Our 1963 Rover P4 is now painted and ready to move on to the next stage of its restoration. The Rover 110 badge was also fitted to the bonnet.
The body of our 1963 Rover P4 has now been painted. Polishing is the next stage of its restoration, and it will no doubt look amazing once this is complete.
Today, we welcomed back our 1987 Rover Vitesse. It has come back to us for some paint work, and we are looking forward to getting started on this stunning car.
Lots more progress has been made with the painting of our 1963 Rover P4.
Jonn diagnosed our 2002 Rover 75 with a completely separated top mount on the nearside rear shock absorber. To repair, he began by stripping the trims in the rear offside area to gain access to the top mount, then removed the shock absorber. The top mount was detached, and the bump stops were transferred to […]
Our 1963 Rover P4 has been making good progress through paint and bodywork. Panel levelling has been completed along with filler work and alignment. The first batch of panels has had polyester primer applied before the body of the car went through the same process as it is being prepped for paint.
Clinton has been working on our 1963 Rover P4. His focus has been on repairing areas of rust.
More repairs were carried out on our 1963 Rover P4 by Rob. He has continued his focus on structural areas of the car. The rear floor and seat base were repaired, ensuring stability and integrity. Attention was also given to the rear wheel arch, with necessary repairs made to restore its shape and strength. Work […]
Rob has been repairing some of the corrosion on our 1963 Rover P4. He welded in the front wheel arch closing panel before removing the front chassis outrigger. He then repaired the chassis behind the outrigger and fitted a new one. Next, he cut away corrosion from the rear wheel arch and C-post area to […]
The heater control would not go to hot and the dash had been replaced with an incorrect wood fascia. We have now removed the centre console and the heater control panel, reshaped the heater cable, replaced the fascia and replaced the broken parts with the correct ones and then replaced the heater fan resister as […]
Mauro has not only been busy taking photos but he’s been working on perfecting our Rover P4 corrosion. The interior has been completely and the welding on the bottom of the A and B pillar, along with the chassis bracket for the body mounting have all been done.
After prepping, mounting, and welding the exhaust in place on our 2003 Rover 75, Jonn cleaned and refitted the rear exhaust section. The interior was then put back into the car before Jonn conducted his final checks and testing.
Our Rover 75 has been though paint and is now back in colour having been prepared by paint technician Mauro. Next job is to flat and polish the car before reassembly in the coming weeks.
After a brief trip to our friends at Auto-Transmissions, our 1973 Rover P5 is now back in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Jonn has removed the old number plates from our 1973 Rover P5 and removed the tape holding it on. He then marked and drilled the new plate and secured it on the car. The new bolts were then painted black.
Here are Jonn’s notes relating to the repairs completed on our 1973 Rover P5: Continue replacing coolant hoses. Cut top rad hose and fit fan control in hose. Waiting for thermostat. Raise and replace propshaft centre bearing mounts. Resecure. Lube prop slider joint. Remove offside front wheel. Strip and replace track rod end rubbers and […]
Classic car technician Jonn has been working on our 1973 Rover P5. Here are his notes: Checklist of work to be carried out. Work towards running engine as next stage. Remove all old coolant hoses. Clean all old jubilee clips to reuse where possible. Clean pipe outlets and start fitting new hoses. Continue to clean […]
Workshop manager John has been continuing to work on our 1973 Rover P5B Coupe. Here are his notes: Looking into fuel and temperature gauge not working. Wires not connected to voltage stabiliser trace wires and refit. Check gauges working. Working okay. Also check lights not working. Check operation. Side lights not working correctly. Remove switch.
The hood of our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet is finished, cleaned and ready to go. Clinton made the side tension cables for Lydia, as these could not be sourced online and appear to not exist! As soon as the tension cables were fitted, Lydia could commence with finishing off the hood installation.
Lydia has fitted the hood to our 1999 Rover 216 Cabriolet, as far as she can take it without some vital parts that she is waiting for. A set of tension cables was sent, but although the correct ones were ordered, we received a set for a MK5 Ford Escort! Christian from the body shop […]
Our 1995 Rover 216 Cabriolet has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While it is with us, our interior trim team will be completing some work on the roof of this good-looking soft top. We look forward to work getting started so we can get it back to its owner very soon.
Our 1996 Rover Metro Cabriolet has recently arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. While the plan is for the car not to be with us long, it will spend a short period of time in the workshop before being sold in the very near future.
Classic car technician Mauro has been refurbishing components from the engine bay of our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo. Now that the car is going back together after being repainted, jobs like this make all the difference to the overall look of the vehicle. Along with the engine bay components, the wheels of our 220 Turbo […]
The lucky winner of our 1999 Rover BRM, Neil Owen, has a stronger connection to the car than most. Neil’s late Grandfather was Sir Alfred Owen who, at the age of 21 became the Chief Executive of The Rubery Owen Group. After being run by his father up until his death, the Rubery Owen empire […]
Once our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo was prepped for its primer, it was moved into the paint booth ready for its new coat of paint. After having primer applied, our 220 was prepared for paint by classic car technician Al. Once Al had put its base colour on, lacquer was also applied. Now that the […]
Classic car technician Mauro has been stripping our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo ready for a new paint job. After spending some time in the fabrication shop where its rust issues were sorted, it will now go on to be repainted before a further assessment will take place along with a service and potential cam belt […]
Another new arrival has made its way into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This time it is our 1996 Rover 220 Turbo. It will now go through a thorough inspection and assessment with our team of classic car technicians before a plan of action is created.
Brian has been fitting a new inner liner to the roof of our 1994 Rover 216 Cabriolet. The process started by lowering the hood so the front of the hood could be undone to fit the new liner. The metal trim holding the front rubber seal in place was removed but the front edge of […]