Tony recently delivered our 1979 Triumph Spitfire to lucky winner Michael Stuart de Neys. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars would like to congratulate Michael again and we hope he enjoys his new classic.
Our 1968 Triumph Spitfire has been loaded into our trailer and is on its way home.
The wheel caps of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire have been prepped ready to be painted very soon.
Our 1979 Triumph Spitfire is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Introduced in the wake of the oil crisis, the Spitfire was fitted with a more fuel-efficient 1.5-litre engine, which helped make it both economical and lively on the road. Despite its small size, our Spitfire is surprisingly comfortable and practical. The […]
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made lots of progress recently. The wiper motor has been stripped, rebuilt and fitted. The dash bridge panel was stripped, recovered and refitted. The centre armrest was also stripped, repainted, recovered and fitted. The seats were recovered too. Seat belts have been installed along with the centre armrest and trims […]
Neil has been working on the radio and speakers of our 1968 Triumph Spitfire.
Jonn has been working on our 1978 Triumph Spitfire in preparation for it to be won very soon through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. Here’s what Jonn did:
Mauro has been polishing the bonnet of our 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500. He has repaired the chips and cracks along with completing some light welding next to the headlights. The car was then prepped and primed.
Classic car technician Neil has been working on the rear bushes of our 1968 Triumph Spitfire.
Classic car technician Steve has been working on our 1968 Triumph Spitfire. He removed the broken hand brake pivot and fitted a replacement. He also replaced the worn o/s/f top ball joint that was causing corrosion to the joint. The o/s/f track end boot was split so this was replaced. The n/s/f complete track rod […]
Neil has refitted the rocker cover and air filter to our 1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500.
The engine has been the centre of attention for Mauro and Rob lately. Mauro painted some of the engine components in black satin dtm while Rob unmasked the engine block and thoroughly cleaned it. The crankshaft and rear seal plate were fitted and the steering column was built up with new bushes, switches and reconditioned […]
Alan has been adding colour to the wheel arches of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire after it had raptor applied. As well as the arches, the last few small components were painted too along with the headlight bowls and bonnet corners. Alan then flatted and polished both sides of the bonnet. Technician Rob has also been […]
The reassembly of our 1976 Triumph Spitfire is making good progress. Rob has now fitted the rear seat pan sound deadening aswell as fitting new trim in the rear of the cockpit area. While Rob was doing this, Alan was prepping the doors and bonnet for colour. He then applied colour and lacquer.
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made a lot of progress recently. After having its body painted in Java Green, it left the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop and went back to Rob in the main workshop. Rob has now begun the process of reassembling the car. After reassembling the rear brakes with new and reconditioned parts, […]
Bridge Classic Cars paint technician Alan has been working on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He prepped the polyester primer ready for high-build primer before applying the high-build primer to the doors and boot lid. Alan then masked and primed the body of the car.
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has continued to make good progress at the hands of technician Rob. Rob has built up both front spring/shock absorber assemblies and fitted them to the car. He also fitted the poly bushes to the rear trailing arms. He then went on to fit the poly bushes to the differential rear […]
Classic car technician Rob has built up the left-hand front disc/hub with new bearings and fitted it to our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has also fitted the steering rack before he built up both rear driveshafts. The rear spring bushes were changed for poly ones and the spring mounting box was assembled.
Classic car technician Rob has been refitting the front suspension to our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. Rob has also cleaned, sandblasted, and replated all of the parts for the steering and suspension that were initially plated. These are now ready for reassembly.
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire bulkhead has been modified by classic car technician Rob, to ensure the bonnet gaps are correct. Rob then finalised the door gaps before repairing the anti-roll bar brackets on the chassis. The boot lid was repaired and trial fitted before the front wheel arches were removed from the bonnet to allow […]
More progress has been made on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. Classic car technician Rob fitted the left-hand rear wing and modified the rear wing door gap to give the correct clearance. The right-hand door gaps were achieved by cutting away the edges, rewelding and then grinding to get even shut lines. The front quarter valances […]
Our 1969 Triumph Spitfire has recently entered the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. It has come to us for a full service and inspection, which classic car technician James has been doing. Overall, the car is in good condition, although it looks like it may have been stood for some time. The engine oil and filter […]
Our 1976 Triumph Spitfire has made some great progress in its restoration journey lately. The American spec chassis extensions have been removed and the lower chassis rails have been repaired. The rear of the chassis has been converted to European spec and various chassis brackets are in the process of being straightened. New chassis outriggers […]
Classic car technician Rob has been stripping parts from our 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500. This is in preparation for them to be sandblasted before being painted or sand-coated. Once the chassis and parts return from the sandblasters, the next phase of the restoration process can begin.
Classic car technician Rob has been continuing his work on our 1976 Triumph Spitfire. He has been stripping down the chassis ready for it to be sandblasted. The underseal was scraped off the underbody to ensure the best results possible are achieved during sandblasting. The doors of our Spitfire were also stripped down and the […]
Our brand new trailer was put to use almost immediately recently when it was used to collect our special competitions car – our 1973 Triumph Spitfire from its stay at the Suffolk Show. Since then, it has continued to put itself to good use and we have no doubt that it will be a great […]
The Bridge Classic Cars team recently spent some time at Bentwaters filming with some of the incredible crew of East Anglian Air Ambulance. The shoot was for our latest classic car that has just launched on Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. This is a very special competition though as all profits will be donated to this […]
We have a very special project coming up that involves our 1973 Triumph Spitfire. In preparation for this, classic car technician Jonn has been making sure it is ready to go and in full working order. Jonn began his assessment by checking the lights and fluid levels before jacking the car up to check its […]
There’s nothing quite like an eye-catching classic car arriving at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our 1977 Triumph Spitfire certainly fits the bill to be an attention-grabbing vehicle. Not only does it stand out in its yellow colour, but it’s also a beautiful-looking classic car. It has come in for our classic car technicians to […]
Scott has been working on our 1971 Spitfire to identify the source of an oil leak. He discovered that it was the timing cover gasket so we’ve ordered a new part to fix it. Scott then had to fix the heater vent control lever as it was jammed and then look at a poor starting […]