Jonn investigated a knock from underneath our 1969 Daimler 250 V8. The offside exhaust pipe was found to be contacting the heat shield. The shield was removed, the edge trimmed and then refitted. The central exhaust mount was also removed, its holes elongated and then refitted. A small bracket was fabricated to extend the mount […]
Our 1968 Daimler 250 V8 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop as Chris has been removing some dents before prepping and priming the car. The car was then painted.
Time for us to take a closer look at our Daimler 250 V8. First up, we need to carry out out a full and thorough appraisal. The spare tyre needs inflating so we’ve done that as well as all 4 fitted tyres. The coolant has been topped up, we’ve tightened the battery terminals, slacken offside […]
Before our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 gets delivered, Jonn has been giving it a once over and found a couple of minor issues he wants to fix before it leaves us. Here are his notes: Carry out pdi and minor items to attend to. Strip bonnet secondary catch. Reposition spring and resecure/test, ok. Remove driver […]
Yesterday, we welcomed two new classics into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1966 Daimler 250 V8 and our 1954 Daimler Conquest Roadster. Once they had been unloaded from the transporter, both were parked up ready to be inspected and assessed by the workshop team. They will then go on to be won through Bridge […]
After our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 was re-painted and polished, classic car technician Chris painted the number plates and the number plate backing to make sure the car looks as good as possible for when it gets returned to its owner in the near future. When you have a classic car, these seemingly small paint […]
Classic car technician Mauro has been painting parts of our 1964 Daimler 250 V8 including the front suspension frame. This classic car has been in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop for a few weeks now and work has been ongoing to get it back out on the road after being in storage for several years.