Classic car technician John has been working on one of the new arrivals into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop – our 1988 Mercedes 420SL Part of his work included repositioning the immobiliser and replacing the rivnut for the rear number plate. The front bumper rubber was also replaced. Our 1988 Mercedes 420SL continues its stay […]
Work has begun on our 1988 Mercedes 420SL with classic car technician Brian getting to work on repairing the interior trim of the classic Mercedes. Brian removed the old centre console wood trim panel before removing the heater control wood trim panel and all switches. The glovebox wood trim panel and lock were also removed […]
We have welcomed yet another new arrival to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1988 Mercedes 420SL. While it is with us, our team of technicians will be looking to repair some of the interior trim as well as looking at some other areas that may require attention.
Classic car technician Brian continued his work on our 1993 Mercedes E220 and recently finished repairing the headliner of this classic car. He glued the wood to the back of the headliner board for the rear blind hooks before glueing the foam to the board too. Brian then glued the headliner material to the board […]
Our 1998 Mercedes E240 is for sale! This is a beautiful car that has only covered 34,000 miles from new. Very little work was needed but we have painted the off-side rear door as the lacquer was slightly faded. We originally purchased our E240 from a good friend of Bridge Classic Cars to be part […]
Our 1998 Mercedes E240 has recently undergone some repair and paintwork. Now that this classic car has some new paint, it is looking much better than it did when it first arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and classic car technician Mauro has been putting things back together to get the car ready to […]
If you like classic Mercedes, then the newly listed 1969 Mercedes 300 SEL might be a great car for you. With lots of restoration work completed on this classic car, it has only done 1000 miles since the work on the engine and gearbox has been finished. The car seems to be in great condition […]
Another new arrival has made its way to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This time it is our 1998 Mercedes E240. This will become part of the Bridge Classic Cars personal collection for now. Based on first looks alone, it seems to be a very nice car and we are looking forward to seeing what […]
As much as we don’t particularly want to sell our 1969 Mercedes 220, unfortunately, our storage facility is about to undergo some changes so a lot of our personal projects need to find a new home. This is a beautiful classic car that will no doubt be a lot of fun for its new owner. […]
We always love a new arrival at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and this one seems to be generating quite a bit of interest. Our 2008 Mercedes SL63 arrived earlier today and is now being prepared for its inspection and assessment by our classic car technicians. Once it has been looked at, a plan for […]
It’s been a little while since our 1969 Mercedes 280SL (Pagoda) left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. After undergoing an engine rebuild with us, it left the workshop to be returned to its owner a few months ago. Since then, we have had some great feedback about the performance of the car and it sounds […]
Ahead of tonight’s double draw night, Dave has been finishing off a couple of small tasks on our 1968 Mini 850. We have replaced the oil seals around the gearbox to the driveshafts. We’ve also replaced the rocker cover gaskets. We also noticed that the exhaust bracket was touching the handbrake cable guide so we […]
The latest Bridge Classic Cars Competitions prize is, our 1991 Mercedes Benz SL300. The classic Mercedes GT car has previously been through our workshop to be fully inspected by the workshop team in order to be ok’d for filming. The classic Mercedes has also had its optional hardtop retrimmed by the team at the Bridge […]
The hardtop from the 1991 Mercedes 300SL has been moved into the Bridge Classic Cars trim shop to be repaired. The removable hardtop had begun to come apart at the edges in several places so the team have worked their magic on rejuvenating the roof. First off, the entire piece was stripped back in order […]
The removable hardtop on the 1991 Mercedes Benz SL300 has been taken off of the car and brought upstairs for the Bridge Classic Cars trim team to work their magic on. The headliner has separated from the edges of the roof. So, Brian and Lydia will go through the whole piece and assess if it […]
Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop at our Suffolk HQ is this stunning 1991 Mercedes Benz SL300 R129. The classic convertible Mercedes will be inspected by our restoration teams to check over the car and compile their condition report to see if anything needs doing to get this beautiful silver sports car in […]
Just arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration HQ in Suffolk is this 1969 Mercedes Benz 220. The classic German saloon will be going into the various departments for our restoration teams to inspect and assess before compiling their findings and reporting back on the car. Keep a look out on the Bridge Classic Cars […]
Our 2005 Mercedes Benz Vito is the trusty workhorse of the Bridge Classic Cars fleet. It is used by our transport team across the country delivering cars or locally to pick up parts or move our classics from the workshop to Bentwaters or specialist etc. The team thought it was time to address a couple […]
The paint and bodywork teams at Bridge Classic Cars have been working on the final processes of the 1987 Mercedes 500SL restoration. Alan, one of our painters, has been working on cutting back the grey paintwork on the classic R107 in preparation for its polishing. This has to be done very carefully as to not […]
The inner wings and several pieces of the bulkhead from the 1987 Mercedes 500SL have been finished in thick durable Raptorguard by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint shop. Alan, one of our painters, has been working on completing this task as part of the final paint stages on the classic Mercedes R107. This stage […]
The final parts and panels for the 1987 Mercedes 500SL have been finished in the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint shop ready for reassembly on the car. The team have taken their time to make sure each individual piece has been properly prepared, cleaned and primed before being taken back into the booth to be […]
The final panels and trims for the 1987 Mercedes 500SL in for restoration have been prepared and primed by the Bridge Classic Cars in-house paint shop. Alan, one of our painters, has been carefully preparing each individual piece before carefully loading them onto the jigs in our in-house paint booth before laying down the first […]
The final panels for the 1987 Mercedes 500SL have been carefully and meticulously prepared by the paint and body team at Bridge Classic Cars. Alan, has worked on getting each panel individually prepared and then cleaned down before taking them into our in-house paint booth where they were to be finished in matching Selenit Grey […]
The bonnet of the 1987 Mercedes 500SL has been taken into the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop to be painted by our in-house paint team. The piece has been beautifully prepared and readied to go into the booth with our painter Alan to shoot the layers of Selenit Grey needed to complete the deep, glossy […]
The bonnet and boot of the 1987 Mercedes 500SL have been into the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop to be finished in the matching Selenit Grey to the rest of the bodywork. Alan has been carefully preparing and readying the panels before they went into the booth to get the perfect finish identical to the […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL has had all its fabrication work completed by the fabrication team at Bridge Classic Cars and been moved into the paint preparation area. The car has had several crucial pieces of the car’s metalwork repaired by the fabrication shop. The paint and body team then worked on getting the car reprepared […]
The brand new heater matrix has been installed into the 1969 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda by the workshop team at Bridge Classic Cars. During testing, the original heater matrix was found to be leaking so the Bridge Classic Cars team sourced a new replacement. This was fitted in behind the dash by the workshop team and […]
The brand new heater matrix for the 1969 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in Suffolk ready to go back into the car. Previously, our workshop technicians discovered a leak under the dash of the classic Mercedes Pagoda and upon inspection discovered the heater matrix was leaking from a previous […]
The 1987 Mercedes 500SL has been transferred from our body shop to the fabrication shop at the Bridge Classic Cars workshops. During the preparation of the body for paint, our body shop noticed some areas of corrosion in some key places. These are being cut out and addressed by our fabricators so the classic Mercedes […]
The 1969 Mercedes 280SL had begun the final stages of its testing since the engine and gearbox rebuild at the Bridge Classic Cars restoration workshops at our Pettistree HQ. During that testing, our restoration technicians discovered a leak. Part of the tests on the classic Pagoda was to pressurise the cooling system of the car. […]