modifications, the cover fits perfectly and the skirt folds over the back of the cover. For the inner piece, Kath drew around the centre of the foam, marked out new leather, clipped together the pieces and finally sewed them all in. Once she ensured it fit perfectly, she could assemble all the pieces. She repeated the process on the second headrest.
Lydia has also been working to make the centre rear carpet section. The original carpet was red, which she needed to remove first before cleaning all the glue off the base. She drew around the original pieces of carpet to make out the new template which she then cut out new leather from. Once this was done, she sewed around the edges of each carpet to bind, then glued around the surround section. She then glued the fabric into place.
James has just started making up a brand new bespoke dashboard out of fibreglass for our Daytona. This will be a detailed and difficult process but worth it in the end.
Scott has been working to add new springs into the front suspension. He is also working on removing the front cross member mount bolt which has seized. This eventually will be holding in the front suspension.
Lydia has continued making the seats for our Ferrari Daytona. Now with a whole new colour pallet, this is more than renovating the seats, its a total make over.
Lydia had to position the black insert strips onto the leather in the marked places for the squab covers and sew them into place. Lydia then punched holes out of the Insert Strips and stuffed scrim foam in-between the insert strips. She then sewed all round to seal them into place. She then sewed the middle strip between them.
The bonnet and doors have finished their blocking stage and been sent back into the paint bay to be primed. When the rest of the body is finished, Scott and Chris will do the same to the body which has been masked.
Chris has also added epoxy onto some of the components and primed them for black DTM (direct to metal).
We received the engine for our unique 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona Replica. This kit car is going to be a particularly large restoration with the process expected to take a while but we know for certain it will be worth it!
Ant, one of our fabricators has been working on stripping the body. It originally had a lot of stickers on the side which have now been taken off, allowing ant to prepare underneath for new paint. The current plan for this Daytona is to be painted Green – stay tuned!
This is what it looked like before we started the stripping process:
One of our technicians, Scott, has also been stripping down the Daytona by focusing on the doors and removing all chrome and lights.
Scott has also been working on the removal of the complete exhaust system and rear axle which will be refurbished.
Tom, another of our Classic Car Technicians has been sorting all the parts, which are a mix of new and old. He has ordered and filed all the components so we know what we have and if we need to get anything else. It also allows us to see which bits need refurbishing and cleaning.
On a trip to Bath recently, Charlotte, our Competitions Presenter, spotted this stunning 1989 Ferrari 400GT and just had to get some snaps!
Parked up at ‘The Royal Crescent’ in Bath City Centre, it was as the perfect backdrop for this beautiful classic. And how awesome does the blue paint look against that sky!
We’re always on the look-out for classics while we’re out and about. If you ever spot something interesting on your travels – send some pictures our way!
Pete, one of our specialist technicians here at Bridge, has successfully removed the 1979 Arrow Ferrari Daytona gear box ready for testing.
Once it’s restored, it will be married up with the new engine currently being worked on by our V12 engine restoration experts.
That sounds like a marriage made in heaven to us!
Friend of Bridge Classic Cars, Phil martin has sent us these wonderful pictures of his Ferrari Dino in Long Melford, Suffolk. These stunning vehicles were produced by Ferrari between 1967 – 1976. Named after Enzo Ferrari’s late son, these iconic classics have aged beautifully.
We love seeing classics such as this Dino out being enjoyed. Please do continue to send us in photos of your pride and joy, we love to see images like this, thanks Phil!
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