Following the completion of the initial road test, our 1973 MGB Roadster required some fine-tuning. John identified that the front carburettor was flooding. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the needle valve had been held open by a foreign object. The carburettor was thoroughly cleaned, rebuilt, and reset in preparation for the next road […]
Rob has been stripping our 1975 MGB GT V8 in preparation for its full restoration. He stripped the engine down too in order to check the condition of all of the components. The cylinder heads were also stripped and the block and heads were cleaned ready for painting.
Back in January last year, Steve won our 1975 MGB GT V8 through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Since then, Steve has become a great friend to the team here. This past weekend Steve took his MGB (now called Velma) to the Inter-club International Weekend at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Not only does Velma […]
Our 1970 MGB Roadster is coming to the end of its time here at Bridge Classic Cars. Jonn has been refitting parts to the engine now the engine is fitted. After filling it with oil, he removed the spark plugs and coil lead. He then cranked the engine over until oil pressure was made. The […]
After the engine of our 1970 MGB Roadster had its engine prepped and painted in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop, classic car technician Jonn reassembled it. He refitted the painted parts and ancillaries and refitted the oil pump with new gaskets (pump filled with engine grease to avoid cavitation). He then fitted the new main […]
Our 1970 MGB Roadster has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with technician Mauro. Mauro has been rubbing down the car after primer before prepping it for paint. Once the prep had been completed, the body of the car went into the paint booth for a new coat of paint.
While our 1970 MGB Roadster is in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, it has been in the car of one of our fabricators, Monty. Monty has welded a front wing trip piece onto the car as it needed repair. The front wings then went into the paintshop where Mauro applied epoxy primer to them.
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1980 MGB GT in preparation for it to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions very soon. After charging the battery, Jonn inspected and cleaned the brakes and was happy with their condition. A new choke cable was fitted and the tappets were adjusted. Jonn went […]
Our 1980 MGB GT is live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Coming with an extensive history file containing invoices, MOT certificates, and a collection of photographs showing the car undergoing restorative work pre-2010, it is clear that this car has been kept by proud and caring owners throughout its life. You can enter […]
We recently welcomed our 1980 MGB GT into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. In an eye-catching shade of yellow, with an equally as beautiful black interior with yellow piping, we are very excited to have this as a competition car for Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Once it has been inspected by the workshop team, it […]
After he won our 1975 MGB GT V8 back in January, our good friend Steve is clearly still enjoying his classic car, and making good use of it, as you can see from his social media posts below. It seems that Steve isn’t the only one who admires ‘Velma’ as the car is now known.
Our 1980 MGB GT is currently live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website and will be won very soon. Before then though, classic car technician Jonn has been doing some work on it to make sure it is ready for its new owner. This started with a new ignition switch being fitted before the […]
Entry is now open for our 1980 MGB GT on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. This type of classic car is always popular so we are very excited to see someone win it on the 4th of July 2023. After undergoing an aesthetic restoration, our MGB GT has been refinished in Vermillion Orange, which […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been conducting a service on our 1980 MGB GT in preparation for it to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. While servicing the car, he found the fuel sender was faulty and, upon removal, he noticed that the fuel hose from the sender was not a fuel-specific hose and, […]
As our 1978 MGB GT is leaving us again, after returning for some repairs to the paint and the engine, we thought it would be great to take some photos of this beautiful classic car before it goes back to its owner. It has come a long way since it first arrived at the Bridge […]
Since our 1978 MGB GT returned to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop recently, classic car technician Rob has removed the engine and installed a new DAB radio. The engine was removed in order to replace the crankshaft rear oil seal. Removing the engine from a classic car is never a small job but the experienced […]
Our 1980 MGB GT has been in the skilled hands of classic car technician Jonn as he continues to prepare it to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. He aligned the timing marks to top dead centre on cylinder 1. The distributor was also removed, cleaned, rebuilt, and refitted to the engine. Now that […]
After recently returning to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1978 MGB GT has been in the paint shop with technician Chris. The paintwork that our classic MGB GT needed has now been completed and the car looks great and will soon be returned to its owner.
Our 1980 MGB GT will soon be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. However, before that happens, classic car technician Jonn has been making some repairs and improvements to this eye-catching classic car. A new wing mirror base plate was fitted and the mirror secured in place. Jonn also fitted a new horn/indicator […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1963 MGB Roadster by fitting a new starter to try and resolve the starting issues the car has been experiencing. When Jonn was trying to remove the old starter, he was unable to remove it from the engine bay as it was too big to come […]
Our 1971 MGB Convertible has been the focus of classic car technicians John and Jonn recently as they have been fitting a new alternator and completing other work on the car too. New headlights were fitted to our MGB Convertible. Before this was done though, the ring surrounds were cleaned and polished. After the new […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been busy installing seatbelts into our returning 1963 MGB Roadster. During the installation, Jonn found that the hole in the seatbelt mount needed enlarging so it would fit the spacers that he had made. Once this had been done, the spacer fit perfectly and was ready to be put into […]
Our 1980 MGB GT, which will soon be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, has been under the care of classic car technician Jonn. Jonn has fitted new rear fog lights to our classic MGB. After fitting both the offside and the nearside lights, he tested them to make sure they were working […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1980 MGB GT in preparation for it to go live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. After being painted and then put back together, Jonn was checking the car over when he discovered that the horn was not working. During his investigation, Jonn traced the […]
After being painted, our 1980 MGB GT has been put back together and started the process of going through its pre-filming check, ready for it to be filmed very soon before going live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Classic car technician Mauro made sure the newly painted car was back in one piece […]
Back in 2021, our 1963 MGB Roadster was won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. It has now come back to us to investigate some issues that the owner has been experiencing. The main issue involved the car not starting properly. To resolve this, Workshop Manager John replaced the solenoid but found the car still wasn’t […]
Before our 1980 MGB GT goes live on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, it has been in the paint shop being prepped and primed ready for a new coat of paint to be applied. After classic car technician Mauro finished all of his prep work and once the car was primed, the painting could begin. Now […]
Our 1980 MGB GT has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. Classic car technician Mauro has been priming the newly stripped-back areas of the body ready to be painted very soon. Once the paint repairs are complete, our 1980 MGB will be available to win through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
Classic car technician Mauro has been getting our 1980 MGB GT prepped for paint. He has been stripping the car down taking the areas to be improved back to bare metal. Once it leaves the paint shop, it will continue to progress through the Bridge Classic Cars workshop until it is ready to move into […]
Classic car technician Scott has been working on our 1971 MGB Convertible recently. After being off the road for a considerable length of time, there are several issues that need to be resolved before this classic MG can get back on the road again. Scott began by sorting an issue with the fuel pump. He […]